REITs invest in the majority of real estate property types, including offices, apartment buildings, warehouses, retail centers, medical facilities, data centers, cell towers and hotels.
The REIT Industry Sustainability Report 2024 includes industry trends, REIT sustainability reporting data and analysis, as well as useful information on the publicly traded U.S. REIT industry’s primary sustainability, social responsibility, and governance practices.
REITs directly employed an estimated 331,000 FTE employees who earned $31.1 billion of labor income in the U.S.
At the end of 2023, U.S. public REITs owned an estimated 580,000 properties—up 1% from the previous year—and 15 million acres of timberland across the U.S.
REITworld 2024, scheduled for Nov. 18-21 in Las Vegas, NV, will bring together REIT management teams, investors, and analysts for topical sessions, one-on-one meetings, and networking.
For 60 years, Nareit has led the U.S. REIT industry by ensuring its members’ best interests are promoted by providing unparalleled advocacy, investor outreach, continuing education and networking.
Hudson Pacific Properties’ (HPP) “Better Blueprint” platform lays out the REIT’s commitment to fostering sustainable, healthy, and equitable cities.
Fitwel’s Certified Metrics platform seeks to create standardized benchmark for social metrics.
Open-air shopping center REITs are placing signs at properties across the country.
Brad Thomas says every REIT sector now has a proptech component.
Trust is at the core of Brixmor Property Group Inc.’s approach to creating and sustaining an inclusive work environment.
Hoya Capital’s David Auerbach says REITs have been “preparing for winter” for some time now.
JBG SMITH has long taken a multilateral and collaborative approach to implementing tangible, effective, and strategic ESG efforts.
Macerich created its sustainability team in 2008 and has been taking an integrated approach to sustainability since – through good governance, carbon neutrality goals, social initiatives, and more.
Ali Zaidi of the Biden administration shared his perspective on the climate crisis during a keynote address at the U.S. Green Building Council’s Greenbuild International Conference last month.
A $200,000 grant from the Nareit Foundation to the nonprofit Family Promise of Hawai‘i will help launch the ‘Ohana Navigation Center, a child-friendly campus designed to transition homeless families with children into stable housing.
On Oct. 4, Nareit Hawaii held a Mahalo Reception to honor five nonprofit organizations awarded grants by the Nareit Foundation in 2023 to support affordable housing projects.
The educational programming featured several REIT sustainability leaders discussing decarbonization and climate risk adaptation.
Brandywine’s Neighborhood Engagement Initiative (NEI) has been a vital part of its strategy to bolster community engagement and social stewardship.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (Alexandria) secured a large-scale and long-term agreement to procure renewable energy from a new solar farm to be connected to the New England electricity grid starting in 2024.
While climate risk has a well-established place in the sustainability lexicon, biodiversity loss is gaining momentum as a major area of focus. These interconnected issues both have a place in a holistic sustainability strategy for the real estate industry.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion principles have been long-standing top priorities for Camden.