NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Greenprint Foundation, a worldwide alliance of leading real estate owners, investors, and financial institutions committed to reducing carbon emissions across the global property industry, has announced the addition of DEXUS Property Group to its member roster. The announcement was made by Charles B. Leitner III, Greenprint’s Chief Executive Officer.
The addition of DEXUS, one of Australia’s leading property groups, brings the Foundation’s membership total to 33 firms, representing over €330 billion (US$469 billion) in assets under management. DEXUS is joining at Silver Founding Level and Victor Hoog Antink, the firm’s Chief Executive Officer, will join Greenprint’s Board of Directors.
“With DEXUS joining our ranks we not only add our first Australian-based member, but also a firm that has proven themselves committed to reducing the carbon footprint of their global portfolio,” said Leitner. Hoog Antink said: “DEXUS is proud to join Greenprint as the first Australian founding member, consistent with our commitment to being a market leader in corporate responsibility and sustainability. We look forward to contributing to the collective experience of existing members and sharing the best practice innovations we have developed to reduce our carbon footprint in the ownership, management and development of our Australian and US property portfolios.”
Greenprint Foundation’s founding members include:
At Platinum Founding Level:
Beacon Capital Partners
Douglas
Emmett
GLL Real Estate Partners
Jones Lang
LaSalle
LaSalle Investment Management
McArthurGlen Group
Paramount
Group
PATRIZIA Immoblien
ProLogis
RREEF, a member of
Deutsche Bank Group
At Gold Founding Level:
Aetos Capital
AvalonBay
The
Blackstone Group
Equity Office Properties
Henderson Global
Investors
Hines
Prudential Real Estate Investors
Sonae
Sierra
At Silver Founding Level:
TIAA-CREF
DEXUS Property
Group
Greenprint has Strategic Alliances with:
Natural Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC) Center for Market Innovation
and the
Better Building Partnership
Blackstone Group
British
Land
Canary Wharf Group
GE Capital Real Estate
Grosvenor
Hammerson
Henderson
Global Investors
Hermes Real Estate
Land Securities
Legal
and General Property
London Development Agency
PRUPIM
Quintain
Estates and Developments
Transport for London
Workspace Group
About Greenprint Foundation
Greenprint Foundation is a
worldwide alliance of leading real estate owners, investors, and
financial institutions committed to reducing carbon emissions across the
global property industry. Greenprint Foundation is a catalyst for
change, taking meaningful, immediate, and measurable actions to generate
solutions that improve energy efficiency and create value in property
portfolios. Through education and action the Foundation focuses on
reducing the carbon footprint in the built environment, which represents
one third of all carbon emissions. The Greenprint Index™ provides a
consolidated view of its members’ participating portfolios, detailing
their current carbon output and providing an important benchmark with
which to measure progress in reducing carbon emissions. www.greenprintfoundation.org
About DEXUS Property Group
DEXUS is one of the world’s
leading real estate groups, with US$13.8 billion of assets under
management. The Group has extensive experience in owning, managing and
developing high quality office and industrial properties in the United
States and Australia and, on behalf of third party clients, a leading
manager and developer of shopping centres. DEXUS is committed to being a
market leader in Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability. www.dexus.com