2018 Award Underscores the Company’s Continued Emphasis on ESG
Performance
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 2018--
Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) has been named Nareit’s 2018 Healthcare “Leader
in the Light” in recognition of the Company’s superior sustainability
practices for the second consecutive year. Presented during the
REITWorld 2018 Annual Conference in San Francisco, CA, the award
celebrates sustainability leaders from nine major property sectors
including healthcare, retail, office and residential. Ventas has
received the award three times since the recognition became embedded
within the GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark) Survey in
2012.
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Ventas Honored as Nareit's Healthcare Leader in the Light
“We are honored to receive the 'Leader in the Light' Award once again,
highlighting the critical bond between sustainability and long-term
business success,” said Robert F. Probst, Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer. “ESG (environmental, social and governance)
principles are woven into Ventas’s actions, decisions and processes and
are an essential part of the delivery of long-term superior results,
resilience and sustained excellence.”
The Leader in the Light Award underscores another strong year for the
Company’s continuing emphasis on all aspects of ESG including:
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Launch of the Company’s inaugural Corporate
Sustainability Report (CSR)
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The only healthcare REIT named as one of Fortune’s 2018 Most Admired
Companies
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Named the top performing healthcare REIT for the second consecutive
year by GRESB
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Continued inclusion on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North
America
About Ventas Inc.
Ventas, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a leading real estate investment
trust. Its diverse portfolio of approximately 1,200 assets in the United
States, Canada and the United Kingdom consists of seniors housing
communities, medical office buildings, life science and innovation
centers, inpatient rehabilitation and long-term acute care facilities,
health systems and skilled nursing facilities. Through its Lillibridge
subsidiary, Ventas provides management, leasing, marketing, facility
development and advisory services to highly rated hospitals and health
systems throughout the United States. References to “Ventas” or the
“Company” mean Ventas, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries unless
otherwise expressly noted. More information about Ventas and Lillibridge
can be found at www.ventasreit.com and www.lillibridge.com.
The Company routinely announces material information to investors and
the marketplace using press releases, Securities and Exchange
Commission filings, public conference calls, webcasts and the Company’s
website at www.ventasreit.com/investor-relations.
The information that the Company posts to its website may be deemed to
be material. Accordingly, the Company encourages investors and others
interested in the Company to routinely monitor and review the
information that the Company posts on its website, in addition to
following the Company’s press releases, Securities and Exchange
Commission filings and public conference calls and webcasts.
About Nareit
Nareit is the worldwide representative voice for real estate investment
trusts and publicly traded real estate companies with an interest in
U.S. real estate and capital markets. Nareit advocates for REIT-based
real estate investment with policymakers and the global investment
community.
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Ventas, Inc.
Louise Adhikari
VP Marketing & Corporate
Communications
+1 312 660 3816
louise.adhikari@ventasreit.com