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ENVIRONMENTAL
INTRODUCTION
SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGY
SOCIAL
POLICIES AND TRANSPARENT REPORTING
APPENDICES
Roadmap to Net Zero
2007
2009
2010
2012
2019
2021
2022
2023
SEP 2007 • Began
APR 2009 • Announced Empire State Building 1.0 groundbreaking retrofit and provided the industry with a free open-protocol blueprint of what is technically and economically possible DEC 2009 • Implemented High Performance Design and Construction Standards in all leases, which required
JAN 2010 • Purchased
JAN 2012 • Integrated operational best practices from Empire State Building 1.0 into portfolio standards • Partnered with the Natural Resources Defense Council to develop the Tenant Energy Optimization Program. It is based on our work to demonstrate tenants’ role in energy
JAN 2019 • Updated
JAN 2021 • Purchased green-e
JAN 2022 • Achieved carbon neutrality across entire portfolio through a combination of
OCT 2023 • Multifamily and
development of Empire State Building 1.0 deep energy retrofit study
Green-e wind RECs to offset 100% of the Empire State Building’s electricity usage
sustainability standard operating procedures for the portfolio to align with latest advancements and green building certifications OCT 2019 • Began development of ESRT 2.0 Net Zero roadmap
wind RECs to offset 100% of the commercial portfolio’s electricity usage
CT commercial properties Net Zero roadmap studies completed
operational emissions reduction and validated offsets
• Set Net Zero
emissions target for multifamily portfolio by 2035
APR 2021 • Publicly committed to target Net Zero emissions for
APR 2022 • Announced
the Empire State Building by 2030 and commercial portfolio by 2035
ESRT 2.0 Net Zero Emissions study and published the Empire Building Playbook
reduction and to model and prove the business case for highly efficient sustainable tenant spaces. The program was gifted to Urban Land Institute (ULI) to scale
• Empire State
OCT 2022 • Completed all NYC
all Empire State Building projects to be designed and built to and perform at the highest level of efficiency and
Building Net Zero carbon roadmap
commercial Net Zero roadmap studies
case study completed OCT 2021 • Four commercial
environmental responsibility
Net Zero roadmap studies completed
EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST: 2023 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
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