Company: GTY
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-008521
Chunk: 12

Company: GETTY REALTY CORP /MD/
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 12
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 developing strategies and processes to ensure compliance with environmental laws and regulations at properties where we are responsible for remediation and conducting operational tracking of environmental risk and exposure for our real estate holdings where our tenants are contractually responsible for environmental conditions.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Sustainability at Our Properties Under our triple-net leases, tenants are responsible for operating the businesses conducted at our sites, keeping the properties in good order and repair, and making capital investments as they deem appropriate to optimize their business operations. As such, it is our tenants who control the environmental impact of their operations, including energy efficiency, water usage, and waste and recycling practices, and decide when and how to adopt environmentally sustainable practices and make related investments. We maintain an ongoing partnership with an outside Environmental Health Safety & Sustainability (“EHS&S”) consulting firm to conduct our Tenant Outreach Survey seeking our tenants’ input regarding sustainability measures and initiatives which have been or may be implemented at our properties as well as gather information regarding our tenants’ current ESG policies and practices. The Tenant Outreach Survey results will continue to assist us in identifying potential ESG opportunities to support our business and our tenants’ businesses. Please also see the “Corporate Responsibility—Environmental Practices, Social Responsibility and Governance” included at page 32in this Proxy Statement. We appreciate that many of our tenants have completed “green” projects at our properties with their own capital and/or have taken advantage of government and other subsidies for qualifying renewable energy technologies and projects. While we have always supported and encouraged these tenant investments, as part of our commitment to ESG, we implemented our “Getty Green Loans” program to provide low-cost loans to our tenants for the express purpose of investing in environmental and sustainability projects. As a net lease landlord, we trust our tenants to identify the investments they deem appropriate to successfully operate their businesses at sites we own. With Getty Green Loans, we hope to reinforce our position as a business partner, while providing additional incentive to our tenants to prioritize green projects as they continue to enhance their operations and our properties. Sustainability at Our Corporate Headquarters We emphasize sustainability at our leased corporate office space in New York City and through our office policies. Our office space is outfitted with energy efficient computer equipment, filtered water machines, and timed or sensor-controlled HVAC and lighting systems. Our office policies include various recycling programs, no plastic cups, dishes, or utensils, and a commitment to reduce paper use. Our commuter benefits program encourages the use of public transportation or ride sharing, and our