TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Welltower Inc.
(NYSE: WELL) today announced that it has been included in the
2020 edition of "The Sustainability Yearbook", one of
the world's most comprehensive publications on corporate
sustainability, published by S&P Global in collaboration with
RobecoSAM. The Sustainability Yearbook recognizes the top 15%
of organizations in their industry for leading environmental,
social and governance ("ESG") practices.
Earlier this year, S&P Global acquired the ESG Ratings
Business from RobecoSAM to further bolster its position as the
premier resource for essential environmental, social and governance
(ESG) insights and product solutions for its customers. The ESG
Ratings Business is comprised of two units: one administering the
SAM CSA for the purpose of issuing ESG Ratings and a second
providing in-depth reports to companies seeking to understand their
performance relative to their peers. Following this acquisition,
the Sustainability Yearbook is being published by S&P Global
for the first time. Expanding in parallel with S&P Global's
wider ESG efforts, this year's report analyzes and ranks more than
4,700 companies – the most in the history of the report. In another
first, the SAM total level ESG score of all assessed companies,
which is based on the most financially material ESG criteria in
each industry, will be published on the yearbook website.
"Welltower is proud to be building a laudable track record by
its inclusion in the world's most respected ESG outcomes reports,"
said Thomas J. DeRosa, Welltower's
Chairman and CEO. "Being recognized in The Sustainability
Yearbook 2020, is further evidence that we are committed to being a
global and industry leader in best ESG practices."
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
and post-acute communities and outpatient medical properties. More
information is available at welltower.com.
About S&P Global
S&P Global is the world's foremost provider of credit ratings,
benchmarks and analytics in the global capital and commodity
markets, offering deep data and insights on critical business
factors including ESG. The Company's divisions include S&P
Global Ratings, S&P Global Market Intelligence, S&P Dow
Jones Indices and S&P Global Platts. S&P Global has
approximately 21,000 employees in 35 countries. For more
information visit www.spglobal.com.
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