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Deutsche Wohnen declares its compliance with the German Sustainability Code

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Deutsche Wohnen declares its compliance with the German Sustainability
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Deutsche Wohnen declares its compliance with the German Sustainability Code

Frankfurt/Main and Berlin, 12 November 2015. Deutsche Wohnen published its
first ever statement of compliance with the German Sustainability Code on
the website of the German Council for Sustainable Development [Rat für
Nachhaltige Entwicklung]. At the same time, the company meets the
requirements of the supplementary code, which deals specifically with the
residential property industry. Alongside its sustainability report, which
Deutsche Wohnen has produced every year since 2012 in accordance with the
international benchmark set by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the
statement of compliance with the German Sustainability Code is further
proof of the company's commitment to transparency and to a greater
comparability of sustainable performance.

As Michael Zahn, CEO of Deutsche Wohnen, explains, "To publish our report
in accordance with the standards set by the German Sustainability Code is
also an expression of our support for national activities that drive
sustainable development in the German economy."

The German Sustainability Code enables companies to present their
sustainable activities in a way that is transparent, comparable and,
therefore, clear to both investors and other interested stakeholders. With
its 20 qualitative criteria and its 28 complementary GRI performance
indicators, the code provides a quick overview of a company's ecological,
social and economic performance. The German Sustainability Code was
developed by the German Council for Sustainable Development on behalf of
the federal government, following extensive dialogue with representatives
of both conglomerates and medium-sized companies in a variety of sectors.

The housing industry was the first sector in Germany to take the German
Sustainability Code, to develop it further and to add sector-specific
criteria for sustainable company management. Deutsche Wohnen meets these
requirements as well. In its statement of compliance, the company makes
clear its position on the energy transition, age-appropriate housing and
the sustainable development of both cities and their neighbourhoods.

The statement of compliance can be found under
datenbank.deutscher-nachhaltigkeitskodex.de.


Deutsche Wohnen

Deutsche Wohnen is one of the largest publicly listed real estate companies
in Germany and Europe with a business focus on managing and developing its
portfolio, which focusses on residential properties. As of 30 September
2015, the portfolio comprised a total of 149,130 units, of which 146,999
are residential units and 2,131 are commercial properties. Deutsche Wohnen
is listed in the Deutsche Börse's MDAX and is included in the leading
indices EPRA/NAREIT and GPR 100.




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Language: English
Company: Deutsche Wohnen AG
Pfaffenwiese 300
65929 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Internet: http://www.deutsche-wohnen.com
ISIN: DE000A0HN5C6
WKN: A0HN5C
Indices: MDAX
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich,
Stuttgart


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