Over a Decade of Responsible Investing: BentallGreenOak earns 2021 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year—Sustained Excellence Award for the 11th year in a row
New York (April 13, 2021) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded BentallGreenOak (BGO) with the ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year—Sustained Excellence Award for the 11th consecutive year. “Partner of the Year” is the highest level of EPA recognition, demonstrating the company's long-term commitment to fighting climate change through energy efficiency. The honor builds on the company's 13-year record as an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year award winner and is a testament to BGO’s commitment to energy management and reducing its portfolio’s environmental footprint.
"This award reflects the firm-wide efforts required to achieve sustained and meaningful progress and it is through the focus and ingenuity of our people and partners that we are able to achieve outcomes that further reduce the environmental impact of our properties,” said Anna Murray, Managing Director, and the Global Head of ESG, BentallGreenOak. "Our consistent performance on sustainability in the built environment draws on years of experience and our North American assets are not only delivering results, but are becoming exemplars for how we make new and impactful advances in energy efficiency."
Since 2009, BGO has cut energy consumption by 476.8 million kilowatt hours across its portfolio, saving more than $50.7 million USD for its clients and tenants. The emissions reduction that the company has achieved to-date is equivalent to taking 72,834 passenger vehicles off the road for one year. BGO's momentum has continued to build over the years, with 78 properties achieving ENERGY STAR Certification in 2020, up from 36 properties in 2016, demonstrating energy performance in the top quartile compared to their regional peers.
“ENERGY STAR award-winning partners are showing the world that delivering real climate solutions makes good business sense and promotes job growth,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “Many of them have been doing it for years, inspiring all of us who are committed to tackling the climate crisis and leading the way to a clean energy economy.”
Winners are selected from a network of thousands of ENERGY STAR partners. For a complete list of 2021 winners and more information about ENERGY STAR’s awards program, visit energystar.gov/awardwinners.
About BentallGreenOak
BentallGreenOak is a leading, global real estate investment management advisor and a globally-recognized provider of real estate services. BentallGreenOak serves the interests of more than 750 institutional clients with approximately $55 billion USD of assets under management (as of December 31, 2020) and expertise in the asset management of office, industrial, multi-residential, retail and hotel property across the globe. BentallGreenOak has offices in 24 cities across twelve countries with deep, local knowledge, experience, and extensive networks in the regions where we invest in and manage real estate assets on behalf of our clients in primary, secondary and co-investment markets. BentallGreenOak is a part of SLC Management, which is the alternatives asset management business of Sun Life.
The assets under management shown above include real estate equity and mortgage investments managed by the BentallGreenOak group of companies and their affiliates.
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About ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR® is the government-backed symbol for energy efficiency, providing simple, credible, and unbiased information that consumers and businesses rely on to make well-informed decisions. Thousands of industrial, commercial, utility, state, and local organizations—including more than 40 percent of the Fortune 500®—rely on their partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deliver cost-saving energy efficiency solutions. Since 1992, ENERGY STAR and its partners helped American families and businesses avoid more than $450 billion in energy costs and achieve 4 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas reductions. More background information about ENERGY STAR can be found at: https://www.energystar.gov/about and https://www.energystar.gov/about/origins_mission/energy_star_numbers
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