STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT SUPPORTS OUR ESG STRATEGY We inform and solicit feedback from our stakeholders. Disclosure of our practices enables our stakeholders to view our company holistically and understand our trajectory beyond reporting and financial metrics. Tenants Our tenants are our top priority and we focus on the creation of healthy, productive, and sustainable built environments that attract and retain tenants and position us for long-term success. Through this lens, we elicit feedback from our tenants through annual tenant satisfaction surveys performed by a third-party across 100% of our portfolio regarding property management and sustainability. In addition, we directly engage with our tenants via town halls and education sessions specifically focused on sustainability. Since 2013, the year in which we went public, through December 31, 2020 we have signed 217 leases for approximately 1.9 million square feet with tenants who have expanded within our portfolio. Brokers Our brokers receive continuous education on our actions to ensure they understand the details and clearly convey our value proposition, including frequent training sessions on ESRT’s High-Performance Sustainable Healthy Building guidelines, health and wellness initiatives, awards, and operational savings. Employees Our employees, including project management teams, leasing teams, investor relation teams, marketing teams, and legal teams, are central to the execution of our vision and emulate ESRT’s core values. The property management and engineering teams translate our sustainability strategy into action at each of our buildings. On a regular basis, we lead sustainability and other strategic training for all teams. Shareholders Our Board of Directors is committed to frequent engagement with management and key stakeholders on our ESG, compensation, and company strategy matters. Leading up to our 2020 annual meeting, we contacted shareholders reprsenting 86% of our common stock. During fall and winter 2020, we contacted our largest institutional shareholders, representing over 78% of our outstanding common stock to receive their feedback, and our Directors held meetings with shareholders representing 65% of our outstanding common stock. Our SVP, Director of Energy, Sustainability and ESG, investor relations, and senior management team also engage with our shareholdrs throughout the year in a variety of forums including an emphasis on 1:1 engagement. Direct results of these engagement s have driven increased disclosures and reporting on ESG initiatives and enhanced communication on our initiatives to highlight our achievements. Community We are present and actively engaged in our communities as part of our commitment to better the places where we live and work. Through community leadership, charitable donations and volunteerism, we will deliver on our commitment to our communities.
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