Diversity

Nareit spoke with Tamika Thompson, regional vice president at Public Storage about her career path and advice she has for young professionals.  

The deadline to apply for Nareit’s 2021 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Recognition Awards has been extended to Monday, July 19 at 5:00 p.m. ET.

As investors and the public are increasingly focused on corporate responsibility, REITs have continued to advance their ESG initiatives in 2020 by integrating ESG issues into corporate strategies, addressing climate change risks, prioritizing social impacts and DEI, and more.

Applications for the 2021 awards must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. ET on Monday, July 12, 2021.

Nareit is partnering with Bloomberg Intelligence to host a free webinar, “REITs and ESG: Challenge and Opportunity,” to explore areas of ESG focus for REITs.

To coincide with and in recognition of Women’s History Month, Nareit is asking female REIT executives “What advice would you give to your younger self when you were just getting started in your career?”

AvalonBay’s BAC, launched in 2020, celebrated Black History Month with regular weekly events.

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) has reintroduced the Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act.

U.S. Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) has reintroduced the Equality Act, a bill that would amend federal law to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.