Federal Realty Investment Trust.
FRT.US | Real estate activities with own or leased property
Federal Realty Investment Trust is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that specializes in the ownership, management, and redevelopment of high-quality retail-oriented properties. The company's portfolio primarily consists of open-air shopping centers and mixed-use properties located in densely po...Show More
Better Health for All
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Federal Realty achieved a 35% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
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and sourced 51% of its total electricity consumption from zero-carbon power in 2024.
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The company ranked first in GRESB's retail category, highlighting its sustainability leadership.
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These actions demonstrate best-in-class remediation efforts for health-harming externalities. For most other health-related KPIs, the company's core business as a real estate investment trust does not directly involve health products, services, or data, and specific quantitative data required by the rubric was not available.
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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No evidence available to assess Federal Realty Investment Trust on Fair Money & Economic Opportunity.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post and The San Francisco Chronicle in 2023
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and 2024,
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based on employee feedback regarding organizational culture, ethics, communication, work/life balance, and career development.
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The company states it provides competitive pay and benefits, including health, life insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.
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FRT also supports employee development through training and tuition reimbursement.
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However, the provided articles do not contain specific quantitative data points for any of the defined KPIs, such as living wage coverage, CEO to median pay ratio, collective bargaining share, safety incident rates, pay equity ratios, employee engagement scores, turnover rates, labor violation incidents, insecure contract share, or health insurance coverage percentages.
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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The provided articles explicitly state that there is no quantitative data or specific information available for any of the KPIs related to Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing, including fair-trade certification share, audit frequency, forced or child labor incidents, traceability coverage, remediation speed, ethical clause coverage in supplier contracts, materials risk index, or supplier diversity spend.
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Honest & Fair Business
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The company's financial statements filed on February 11, 2026, indicate no corrections of errors to previously issued financial statements
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and no restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation
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. Additionally, the financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2024, received an unqualified opinion from Grant Thornton LLP
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. The company has a Code of Conduct that addresses bribery and kickbacks
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, and employees are required to sign an annual certification acknowledging their understanding and agreement to comply with this Code
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Kind to Animals
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Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is a real estate investment trust, and its core business model does not involve activities such as product manufacturing, animal testing, animal agriculture, or sourcing animal-derived ingredients. Consequently, most KPIs related to cruelty-free certifications, alternative testing, humane operations, ethical input substitution, supplier audits, cage-free sourcing, animal testing policies and volume, innovation investment in animal-free technologies, animal agriculture ethics, and animal-free R&D collaboration are not applicable to its operations. Similarly, its operations do not directly intersect with animal welfare public policy engagement. While FRT undertakes initiatives like stormwater improvements, habitat restoration, and supporting pollinators
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, the provided evidence lacks the specific measurable biodiversity impact, species recovery metrics, or percentage of revenue investment required to score the wildlife conservation impact KPI against the rubric's quantitative thresholds.
No War, No Weapons
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Federal Realty Investment Trust specializes in retail-based properties and explicitly distances itself from arms manufacturing and military contracts.
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This business model results in 0% revenue from arms or defense contracts.
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Consequently, the company has no defense business for board oversight, no need for ethical red lines related to weapons, no exposure to controversial weapons, and no defense assets requiring divestment.
Planet-Friendly Business
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In 2024, the company's total Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions were 235,449 tCO2e.
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It has a Science Based Target initiative-approved goal for a 46% reduction by 2030.
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In the same year, 51% of its total electricity consumption was sourced from zero-carbon power.
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The company also reported a 35% waste diversion rate in 2024.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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No specific, quantifiable evidence was found in the provided articles to assess Federal Realty Investment Trust against the defined KPIs for 'Respect for Cultures & Communities'. While articles mention general community engagement, sustainability efforts, and a commitment to community well-being, they do not provide concrete data points such as the number of formal partnerships, percentage of revenue reinvested in local development, details on cultural impact protocols, or specific actions related to cultural preservation or incidents. In 2022, Federal Realty was awarded 'Best ESG Real Estate Investment Strategy US 2022' by Capital Finance International.
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Safe & Smart Tech
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No specific, concrete evidence was found in the provided articles to assess Federal Realty Investment Trust against the detailed quantitative and qualitative criteria of the 'Safe & Smart Tech' ethical value KPIs. The articles mention FRT's use of AI for operations, market analysis, tenant services, and predictive maintenance, aiming for enhanced security
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. They also note a partnership to integrate advanced AI solutions
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and an investment of $12.7 million in smart building technologies
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. Furthermore, FRT's privacy policy outlines the use of tracking technologies
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, states they do not collect personal information without consent
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, and employs multiple security measures
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. However, these statements lack the specific data points, percentages, timeframes, or detailed descriptions required by the rubric to score any of the KPIs, such as data breach severity, AI ethics governance, cybersecurity investment, privacy certifications, or user data control.
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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Federal Realty Investment Trust achieved a waste diversion rate of 35% in 2024.
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The company has a quantitative waste reduction target of 75%.
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