TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Welltower Inc.
(NYSE: WELL) today announced that it has been granted Prime status
by ISS ESG, one of the world's leading rating agencies for
sustainable investments. The ISS ESG rating considers
Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") practices by
evaluating more than 100 industry-specific indicators. Companies
that achieve the best ESG scores among their sector peers are
recognized as Prime. In addition to Prime status, with this
evaluation, Welltower achieved a decile rank of 1, indicating the
highest ESG performance rating in its industry group.
"The achievement of Prime status by this rigorous global
evaluator is yet another proof point of Welltower's steadfast
commitment to best-in-class ESG practices," said Thomas J. DeRosa, Welltower's Chairman and CEO.
"Welltower pursues the most thorough and disciplined assessments of
our ESG efforts in order to continually improve our performance in
these categories, and deliver value back to our communities,
tenants and shareholders."
About Welltower
Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL), an S&P 500 company
headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, is
driving the transformation of health care infrastructure. The
Company invests with leading seniors housing operators, post-acute
providers and health systems to fund the real estate infrastructure
needed to scale innovative care delivery models and improve
people's wellness and overall health care experience. Welltower™, a
real estate investment trust (REIT), owns interests in properties
concentrated in major, high growth markets in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, consisting of seniors housing,
post-acute communities and outpatient medical properties. For more
information, visit www.welltower.com.
About ISS ESG
ISS ESG https://www.issgovernance.com/esg/ is the
responsible investment arm of Institutional Shareholder Services
Inc., the world's leading provider of environmental, social, and
governance solutions for asset owners, asset managers, hedge funds,
and asset servicing providers. With more than 30 years of corporate
governance expertise and 25 years of providing in-depth responsible
investment research and analytics, ISS ESG has the unique
understanding of the requirements of institutional investors. With
its comprehensive offering of solutions, ISS ESG enables investors
to develop and integrate responsible investing policies and
practices, engage on responsible investment issues, and monitor
portfolio company practices through screening solutions.
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to differ materially from the Company's expectations discussed in
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factors, including, but not limited to, those factors discussed in
the Company's reports filed from time to time with the SEC. The
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forward-looking statements, whether because of new information,
future events or otherwise, or to update the reasons why actual
results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking
statements.
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