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Health Care REIT Inc..

HCN.US | Real estate activities with own or leased property

Health Care REIT, Inc. (now Welltower Inc.) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in healthcare properties. The company's portfolio includes senior housing, assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, and medical office buildings. Health Care REIT leases these ...Show More

Ethical Profile

Mixed.

Is Health Care REIT Inc. (now Welltower Inc.) ethical? The company receives a mixed ethical rating, with detailed information scarce across many areas. However, its environmental efforts include targets for a 30% reduction in Scope 1 & 2 emissions, 15% in energy, and 20% in water use by 2032. In 2023, $21.8 million was invested in efficiency projects, and 8.3% of its portfolio was green building certified, with six solar projects planned for 2021. Critics point to a lack of data on Scope 3 emissions, waste diversion, and supply chain climate transparency.

Value Scores

Better Health for All20
-100100
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity0
-100100
Fair Pay & Worker Respect0
-100100
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing0
-100100
Honest & Fair Business10
-100100
Kind to Animals0
-100100
No War, No Weapons0
-100100
Planet-Friendly Business-40
-100100
Respect for Cultures & Communities0
-100100
Safe & Smart Tech0
-100100
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products0
-100100

Better Health for All

20

The company's portfolio includes senior housing, assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, and medical office buildings, indicating its entire business is devoted to providing infrastructure for health improvement. Welltower (HCN.US) experienced record occupancy growth, with overall senior housing occupancy reaching 87.4% in Q1 2025.

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The company's business model, focused on healthcare properties, does not generate revenue from products or activities with negative health outcomes. As a real estate investment trust, the company does not hold healthcare-related patents or intellectual property.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

0

The provided article explicitly states that it does not contain any data relevant to HCN.US or the 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity' ethical value.

1
The company's business model as a real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in healthcare properties and leases them, generating revenue from rental income, does not align with the financial services (lending, insuring, moving, or storing money for consumers) that this ethical value assesses.
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Therefore, no specific data points could be extracted to assess the company against the defined KPIs.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

0

No evidence available to assess Health Care REIT Inc. on Fair Pay & Worker Respect.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

0

No evidence available to assess Health Care REIT Inc. on Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing.

Honest & Fair Business

10

Welltower Inc. (formerly Health Care REIT Inc.) reported zero ethics-related regulatory fines in the past three years.

1
The company's board of directors consists of 88.89% independent members, with eight out of nine directors being independent.
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However, the company's financial statements included a correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.
3

Kind to Animals

0

The company, a real estate investment trust, primarily invests in healthcare properties. The provided articles discuss its financial performance, green building certifications, general sustainability policies, and pet policies in senior living communities (often referencing other companies or general guidelines). However, none of the articles contain specific, concrete data points or actions related to animal welfare, animal testing, cruelty-free certifications, ethical sourcing of animal-derived ingredients, humane certifications for animal operations, wildlife conservation impact with measurable metrics, or investment in animal-free alternatives. Therefore, no KPIs can be scored based on the evidence provided.

No War, No Weapons

0

The company, Health Care REIT Inc. (now Welltower Inc.), operates as a real estate investment trust focused on healthcare properties

1
. The provided articles contain no specific, concrete data points regarding its involvement in arms manufacturing, military contracts, dual-use technology, sales to embargoed regimes, peacebuilding initiatives, or any other activities related to the 'No War, No Weapons' ethical value. Therefore, no KPIs can be scored based on the available evidence.

Planet-Friendly Business

-40

As of 2023, 8.3% of the company's portfolio is certified green, including LEED, ENERGY STAR, and IREM CSP certifications.

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Additionally, 100% of new developments in 2020 and 2021 were LEED certified.
2

Respect for Cultures & Communities

0

The provided articles focus exclusively on workforce gender and racial/ethnic diversity for Welltower (formerly HCN.US)

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and explicitly state they do not contain information relevant to community engagement, cultural impact assessments, or other metrics related to indigenous communities or cultural preservation
2
. Therefore, no evidence was found to assess HCN.US against any of the KPIs for 'Respect for Cultures & Communities'
3
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Safe & Smart Tech

0

No evidence available to assess Health Care REIT Inc. on Safe & Smart Tech.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

0

No evidence available to assess Health Care REIT Inc. on Zero Waste & Sustainable Products.

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