Social
The social aspects of Responsible Property Investing include a focus on health and safety, community and tenant involvement, support of charitable organizations and philanthropic initiatives, and the use of Responsible Contractors and suppliers.
Health and Safety
Bentall Kennedy is dedicated to the protection of our employees and occupiers of our managed buildings, and to the prevention of occupational illness and injury. We recognize that the underlying philosophy of a strong occupational health and safety system is one of individual responsibility. To this end, we promote health and safety awareness, training, leadership and accountability, and integrate health and safety considerations into our daily business activities.
Community and Tenant Involvement
We uphold best-in-class community and tenant engagement standards to ensure the buildings we manage are productive and positive places to work, live and play. At the property level, we engage tenant support of sustainable initiatives through a range of communication avenues, special events and ongoing programs.
Community Giving and Participation
We support and engage with the communities in which we live and work. It is our employees--their time, effort and compassion--that enable Bentall Kennedy to give back to our communities. Our commitment to our communities is realized through donations of money, volunteer hours and fundraising.
We focus our charitable donations on providing food and shelter in the communities in which we operate and on supporting initiatives that address environmental issues. Our community giving also supports the registered charities in which our employees choose to be involved through both our donation matching program and the two paid volunteer days we give each employee annually.
Responsible Contractors and Suppliers
Bentall Kennedy engages contractors who pay fair wages and benefits, promote fair working arrangements and provide appropriate training for workers. Our corporate Responsible Contracting Policy embodies the values we expect from service providers at the properties we develop and manage, and supports our objective to foster economic health and growth in the communities where we do business. We believe that using responsible contractors results in better constructed and maintained buildings that are more desirable to tenants.