Diversity – Board and Management Representation
During 2023, Granite surveyed the Board and its senior Management to determine the number of individuals that self-identified as belonging to one or more of the groups designated in its Diversity Policy. Participation in the survey was voluntary and, as such, the results represent only those individuals who elected to participate and may not be entirely representative of the designated groups at the Board and senior Management level.
The Boards have three director and trustee nominees who identify as being a visible minority, representing 30% of its trustees and directors, and four director and trustee nominees who identify as women, representing approximately 40% of its trustees and directors. No director and trustee nominee has identified as an Indigenous person or a person with disabilities.
As of March 31, 2024, Granite’s senior Management team, including the CEO, is composed of 17 vice-president level or higher positions globally. Four individuals have identified as women, representing approximately 24% of senior Management. One individual has identified as being a visible minority, representing approximately 6% of senior Management that have chosen to identify. For those individuals that have chosen to identify, no member of senior Management has identified as an Indigenous person or as a person with disabilities. One person of Granite’s senior Management team has chosen not to identify for metrics regarding visible minorities, Indigenous persons or persons with disabilities.
In 2020, Granite revised its Diversity Policy and set a new target that women represent more than 30% of the total membership on the Boards. Currently, Granite has not adopted a target for women in executive positions.
Granite recognizes that diversity is an important consideration in creating and maintaining an effective Board and senior Management team. Granite seeks to ensure that it recruits, attracts and retains high achieving trustees and senior Management with the skills, knowledge, experience and expertise required by Granite to create, protect and grow long-term Unitholder value. As such, diversity is only one of several characteristics considered during the selection process for executive officers.
Environmental, Social, Governance and Resilience (ESG+R)
Granite’s vision is to build a blue chip, globally diversified logistics real estate company that thoughtfully incorporates ESG principles in its portfolio and business practices.
In May 2019, Granite published its first sustainability plan, which states that Granite recognizes the important role building owners can play in fostering the efficient use of resources and respecting our environment. As a good steward for investors, Granite seeks to practically incorporate sustainability in its actions and decision-making process, while generating returns for its Unitholders.
Transparency is a critical component of Granite’s sustainability commitment. In June 2020, Granite published an ESG overview, which provided investors with a progress report against the principles outlined in its Sustainability Plan. In August 2021, Granite issued its first ESG+R report, which established over ten different targets for Granite to pursue over the short, medium, and long term, including, but not limited to, targets relating to: (i) reductions in landlord-controlled operational energy, water usage and greenhouse gas emissions, (ii) establishing on-site renewable energy installations on Granite’s properties, (iii) increasing the proportion of Granite’s portfolio that has obtained third-party green building certifications, and (iv) increasing energy, water, and waste data coverage among Granite’s tenants. In August 2023, Granite issued its third ESG+R report which provided an update on progress against targets.
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