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Berlin, 28 November 2018. Deutsche Wohnen has now published its declaration of conformity with the Sustainability Code for the 2017 reporting year; this is the company's third such declaration. The company has furthermore fulfilled the sector-specific requirements stipulated in the supplement for the real estate industry. The declaration of conformity with the Code - like the Deutsche Wohnen Sustainability Report - has been prepared in accordance with the standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) since as early as 2012, clearly evidencing the company's commitment to enhanced transparency and comparability of sustainability activities.

"The Code is an effective political instrument to strengthen sustainable and fair business throughout the German economy. Through our long-term lasting investments in the energy efficiency of our portfolio, we help to achieve these goals. By carrying out extensive modernisation and refurbishment measures in our buildings, which are often decades old, we contribute to protecting the climate and at the same time stabilise inner-city districts," explains Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Wohnen, Michael Zahn.

Companies can use the Sustainability Code to present their activities in the area of sustainability in a manner that offers transparency, comparability and easy accessibility for investors and other interested stakeholders. The Code's 20 qualitative and additional 28 GRI performance indicators enable readers to quickly gain an overview of a company's ecological, social and economic performance.

The Sustainability Code was developed in 2010 by the German federal government's Council for Sustainable Development (Rat für Nachhaltige Entwicklung - RNE) through a broad dialogue process with representatives of corporations and medium-sized companies from various sectors.

The declaration of conformity can be viewed via the website of the Council for Sustainable Development: datenbank2.deutscher-nachhaltigkeitskodex.de

Deutsche Wohnen

Deutsche Wohnen is one of the leading publicly listed property companies in Germany and Europe. Its operating focus is on managing and developing its portfolio, concentrating on residential properties. As of 30 September 2018, its portfolio comprised 165,634 units, of which 163,057 are residential and 2,577 commercial. Deutsche Wohnen is listed on Deutsche Börse's MDAX index and also traded on the leading indices EPRA/NAREIT, STOXX^(R) Europe 600 and GPR 250.

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