TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Welltower
Inc. (NYSE: HCN) has been recognized as one of the world's
most sustainable companies by sustainability investment specialist,
RobecoSAM. Welltower has been listed in the RobecoSAM's 2018
Sustainability Yearbook and has been recognized as an
"Industry Mover."
The Sustainability Yearbook recognizes the top 15% of
organizations in their industry for leading in environmental,
social and governance practices, and the Industry Mover designation
rewards companies that have achieved the largest proportional
improvement in sustainability performance over the previous
year.
"We are proud of this accomplishment that recognizes our efforts
to operate in a sustainable and transparent manner while continuing
to provide value to our shareholders, employees, residents, tenants
and the communities we operate in," said John Goodey, Chief Financial Officer of
Welltower.
Every year since 2004, The Sustainability Yearbook has listed
the world's most sustainable companies in each industry as
determined by their score in RobecoSAM's Corporate Sustainability
Assessment (CSA). Of almost 2500 companies assessed, only 48 were
named an Industry Mover, including Welltower. They were evaluated
in three categories of sustainability – economic, environmental,
and social. Welltower earned the Industry Mover distinction in the
real estate category.
The Industry Mover award is in addition to Welltower being
listed in the FTSE4Good and MSCI ESG Leaders Index for the fifth
consecutive year and the North America Dow Jones Sustainability
Index for the second consecutive year, receiving the GRESB "Green
Star" award for three consecutive years, and being named an EPA
"Green Power Partner."
About Welltower
Welltower Inc. (NYSE: HCN), 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 and post-acute communities and outpatient medical
properties. More information is available
at www.welltower.com.
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