Empire State Realty Trust Achieves 2024 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award
- ESRT received the 2024 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award for the second year in a row.
- The company's NYC commercial portfolio is 100% ENERGY STAR certified.
- ESRT reduced emissions at the Empire State Building by 56% through a retrofit.
- ESRT achieved carbon neutrality for its commercial portfolio in 2022 and its multifamily portfolio in 2023.
- The company aims to achieve net zero emissions by 2030 at the Empire State Building and by 2035 throughout the portfolio.
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ESRT has been named ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for four consecutive years
“ESRT has prioritized the ‘how’ when it comes to energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality (IEQ), and healthy buildings for more than 15 years. Our second achievement of the Sustained Excellence Award reaffirms our leadership and the power of initiatives to ensure our portfolio is future-ready,” said Anthony E. Malkin, chairman and CEO at Empire State Realty Trust.
ESRT received its initial recognition as ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year in 2020 and has achieved it every year since. Through an industry-leading retrofit at the
The company achieved carbon neutrality for its commercial portfolio in 2022 and its multifamily portfolio in 2023, through a combination of significant reduction in operational emissions and offset of residual emissions through clean energy generation and accredited initiatives, and continues to work toward its target of net zero emissions at the
The ENERGY STAR program honors a select group of businesses and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to energy efficiency and the transition to a clean energy economy each year. ENERGY STAR award winners lead their industries in the production, sale, and adoption of energy-efficient products, homes, buildings, services, and strategies.
Through its leadership and innovation in sustainability and energy efficiency, ESRT received the DOE’s Better Practice and Better Project Awards; the Mayor’s Carbon Challenge Award; the NYC Accelerator Innovator Award; the Building Owners & Managers Association of
In its annual Sustainability Report, ESRT transparently highlights its leadership, practices and progress toward its energy efficiency, net zero carbon, and sustainability goals. Learn more about ESRT’s environmental, social, and governance commitments here.
About Empire State Realty Trust
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) is a NYC-focused REIT that owns and operates a portfolio of modernized, amenitized, and well-located office, retail, and multifamily assets. The company is the recognized leader in energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality. ESRT’s flagship
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The sustainability aspirations, targets and objectives discussed in this release reflect our current plans and aspirations and are not guarantees that we will be able to achieve them. In addition, these efforts are impacted by our tenants’ willingness and ability to collaborate in reporting sustainability metrics and meeting sustainability goals, the ability of the
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