Denver, CO August 3, 2022 – Apartment Income REIT Corp., known as AIR Communities, announced the publication of its Corporate Responsibility goals. Setting and publishing these goals is part of AIR’s commitment to continuous improvement on its longstanding efforts to be a good corporate citizen. AIR’s goals, available on the company’s website, were developed with reference to 11 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.AIR will measure and report progress annually.
“AIR has a long history of corporate social responsibility,” said AIR’s Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer Patti Shwayder. “These goals provide an opportunity for us to measure our results and report publicly. Our Corporate Responsibility goals build on AIR’s ESG commitment and provide transparency to our investors, our teammates, and the communities in which we operate.”
AIR’s Corporate Responsibility goals outline targets to reduce the company’s environmental impact by 2025, including a 15% energy reduction, 10% water usage reduction, and 15% greenhouse gas reduction.This is in addition to more than a decade of investment in clean energy, energy efficiency and water conservation including $16.7 million invested in energy conservation between 2018-2020.
AIR’s corporate responsibility program has recently been recognized in the following ways:
- Received a Gender Balanced Board Award from BoardBound by Women’s Leadership Foundation
- Earned a low-risk ESG rating from Sustainalytics
- Achieved a 4.42 out of 5 team engagement score in the company’s annual survey with a participation rate of 72.1%
- Named a Kingsley Elite Five winner, ranking first among public companies and second among large multifamily companies in customer satisfaction.
Click here to view the complete list of AIR’s corporate responsibility goals, and visit AIR’s CSR website to learn more about AIR’s commitment to being an exemplary corporate citizen.
About Apartment Income REIT Corp. (AIR Communities)
AIR is a real estate investment trust focused on the ownership and management of quality apartment communities located in the largest markets in the United States. AIR is one of the country’s largest owners and operators of apartments, with 76 communities in 11 states and the District of Columbia. AIR common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AIRC and are included in the S&P 400. For more information about AIR, please visit our website at www.aircommunities.com.