LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Kilroy Realty Corporation(NYSE: KRC)announced at the
Global Climate Action Summit (the “Summit”) that it commits to achieving
carbon neutral operations by year end 2020, the only North American real
estate company at the Summit to do so. This is the most meaningful
climate commitment made at the Summit from the American real estate
sector.
Achieving carbon neutral operations will involve three steps for KRC.
First, KRC will continue to reduce the energy consumption of its
properties through maximizing onsite energy reductions. Second, KRC will
continue to take advantage of all onsite solar and battery installation
opportunities. Finally, KRC will make the remainder of the energy
consumption 100% renewably powered by adding capacity to the grid
through an offsite energy power purchase agreement. Further, KRC is
committed to achieving the same objective for its entire development
pipeline.
Through these programs, KRC will reach Scope 1 and 2 carbon neutrality
by the end of 2020, exceeding its carbon reduction goals previously
validated by Science-Based Targets, a collaboration between the Carbon
Disclosure Project, the United Nations Global Compact, the World
Resources Institute, and the World Wide Fund for Nature, which
independently assesses and approves the carbon reduction goals of
companies.
KRC CEO John Kilroy made the announcement in the opening remarks of the
Sustainable Communities track of the Summit, which featured government
leaders and real estate developers from Europe, Africa, and Asia. KRC is
participating in and sponsoring the Summit, which has brought together
the world’s climate leaders to launch deep environmental commitments and
accelerated action from cities, states, businesses, and investors. KRC
is the sole American real estate company that was selected to
participate in the Summit.
“KRC has a longstanding commitment to sustainability because it is the
right thing to do. Our sustainability programs have been and will
continue to be positive for our bottom line, promoting tenant and
employee satisfaction, reducing operating costs, and making our
buildings more resilient to whatever may lie ahead,” said Mr. Kilroy in
his remarks.
KRC’s aggressive carbon objective builds on its foundation of
industry-leading sustainability programs. KRC was recently named the
North American leader in sustainability by GRESB across all asset
classes, as well as the global world leader among all publicly traded
real estate companies. It is a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability
World Index. As a result of its longstanding commitment to
sustainability, KRC has reduced energy consumption 15% and installed 5.2
MW of solar, among other accomplishments.
About Kilroy Realty Corporation.Kilroy Realty Corporation
(KRC), a publicly traded real estate investment trust and member of the
S&P MidCap 400 Index, is one of the West Coast’s premier landlords. The
company has over 70 years of experience developing, acquiring, and
managing office and mixed-use real estate assets. The company provides
physical work environments that foster creativity and productivity and
serves a broad roster of dynamic, innovation-driven tenants, including
technology, entertainment, digital media, and health care companies.
At June 30, 2018, the company’s stabilized portfolio totaled
approximately 13.9 million square feet of office space located in the
coastal regions of Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, the San
Francisco Bay Area and Greater Seattle and 200 residential units located
in the Hollywood submarket of Los Angeles. In addition, KRC had three
projects under construction totaling approximately 1.0 million square
feet of office space, 608 residential units and 120,000 square feet of
retail space as well as two projects in the tenant improvement phase
totaling approximately 1.2 million square feet of office and PDR space.
The office components of the two projects are fully leased to Adobe and
Dropbox.
The company has been recognized by GRESB as the North American leader in
office sustainability for the last five years and is listed in the Dow
Jones Sustainability World Index. At the end of the second quarter, the
company’s stabilized portfolio was 59% LEED certified and 76% of
eligible properties were ENERGY STAR certified. More information is
available at http://www.kilroyrealty.com.
Forward-Looking Statements. This press release contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are based
on our current expectations, beliefs and assumptions, and are not
guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements are
inherently subject to uncertainties, risks, changes in circumstances,
trends and factors that are difficult to predict, many of which are
outside of our control. Accordingly, actual performance, results and
events may vary materially from those indicated in the forward-looking
statements, and you should not rely on the forward-looking statements as
predictions of future performance, results or events. Numerous factors
could cause actual future performance, results and events to differ
materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements,
including, among others: global market and general economic conditions
and their effect on our liquidity and financial conditions and those of
our tenants; adverse economic or real estate conditions generally, and
specifically, in the States of California and Washington; risks
associated with our investment in real estate assets, which are
illiquid, and with trends in the real estate industry; defaults on or
non-renewal of leases by tenants; any significant downturn in tenants’
businesses; our ability to re-lease property at or above current market
rates; costs to comply with government regulations, including
environmental remediation; the availability of cash for distribution and
debt service and exposure to risk of default under debt obligations;
increases in interest rates and our ability to manage interest rate
exposure; the availability of financing on attractive terms or at all,
which may adversely impact our future interest expense and our ability
to pursue development, redevelopment and acquisition opportunities and
refinance existing debt; a decline in real estate asset valuations,
which may limit our ability to dispose of assets at attractive prices or
obtain or maintain debt financing, and which may result in write offs or
impairment charges; significant competition, which may decrease the
occupancy and rental rates of properties; potential losses that may not
be covered by insurance; the ability to successfully complete
acquisitions and dispositions on announced terms; the ability to
successfully operate acquired, developed and redeveloped properties; the
ability to successfully complete development and redevelopment projects
on schedule and within budgeted amounts; delays or refusals in obtaining
all necessary zoning, land use and other required entitlements,
governmental permits and authorizations for our development and
redevelopment properties; increases in anticipated capital expenditures,
tenant improvement and/or leasing costs; defaults on leases for land on
which some of our properties are located; adverse changes to, or
implementations of, applicable laws, regulations or legislation, as well
as business and consumer reactions to such changes; risks associated
with joint venture investments, including our lack of sole
decision-making authority, our reliance on co-venturers’ financial
condition and disputes between us and our co-venturers; environmental
uncertainties and risks related to natural disasters; and our ability to
maintain our status as a REIT. These factors are not exhaustive and
additional factors could adversely affect our business and financial
performance. For a discussion of additional factors that could
materially adversely affect our business and financial performance, see
the factors included under the caption “Risk Factors” in our annual
report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and our other
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking
statements are based on currently available information, and speak only
as of the date on which they are made. We assume no obligation to update
any forward-looking statement made in this press release that becomes
untrue because of subsequent events, new information or otherwise,
except to the extent we are required to do so in connection with our
ongoing requirements under federal securities laws.
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Kilroy Realty Corporation
Sara Neff
Senior Vice President,
Sustainability
310-481-8449
sneff@kilroyrealty.com
Source: Kilroy Realty Corporation