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W. P. Carey Releases 2024 Corporate Responsibility Report

1. WPC released its 2024 Corporate Responsibility Report focusing on sustainability. 2. They increased solar energy in the portfolio to approximately 30 MW. 3. WPC achieved more than 30% green leases and established emissions reduction targets. 4. The company was certified as a Great Place to Work® for three consecutive years. 5. WPC maintains a '1' Governance QualityScore rating from ISS.

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WPC's focus on sustainability and governance correlates with increasing investor interest in ESG factors. Historical trends show that companies demonstrating strong ESG performance often experience positive market responses.

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The report's focus on ESG initiatives aligns with rising market trends, making it important for WPC's future growth and investor perception.

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The strategic commitment to corporate responsibility and sustainability can enhance WPC's brand and tenant loyalty over time, positively influencing cash flows and stock performance.

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, /PRNewswire/ -- W. P. Carey (W. P. Carey, NYSE: WPC), a leading net lease REIT specializing in corporate sale-leasebacks, build-to-suits and the acquisition of single-tenant net lease properties, today announced the release of its 2024 Corporate Responsibility Report. Prepared in reference to disclosure standards established by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the report summarizes W. P. Carey's progress and achievements across corporate responsibility initiatives, focused on the company's environmental, social and governance objectives. It can be viewed and downloaded from W. P. Carey's website at www.wpcarey.com/corporate-responsibility. W. P. Carey Releases 2024 Corporate Responsibility Report Notable highlights and recognitions: Pursued solar opportunities via CareySolar®, increasing total solar in the portfolio to approximately 30 megawatts (MW). Completed inaugural double materiality assessment. Continued to prioritize green leasing, increasing the percentage of leases with green lease provisions to more than 30% as of year-end 2024. Established first emissions reduction target, for Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions. Increased tenant enrollment in electricity usage data reporting to more than 60% as a percentage of portfolio square footage. Completed first carbon-neutral construction project. Certified as a Great Place to Work® in the U.S. for the third consecutive year and in the Netherlands for the first time. Maintained a "1" Governance QualityScore Rating from Institutional Shareholder Services.  Jason Fox, Chief Executive Officer and President, W. P. Carey said: "Guided by our commitments to Investing for the Long Run and Doing Good While Doing Well, we've made significant strides in advancing our corporate responsibility goals—efforts that support our core business objectives and future growth. By keeping sustainability, social impact and strong governance at the forefront of our business, we're able to align our actions with our values while continuing to focus on delivering long-term value for our stakeholders."W. P. Carey Inc.W. P. Carey ranks among the largest net lease REITs with a diversified portfolio of high-quality, operationally critical commercial real estate, which includes 1,614 net lease properties covering approximately 177 million square feet and a portfolio of 78 self-storage operating properties as of March 31, 2025. With offices in New York, London, Amsterdam and Dallas, the company remains focused on investing primarily in single-tenant, industrial, warehouse and retail properties located in the U.S. and Northern and Western Europe, under long-term net leases with built-in rent escalations.www.wpcarey.com This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of U.S. Federal securities laws. The comments of Mr. Fox are examples of forward-looking statements. A number of factors could cause W. P. Carey's actual results, performance or achievement to differ materially from those anticipated. Other unknown or unpredictable risks or uncertainties, like the risks related to fluctuating interest rates, the impact of inflation on our tenants and us, the effects of pandemics and global outbreaks of contagious diseases, and domestic or geopolitical crises, such as terrorism, military conflict, war or the perception that hostilities may be imminent, political instability or civil unrest, or other conflict, and those additional risk factors discussed in reports that we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), could also have material adverse effects on our future results, performance or achievements. Discussions of some of these other important factors and assumptions are contained in W. P. Carey's filings with the SEC and are available at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov, including Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in W. P. Carey's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Institutional Investors:Peter Sands1 (212) 492-1110[email protected]Individual Investors:W. P. Carey Inc.1 (212) 492-8920[email protected]Press Contact:Anna McGrath1 (212) 492-1166[email protected]SOURCE W. P. Carey Inc. WANT YOUR COMPANY'S NEWS FEATURED ON PRNEWSWIRE.COM? 440k+ Newsrooms & Influencers 9k+ Digital Media Outlets 270k+ Journalists Opted In

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