ENVIRONMENTAL
INTRODUCTION
CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP
GOVERNANCE AND TRANSPARENT REPORTING
APPENDICES
Waste
Targets and Performance Sustainability Guidelines and Policies
Energy
Data-Driven Performance Innovation ESRT Version 2.0 GHG Emissions
Roadmap to Building Efficiency
Water
Healthy Buildings Biodiversity Tenant Engagement
Waste Initiatives Our proactive practical waste diversion strategies meet or exceed local regulations. We identify opportunities to track and report waste at each property to ensure that all waste is collected and diverted in accordance with our guidelines. Waste diversion strategies include: • Offer furniture reuse and custom donation programs for each property’s tenants’ furniture, supplies, and products • Provide organic composting program at 100% of properties • Continue to pilot waste management initiatives that include: • Utilize scales to track waste diversion in real time • Provide custom recommendations to tenants on effective waste diversion strategies • Support initiatives to compel tenants to convert to centralized waste management systems • Offer complimentary electronic waste collection quarterly for all tenants • Offer complimentary textile donation • Align with LEEDv5 Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance waste management prerequisites and credits with Construction Waste Management policy and require all projects to target a minimum of 50% waste diversion and track with monthly logs
Tenant Engagement and Education We provide education on waste management and recycling practices to ensure that our tenants are equipped with the knowledge to reduce and divert waste properly. ESRT’s Tenant Waste Management Guide offers signage, labels, and comprehensive instructions for tenants to improve their waste management proficiency. All tenants receive training and tips at their building’s annual town hall, and we offer individual tenant-specific training and programs upon request. Annual Waste Audits We partner with our waste consultant to complete waste audits at 100% of our office portfolio. The audits verify and disclose the waste diversion performance at our buildings and identify opportunities to increase diversion rates. Audits are offered to our tenants as well. Annual Training Our building staff, cleaning professionals, porters, and haulers receive annual training on waste management best practices to ensure that trash, recyclables, and organics are handled correctly from start to finish. Continuous improvement training covers collection procedures, compliant bin liners, transportation, contamination, and specialty waste procedures.
Composting Since 2018, ESRT has offered tenants opportunities to compost organics with outside vendors. In an effort to increase tenant participation, in 2023, ESRT implemented a building-wide composting program at all of our properties with complimentary compostable liners, signage, and education. In 2025, 100% of our NYC portfolio participated in an organic compost program. Over 3 Million Square Feet of tenant space actively composts
Tenant Waste Management Programs
Each year, we partner with tenants to deploy waste management and composting programs to reduce the amount of landfill and organic waste in their space. Tenant waste audits and assessments are conducted quarterly. The audit findings are used to recommend program adjustments, inform educational materials, and drive implementation. Tenants who participated this year included iCapital, Shutterstock, HNTB, Capco, Ridgeway Partners, GL Group, The Michael J. Fox Foundation, and Tinuiti.
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