Vornado Continues to Lead in Sustainability: Awarded NAREIT’s Leader in the Light Award for the Tenth Consecutive Year
NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VORNADO REALTY TRUST (NYSE: VNO) announced today that for the tenth consecutive year it has been awarded the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trust’s (NAREIT) 2019 Leader in the Light Award for sustainability for diversified REITs. Contributing to the success in earning the Leader in the Light Award was Vornado’s high standing in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB). In 2019 Vornado ranked number 4 among all responding listed companies in the United States, and placed in the top 6% of GRESB respondents worldwide.
Vornado continues to lead the industry in sustainability owning and operating more than 26 million square feet of LEED certified buildings, with over 22 million square feet at LEED Gold. More information can be found in Vornado’s 2018 Environmental, Social and Governance Report, which can be viewed at .
Vornado Realty Trust is a fully-integrated equity real estate investment trust.
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