SL Green Realty Corp. has received a 2021 Energy Star Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award for the fourth consecutive year. This award honors organizations across the United States that have implemented distinguished corporate energy management programs.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency presents the sustained excellence award to organizations that have already received Energy Star Partner of the Year recognition for a minimum of two consecutive years and have gone above and beyond the criteria needed to qualify for recognition. Less than 1% of 16,000 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) partners achieve the sustained excellence distinction.
“SL Green is dedicated to implementing the highest efficiency standards across our portfolio, not only for the benefit of our tenants but for the future sustainability of New York City,” said Edward V. Piccinich, chief operating officer of SL Green. “The Energy Star Sustained Excellence Award is a testament to our conscious effort to reduce our carbon footprint and the unwavering commitment of SL Green’s ESG team to surpass our sustainability goals each year.”
The EPA awarded SL Green this award, the highest level of EPA recognition, for its extensive tenant outreach on energy efficiency, educational programs and widespread promotion of Energy Star tools and best practices. SL Green achieved Energy Star labels for over 14 buildings covering 10.6 million square feet across its portfolio in 2020.
“Energy Star award-winning partners are showing the world that delivering real climate solutions makes good business sense and promotes job growth,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “Many of them have been doing it for years, inspiring all of us who are committed to tackling the climate crisis and leading the way to a clean energy economy.”
