CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) today announced that the company has been named the 2016 Residential Sector Leader for North America in the annual GRESB Real Estate Assessment. GRESB is the leading data provider for environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of real estate assets. More than 750 real estate companies and funds worldwide participated in this year’s assessment.

"We are pleased to be recognized again this year by GRESB as the residential leader in sustainability," said David J. Neithercut, Equity Residential’s President and CEO. "This honor is the result of a company-wide commitment to sustainability in each and every aspect of our business that benefits our communities, our residents, our shareholders and our planet."

For more information on Equity Residential’s sustainability efforts, please see our annual Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability report, available on our website at www.equityapartments.com/corporate.

Equity Residential is an S&P 500 company focused on the acquisition, development and management of high quality apartment properties in top U.S. growth markets. Equity Residential owns or has investments in 306 properties consisting of 78,181 apartment units. For more information on Equity Residential, please visit our website at www.equityapartments.com.

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Source: Equity Residential