SOCIAL
ESG STRATEGY
ENVIRONMENTAL
GOVERNANCE
APPENDICES
INTRODUCTION
Investors & Shareholders Our Board is committed to frequent engagement with management and key stakeholders on our ESG, compensation, and company strategy matters. We conduct annual governance roadshows with our shareholders and offer director attendance. Following our 2021 annual meeting, we contacted shareholders representing approximately 80% of our common stock to offer meetings, and we held meetings with all institutional shareholders who accepted our invitation. Our SVP, Director of Energy, Sustainability and ESG, investor relations, legal and senior management team also engage with our shareholders throughout the year in a variety of forums including an emphasis on 1:1 engagement. Direct results of these engagements have driven increased disclosures and reporting. 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. 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. We partner with tenants to develop customized Tenant Sustainability Programs and Initiatives, sustainability training sessions, and maintain consistent tenant communications through in-person meetings, conversations, outreach, and emails. We have created a Tenant Services webpage and a Tenant Sustainability Toolkit on our website to further educate our tenants on our sustainability efforts and increase engagement around sustainability.
Community
Empire State Realty Trust is a fixture in the communities where we operate and we have developed strong partnerships to foster community engagement and leadership, to better the places where we live and work. Through community leadership, charitable donations, and volunteerism, we deliver on our commitment to our communities. We believe community engagement through employee involvement is an enriching component of our ESG strategy. Community Engagement Programs: Community Leadership; Charitable Donations & Event Participation • To further the development of a community engagement program with an emphasis on employee volunteerism in our communities, including company- sponsored volunteer events and philanthropy. • To elevate our employee volunteerism, we have implemented a program to track employee volunteer hours so that we can report impactful and measurable community engagement metrics. • Introduced VTO (volunteer time off)
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