Warehouses De Pauw : WDP included in Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI)

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17 NOVEMBER 2021, 07.00 AM

WDP included in Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI)

As of 22 November 2021, WDP will be included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index (DJSI Europe), which comprises 147 European sustainability leaders as identified by S&P Global through the Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA). The DJSI consist of leading companies across all industries that outperform their peers in the same sector on relevant sustainability metrics. WDP is selected for inclusion based on a score of 63/100 in the 2021 assessment (90% percentile 2021).

The results were communicated on Friday 12 November 2021 and the inclusion will be effective on Monday 22 November 2021. The DSJI Europe index is being reviewed annually.

As a leading, innovative company in logistics real estate, WDP takes it responsibility and clearly commits to ESG. The multi-yearWDP ESG Roadmap which focuses on Environment, Social and Governance has become an essential part of the company's daily activities and defines clear, measurable targets. WDP is the first BE-REIT ever being included in the DJSI Europe. The index now withholds two BEL 20 companies.

S&P Global CSA and DJSI

The S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) is an annual evaluation of companies' sustainability practices (both industry-specific and financially material), integrating governance and economic, environmental and social criteria with a strong focus on long-term shareholder value. The CSA has been doing so since 1999. A total of approximately 11,000 companies were invited for participation in 2021, of which approximately 5,000 are eligible for inclusion in the DJSI and other S&P ESG Indices. 1,843 companies have actively participated in the CSA, representing 45% of the global market cap.

The DJSI were launched as the pioneering series of global sustainability benchmarks available in the market. The index family is comprised of global, regional and country benchmarks.

"We congratulate WDP for being included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for Europe. A DJSI distinction is a reflection of being a sustainability leader in your industry. The record number of companies participating in the 2021 S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment is testament to the growing movement for ESG disclosure and transparency."

Manjit Jus

Global Head of ESG Research, S&P Global

"WDP's membership in the DJSI Europe Index reflects our ESG efforts and further supports our sustainable ambitions, with the WDP Climate Action Plan as a next important milestone."

Joost Uwents

CEO WDP

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Joost Uwents

Mickael Van den Hauwe

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WDP develops and invests in logistics property (warehouses and offices). WDP's property portfolio amounts to around 6 million m². This international portfolio of semi-industrial and logistics buildings is spread over around 250 sites at prime logistics hubs for storage and distribution in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany and Romania.

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WDP NV/SA - BE-REIT (public regulated real estate company under Belgian law)

Company number 0417.199.869 (Register of legal entities of Brussels, Dutch section)

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