Colony Capital Releases First Annual Corporate Responsibility Report
Report emphasizes the principles of effective governance, environmental preservation, sustainable investments
and stakeholder engagement
Colony Capital, Inc., (NYSE:CLNY) a leading global real estate and investment management firm, has released its first annual
Corporate Responsibility Report featuring an overview of Colony’s sustainability programs, goals and performance in the context of
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles.
“We are pleased to report on Colony’s advancements in corporate responsibility, demonstrating leading ESG practices both at a
corporate level and throughout our investment portfolio,” said Ryan McManus, Senior Vice President and Director of Sustainability.
“We are proud of the meaningful progress made in pursuit of minimizing energy and water use, reducing waste, lowering operating
costs, and creating healthier and more productive work environments. We believe this in turn will lead to improved efficiency of
our investments and increased value for our stakeholders.”
The Corporate Responsibility Report is prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G4 standard, and
includes information on Colony’s goals, policies and performance targets as well as its environmental management system to track
and manage progress over time. Colony is also a participant in the 2016 Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB)
assessment.
Colony Capital incorporates its sustainability objectives into its overall business strategy through a range of policies and
procedures that address climate, energy, water, waste, and occupant well-being. Colony Capital is committed to creating long-term
value for its stakeholders by building a resilient portfolio that reduces risk and preserves resources.
To learn about Colony’s long-term corporate responsibility program and view the entire report, please visit www.colonyinc.com/sustainability.
About Colony Capital, Inc.
Colony Capital, Inc. (formerly, Colony Financial, Inc.), a New York Stock Exchange publicly traded company (NYSE: CLNY), is a
leading global real estate and investment management firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California with more than 300 employees
across 14 offices in 10 countries. Through our global investment management business, which has operated under the Colony Capital
brand for more than 25 years, we have sponsored $24 billion of equity across a variety of distinct funds and investment vehicles
that collectively invested over $60 billion of total capital. We manage capital on behalf of both Company shareholders and limited
partners in private investment funds under our management where the Company may earn management fees and carried interests. Our
investment portfolio is primarily composed of: (i) real estate equity; (ii) real estate debt; and (iii) investment management of
Company-sponsored private equity funds and vehicles. The Company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, or
REIT, for U.S. federal income tax purposes. For additional information regarding the Company and its management and business,
please refer to www.colonyinc.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar
expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use
of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,”
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predictions of or indicate future events or trends and which do not relate solely to historical matters. Forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, and
may cause actual results to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. All forward-looking
statements reflect the Company’s good faith beliefs, assumptions and expectations, but they are not guarantees of future
performance. Furthermore, the Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to
reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, of new information, data or methods, future events or other changes. For a
further discussion of these and other factors that could cause the Company’s future results to differ materially from any
forward-looking statements, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2015 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 29, 2016, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed with the SEC on March 29, 2016, the Company’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 filed with the SEC on May 10, 2016 and other risks described in
documents subsequently filed by the Company from time to time in the future with the SEC.
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