A Letter From Our CEO & President
Landmark has an extensive track record of dedication to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices. As one of the largest vertically integrated developers, owners, and managers of student housing in the United States, it is our responsibility to make our impact a positive one.
As we look to the future, we remain committed to the principles of ESG. We know the impact of our portfolio provides many tangible, as well as intangible, benefits on our local communities and stakeholders. We look forward to continuing our commitment to excellence and our mission to deliver long-term value.
Thank you for your continued support.
Our 2024 ESG Highlights Include:
• Landmark achieved the Great Place to Work (GPW) certification for the second consecutive year. This certification underscores our dedication to fostering a positive work environment.
• A highlight of our health and safety efforts is our annual sponsorship of Construction Suicide Prevention Week to raise awareness about the high suicide rates in the construction industry.
• In 2024, we continued our tradition of charitable giving through events like the Building Hope Through Homes Golf Invitational. This year, we raised over $140,000 to benefit local communities.
• We are proud to utilize the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager to benchmark utility performance across our properties. With 95% of all benchmarked square footage achieving an ENERGY STAR score of 75 or higher, nearly all our reporting properties are among the top 25% of energy-efficient buildings nationwide.
January 2024
2024 NGBS GREEN PROPERTY SPOTLIGHTS
The Standard at College Park
The Standard at Bloomington
The Everstead at Windrose
Landmark ESG Pillars
Landmark Properties has an organizational commitment to integrating ESG practices and policies across our properties, teams, and communities. Landmark Properties recognizes that sustainability is critical to long-term success and maintaining long-term value for all stakeholders. Therefore, we have taken steps to begin integrating ESG into Landmark’s business and investment strategies.
The scope of our ESG integration efforts is constructed on four pillars, People/Culture, Community Impact, Environmental Stewardship, and Governance.
People/Culture
Community Impact
Environmental Stewardship
Governance
Landmark Stakeholder Engagement
Throughout our ESG efforts, Landmark has been intentional about engaging stakeholders, including residents, employees, and investors.
Resident Engagement
Our resident stakeholders are engaged through philanthropic and DE&I programming in every market. Each of our Landmark communities must complete two philanthropic events per semester and one event focused on equity and inclusion per semester.
Our new resident-focused Landmark Lifts program offers financial literacy programming that residents will be able to attend at their community, as well as an optional program that reports on-time rent payments to credit bureaus with the aim of improving resident credit scores.
Employee Involvement
During our initial integration phase, Landmark empowered employee-run ESG Committees to identify opportunities for sustainability action items. These grass-roots recommendations, accompanied by executive support, are now executed by stakeholders from various departments across the company. Landmark’s ESG Governance Committee meets regularly with department leaders to assess progress toward our goals.
Stakeholder Support
Landmark’s investors play a strong supporting role in our sustainable business strategy as we work toward the development of ESG goals across our portfolio. Our stakeholder partnership ensures long-term value as we address the needs of environmental, social, and financial systems our business operates within.
