SATO achieved Green Star rating for sustainability work
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SATO Corporation, Press Release, 9th September 2016 at 9:15 am
Ranked first among Nordic unlisted housing investment companies
SATO's sustainability programme has achieved a Green Star in Global Real Estate
Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) for second time in a row.
In its peer group, unlisted housing investment companies, SATO was ranked the
best among five Nordic, and sixth-highest among twenty-four European housing
investment companies. At the global level SATO was the ninth-best among the 65
participating housing investment companies.
Head of Sustainability Kati Kniivilä from SATO:
- A successful sustainability programme for us as a rental housing provider
requires long-term actions especially on reducing emissions, standardization of
reporting, and engaging our customers to make sustainable choices. For example
we use wind powered electricity in our buildings, we do our sustainability
reporting according to the GRI guidelines, and we encourage our residents to
ecological thinking i.e. with an annual water saving contest.
- Looking at the GRESB results we can happily state that we have done good work.
Our overall score increased from last year, and we scored exceptionally well on
the sustainability management as well as on our policies and disclosure.
According to the review we monitor the fulfilment of sustainability
comprehensively, and our way of engaging for example our customers and personnel
was reviewed markedly higher than the peer average score.
- As the stakeholders' interest on the sustainability policies of corporations
continues to grow, we want to evolve to be an even more responsible housing
provider.
The results of the 2016 GRESB Report are based on sustainability data collected
from 733 property companies.
To read more about GRESB visit: www.gresb.com
For more information please contact:
SATO Corporation
Kati Kniivilä, Head of Sustainability, phone +358 201 34 4106 or
+358 40 518 6931
www.sato.fi
SATO is one of Finland's leading rental housing providers. SATO's aim is to
offer comprehensive alternatives in rental housing and an excellent customer
experience. At the end of Q2/2016, SATO holds roughly 25,400 rental homes in
Finland's largest growth centres and in St Petersburg.
In our operations, we promote sustainable development and initiative-taking, and
work in open interaction with our stakeholders to create added value. We operate
profitably and with a long-term view. We increase the value of our housing
property through investments, divestments and repair work.
SATO Group's net sales in 2015 were ?323.4 million, operating profit ?196.5
million and profit before taxes ?159.4 million. SATO's investment properties
have a value of roughly 3.2 billion (Q2/2016).
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Source: SATO Oyj via GlobeNewswire
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Datum: 09.09.2016 - 08:15 Uhr
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