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Global Self Storage, Inc..

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

Global Self Storage, Inc. is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company owns, operates, manages, acquires, develops and redevelops self-storage properties. It operates through the self-storage facilities segment. The Company's self-storage facilities are de...Show More

Ethical Profile

Mixed.

Global Self Storage, Inc. (SELF.US) presents a mixed ethical profile, with limited data across many areas. The company upholds honest business practices via a Code of Conduct and Ethics, featuring whistleblower procedures with anonymous submissions and anti-retaliation policies. Financial reporting is independently audited by RSM US LLP. For Safe & Smart Tech, Global Self Storage has invested in IT for cybersecurity, offers a privacy policy enabling data access/deletion, and complies with GDPR. Employees receive periodic cybersecurity training; cloud providers use strong passwords and MFA. While no data breaches have been reported, critics suggest a basic cybersecurity approach, recommending advanced measures like multi-factor authentication.

Value Scores

Better Health for All0
-100100
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity0
-100100
Fair Pay & Worker Respect0
-100100
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing0
-100100
Honest & Fair Business-10
-100100
Kind to Animals0
-100100
No War, No Weapons0
-100100
Planet-Friendly Business0
-100100
Respect for Cultures & Communities0
-100100
Safe & Smart Tech-10
-100100
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products-50
-100100

Better Health for All

0

Global Self Storage, Inc. is a self-storage REIT, and its core business activities do not directly involve health-related products, services, or outcomes.

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The company's products and services have no significant positive or negative health impact, and it generates no revenue from products with direct health impacts.
2
The company does not offer health-related products or services requiring accessibility considerations, nor does its business model involve serving vulnerable populations with health needs.
3
Its products do not carry health risks requiring disclosure, and its R&D is not focused on health-related outcomes.
4
Operations do not generate significant health externalities, nor do they involve health equity considerations, healthcare workforce development, preventative health measures, or health data handling.
5
The company's operations are not directly relevant to health crisis response, as it only monitored the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on its own operations.
6
There is no evidence of mental health initiatives, healthcare-related patents, food products, health education, addiction potential in its products, or clinical trials.
7

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

0

Global Self Storage, Inc. is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates self-storage properties. Its core business does not involve offering lending or deposit services, consumer credit products, or financial services that would generate or manage customer financial data.

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Therefore, KPIs related to underserved client share, pricing fairness (APRs), exploitative fee exposure, inclusion initiatives, data accessibility (open banking), fair lending compliance, wealth building outcomes, profit reinvestment in community finance, financial literacy initiatives, debt burden ratio, and geographic inclusion (banking deserts) are not applicable to its operations. The company's revenue is derived from rental fees for storage units, which range from $35 to $364 per month, and not from financial products or associated fees.
2

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

0

No specific, quantitative evidence was found in the provided articles to assess Global Self Storage, Inc. against the KPIs for Fair Pay & Worker Respect. While CEO pay for Global Self Storage, Inc. was listed as $813,323 in 2024, the median employee compensation for the company was not provided, preventing the calculation of a CEO median pay ratio.

1
Employee engagement and turnover data were provided for CubeSmart, which is a different entity and therefore not applicable to Global Self Storage, Inc.
2
User-generated ratings from Indeed.com were available, but these do not constitute formal, quantitative metrics for worker engagement or pay equity as defined by the rubric.
3

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

0

No specific, quantitative evidence was found in the provided articles to assess Global Self Storage, Inc. against any of the KPIs for Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing. The articles discuss general industry trends, corporate governance, or company achievements unrelated to supply chain ethics, fair trade certifications, audit frequencies, forced/child labor incidents, traceability, remediation speed, ethical clauses, materials risk, or supplier diversity spend.

Honest & Fair Business

-10

Global Self Storage, Inc. has not mentioned any ethics-related regulatory fines, violations, or compliance issues in its SEC filings, including proxy statements, over the past three years.

1
The company has a formal whistleblower policy that outlines procedures for reporting accounting and auditing matters, including anonymous submissions, and explicitly prohibits retaliation.
2
These procedures involve the Audit Committee for investigation.
3
The company's Code of Conduct and Ethics addresses conflicts of interest, corporate opportunities, fair dealing, insider trading, and confidentiality, and emphasizes compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations, as well as timely and truthful public disclosures.
4
However, there is no evidence of training frequency or effectiveness metrics for this policy. RSM US LLP serves as the independent registered public accounting firm,
5
but the extent of their audit coverage (percentage of revenue, assets, or subsidiaries) is not specified.
6

Kind to Animals

0

Global Self Storage, Inc. is a self-storage real estate investment trust (REIT). Its business model does not involve products requiring cruelty-free certification, animal testing, animal-related operations, or the sourcing of animal-derived ingredients. The company explicitly prohibits the storage of live animals in its facilities, citing that units cannot provide humane conditions, light, or ventilation, and that storing animals is illegal and breaches animal welfare laws.

1
Crueltyfreeinvesting.org states that the company has 'No Animal Exploitation'.
2
Given the nature of its service-oriented business, all KPIs related to animal welfare are not applicable.

No War, No Weapons

0

The provided articles, consisting of financial reports and proxy statements for Global Self Storage, Inc., explicitly state that they contain no information related to the 'No War, No Weapons' value.

1
The company operates as a self-storage real estate investment trust, and its core business model does not involve activities such as arms manufacturing, military contracts, dual-use technologies, or any other areas covered by the KPIs for this ethical value.
2
Consequently, no specific, concrete data points were found to assess any of the KPIs, leading to their omission from the scoring.

Planet-Friendly Business

0

No specific, quantifiable evidence was found in the provided articles for any of the Planet-Friendly Business KPIs for Global Self Storage, Inc. The articles discuss general industry trends in self-storage sustainability, such as the benefits of solar panels and green building certifications, but do not provide company-specific data for Global Self Storage, Inc. on emissions, renewable energy use, water management, waste diversion, or any other environmental performance metrics.

1

Respect for Cultures & Communities

0

No evidence available to assess Global Self Storage, Inc. on Respect for Cultures & Communities.

Safe & Smart Tech

-10

Global Self Storage reported no known material cybersecurity incidents or risks in its 2025 10-K filing.

1
The company invested in information technology to enhance cybersecurity and productivity, incurring a one-time non-recurring expense.
2
It provides periodic cybersecurity and phishing awareness training for employees, including computer-based training and internal communications.
3
The company's cloud-based service providers require strong passwords, access controls, and multi-factor authentication.
4
The privacy policy states that users can request access, correction, or deletion of personal data via email, but this process is not described as comprehensive or frictionless.
5
The policy also mentions GDPR/EU data transfer implications, indicating some awareness of regulatory compliance.
6
The company performs annual business continuity testing, but no specific details on vulnerability management or patching timeframes are provided.
7

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

-50

The company has implemented a paper reduction initiative through its online rental platform.

1
It also conducts environmental assessments during property acquisitions and works with environmental consultants and state governmental agencies to ensure that stores impacted by soil or groundwater contamination from prior owners/operators or other sources are cleaned up, or that responsibility for cleanup rests with a third party.
2

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