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Business Wire
7 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
SmartCentres Releases 2024 ESG Report
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust ('SmartCentres') (TSX: announced today the release of its 2024 ESG Report. The report highlights SmartCentres key ESG initiatives and accomplishments along with forward-looking commitments for how it will continue to embed ESG strategy into its business. SmartCentres remains committed to building resilient centres and advancing climate action through working closely with our tenants to meet our mutual ambitions. Share 'SmartCentres remains committed to building resilient centres and advancing climate action through working closely with our tenants to meet our mutual ambitions. This year, we focused on taking tangible steps towards advancing our ESG priorities that included improving how we support our Associates, and manage emerging risks including cyber security, AI, and identifying how we can take action on climate change,' says Mitchell Goldhar, Executive Chairman and CEO, SmartCentres. 2024 highlights of SmartCentres ESG journey include: Embedded climate and sustainability considerations into future development decision-making processes; Completed Scenario Analysis to identify climate change related risk and opportunities; Developed a net zero framework to support setting an actionable net zero commitment; Worked with our tenants to significantly improve data sharing of tenant-controlled spaces; Improved Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark score over the previous year's submission; Maintained strong commitment to governance and oversight with the establishment of an ESG Sub-Committee with responsibility for ESG matters; Exceeded Board diversity target with women representing 38% of the Trustees, and independent trustees representing 75% of the Board; Improved cybersecurity practices and upgraded enterprise risk management systems to ensure effective risk monitoring; and Incorporated ESG into our onboarding and annual training for all Associates. SmartCentres fourth annual ESG Report can be found on its website at ESG Report - SmartCentres. About SmartCentres SmartCentres is one of Canada's largest fully integrated REITs, with a best-in-class and growing mixed-use portfolio featuring 196 strategically located properties in communities across the country. SmartCentres has approximately $11.9 billion in assets consisting of income producing value-oriented retail, purpose-built rental, first-class office and self-storage properties. SmartCentres owns 35.4 million square feet of leasable space with 98.4% in place and committed occupancy, on 3,500 acres of owned land across Canada. For more information, visit or please contact:

National Post
7 days ago
- Business
- National Post
SmartCentres Releases 2024 ESG Report
Article content SmartCentres is pleased to present its annual Environmental, Social and Governance Report ('2024 ESG Report'). Article content TORONTO — SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust ('SmartCentres') (TSX: announced today the release of its 2024 ESG Report. The report highlights SmartCentres key ESG initiatives and accomplishments along with forward-looking commitments for how it will continue to embed ESG strategy into its business. Article content 'SmartCentres remains committed to building resilient centres and advancing climate action through working closely with our tenants to meet our mutual ambitions. This year, we focused on taking tangible steps towards advancing our ESG priorities that included improving how we support our Associates, and manage emerging risks including cyber security, AI, and identifying how we can take action on climate change,' says Mitchell Goldhar, Executive Chairman and CEO, SmartCentres. Article content 2024 highlights of SmartCentres ESG journey include: Article content Embedded climate and sustainability considerations into future development decision-making processes; Completed Scenario Analysis to identify climate change related risk and opportunities; Developed a net zero framework to support setting an actionable net zero commitment; Worked with our tenants to significantly improve data sharing of tenant-controlled spaces; Improved Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark score over the previous year's submission; Maintained strong commitment to governance and oversight with the establishment of an ESG Sub-Committee with responsibility for ESG matters; Exceeded Board diversity target with women representing 38% of the Trustees, and independent trustees representing 75% of the Board; Improved cybersecurity practices and upgraded enterprise risk management systems to ensure effective risk monitoring; and Incorporated ESG into our onboarding and annual training for all Associates. Article content SmartCentres fourth annual ESG Report can be found on its website at ESG Report – SmartCentres. Article content About SmartCentres Article content SmartCentres is one of Canada's largest fully integrated REITs, with a best-in-class and growing mixed-use portfolio featuring 196 strategically located properties in communities across the country. SmartCentres has approximately $11.9 billion in assets consisting of income producing value-oriented retail, purpose-built rental, first-class office and self-storage properties. SmartCentres owns 35.4 million square feet of leasable space with 98.4% in place and committed occupancy, on 3,500 acres of owned land across Canada. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts

National Post
16-07-2025
- Business
- National Post
SmartCentres Declares Distribution for July 2025
Article content TORONTO — SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust ('SmartCentres') (TSX: announced today that the trustees of SmartCentres have declared a distribution for the month of July 2025 of $0.15417 per unit, representing $1.85 per unit on an annualized basis. The distribution will be payable on August 15, 2025 to unitholders of record as at July 31, 2025. Article content About SmartCentres Article content Article content SmartCentres is one of Canada's largest fully integrated REITs, with a best-in-class and growing mixed-use portfolio featuring 196 strategically located properties in communities across the country. SmartCentres has approximately $11.9 billion in assets consisting of income producing value-oriented retail, purpose-built rental, first-class office and self-storage properties. SmartCentres owns 35.4 million square feet of leasable space with 98.4% in place and committed occupancy, on 3,500 acres of owned land across Canada. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts


Business Wire
16-07-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
SmartCentres Declares Distribution for July 2025
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust ('SmartCentres') (TSX: announced today that the trustees of SmartCentres have declared a distribution for the month of July 2025 of $0.15417 per unit, representing $1.85 per unit on an annualized basis. The distribution will be payable on August 15, 2025 to unitholders of record as at July 31, 2025. About SmartCentres SmartCentres is one of Canada's largest fully integrated REITs, with a best-in-class and growing mixed-use portfolio featuring 196 strategically located properties in communities across the country. SmartCentres has approximately $11.9 billion in assets consisting of income producing value-oriented retail, purpose-built rental, first-class office and self-storage properties. SmartCentres owns 35.4 million square feet of leasable space with 98.4% in place and committed occupancy, on 3,500 acres of owned land across Canada. For more information, visit or please contact:

National Post
02-07-2025
- Business
- National Post
SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust to Release 2025 Second Quarter Results and Host Conference Call
Article content TORONTO — SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust ('SmartCentres') (TSX: announced today that it will be reporting its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2025 after the market closes on Thursday, August 7, 2025. Article content Management will hold a conference call on Friday, August 8, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. (ET). Interested parties are invited to access the call at least 5 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call by dialing 1-855-353-9183 and then keying in the conference access code 56742#. A recording of this call will be made available Friday, August 8, 2025, through to Friday, August 15, 2025. To access the recording, please call 1-855-201-2300 and enter the conference access code 56742# and then key in the playback access code 56742#. Article content Article content Recordings of SmartCentres' current and previous conference calls can be found at Article content About SmartCentres Article content SmartCentres is one of Canada's largest fully integrated REITs, with a best-in-class and growing mixed-use portfolio featuring 196 strategically located properties in communities across the country. SmartCentres has approximately $11.9 billion in assets consisting of income producing value-oriented retail, purpose-built rental, first-class office and self-storage properties. SmartCentres owns 35.4 million square feet of leasable space with 98.4% in place and committed occupancy, on 3,500 acres of owned land across Canada. Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content For more information, visit or please contact: