ESG at AvalonBay | AvalonBay Communities

Science Based Targets (SBTs)

Scope 1 & 2*
Reduce 53% of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030

Scope 3*
Reduce 47% of Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030

Waste

Reduce 20% of landfill-bound waste intensity by 2023

Inclusion & Diversity Vision

People of Color in Leadership
Increase people of color in leadership** to 20% by 2025 and 25% by 2030

Women in Leadership
Increase women in leadership** to achieve gender parity by 2025

Associates

Achieve 90th percentile on associate engagement and satisfaction by 2025

Residents

Achieve 90th percentile on associate engagement and satisfaction by 2025

Community

Increase annual community investment to $2.75M total cash and in-kind by 2025

Water

10% reduction in whole building water use intensity in both water stressed and non-water stressed areas by 2027 and 2029 respectively

(This is one of our five water goals. View them all in our latest ESG report.)

WE’VE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE BEST, BUT OUR BEST IS YET TO COME.

CDP
2022 CDP "A-" Score

GRESB
2022 GRESB Sector Leader #1 in Developmental/Regional

NAREIT
2022 NAREIT Leader in the Light Residential Award Winner

3BL Media
3BL Media’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens 5th year on the list

Awards and Accolades

Ranked #90 (out of 499) in Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies 2022, and #1 in Multifamily REIT

Top 100 Green Building Contractors by Engineering News Record

MSCI “A”

ISS ESG Corporate Rating “Prime” Status

ALWAYS IMPROVING.
ALWAYS TRANSPARENT.

Across every aspect of our business, we’re always looking to challenge ourselves and be better than yesterday. Take a look at our history of ESG and Green Bond reports, CDP responses, assurance statements and policies.

View all reports & resources

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