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| Laura Craft |
Chicago, IL – Heitman LLC (Heitman), a global real estate investment management firm, announced that the Heitman North American Core Open-end Fund (Fund) has achieved a 5-star ranking in the 2020 Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) Real Estate Assessment.
In addition, the Fund maintains its status as
the top rated fund within the benchmark’s global Resilience module.
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| Blaise P. Keane |
“We are committed to ESG transparency and
improved environmental performance within our portfolio, which is evidenced in
our continuous improvement in the GRESB rankings,” said Blaise P. Keane, Heitman
Executive Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager for the Heitman North
American Core Open-end Fund.
“As
we move forward, we will look for ways to improve our ESG capabilities across
the portfolio in order to continue to meet or exceed our clients’ real estate
investment objectives.”
"This year’s results take on special meaning for us as we recently announced our 2030 goal of global net zero carbon operations [within the firm’s private equity portfolio],” said Laura Craft, Heitman Senior Vice President and Head of Global ESG Strategy.
“Benchmarking our global assets and improving
our portfolio’s environmental footprint will allow us to achieve our goal of
net zero carbon operations.”
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| Dan Winters |
“Heitman’s commitment to ESG improvement and
performance is supported in both its annual submission of its ESG data, and its
North American Core Open-Ended Fund’s significant progression up the rankings
over the past several years,” said Dan Winters, Head of Americas at
GRESB. “It’s leaders like Heitman that help raise the bar and move the industry
forward.”
CONTACT:
Bailey Doyle
On Behalf of Heitman
Email: bailey.doyle@fleishman.com
Phone:
815-582-9780
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