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Equity Residential Receives Nareit 2024 Residential Leader in the Light Award

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR), a recognized leader in corporate responsibility, today announced that the Company was named Nareit’s 2024 Leader in the Light recipient for the Residential sector. This is the fourth time that Equity Residential has received this honor. The Leader in the Light awards are given to REITs that demonstrate leadership in implementing sustainable and socially responsible investment and operating practices, good governance and transparency.

“We are honored to be recognized by Nareit for our commitment to sustainability and social responsibility,” said Kyle Hendricks, Equity Residential’s Vice President of Sustainability and Green Investment. “We are focused on the integration of sustainability principles into our business strategy in order to produce a more efficient and environmentally friendly portfolio.”

The Company recently published its 11th annual report on Corporate Responsibility, which 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.

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 313 properties consisting of 84,292 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

Contacts

Marty McKenna (312) 928-1901, mmckenna@eqr.com

Equity Residential

NYSE:VMRK
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Headquarters: Arlington, Virginia
CEO: Benjamin Schall
Employees: 6,000
Organization: PUB

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Contacts

Marty McKenna (312) 928-1901, mmckenna@eqr.com

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