UDR Corporate Responsibility

Our Commitment to the Environment

Our Sustainability Strategy focuses on reinforcing our long-standing commitment to being a sustainability leader in the REIT space, maintaining and incrementally enhancing, when applicable, our compliance and reporting framework, and programmatically utilizing capital to engage in ROI-accretive decarbonization initiatives throughout our portfolio.

Sustainability Strategy

UDR is committed to incorporating efforts towards the protection of the environment within our environmental governance, risk management, and business strategy in order to operate more sustainably and support long-term stakeholder value. Our approach includes disclosing environmental metrics and progress, conducting market- and asset-level sustainability assessments, and adapting to evolving stakeholder expectations, regulations, and technologies.

Environmental Goals & Progress

Reduce GHG Scope 1 & 2 Intensity

40% reduction from 2020 – 2035
22% reduced from 2020 – 2025

Reduce GHG Scope 3 Intensity

30% reduction from 2020 – 2035
10% increase from 2020 – 2025

Reduce Energy* Intensity

20% reduction from 2020 – 2035
6% increase from 2020 – 2025

Reduce Water Intensity

10% reduction from 2020 – 2035
1% increase from 2020 – 2025

Increase Recycling Diversion

25% by 2035
18% achieved in 2025

Renewable Energy Procurement

35% of electricity* by 2035
33% of electricity* in 2025

Green Building Certifications

LEED Silver or equivalent for new developments
39 certified properties (21% portfolio)

*Energy Intensity and Renewable Energy Procurement metrics represent operationally controlled energy and electricity respectively.

Sustainable Communities

We embrace LEED or equivalent green certifications, when possible, for significant developments and existing properties, demonstrating our commitment to helping create a more sustainable environment through innovative communities.