Strategy and Themes

Value Creation Through Responsible Investment

As the premier lodging REIT and sustainability leader, we are committed to creating long-term value through investing responsibly in our business, environment, people and community. Our Corporate Responsibility program is centered around the concept of responsible investment—an overarching strategy that guides our focus and actions across our three main themes of Environmental Stewardship, Social Responsibility and Governance.

We believe that a disciplined and proactive approach to addressing critical ESG topics enables us to create long-term value for our stockholders, optimize our investment portfolio, maximize our human capital and maintain our position as a sustainability leader in the lodging REIT sector. Our management approach is driven by people, culture, policies, targets and performance monitoring to maximize the value from our investments of time, talent and financial resources. This approach directly supports Host’s business strategy and goals.

View our 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report

Environmental Stewardship
Social Responsibility
Governance

Environmental Stewardship

We are investing in solutions that conserve and restore natural capital to assist Host in mitigating climate change and biodiversity impacts, with the goal of achieving best-in-class returns.

Highlights

8 LEED® certified properties, including two LEED Gold hotels.
ISO 14001-certified Environmental Management System (EMS) for entire consolidated portfolio.
Second green bond issuance totaling $750 million, bringing the total raised to $1.4 billion to support acquisitions and investments in green building certifications and energy and water-saving ROI projects.
11 LEED projects in the pipeline, supporting green bond strategy.

Emissions reduction target verified by Science Based Targets initiative at the 1.5-degree Celsius level of ambition.
Internal price of carbon set at $100 per ton to reflect social costs of carbon and inform low carbon investments.
100% of properties equipped with energy and water efficient technologies (including LED lighting and low flow fixtures).
Context-based water reduction focusing on top-10 properties with high water risk.

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Social Responsibility

We are committed to advancing health, well-being and opportunity for all Host stakeholders, including investors, employees, partners and communities.

Highlights

First lodging REIT to issue social targets including two diversity-related targets and one employee engagement target.
New corporate headquarters designed for LEED® Gold certification and certified as a Fitwel® Multi-Tenant Whole Building, a leading certification system committed to building health.
Holistic employee wellness program and personalized portal to track and improve physical, mental and financial health and well-being.
First lodging REIT to sign on to American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) 5-Star Promise to advance safety, non-discrimination and human rights within the hospitality industry.
$500,000, five-year pledge to support the AHLA Foundation’s Opening Doors to Opportunity campaign.

Participated in the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion^TMcoalition and established D&I program and women's employee resource group.
165+ charities supported in 2020, including 116 charities selected by employees.
Supported COVID-19 relief efforts, providing support to affected communities in all of our key markets—with a focus on hunger relief, medical suppliers and industry recovery efforts.
13+ year average tenure for our employees.
Multi-dimensional performance reviews for 100% of employees.
Comprehensive and competitive benefits and compensation programs that provide flexibility and choice in coverage for our employees.

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Governance

Our responsible investment strategies are guided by executive and board-level oversight, our EPIC values and ethical standards, and a disciplined approach to risk management and sustainable value creation.

Highlights

Highest level of responsibility for ESG matters formally residing with Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of our Board of Directors.
Governed by ESG Executive Steering Committee that guides strategy and engagement, and advised by cross-functional Corporate Responsibility Advisory Committee representing nearly every department at Host.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics centered around our corporate EPIC values—Excellence, Partnership, Integrity and Community—and annual training for all employees.

Maintain a Human Rights Policy and Supplier Code of Conduct as well as an Antibribery Compliance Manual.
Best-in-class Enterprise Analytics platform that uses business intelligence to monitor performance, identify opportunities and manage and mitigate risks, including first-of-its-kind joint development agreement with IBM Research.
Conduct IT infrastructure testing and ongoing, company-wide cybersecurity training.

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