Sustainability
Turning Commitment into Impact
At Choice Properties, we understand that long-term success is built on a foundation of responsible growth. As Canada’s largest real estate investment trust, we seek to play a part in shaping the future of sustainable real estate. In 2024, we made tangible progress, advancing our environmental, social and governance strategy to create places where Canadian businesses and communities thrive.
Rael L. Diamond
President and Chief Executive Officer
ESG Throughout the Years
Fighting Climate Change
Environmental Sustainability
at Choice
We are committed to reaching net-zero carbon by 2050 through a comprehensive approach to sustainable development. This includes reducing emissions, delivering low-carbon buildings, managing water and waste responsibly, and achieving LEED and BOMA BEST certifications. We also enhance urban biodiversity, strengthen physical resilience and uphold rigorous environmental and occupational health and safety standards.
38.96%
Reduction of market-based emissions
15.36%
Reduction of location-based emissions
44%
Total waste diverted
1st
Canada’s First Zero
Carbon Building Design
66%
LEED or BOMA best certified
SBTi Certified
Targets align with latest climate science
Affiliations and Partners
Strengthening Communities to Prosper
Social Impact Framework
Our Social Impact Framework is centred on two focus areas: Local Economic Development and Social Cohesion. We put these priorities into practice through Community Impact and DEI in the Workplace—commitments that create meaningful, purposeful change for the cities that we serve and the people we work alongside.
Purposeful
Placemaking
Placemaking is an approach to designing and activating spaces centred on the human experience. Through Placemaking, Choice Properties leverages its properties to enhance its social impact goals of propelling both local economic development and social cohesion.
Choice Cares
Choice Cares is our national community engagement program, where colleagues across the country dedicate their time, talent, and resources to volunteer and fundraise, supporting causes that uplift local communities.
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