Bentall Kennedy Earns 2018 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence from the US Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–For the 8th consecutive year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) has awarded Bentall Kennedy with the ENERGY STAR® Partner
of the Year–Sustained Excellence award for its continued leadership in
energy management and achievements in reducing its environmental
footprint. The prestigious honor comes on top of the company’s record of
10 years as an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year award winner.

Since 2009, Bentall Kennedy has cut energy consumption by 299.8 million
kilowatt hours across its portfolio, saving more than $29.7 million for
its clients and tenants. By reducing the environmental footprint of its
portfolio it has prevented the release of 223,116 tonnes of greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions. The reduction of CO2 emissions is equivalent to
taking 47, 777 passenger vehicles off the road. For more information on
Bentall Kennedy's achievements in energy efficiency click
here.

“This award and recognition is a testament to the consistent dedication
of our employees and partners, who lead the way in driving energy
efficiency at the property level,” said Amy Price, president and chief
investment officer of Bentall Kennedy (U.S.) Limited Partnership.
“Sustainability is a mindset and we work every day to make this
attention to energy management and environmental performance a part of
the value equation for our clients and stakeholders.”

“The 2018 ENERGY STAR Partners of the Year have demonstrated real
leadership, showing how American families and businesses can save
energy, save money, and reduce air emissions,” said Bill Wehrum, EPA
Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.

Bentall Kennedy will be honored at the Agency’s 2018 ENERGY STAR Awards
ceremony in Washington, D.C., on April 20.

About Bentall Kennedy

Bentall Kennedy, a Sun Life Investment Management company, is one of the
largest global real estate investment advisors and one of North
America's foremost providers of real estate services. Bentall Kennedy
serves the interests of more than 550 institutional clients with
expertise in office, retail, industrial and multi-residential assets
throughout Canada and the U.S. Bentall Kennedy's Investment Management
group has approximately $47 billion (CAD)/$37 billion (USD) of assets
under management (as of Dec. 31, 2017). Bentall Kennedy is one of the
largest real estate services providers in Canada, managing 60 million
square feet on behalf of third-party and investment management clients
(as of Dec. 31, 2017). Bentall Kennedy is a member of UN PRI and a
recognized Responsible Property Investing leader ranked among the top
firms around the globe in the Global Real Estate Sustainability
Benchmark (GRESB) for the seventh consecutive year since GRESB was
launched.

Bentall Kennedy includes Bentall Kennedy (Canada) Limited Partnership,
Bentall Kennedy (U.S.) Limited Partnership and the real estate and
commercial mortgage investment groups of certain of their affiliates,
all of which comprise a team of real estate professionals spanning
multiple legal entities. The assets under management shown above include
real estate equity and mortgage investments of the companies within
Bentall Kennedy.

For more information, visit www.bentallkennedy.com

About ENERGY STAR

ENERGY STAR® is the simple choice for energy efficiency. For
over 25 years, EPA’s ENERGY STAR program has been America’s resource for
saving energy and protecting the environment. Join the millions already
making a difference at energystar.gov.
More background information about ENERGY STAR can be found at energystar.gov/about
and energystar.gov/numbers.

Thousands of industrial, commercial, utility, state, and local
organizations including more than 40 percent of the Fortune 500®
rely on their partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) to deliver cost-saving energy efficiency solutions. Together,
since 1992, ENERGY STAR and its partners have helped save American
families and businesses over $450 billion and over 3.5 trillion
kilowatt-hours of electricity while also achieving broad emissions
reductions all through voluntary action.

Contacts

Media Relations Contact:
Bentall Kennedy Group
Rahim
Ladha, 416-986-9027
Vice President, Corporate Communications
[email protected]