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SOCIAL
INTRODUCTION
SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGY
ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICIES AND TRANSPARENT REPORTING
APPENDICES
Community Engagement ESRT is dedicated to accelerate positive change in the communities where we work and live.
In 2023, ESRT and our employees contributed:
We empower our people to offer their time and talent to our local communities through meaningful volunteerism, and we support impactful organizations through donations as well. We organize volunteer opportunities for our employees and offer paid volunteer time off for them to dedicate time to charitable organizations of their choice. We believe community engagement is an enriching component of our sustainability strategy. ESRT organizes and supports intentional volunteer events with organizations aligned with our vision for sustainability and environmental stewardship in NYC. HOMELESS ASSISTANCE FUND The Homeless Assistance Fund is a public- private initiative between New York City and housing non-profit Breaking Ground’s “Connect to Care” program. The program provides services and mental health resources to homeless New Yorkers. In 2023, ESRT donated use of one of our newly renovated prebuilt office spaces to be used by Breaking Ground in support of this cause.
1,200+ hours of volunteer work
98% of ESRT employees donated time to a volunteer organization in our community
13 ESRT-sponsored events
In 2023, ESRT employees volunteered twice with The Billion Oyster Project, whose mission is to engage one million people in the effort to restore one billion oysters to New York Harbor by 2035. Oyster reefs will foster biodiversity, filter water with the removal of certain pollutants, including nitrogen, and are natural storm barriers. We nominated the Billion Oyster Project to be featured in the New York Stock Exchange’s Global Giving Campaign in 2023.
42 volunteers
~477,000 shells prepared for delivery into harbor ~5,724,000
160+ hours of volunteer work
baby oysters to be deployed into harbor from our employee’s efforts
EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST: 2023 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
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