BOARDWALK REIT | ANNUAL AND ESG REPORT | 2021
LOOKING AHEAD Looking into 2022, Boardwalk is committed to maintaining and improving its focus on ESG. Specifically, we aim to achieve the following: Environment
Social
• Boardwalk committed to benchmarking 100% of its assets in Energy Star’s Portfolio Manager platform. To date, we have approximately 85% of our buildings energy and water consumption data entered in the platform and as such will strive to reach 100% in 2022.
• Boardwalk will broaden the reach of its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee striving for increased understanding of our Associates.
• Boardwalk will evaluate green leases and determine how leases can be modified to consider green initiatives. • Boardwalk will strive to better understand its waste mix and how to decrease its overall waste disposal through partnerships and education. • Boardwalk will continue focused capital deployment towards energy efficiency projects, including increasing its dedicated budget for green initiatives. • Boardwalk will evaluate building certification programs on its development projects.
• Boardwalk will explore certification programs available for health, well-being and safety to determine if it is eligible for any other certification programs. • Boardwalk will continue to understand the wants and needs of its Resident Members to provide targeted and focused programming to its Communities.
Governance • Continue to improve upon GRESB assessment score from the 69 obtained in 2021. • Begin the process to formally align with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. • Continue to involve the Board of Trustees on risk assessments, strategies, metrics and targets.
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