BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Walker &
Dunlop, Inc. announced today that it has released its 2020
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report, providing
stakeholders with robust disclosures surrounding the company's
ongoing ESG efforts, achievements, and goals. During 2020, Walker
& Dunlop expanded its sustainability efforts to include an
assessment according to the Task Force for Climate-related
Financial Disclosures (TCFD) guidelines, a summary of which
can be found in the recently released ESG report.
The report provides a comprehensive review of Walker &
Dunlop's ESG programs and metrics, including:
- 2020 emissions data, green financing overview and case study,
and summary of climate-related risks and opportunities
- Differentiated employee programs with a 2020 focus on
diversity, equity and inclusion and COVID-19 response
- Community outreach efforts and affordable financing overview
and case study
- ESG oversight structure and risk management processes
Paula Pryor, Executive Vice
President and Chief Human Resources Officer, commented, "We are
extremely proud of our long-standing environmental stewardship
efforts, the programs we have implemented to make W&D a great
place to work and support the communities in which we operate, and
our track record of strong corporate governance. But we also know
that we can do even more, and as such, we are working towards
ambitious long-term ESG objectives to decrease our environmental
footprint, increase the diversity and lived experience of our
workforce through advances in our hiring, inclusion and equity
practices, and increase our charitable giving and community
outreach efforts over the next several years."
Walker & Dunlop's ESG report details the company's 2025 ESG
goals, which include:
- Decreasing emissions by 50% per employee while remaining carbon
neutral
- Increasing the proportion of women and minorities in leadership
positions from 25% female and 11% minority representation in 2020,
to at least 35% female and 20% minority representation at the end
of 2025
- Increasing the proportion of women and minorities among top
company earners from 9% female and 6% minority representation in
2020 to both 15% female and minority representation at the end of
2025
- Donating 1% of pre-tax profits to charitable organizations
About Walker & Dunlop
Walker &
Dunlop (NYSE: WD) is the largest provider of capital to the
multifamily industry in the United
States and the fourth largest lender on all commercial real
estate including industrial, office, retail, and hospitality.
Walker & Dunlop enables real estate owners and operators to
bring their visions of communities — where Americans live, work,
shop, and play — to life. The power of our people, premier brand,
and industry-leading technology enables us to meet any client need
– including financing, research, property sales, valuation, and
advisory services. With over 1,000 employees across every major
U.S. market, Walker & Dunlop has consistently been named one of
Fortune's Great Places to Work® and is committed to making the
commercial real estate industry more inclusive and
diverse while creating meaningful social, environmental, and
economic change in our communities.
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