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CROMBIE REIT ANNOUNCES PUBLICATION OF ITS SECOND ANNUAL SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
CROMBIE REIT ANNOUNCES PUBLICATION OF ITS SECOND ANNUAL SUSTAINABILITY REPORT C...
About this update from Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n CROMBIE REIT ANNOUNCES PUBLICATION OF ITS SECOND ANNUAL SUSTAINABILITY REPORT\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n NEW GLASGOW, NS\n \n \n ,\n \n \n June 16, 2022\n \n \n /CNW/ - Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust (\"Crombie\") (TSX: CRR.UN) announced today the publication of its 2021 Sustainability Report at\n \n www.crombie.ca\n \n . This report provides an update on Crombie's sustainability initiatives and long-term strategies. Crombie is committed to measuring baseline performance through the use of industry-leading software and will hold itself accountable by submitting to GRESB on an annual basis. The report highlights commitments that reflect its long-standing values.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \"We are pleased to publish our 2021 Sustainability Report. At Crombie, we strive to improve communities for the benefit of future generations, not just our own. We know that our investments today must enable a better tomorrow, and our goal is to create value by developing and operating properties in a way that enhances local communities and protects the environment.\" said\n \n Don Clow\n \n , President and CEO. \"In 2021, we brought new focus and energy to our sustainability program and advanced a number of environmental, social, and governance priorities.\"\n \n \n Highlights from Crombie's 2021 Sustainability Report include:\n \n \n \n A 48% average waste diversion rate across the portfolio in 2021.\n \n \n \n \n Ecopilot\n \n ®\n \n savings at Scotia Square in\n \n Halifax, Nova Scotia\n \n (since installation in 2019):\n \n \n \n 19% HVAC energy savings\n \n \n 17% HVAC costs saving\n \n \n 1,215 metric tonnes of CO\n \n 2\n \n e reduction\n \n \n \n \n \n A commitment to expanding our\n \n BOMA BEST\n \n certification program by beginning the process of certifying our open-air retail portfolio.\n \n \n \n \n A formalized Sustainable Development Policy.\n \n \n \n \n 26% of new hires in 2021 were diverse candidates.\n \n \n \n \n 33% of Crombie's Board of Trustees are female trustees.\n \n...