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.
These prestigious awards honor both Nareit member companies and individual members who have demonstrated a strong commitment and made outstanding contributions to the advancement of DEI within their companies as well as in the REIT community.
Last year’s Corporate Recognition Award winners included Ventas, Alexander & Baldwin, and Essex Property Trust. Dawnita Wilson, vice president of diversity and inclusion at JBG SMITH, received the Individual Recognition Award. Read an interview with the 2020 DEI Recognition Award winners.
The 2021 awards will be presented in November at Nareit’s REITworld: 2021 Annual Conference. Nareit corporate members companies can apply here and preview a PDF of the application here. Individual members and employees of corporate members can apply here.
Questions? Reach out to Nareit’s Allison Shaw, manager, ESG issues & operations, at ashaw@nareit.com.