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Greener Office Properties

As good stewards of the resources entrusted to our care, Wells Real Estate Funds is committed to improving our sustainable practices to drive value and help create exceptional environments for our stakeholders, and for the communities in which we operate.

Wells' Green Commitments

  • Evaluate the resource footprint of every property.
  • Advance feasible, cost-effective strategies intended to decrease energy costs and increase resource sustainability.
  • Engage our tenants and service providers to promote continuous and measurable improvements in the sustainable use of resources.
  • Support and participate in educational programs to encourage employee, tenant, and service provider best practices.
  • Include a resource sustainability assessment for potential acquisitions.

To this end, Wells is an ENERGY STAR® Partner and member of the U.S. Green Building Council. In 2010, Wells' energy efforts produced a 6.7% increase in energy efficiency across the portfolio, making over 80% of our properties more efficient than the national average and resulting in two prestigious awards:

  • 2011 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year
  • 2010 NAREIT Leader in the Light Bronze Award

Wells Timberland

The Wells Timberland portfolio is certified as sustainable forestland by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), an independent industry benchmark for sustainable forest management practices that requires forest owners to follow these environmental guidelines:

  1. Conserve forests and forest resources by using economically, environmentally, and socially sound forestry practices that ensure long-term forest productivity.
  2. Protect the water quality, wildlife habitats, beauty, and biological diversity of forest resources, as well as the unique value of lands of special conservational or social significance, through responsible forest management.
  3. Promote the efficient use of forest resources and the practice of sustainable forestry by reporting progress and providing opportunities for others to participate in the commitment to sustainable forestry.

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