Corporate Responsibility
We are committed to the two core principles that have guided us since our founding in 1973: Investing for the Long Run® and Doing Good While Doing Well®.
By its nature, our work promotes jobs and prosperity. Doing Good While Doing Well means that when we are financing properties for companies, we are also helping the communities those companies serve. It is important to always ask, ‘What is the impact of what we are doing?'
Corporate Responsibility Highlights
Environmental
60%+
of tenants as a percentage of square footage enrolled in our electricity usage data reporting program¹
36%
of our portfolio is under leases that contain green lease provisions²
60%+
of tenants as a percentage of square footage enrolled in our electricity usage data reporting program¹
36%
of our portfolio is under leases that contain green lease provisions²
Social
4th Year
achieving Great Place to Work Certification™ in the U.S. and Certified™ by Great Place to Work® in the Netherlands for the first time
$600K+
donated to charitable organizations in 2024
4th Year
achieving Great Place to Work Certification™ in the U.S. and Certified™ by Great Place to Work® in the Netherlands for the first time
$600K+
donated to charitable organizations in 2024
Governance
8+ Years
of maintaining a "1" Governance QualityScore Rating, the highest level, from Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS)
40%
of Board members are women
8+ Years
of maintaining a "1" Governance QualityScore Rating, the highest level, from Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS)
40%
of Board members are women
¹ Data as of December 31, 2024.
² Data as of September 30, 2025.
Our Corporate Responsibility Objectives
Environmental
• Implement technology to collect tenant emissions data, identify tenant engagement opportunities and set long-term GHG emissions reduction goals
• Proactively engage with tenants to identify property-level sustainability opportunities within our portfolio, which we believe can reduce emissions, support our tenants’ own sustainability goals and also represent attractive investments
• Evaluate and target new sustainability-linked investment opportunities, with the goal of growing ABR and portfolio prominence from green-certified buildings³
Our Corporate Responsibility Objectives
Social
• Prioritize employee engagement, benefits, health and safety, development and opportunity with a focus on retention and recruitment
• Strive to create a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone is welcome, respected, treated fairly and has the resources and opportunities to advance in their careers
• Engage with our stakeholders and support the communities in which we work and do business, in accordance with our Carey Forward program
Our Corporate Responsibility Objectives
Governance
• Ensure our governance provisions and policies meet best industry practices
• Maintain a commitment to managing risk through our enterprise risk management program
• Adapt disclosures as frameworks and regulations evolve, under the direction of the Board
• Consider diversity in professional and personal experience when reviewing independent director nominees for our Board
³ For a building to be considered “green-certified” under our investment criteria, it must at a minimum be certified by LEED, BREEAM or a similarly recognized organization or certification process. LEED™—an acronym for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design™—and its related logo are trademarks owned by the U.S. Green Building Council and are used with permission. Learn more at www.usgbc.org/LEED. BREEAM is a registered trademark of BRE (the Building Research Establishment Ltd. Community Trade Mark E5778551). The BREEAM marks, logos and symbols are the copyright of BRE and are reproduced by permission.
Corporate Responsibility Timeline
Our ongoing commitment to sustainability initiatives, corporate social responsibility and corporate governance is evident through our significant progress over the years.
Awards and Recognitions
⁴ The use by W. P. Carey of any MSCI ESG Research LLC or its affiliates (“MSCI”) data, and the use of MSCI logos, trademarks, service marks or index names herein, do not constitute a sponsorship, endorsement, recommendation or promotion of W. P. Carey by MSCI. MSCI services and data are the property of MSCI or its information providers and are provided ‘as-is’ and without warranty. MSCI names and logos are trademarks or service marks of MSCI.
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