Our ESG Commitment

Enterprise manages environmental, social, and governmental factors to better manage risk and drive financial success so that we may more sustainably serve our mission.

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* Enterprise’s top material ESG issues were determined through interviews with more than one hundred internal and external stakeholders in the affordable housing finance, policy, and programmatic space.

Our ESG Investment Policy 

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ESG is an important tool to manage risk, achieve long-term investment returns, and generate positive impact for the residents and communities in which we invest. We incorporate ESG analysis through each phase of the investment cycle, with variations based on asset and financial product, but with certain commonalities across each.

  • Product development: We develop capital products that address market gaps and investor needs.
  • Originations and acquisitions: We factor in mission alignment with partners; location, with an eye towards disaster vulnerability and risk mitigation; affordability; quality and appropriateness for resident base; public sector alignment, and more.
  • Transaction screening: We review transactions with an ESG lens prior to bidding.
  • Underwriting: We apply ESG principles to the underwriting phase to help ensure the long-term sustainability of a given development.
  • Asset management: We help oversee the long-term success of our investments as fiduciaries to investors.
  • Asset disposition: We ensure that assets approaching maturity will be transitioned as responsibly as possible, prioritizing continuation of affordability beyond the life of our investment. 

Focus Areas 

Our ESG Investment policy is focused on several key areas, reflecting Enterprise’s top material issues and determined by our ability to influence these factors in the investment process:

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  • Housing affordability and accessibility: Enterprise commits to specified levels of affordability in each project in which we invest across our business lines, as determined on a project-by-project basis, and in agreement with various parties, including project sponsors, local jurisdictions, investors, and others.
  • Climate risk and resilience: Enterprise commits to pro-actively managing climate risks in our investments throughout the investment lifecycle, with an eye toward both supporting the physical protection of assets and increasing their efficiency: 
    • Locations are reviewed for risk exposure and project design is adjusted, if necessary, to reduce climate risk and increase resilience.
    • Efficiency and conservation are prioritized to reduce GHG emissions, lower costs, and adapt to the energy transition.
  • Customer and resident engagement in product and service development: We aspire to consistently incorporate and balance the needs and requirements of each stakeholder in the process, particularly investors, developers, and residents.
  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI): We are committed to DEI both within our organization and in our interactions with the wider community. This commitment is reflected in our company culture, leadership — including our board — and staff composition, as well as in our representation of and engagement with the diverse communities and stakeholders we serve.
  • Resident health, safety and comfort: The developments we invest in should be suitable for residents and most conducive to quality of life. 

Learn more about our Capital ESG Investment Policy.

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