Environmental, Social, & Governance

Committed to the highest standards

As a company, we seek to maintain the highest fiduciary standards in all aspects of our business.

Our Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG) policies support and nurture investment performance and intend to produce competitive returns over time.

Environmental

Sustainable development and management practices lead to more efficient operations and healthier building environments for tenants.


National demonstrates strong year-over-year improvement against its peers, earning Green Stars from the GRESB® benchmarks for 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 20231

Social

Produce good jobs for workers and good work for contractors through our Responsible Contractor Policy


Created more than 139 million well-paying, labor hours since 2000


Recognized by Pensions & Investments as one of the “Best Places to Work” in Money Management (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)2

Governance

Seeking to maintain the highest fiduciary standards in dealing with all aspects of our business.


Adopting programs and strategies aimed at advancing ESG measures and engaging stakeholders in a collaborative manner.

Experienced and Stable Leadership

National has assembled an experienced leadership team, the core group of whom have collaborated for 20 years, consistently executing on its performance objectives.3

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Jeffrey Kanne

President and Chief Executive Officer, National Real Estate Advisors, LLC and Chief Executive Officer, National Real Estate Development, LLC


Years of Real Estate Experience: 44


Years with National: 22

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Jeanne Ayivorh

Chief Operating Officer


Years of Real Estate Experience: 40


Years with National: 22

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Kevin Verdi

Chief Investment Officer


Years of Real Estate Experience: 30


Years with National: 22

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Daniel Killinger

President, National Real Estate Development


Years of Real Estate Experience: 23


Years with National: 9

As of 12/31/2023

  1. The GRESB Rating was granted on 10/2/2023 for the calendar year 2022. Further information about GRESB and the rating can be found at https://www.gresb.com/nl-en/about-us/. A Real Estate Membership – Assessment Participation Fee of $5,000 was paid directly by National to GRESB.
  2. The Pensions & Investments Best Places to Work in Money Management Program recognition was granted in December 2014 for the period ending 12/31/2014 and consecutively each December for the years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023. Each year, a Participation Fee of $850 was paid directly by National to Best Companies Group for the “Insights Report Package” for employers having 25-99 employees as part of the Best Places to Work In Money Management program.
  3. National commenced operations on January 1, 2010. National’s key senior investment and management personnel worked together at National’s predecessor firm, NEBF Real Estate, from 2000 through 2010. National was the result of a spin-out of an internal division of the NEBF, and all senior investment management, involved in real estate investments, transitioned from NEBF Real Estate to National.

Reports & Documents

Memberships

National is a member of GRESB, a benchmarking and reporting framework focused on the real estate industry.

National is a proud member of the U.S. Green Building Council®.