Our Perfomance
We are committed to reducing our energy usage and regularly monitor our energy performance to ensure that we move the arrow down.
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$4.5M
of cumulative avoided energy costs through sustainability initiatives for all Berkshire properties, including those no longer in the portfolio. -
33.8M kWh
cumulative decrease in energy use for all Berkshire properties, including those no longer in the portfolio. -
11.4%
cumulative decrease in energy for current year versus baseline performance for all Berkshire properties, including those no longer in the portfolio.
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Social Responsibility
We believe in being an integral part of the social fabric of the communities and neighborhoods we serve.
We partner with charitable organizations. We make monetary and physical item donations. We donate our time – connecting our employees with meaningful volunteer opportunities. We raise awareness. We want to positively impact our communities, residents and team members. A few organizations with whom we’ve partnered:
A Million Thanks to our Veterans
An organization that enables us to support our active, reserve, and veteran military by sending millions of letters of thanks and encouragement directly to our service members throughout the year.
Atlanta Community Food Bank
Every year, we work with more than 600 nonprofit partners—including food pantries, community kitchens, childcare centers, night shelters and senior centers—to distribute over 60 million meals to more than 755,000 people in 29 counties across metro Atlanta and north Georgia.
Building Impact
Empowers companies with the opportunity to volunteer, donate, and connect with high impact, local nonprofits working on critical social issues, with the goals of strengthening community through volunteering with measurable impact.
Heading Home
Dedicated to ending homelessness in Greater Boston by providing low-income, homeless and formerly homeless families and individuals with a supported pathway to self-sufficiency that includes emergency, transitional and permanent housing, along with critical services such as life skills, financial literacy, and job training.
Rosie’s Place & Women’s Lunch Place
Shelters that have opened their doors to provide poor and homeless women with hot, well-balanced meals and a safe place to stay, in addition to helping them find security in their lives through wide-ranging support and services.
U.S. Marine Toys for Tots
The primary goal of Marine Toys for Tots is, through the gift of a new toy, help bring the joy of Christmas and send a message of hope to America's less fortunate children.
