Equity Residential Issues 2024 Corporate Responsibility Report

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR), a recognized leader in corporate responsibility, today announced the publication of its 2024 Corporate Responsibility report. The report describes the Company’s strategies around sustainability, employee development, customer engagement, community service and governance as well as its goals and achievements in these areas.

“We are pleased to share our 11^th annual report on corporate responsibility. The issues covered in the report are integrated into our strategy and are key drivers to our success as an organization. By using technology and process improvements to reduce energy and water usage, investing in the development of an even more engaged and inclusive workforce and continuing to hold ourselves to the highest corporate governance standards, we honor and advance our corporate purpose of Creating Communities Where People Thrive,” said Mark J. Parrell, Equity Residential’s President and CEO.

Recent Corporate Responsibility Highlights:

• The Company made further progress towards its energy, emissions and water reduction goals and continues to be on track to meet its Science-Based Target.
• The Company received an A- in the 2023 CDP Climate Change assessment and scored in the 92nd percentile in the 2023 S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment.
• The Company was named one of America’s Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek for the fifth consecutive year in 2024.
• The Company continues to receive high scores on both resident satisfaction and employee engagement.
• The Company was named Industry Top Rated and Regional Top Rated by Sustainalytics in 2024.

About Equity Residential

Equity Residential is committed to creating communities where people thrive. The Company, a member of the S&P 500, is focused on the acquisition, development and management of residential properties located in and around dynamic cities that attract affluent long-term renters. Equity Residential owns or has investments in 312 properties consisting of 84,018 apartment units, with an established presence in Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., Seattle, San Francisco and Southern California, and an expanding presence in Denver, Atlanta, Dallas/Ft. Worth and Austin. For more information on Equity Residential, please visit our website at www.equityapartments.com