Environment

Received the 2024 ENERGY STAR^® Partner of the Year award for Sustained Excellence from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

In 2024, we earned 19 new ENERGY STAR certifications and 150 ENERGY STAR recertifications.

6.4 Million Square Feet of LEED-Certified Properties.* LEED certifications are awarded to high performing green buildings.

We target LEED Gold or Silver for all new developments.

We’ve reduced our GHG emissions by 18.2% since 2018, with 4,749 CO2e metric tonnes saved in 2023 alone.* These cumulative efforts represent 49% completion of our 15-year science-based goal to reduce Scopes 1 & 2 GHG emissions by 37.5% by 2033.

We’ve increased our recycling by 9.7% since 2020, with an additional 234 metric tonnes diverted from landfills in 2023 alone through property-level recycling programs, e-waste recycling, and composting efforts.*

We’ve reduced our energy consumption by 5.1% since 2020, with 20,534 megawatt hours saved in 2023 alone.* We continue to invest in projects to further our goals, including renewable energy, LED lighting retrofits, energy-efficient HVAC systems, smart windows, window films, occupancy sensors, and smart building technologies.

We’ve reduced water consumption by 6.8% since 2020, with 40.1 million gallons of water saved in 2023 alone.* We aim to manage our water-related costs and develop a reputation for resource conservation through projects like drip irrigation, smart controllers, low-flow sprinkler heads, efficient plumbing fixtures, and xeriscaping.