Search NEWSROOM // CAREERS // CONTACT ABOUT VENTAS OUR PORTFOLIO OUR CAPABILITIES CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY INVESTOR RELATIONS CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY PEOPLE PLANET PERFORMANCE ESG GOALS COMMUNITY IMPACT ESG APPROACH Committed to Responsible ESG Policies Maintaining strong corporate governance and ethical business practices, engaging in the communities where we operate, and minimizing our environmental impact is beneficial to all our stakeholders—stockholders, partners, tenants, residents and employees alike. Smart environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies are essential to delivering long-term superior results, resilience and sustained excellence. VIEW OUR CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY REPORT Our ESG Strategy is Based on Three Key Pillars: People, Performance, Planet Building on a foundation of health and safety, this structure fortifies our robust ESG focus, enhances our conversations and reporting on key issues and motivates our daily efforts. OUR ESG APPROACH > OUR ESG GOALS > People Performance Planet Social Responsibility Our clearly defined approach to giving helps improve the lives of people in the communities where we work and where our employees live. OUR COMMUNITY IMPACT > ESG Leadership Member of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index #1 Healthcare REIT 2017 - 2020 Named to America's Most Responsible Companies 2021 Named an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for 2021 Awarded Gold at Nareit's 2020 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Awards Second Consecutive Year named to 3BL Media's 100 Best Corporate Citizens Named to the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index Five-Time Winners of the Nareit Leader in the Light CDP A- Leadership Band Founding Diversity Partner - Healthcare Real Estate Listed on FTSE4GOOD Sustainability Index Since 2013 2021 MSCI ESG Rating A 1 Recognizes Board as composed of at least 30% female members ISS Prime Status Ventas is proud to be the first S&P 500 REIT to become a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact ("UNGC"), joining more than 10,000 companies around the world in making a voluntary commitment to align company strategies and operations with universal principles on human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. Ventas is also a signatory to the United Nations Women's Empowerment Principles ("WEP"), a set of guidelines established jointly by the UNGC and United Nations Women to offer guidance and foster business practices to empower and advance women at work. "As an organization built on a foundation of ethics and integrity, Ventas is honored to join other global leaders as signatories to the principles of the UNGC and WEPs. Our support of these United Nations programs underscores the actions the Company has already taken and demonstrates our commitment to continuous improvement in all areas of responsible and ethical business practices." Debra A. Cafaro, Ventas Chairman and Chief Executive Officer ESG Steering Committee GRI: 102-18 | 102-19 | 102-20 | 102-27 | 102-29 | 102-31 | 102-32 A cross-functional, interdisciplinary team that provides oversight and monitoring of ESG strategy and project implementation. Debra A. Cafaro (Chair) Chairman & CEO Kelly Meissner Director, Sustainability Louise Adhikari VP, Marketing & Corporate Communications John Cobb EVP & Chief Investment Officer Brian Fry VP, Asset Management Will Germain Senior Investment Officer Greg Liebbe SVP, Chief Accounting Officer & Controller Ankit Patel SVP, Corporate Finance Carey Roberts EVP, General Counsel and Ethics & Compliance Officer Transparent ESG Reporting 2021 Report | Assurance 2020 Report | Assurance 2019 Report | Verification 2018 Report | Verification 2017 Report | Verification 2016 Report | Verification 2015 Report | Verification 2021 Report | Assurance 2020 Report | Assurance 2019 Report | Verification 2018 Report | Verification 2017 Report | Verification 2016 Report | Verification 2015 Report | Verification 2020 - 2021 Report | Assurance 2019 - 2020 Report | Assurance 2018 - 2019 Report | Verification 2017 - 2018 Report | Verification 2020 Social Data | Assurance 2019 Social Data | Assurance 2018 Social Data | Assurance The use by Ventas, Inc. of any MSCI ESG Research LLC or its affiliates (“MSCI”) data, and the use of MSCI logos, trademarks, service marks or index names herein, do not constitute a sponsorship, endorsement, recommendation, or promotion of Ventas, Inc. by MSCI. MSCI services and data are the property of MSCI or its information providers, and are provided ‘as-is’ and without warranty. MSCI names and logos are trademarks or service marks of MSCI. PRIVACY & SECURITY // SITE MAP // TERMS & CONDITIONS