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Deutsche Wohnen commits to sustainable development in the German economy

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Deutsche Wohnen commits to sustainable development in the German economy

15.09.2016 / 10:00
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Deutsche Wohnen commits to sustainable development in the German economy


Frankfurt am Main and Berlin, 15 September 2016. Following the publication
of its first statement of compliance in 2015, Deutsche Wohnen has now
published its second 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 has met once
again the requirements of the supplementary code that 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 Philip Grosse, the CFO of Deutsche Wohnen, explains, "The German
Sustainability Code is a powerful political tool for establishing
sustainable economic activity in Germany and, in so doing, working towards
achieving the UN's global Sustainable Development Goals. Deutsche Wohnen
continues to give emphatic support to these aims and, with its transparency
and its measures to improve energy efficiency, is contributing to their
achievement."

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


Deutsche Wohnen

Deutsche Wohnen is one of the largest publicly listed property companies in
Germany and Europe with a business focus on managing and developing its
residential property portfolio. As at 30 June 2016 the portfolio comprised
a total of 160,836 units, of which 158,647 are residential units and 2,189
commercial properties. The company is listed in the Deutsche Börse's MDAX
and is also included in the leading indices EPRA/NAREIT, STOXX(R) Europe
600 and GPR 15.




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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, Hanover,
Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange


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