Elme Communities Issues 2023 ESG Report
24 Mai 2023 - 10:15PM
Elme Communities (“Elme” or the “Company”) (NYSE: ELME), a
value-driven multifamily owner and operator, announced the
publication of its 2023 ESG Report. The report, which summarizes
the Company’s ESG initiatives, programs, and achievements in 2022
and into 2023, can be found on the ESG page of the Company’s
website at www.elmecommunities.com.
Highlights of this year’s report include:
- Achieved a 2022 Global Real Estate
Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) Real Estate Assessment score of
77, the Company’s highest rating to date
- Improved our MSCI ESG Rating to
‘A’
- Increased female representation on
our Board
- Increased the percentage of
communities equipped with EV charging stations from 5% to
42% based on communities owned for two years or more
- Achieved 2023 Green
Lease Leaders Gold from Institute for Market Transformation and the
U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Alliance
- Joined the U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE) Better Climate Challenge, further aligning GHG emission
reduction with industry leaders
- Launched a partnership with Esusu to
report on-time rent payments to all three credit bureaus to improve
resident credit history and support financial
inclusion
- Initiated the certification of our
first five communities to Fitwel Health & Wellness
Standards
- 72% of our multifamily communities
owned for two years or more currently hold one or more active
sustainability certifications
- 22% of common area electricity at
communities owned for two years or more was renewable energy
purchased from local and regional sources
In addition to the achievements noted above, The
Company received a 2022 GRESB Public Disclosure rating of “A” for a
third consecutive year. Within the ISS ESG Corporate Rating, Elme
Communities was classified as “Prime,” serving as an indicator of
the quality of our performance in the social and environmental
spheres. Lastly, we maintained our Sustainalytics ESG
classification as “Low Risk,” even further reducing our assessed
ESG risk over the course of 2022 and into 2023.
“We continue to make great strides across our
environmental, social, and governance programs even during the
transition of moving from third-party to in-house community
management,” says Eric Tilden, Senior Director of ESG. “By the end
of summer 2023, we will have all our communities managed and
maintained by our Elme team members, which is giving us greater
insights and more opportunities around ESG. While we are proud of
our accomplishments in 2022, we are set on furthering our
sustainability and social impact in the coming years to the benefit
of our residents, team members, and investors.”
About Elme Communities
Elme Communities (formerly known as Washington
Real Estate Investment Trust or WashREIT) is committed to elevating
what home can be for middle-income renters by providing a higher
level of quality, service, and experience. The company is a
multifamily real estate investment trust that owns and operates
approximately 8,900 apartment homes in the Washington, DC metro and
the Sunbelt, and owns approximately 300,000 square feet of
commercial space. Focused on providing quality, affordable homes to
a deep, solid, and underserved base of mid-market demand, Elme
Communities is building long-term value for shareholders.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this release are
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve risks and
uncertainties. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations,
beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated
events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that
are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward
looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such
as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,”
“anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” or “potential”
or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or
phrases which are predictions of or indicate future events or
trends and which do not relate solely to historical matters. Such
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and
other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or
achievements of Elme Communities to be materially different from
future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties
include, but are not limited to: risks associated with our ability
to execute on our strategies, including new strategies with respect
to our operations, our portfolio and our rebranding, including the
acquisition of apartment homes in the Southeastern markets, on the
terms anticipated, or at all, the operational benefits from our
operating model redesign on the timing contemplated or at all, and
to realize any anticipated returns and benefits, including the
performance of any acquired residential properties at the levels
anticipated; whether we will be able to prioritize ESG programs and
initiatives and their effect on our communities; and other risks
and uncertainties detailed from time to time in our filings with
the SEC, including our 2022 Form 10-K filed on
February 17, 2023. While forward-looking statements reflect
our good faith beliefs, they are not guarantees of future
performance. We undertake no obligation to update our
forward-looking statements or risk factors to reflect new
information, future events, or otherwise.
Contact:
Investor RelationsAmy
Hopkins202-774-3253ahopkins@elmecommunities.com
ESGEric
Tilden202-774-3111etilden@elmecommunities.com
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