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Nareit Developments
Should I Work in an ESG or CSR Role in the Real Estate Industry?
04/27/2022
REITs with Dedicated ESG Staff
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REITs & ESG: Themes to Watch in 2022

The past two years have been transformative for ESG issues in the United States and around the world. Here are just a few key ESG issues for the industry to watch in 2022.

01/10/2022
REITs & ESG: Themes to Watch in 2022
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Washington Prime Group Is Embracing a Role as Community Ambassador

In early 2021, WPG town centers are serving as COVID-19 vaccination sites, including a formerly vacant 80,000-square-foot anchor space that is now home to a vaccination megahub at Morgantown Mall, in Morgantown, West Virginia.

07/09/2021
A Washington Prime Group food bank, one of many community help efforts it carried out during the pandemic.
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Vornado Realty Trust Is Managing Healthy Buildings through Crisis with the Fitwel Viral Response Module

Vornado Realty Trust believes that consistent health programming and communications protocols not only mitigate health risks within its buildings, but they also create a responsible behavior framework for employees, tenants and visitors to consider elsewhere in their daily lives.

07/09/2021
Image of a large building managed by Vornado Realty Trust.
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Ventas Is Expanding DEI Through Governance and Employee Engagement to Work Toward Change

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are longstanding elements of Ventas, Inc.'s ESG principles.

07/08/2021
Image showing profile pictures of 12 Ventas team members.
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Regency Centers Is Planning for the Future through Proactive Climate Risk Management

Regency Centers Corporation seeks to constantly improve its Corporate Responsibility program and environmental impact by advancing sustainable operations and resource use initiatives, as well as by reinforcing climate resilience at its properties.

07/08/2021
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Prologis Is Developing the Next Generation of Logistics Talent

ESG is integrated into every level of Prologis, Inc.'s business, and it continually looks for ways to engage with customers to deliver best-in-class solutions that meet sustainability goals and create value.

07/06/2021
Image of Prologis, Inc. staffers analyzing data.
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Physicians Realty Trust Is Fortifying Board Sustainability Commitments through Certification and Executive Accountability

Physicians Realty Trust's ESG program aligns with the company's mission "to help medical providers, developers, and shareholders realize better health care, better communities, and better returns."

07/06/2021
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Kimco Realty is Expanding Engagement and Support Services to Meet Stakeholder Needs

Kimco Realty Corporation is committed to the health and safety of its tenants, associates, vendors, shoppers, and community members in the areas its centers serve.

07/02/2021
Kimco is one of the largest owners and operators of open-air grocery-anchored shopping centers.
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Kilroy Realty is Engaging in Research-Driven Supply Chain Optimization Initiatives to Improve ESG Performance and Reduce Embodied Carbon

Beyond continuing its supply chain engagement and improvement efforts, Kilroy Realty Corporation has the goal of reducing the embodied carbon of its construction materials 30% by 2030, and 50% by 2050.

07/02/2021
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JBG SMITH is Building Smart Cities and Innovating Sustainability Practices Through Digitization

In National Landing, JBG SMITH is intensely focused on physical placemaking, cultivating a vibrant, amenity-rich, and walkable mixed-use neighborhood for people who live, work, play, and learn there.

07/01/2021
Artist's rendering of a walkable mixed-use area in under-construction National Landing.
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Hudson Pacific Properties is Achieving 100% Carbon Neutrality and Building a ‘Better Blueprint’ for the Future

In 2020, Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. achieved 100% net zero carbon across all operations through a combination of energy efficiency, on-site renewables, off-site renewables, and carbon offsets.

07/01/2021
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Fulya Kocak is VP of ESG issues for Nareit. She provides thought leadership, innovation, guidance and oversight, leading Nareit’s efforts and programs tied to sustainability, inclusive of environmental, social and governance aspects within the REIT industry.

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