Aroundtown once again recognized for the highest transparency standards: EPRA BPR Gold for the 9th consecutive year and EPRA sBPR Gold for the 8th consecutive year

Aroundtown has once again been awarded with EPRA Awards for outstanding transparency in reporting this year. For the 9th consecutive year, the company received EPRA BPR Gold and for the 8th consecutive year EPRA sBPR Gold. These repeated top recognitions reaffirm Aroundtown’s strong commitment to the highest standards in financial and ESG reporting.

The “Best Practices Recommendations” (BPR) – Gold for the 2024 Annual Report highlight the exemplary application of the guidelines developed by the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA). These guidelines include alternative performance measures (APMs), which are continuously adapted to market developments. Their aim is to make the financial reports of listed real estate companies more transparent, comparable, and easier for investors to understand. For this year’s awards EPRA updated its methodology, resulting in stricter requirements for obtaining the gold award. Despite these increased requirements, Aroundtown was able to maintain the highest award level.

The “Sustainability Best Practices Recommendations” (sBPR) – Gold acknowledge the quality and transparency of Aroundtown’s ESG reporting. While the objectives are similar to those of the BPR guidelines, the sBPR focus on ESG-related data. This once again underlines Aroundtown’s commitment to sustainability and corporate responsibility in the real estate sector. In addition to its EPRA sBPR report, Aroundtown also publishes a comprehensive non-financial report, providing detailed insights into the company’s ESG strategy, actions, and progress.

Aroundtown’s subsidiary Grand City Properties (GCP) also confirmed its high standards and was awarded both EPRA BPR Gold and EPRA sBPR Gold for the 9th consecutive year.

About Aroundtown
Aroundtown is one of Europe's largest real estate companies and focused on income generating quality properties that have potential for value-add in central locations mainly in Germany and the Netherlands. The portfolio comprises mainly office, residential and hotel properties. Hundreds of experienced employees from all areas of the value chain ensure that Aroundtown effectively realizes long-term potential. Professional organization, flexibility, innovation and extensive tenant services make Aroundtown a reliable partner for growth and success. Aroundtown is a sustainability leader in the European market with strong visibility in ESG indices such as Dow Jones Sustainability Index, Bloomberg Gender Equality Index and more. Aroundtown is a member of the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA), the German Property Federation (ZIA), the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB), the UN Global Compact Network Germany as well as a signatory of the Charter of Diversity. Aroundtown has received multiple EPRA BPR Gold Awards and EPRA sBPR Gold Awards for its transparent financial and sustainability reporting. Avisco (controlled by Yakir Gabay) holds 15% in Aroundtown (date: 29.07.2022) and Stumpf Capital GmbH 10% (date: 13.11.2023). Other shareholders include Blackrock, Norges, Vanguard, Allianz, BNP Paribas, Japan’s Government investment fund, Alliance-Bernstein, Dekabank, State-Street, Bank of Montreal and many other leading international investors. The main bond investors include ECB, GIC, Union Investment, DB, UBS, CS, M&G, Pictet, Credit Agricole and many other major institutional investors.

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