Ventas, Inc. Releases Fifth Annual Corporate Sustainability Report
13 September 2022 - 10:11PM
Business Wire
Report Presents the Company’s “Elevating,
Innovating and Intensifying” ESG Initiatives That Continue to Raise
the Bar and Drive Long-Term Value for Stakeholders
Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) (“Ventas” or “The Company”) today
released its fifth annual Corporate Sustainability Report (CSR),
showcasing the Company’s commitment to and advancement of its
acclaimed environmental, social and governance (ESG) program.
“Building on our long history of industry-leading ESG
achievements, we continue to accelerate our activities and
commitments and to set ambitious goals to drive meaningful change,”
Ventas Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Debra A. Cafaro wrote
in the report. “Our team is committed to further elevating,
innovating and intensifying ESG at Ventas to create a better future
for all our stakeholders, our industry, our communities, our
society and our planet.”
The report details Ventas’s significant achievements across the
Company’s three ESG strategy pillars – People, Performance and
Planet. Highlights include:
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Ventas established a
formal DE&I committee to develop and advance measurable goals
where the Company can have the greatest impact. To further drive
progress, executive compensation is linked to the success of
meeting key DE&I goals. The Company has also leveraged its
community engagement program and supply chain management to advance
DE&I efforts.
- Employee Engagement: Ventas increased feedback touch
points with its employees through newly launched single topic pulse
surveys in addition to its annual employee engagement survey. This
survey data provides actionable real-time feedback and helped
inform the Company’s strategy for a safe and healthy workplace
return.
- Corporate Governance: The individuals who serve on the
Ventas Board of Directors represent a broad range of experience,
expertise and perspectives. With the appointment of the Company’s
newest independent director, the Board will be 50% diverse by
gender or ethnicity. Ventas also formalized oversight of ESG and
DE&I initiatives under the renamed Nominating, Governance and
Corporate Responsibility Committee of the Board.
- Sustainable Operations: Ventas earned its second
consecutive ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award for Energy
Management in 2022 and is the leading owner/operator of ENERGY
STAR-certified senior housing and medical office buildings.
- Climate Change: Ventas joined the ranks of global
companies on the forefront of combatting climate change with its
commitment to achieve net-zero operational carbon emissions by 2040
and 100% renewable electricity by 2035.
Ventas’s ESG leadership has earned global recognition and
numerous awards, including:
- CDP “A List” – reserved for top 2% of global companies
scored – recognizing Ventas’s climate change leadership
- Third consecutive year on the Dow Jones Sustainability World
Index, representing top 10% of global companies based on
long-term economic, environmental and social criteria
- Third consecutive year on the Bloomberg Gender Equality
Index (GEI)
- Silver Award Winner in Nareit’s 2021 Diversity, Equity and
Inclusion Awards
- One of Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies
for the second consecutive year
- Six-time winner of Nareit’s Leader in the Light Award,
recognizing companies that demonstrate superior sustainability
practices
- Women Corporate Directors Visionary Award for Strategic
Leadership awarded to Ventas Chairman and CEO Debra A.
Cafaro
About the Report The Ventas, Inc. Corporate
Sustainability Report is based on the Global Reporting Initiative
(GRI) Sustainability Reporting Framework, which is used to report
about an organization’s impacts on the economy, the environment and
society using ESG metrics. Additionally, Ventas has incorporated
additional climate disclosures aligned with the Task Force on
Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations and
the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The full Ventas CSR and additional information about the
Company’s ESG initiatives are available online at
www.ventasreit.com/csr2022.
About Ventas Ventas Inc., an S&P 500 company,
operates at the intersection of two large and dynamic industries –
healthcare and real estate. Fueled by powerful demographic demand
from growth in the aging population, Ventas owns a diversified
portfolio of over 1,200 properties in the United States, Canada,
and the United Kingdom. Ventas uses the power of its capital to
unlock the value of senior living communities; life science,
research & innovation properties; medical office &
outpatient facilities, hospitals and other healthcare real estate.
A globally-recognized real estate investment trust, Ventas follows
a successful long-term strategy, proven over more than 20 years,
built on diversification of property types, capital sources and
industry leading partners, financial strength and flexibility,
consistent and reliable growth and industry-leading ESG
achievements, managed by a collaborative and experienced team
dedicated to its stakeholders.
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