Corporate Sustainability Initiatives Support Long-Term Value Creation Amid Strong Demand for Senior Housing and Growing Longevity Economy

CHICAGO -- (Business Wire)

Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) (“Ventas” or the “Company”) today announced the release of its 2025-2026 Corporate Sustainability Report (“CSR”). The report details the Company’s corporate sustainability initiatives that support Ventas’s business strategy; strengthen asset performance and resilience; and create long-term value amid increasing demand from a large and growing aging population. The CSR is available at https://www.ventasreit.com/csr2026.

“As a leader in the longevity economy, our business is built to meet this moment of unprecedented demographic demand as the baby boomers enter their eighties,” said Ventas Chairman and CEO Debra A. Cafaro. “Our approach to corporate sustainability is closely aligned with our business objectives and the compelling long-term value-creation opportunities ahead. We allocate capital toward the sustainability priorities that matter most to stockholders and key stakeholders, strengthen our assets and sharpen operational performance. Our goal is to deliver consistent superior outperformance at scale while we help people live longer, healthier, happier lives.”

Ventas’s sustainability priorities are organized under three pillars detailed in the CSR:

1. Sustainable Business: Ventas pursues sustainable business practices that drive efficiency and operational performance, enhance asset resilience, mitigate risk and benefit the local community.
2. Exceptional Employees: Ventas focuses on attracting, retaining and developing top talent at every level, while fostering a high-performing, results-driven, collaborative culture.
3. High Standards: Ventas’s strong corporate governance and commitment to ethics, integrity and transparency serve as the foundation for creating and sustaining value.

Ventas’s corporate sustainability leadership has earned consistent recognition among publicly traded companies, including from prominent national and international third-party benchmarking organizations.

About the Report

The Ventas Corporate Sustainability Report is based on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards sustainability reporting framework, which is used to report an organization’s impacts on the economy, the environment and society. Ventas also has incorporated disclosures aligned with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Sustainability Disclosure Standards (specifically IFRS S2, which consolidates the recommendations of the former Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Ventas obtains third-party assurance of certain sustainability data and metrics, which can be found on our website. Additional information about the Company’s sustainability initiatives is also available at Corporate Sustainability Reports | Ventas, Inc.

About Ventas

Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) is an S&P 500 company enabling exceptional environments that benefit a large and growing aging population. With approximately 1,450 properties in North America and the United Kingdom, Ventas occupies an essential role in the longevity economy. The Company’s growth is fueled by its more than 900 senior housing communities, which provide valuable services to residents and enable them to thrive in supported environments. Ventas aims to deliver outsized performance by leveraging its operational expertise, data-driven insights from its Ventas OI^TM platform, extensive relationships and strong financial position. The Ventas portfolio also includes outpatient medical buildings, research centers and healthcare facilities. Ventas’s seasoned team of talented professionals shares a commitment to excellence, integrity and a common purpose of helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives.

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