Priorities

Employment, housing and trades equity

Creating union jobs, providing a diversity of housing options and supporting trades training for historically underrepresented groups.

Community connectedness and wellbeing

Supporting residents to forge new or deeper relationships with neighbours, enhancing their sense of belonging, safety and wellbeing.

Employee engagement and inclusion

Embedding diversity and inclusion by building a people-first culture, where employees are heard, valued and empowered to contribute meaningfully and with purpose.

2024 Highlights

New DEI Framework

developed for implementation in 2025

Top BC Employer 

awarded for a fourth consecutive year

93% participation rate

achieved in the first employee diversity survey

Nine properties

recognized by the Kingsley Excellence Awards for exceeding the industry benchmark in tenant satisfaction

Over $375,000

contributed by the company and employees to charitable causes and non-profit organizations

Culture is built by understanding what motivates and matters to your employees. It’s a gift to have employees who openly share feedback to help us create the programs that shape a stronger employee experience. Aran Clarke, Chief Corporate Services Officer

Connecting Communities

Concert Properties – BC Top Employer 2024

In 2024, we were proud to be named one of BC’s Top Employers for the fourth consecutive year. This recognition reaffirms our company’s reputation as an exceptional employee-centred workplace.

Building Community

Mixed-use developments with diverse housing options and designs that promote mobility, accessibility, social interaction and a sense of belonging are hallmarks of Concert Properties’ people-first approach. But our community-building efforts don’t stop when construction is finished.

We continue to strengthen connections among residents and tenants with appreciation events for our rental, industrial and office buildings. These events provide opportunities to socialize, enjoy new amenities or raise funds for local charities. They not only connect neighbours but also contribute to the overall strength and cohesion of the community.

Food Drive Succeeds with Community Support

At the beginning of the year, we were pleased to provide a $10,000 sponsorship for the annual Imagine Gala, a fundraiser hosted by 43 Housing Society’s mother organization, SHARE Family and Community Services. 43 Housing Society is the not-for-profit organization which leases and operates the 100 affordable, below-market suites in our purpose-built rental building 55One in the Heart of Burquitlam.

Social Sustainability

Concert Properties recognizes that building community goes beyond the simple bricks and mortar of our assets, but is also reliant on how we operate these buildings and support our residents. We start with thoughtful design that improves the fabric of our communities and then take an active role in making them places for people to live, work, play and build social connections.  

Our Social Sustainability principles, goals and targets embody our long-standing commitment to be the progressive leader in Canadian real estate for generations. 

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Sustainability Goals & Targets

Affordability

Our goal is to make quality housing affordable for everyone through maximizing access to government grants and programs.

Reconciliation

As a builder of communities, we are an active partner in truth and reconciliation with Canada’s First Nations.

Access

We include accessible suites in all our projects and build communities that suit every lifestyle.

Connected Communities

The 'Hey Neighbour!' Collective 

We believe that strong, sustainable communities are fundamental to the social well-being of all Canadians. That’s why in 2018, we partnered with the City of Vancouver in the 'Hey Neighbour!' pilot project aimed at creating more socially connected rental housing. The pilot ran at The Remington building in Collingwood Village where residents were encouraged to organize fun social activities to bring their neighbours together. It was such a success, we've scaled the program across our residential rental portfolio in British Columbia.

As part of our commitment to improving the health and well-being of our communities, we’ve partnered with the Hey Neighbour Collective, a multi-stakeholder community of practice that supports the sociable design and programming of multi-unit housing. Sprung from the need to address the growing crisis of loneliness and social isolation in cities, we’re developing and testing creative approaches to fostering social connectedness in our vertical communities.

Celebrating our Community Connectors

In 2020, Concert Properties launched our Community Connectors program. We now have resident volunteers throughout all of our BC rental communities who are working together to co-create community activities big and small, to bring neighbours together and build social connectedness – especially during this time when it’s difficult to get together.

Our work with partners such as Happy City, provides residents the tools to create inclusive activities during times of physical-distancing. We’re adapting our approach to include small-scale and remote social activities focused on building social capital and resiliency.

Everyone deserves to live in a safe, healthy, and connected community. We believe strong meaningful relationships, a sense of belonging and inclusivity are the keys to making our communities vibrant, exciting places to live -- for generations to come.

Resident Satisfaction

In an effort to better understand how we can build community, and contribute to the health and social wellbeing of our residents, Concert Properties regularly surveys our rental communities. The data we gather directly feeds back in the design of our social sustainability programs, property management operations and the design of future projects.

Download 2023 ESG Report