LETTER TO OUR STAKEHOLDERS GRI 102-12, 102-14, 102-15, 102-20
June 6, 2022 Dear Stakeholders,
In the pages that follow, you’ll see some of the
Despite the challenges of a continually evolving
specific actions we took in 2021 to support our team,
global pandemic, we executed consistently on our
our health care partners, and the communities
overall ESG strategy in 2021, recognizing the critical
where we operate. For example, in the Diversity,
need to invest in healthy physical and social spaces
Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) arena, we’ve taken bold
for our communities now more than ever. These
new steps to build upon our efforts to shape an
efforts resulted in the achievement of many of our
open and diverse internal culture while setting
near-term goals, including the attainment of our
aggressive multi-year goals to chart our progress.
inaugural GRESB rating of 75 and recognition as an
While we’re proud to celebrate our milestones,
ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year.
especially while commemorating our most
As you review this report, you’ll notice that we have
successful year to date in terms of recognition for
substantially enhanced our disclosures by aligning
our environmental, social, and governance
with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). In addition,
achievements, we recognize that our progress is
we have also expanded our disclosures to better
simply a step forward for DOC as we continue to
align with the Sustainability Accounting Standards
Invest in better® to become ESG leaders in the real
Board (SASB) and the Task Force on Climate-
estate field.
Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) frameworks.
Above all, DOC is dedicated to C.A.R.E.:
We also formally adopted a climate mitigation plan
Collaborate and Communicate, Act with Integrity,
recognized by the Science Based Targets initiative
Respect the Relationship, and Execute Consistently.
(SBTi) in line with a “Well-below 2 ̊C” strategy. We feel this increased transparency provides a better understanding of our impacts on the economy, the environment, and society.
INTRODUCTION
OUR ENVIRONMENT
OUR PEOPLE
OUR GOVERNANCE
APPENDICES
