Sustainable Development
ProLogis is committed to becoming the global leader in sustainable warehouse design and construction.
We recognize that climate change has become a top public policy issue in countries across Europe, Asia and North America. Regulators in all three regions are moving toward tougher standards for real estate development projects, and are requiring builders to account for carbon emissions and other environmental impacts in a more holistic manner.
Customers are also emerging as a key force driving the sustainability movement in the commercial real estate industry. Executives concerned about corporate social responsibility are demanding that their business facilities incorporate a design that is sensitive to environmental considerations.
ProLogis has responded proactively to these trends. We’re fortunate to have developed what we believe is world-class expertise in this area, and we continue to expand the number and scope of our various sustainability programs in order to maintain that leadership position.
In February 2007, ProLogis became the first real estate company in the world to join the Chicago Climate Exchange, the world’s first voluntary greenhouse gas emissions reduction and carbon credit trading program.
And in April 2007, we became the first U.S. real estate company to issue a sustainability report in accordance with standards set by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), a non-profit organization sponsored by the United Nations Environmental Programme. A year later, we released our second GRI-based sustainability report, which provides detailed information about ProLogis’ economic, social and environmental performance during 2007. The report will continue to be updated annually and made available as a companion document to the company’s annual report to shareholders.
Our 2007 Sustainability Report can be found in the Investor Relations section of this website, which can be accessed through the navigation bar above, or by clicking on the link to the Report in the right margin of this page, or by visiting http://ir.prologis.com.
The ProLogis Mission Statement on Sustainable Development
“Our mission with regard to sustainability is straightforward: to be the leading
global provider of sustainable distribution facilities and to create an optimal
balance betweenshareholder value, the environment and corporate social responsibility.
To ProLogis, sustainability is a business approach that
recognizes economic, environmental and social objectives. It defines who
we are and how we operate. We strive to retain the trust and support of our
investors, customers, employees and the communities in which we operate
and to manage our business
in a way that benefits all of our stakeholders.”
