Says – Page 20 – Real Estate Investment Trusts

February 5, 2015

REIT Investors Benefit from Sustainability Reporting Convergence, Forest City Executive Says

Jill Ziegler, director of sustainability and corporate responsibility with Forest City Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: FCE.A), joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2015 Leader in the Light Working Forum in Reston, Va.

Ziegler said Forest City learned “a lot” in putting out its first sustainability report to the public a year ago.

“We’ve received a really good response from all of our stakeholders, including our internal associates as well as external stakeholders like investors,” she said.

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February 4, 2015

Federal Realty Executive Says Shareholders Interested in Authenticity of REIT Sustainability Programs

Chris Brown, sustainability manager at Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT), joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2015 Leader in the Light Working Forum in Reston, Va.

Federal Realty owns, operates and redevelops retail real estate around the country. Brown discussed some of the particular challenges faced by a shopping center REIT in the area of sustainability.

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February 3, 2015

Advocate Says REITs Can Be Leaders in Real Estate Sustainability

Cliff Majersik, executive director with the Institute for Market Transformation, joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2015 Leader in the Light Working Forum in Reston, Va.

The Institute for Market Transformation is a non-profit organization that aims to encourage energy efficiency and green building. Majerisk said the firm believes REITs can be market leaders in promoting sustainable real estate.

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January 30, 2015

Energy Efficiency Specialist Says REITs “Ripe” for Lowering Carbon Emissions

Joshua Kagan, senior fellow with the Carbon War Room and director of business development at the Clean Fund, joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2015 Leader in the Light Working Forum in Reston, Va.

The Carbon War Room is an entrepreneurial non-profit organization intended to use market forces to tackle climate change. The Clean Fund, meanwhile, provides financing that allows energy efficiency, water efficiency and renewable energy projects to be repaid through a voluntary property assessment.

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January 28, 2015

Vornado Executive Says Link Between Buildings and Tenant Health Attracting Attention

Sukanya Paciorek, senior vice president of corporate sustainability at Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO), joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2015 Leader in the Light Working Forum in Reston, Va.

Vornado, which was a 2014 Leader in the Light award winner, focuses on the New York and Washington, D.C., office markets, as well as New York street retail.

Paciorek discussed Vornado’s approach to sustainability and offered suggestions for companies wishing to improve their sustainability profile.

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January 28, 2015

Reducing Energy Consumption Challenging for Data Center REITs, Sustainability Executive Says

Aaron Binkley, director of sustainability at Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR), joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2015 Leader in the Light Working Forum in Reston, Va.

Digital Realty owns more than 130 data center locations globally.

In the interview, Binkley addressed the unique sustainability challenges facing the data center sector.

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January 27, 2015

Real Estate Sustainability a “Serious Topic” for Major Investors, Consultant Says

David Stanford, founder and executive managing director of professional services firm RealFoundations, joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2015 Leader in the Light Working Forum in Reston, Va.

RealFoundations is a Dallas-based management consultancy firm that specializes in the commercial real estate sector.

Stanford discussed the changes he has seen in the development of sustainability during the last few years.

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January 9, 2015

STORE Capital CEO Says Going Public Provides Efficient Cost of Capital

In the latest episode of the NAREIT Podcast, Christopher Volk, president and CEO of STORE Capital (NYSE: STOR), discussed the REIT’s IPO in late 2014 and the transactions market in the net lease sector.

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January 7, 2015

Investors Real Estate Trust CEO Says Bakken Oil Field Boosting Growth

Timothy Mihalik, president and CEO of Investors Real Estate Trust (NYSE: IRET), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.

Investors Real Estate Trust operates a diversified portfolio of properties in the multifamily, office, health care, retail and industrial sectors. Its properties are located throughout 12 states in the Midwest.

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January 6, 2015

CEO Says American Assets Trust Focusing on Development

John Chamberlain, president and CEO of American Assets Trust (NYSE: AAT), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.

American Assets Trust acquires and develops retail, office, multifamily and hospitality properties in high-barrier-to-entry markets, primarily in Southern California, Northern California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii.

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