SL GREEN REALTY CORP. 2019 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
CEO LETTER
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL
SOCIAL
GOVERNANCE
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>1,000 SL Green Paid Employee Volunteer Hours VOLUNTEERISM At SL Green, we are only as strong as the com- munities in which we operate. The importance of community engagement is twofold — it strengthens local resiliency and provides social growth opportunities for our employees outside of the office. Our employees, assets, and business deliver the best results when they are integrated into the community and contribute positively to a greater societal purpose. Park Cleanup Every year SL Green employees celebrate Earth Day by cleaning up our backyard in New York City parks. Together with the Mayor’s Office and our tenants, we pick up litter, repaint infrastructure, and replant flowers and trees. American Corporate Partners Veteran Mentorship SL Green employees volunteer in a mentorship program to provide post-9/11 veterans with resumé review, interview prepa- ration, career exploration tips, and networking opportunities. Mentorship Program SL Green hosted 25 students from Robert F. Wagner Junior Secondary School, where the student- to-college-advisor ratio is 500:1. SL Green’s team dedicated it's time to empower New York’s future workforce by helping students with interviewing skills, resumé writing, and career counseling. Ladders for Leaders Since 2016, SL Green has partnered with the New York City Mayor’s Office to provide students with internship opportunities that develop workplace readiness skills and business etiquette.
Affordable Housing At SL Green’s ground-up residential development, 185 Broad- way, 30% of the newly constructed units will be rent regulated to ensure the affordability of housing on New York City’s rental market. This will be the first building to be constructed in Lower Manhattan under New York City’s Affordable New York Housing program. PHILANTHROPY Endowed with the time and resources to contrib- ute significantly to the New York City community, inspiring altruism among our employees is a priority for SL Green. We contributed $2 million in philanthropy and launched a charitable contribu- tion match program as a benefit for our employees. SL Green supports a variety of causes, including those aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals of promoting education and eliminating poverty and hunger.
Paid Volunteer Day We empower our employees to volunteer their time at organizations that align with their personal values:
Madison Square Park Conservancy SL Green provides donated office space to nonprofit orga- nizations to lower overhead costs and promote innovative solutions in the social sector. Leukemia & Lymphoma Stair Climb SL Green opened our doors to hundreds of volunteers to climb 53 flights of stairs to the top of 1515 Broadway for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Big Climb fundraising event. Our team raised $1,300 to fund blood cancer research and support services for patients. JDRF SL Green participated in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund’s (JDRF) Real Estate Games. JDRF is the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes research, and SL Green fundraised $5,000 for this cause. “SL Green’s commitment to volunteerism and blood donation drives positively affected over 400 lives.” New York Blood Center
Animal Haven Pet Shelter
Brooklyn Animal Rescue Coalition
Citymeals on Wheels
Community Help in Park Slope, Inc.
Encore Community Services
Food Bank for New York City
Habitat for Humanity
NY/NJ Trail Conference
Rescuing Leftover Cuisine
She Builds NYC
St. Patrick’s Parish
The Arc New York
The Friends of Wallisch Homestead, Inc.
COMMUNITY IMPACT
Trinity Church
>150 Organizations supported DONATION DRIVES Across 22M square feet 400 PINTS Of blood donated to New York Blood Center
1,850 Pounds of food donated to City Harvest 605 LBS
600 LBS Of toys donated to Bellevue Hospital 350 COATS Donated to Coalition for the Homeless $21,000 Of sporting equipment donated to New York public schools
MENTORSHIPS 25 high school students mentored 370 SHOES Donated to It’s From The Sole >130 Donation drives and community events sponsored by SL Green
WetLab
Of school supplies donated to East Side Community School $1.6M Donations raised for Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY), which honored SL Green
“I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE A DAY IN THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY IN NEW YORK. I LEARNED THE IMPORTANCE OF CONFIDENCE AND CHOOSING A JOB YOU’RE PASSIONATE ABOUT.” High School Mentee Robert F. Wagner Jr. Secondary School
EDUCATION • Alumni Association of the University of Virginia • The Brearley School • Chatham Education Foundation • Montana State University Billings Foundation • Navigate the Maze to Achievement, Inc.
HEALTH • Alzheimer's Association • Hailey's Hope Foundation • Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
POVERTY / HUNGER • City Harvest, Inc. • Covenant House • Habitat for Humanity • Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network, Inc. • St. Francis Food Pantries and Shelter
• Make-A-Wish Foundation of Connecticut • Melanoma Research Alliance Foundation • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • National Multiple Sclerosis Society • New York University Cancer Institute • Ronald McDonald House of New York, Inc. • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital • Susan G. Komen • The John Ritter Foundation
• The New York Public Library • Pennsylvania State University
• Pomfret School, Inc. • Preston High School • Syracuse University • Trustees of the Lawrenceville School • Trustees of Tufts College
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