National homebuilder earned its top score in
corporate responsibility for second consecutive year
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 18,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second consecutive year,
America's Most Trusted® Home Builder
Taylor Morrison (NYSE: TMHC) is being recognized for its
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices with inclusion
on Newsweek's list of America's Most Responsible Companies. The
national homebuilder and land developer earned its top score in
corporate governance and saw its highest score increase in the
environmental category.
"As ESG principles become increasingly important to both
organizations and consumers, Taylor Morrison is dedicated to not
only being a good steward across all areas of business but also
providing greater transparency into our operations," said Taylor
Morrison Chairman and CEO Sheryl
Palmer. "Our focus on strengthening our ESG strategy
year-over-year and advancing our reporting practices continues to
reinforce our trusted reputation."
Taylor Morrison will release its sixth annual ESG Report in the
summer of 2024. In its most recent ESG Report released in
July 2023, Taylor Morrison provided
greater insight into its ESG strategy than ever before with
expanded disclosures and more robust data. Key accomplishments
included:
- An initial assessment of Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas
inventory, to be used as a benchmark to refine its carbon reduction
strategy, as well as inaugural alignment with the Task Force on
Climate-Related Financial Disclosures.
- The appointment of the company's first Corporate Director of
Sustainability.
- Furthering its exclusive partnership with the National Wildlife
Federation by promoting biodiversity in communities and
safeguarding natural open spaces.
- Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)
commitments with the appointment of the homebuilder's first
Director of DEIB and Talent Acquisition as well as expanded
disclosure on the racial and ethnic makeup of its workforce.
- The launch of a first-of-its-kind Board Fellowship Program to
provide diverse business leaders with board experience and expand
diversity on public company boards. Taylor Morrison's board of
directors is more than 60 percent diverse in terms of gender and
ethnicity.
- A focus on designing homes with culturally diverse principles
in mind to better serve an evolving consumer base.
- The industry's first online reservation system that allows
consumers to shop for and build a new home entirely online and see
it come to life with an interactive visualizer, while an estimated
purchase price and monthly mortgage payment populates with every
selection.
- Supporting a range of philanthropic initiatives including Build
Joy, an annual charitable giving program that Taylor Morrison has
donated $200,000 toward to bring
nearly 100 philanthropic ideas to life, and $350,000 in donations to HomeAid America, a
leading provider of housing and resources for the homeless.
- Taylor Morrison is nearing completion of the first eight of 16
homes adjacent to Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center in Gilbert, AZ, to house patients and their loved
ones during the course of their treatment.
Created in partnership with global research and data firm
Statista, Newsweek's fifth annual ranking of America's Most
Responsible Companies includes 600 companies and focuses on a
holistic view of corporate responsibility that considers all ESG
pillars. The 2024 list is based on over 30 KPIs from the top 2,000
public U.S. companies and a public survey of 17,000 U.S. residents
analyzing corporate responsibility performance.
Taylor Morrison has earned several additional national
accolades, including America's Greenest Companies list by Newsweek,
U.S. News & World Report's Best Companies to Work For list,
inclusion on the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the last
five years, America's Most Trusted® Home Builder for the
last nine years, Hearthstone's 2021 BUILDER Humanitarian Award and
inclusion on the Fortune 500 list since 2021.
About Taylor Morrison
Headquartered in Scottsdale,
Arizona, Taylor Morrison is one of the nation's leading
homebuilders and developers. We serve a wide array of consumers
from coast to coast, including first-time, move-up, luxury and
resort lifestyle homebuyers and renters under our family of
brands—including Taylor Morrison, Esplanade, Darling Homes
Collection by Taylor Morrison and Yardly. From 2016-2024, Taylor
Morrison has been recognized as America's Most Trusted®
Builder by Lifestory Research. Our strong commitment to
sustainability, our communities and our team is highlighted in our
latest annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
Report.
For more information about Taylor Morrison, please visit
www.taylormorrison.com.
CONTACT: Erin Kristick
(480) 840-8108
ekristick@taylormorrison.com
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