REIT Industry Sustainability Report
The 2024 edition of the annual REIT Industry Sustainability Report focuses on progress across the REIT industry in several areas tied to transparency, good governance, environmental stewardship, and social responsibility. The report includes data on the public reporting by the top 100 REITs by market capitalization on sustainability topics as well as key insights into the strategy and performance in key areas of focus relevant to a variety of REIT stakeholders.
Educational Content
With the goal of communicating the U.S. REIT industry’s ESG impact and progress, Nareit created the ESG Dashboard. Developed in partnership with GeoPhy and updated annually, the ESG Dashboard identifies and tracks company reporting of ESG key performance indicators (KPIs) for the U.S. REIT industry.
2023 Nareit Compensation Survey
The most comprehensive real estate survey of its kind, the 2023 Nareit Compensation Survey features compensation data on more than 200 job titles commonly found at REITs and REOCs.
Past Research
ESG Frameworks 2019
The Nareit Guide to ESG Reporting Frameworks helps Nareit members better understand and navigate the array of environmental, social and governance reporting frameworks. The inaugural guide, developed with assistance from AccountAbility, was released in 2019 and is available in a downloadable PDF.
Practical Reference for ESG Implementation and Reporting 2021
This Reference provides actionable guidance, as well as helpful tools and resources, to enable effective ESG management and disclosure for REITs and commercial real estate organizations that are new to, progressing in, or advanced in their sustainability journey. Information contained in this Reference is distilled from ESG standards and frameworks, perspectives from subject matter experts, and leading practice examples, and complements Nareit’s ESG Frameworks (available below).
ESG Rater Presentations
Nareit hosted a series of webinars with ESG raters in summer 2021. Representatives from FTSE Russell, ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS), MSCI, and Sustainalytics who cover the real estate sector shared insights into how REITs are assessed, how they factor or adjust for tenant behaviors, differences between real estate sectors, and more. Recordings are available exclusively to Nareit corporate members.