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Public Storage | Sustainability Performance

https://www.publicstorage.com

Offers self-storage solutions, providing secure storage units for personal and business use across multiple locations.

1972

United States

5,001 - 10,000 employees

Real Estate

$1B - 10B in revenue

$1B - 10B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#1389
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#311
in United Statesⓘ
#51
in Real Estateⓘ

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Industry Rank

339 out of 573

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementNature and biodiversity
Social
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Governance
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CO2 scope 1 + 2 ⓘDirect emissions from owned or controlled sources, combined with indirect emissions from purchased electricity calculated using grid-average emission factors based on where the energy is consumed.
139.8KCO2e tonnes, 2024
Laggard
Renewable energy ⓘProportion of the company's total energy consumption sourced from renewable sources, expressed as a percentage.
24%2024
Aligned
Waste generated ⓘTotal waste generated through the company's direct operations, including both hazardous and non-hazardous materials.
32.2Ktonnes, 2024
Aligned
Female employees ⓘProportion of women in the company's total workforce, expressed as a percentage.
59%2025
Leading
Externalities ⓘThe monetized estimate of environmental and social impacts caused by an organization that are not reflected in its financial accounts.
20.6M$, 2024
Leading
Market cap ⓘTotal market value of the company's outstanding shares, calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of shares outstanding.
52.6B$, 2026▲3.1% YoY
Revenue ⓘTotal revenue reported in the company's financial statements for the specified reporting year, reflecting income generated from primary business activities. Expressed in millions of USD.
4.8B$, 2025▼2.7% YoY

Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark

29.0

B/M 16.9

89.2

B/M 206.3

93.5

B/M 47.1

598.8

B/M 618.7

6.7

B/M 1.2


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  • Public Storage has faced sustained class actions over alleged inadequate disclosure of US discretionary self-storage customer compliance practices including the contested historic 2024 sustained US discretionary self-storage customer demand normalization following the contested 2023 USD 11+ billion sustained Public Storage-Life Storage failed acquisition (Public Storage lost bid to Extra Space Storage USD 11.3 billion July 2023) affecting US institutional shareholders amid US self-storage REIT sector pressure.
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Total sustainability employees

7-10

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