SHKP Quarterly

The Group’s 2021/22 Sustainability Report is available online 集團 2021/22 年度《可持續發展報告》可於網上閱覽 The Group shares its latest ESG initiatives in the newly published 2021/22 Sustainability Report 集團最近發布 2021/22 年度《可持續發展報告》 分享其最新環境、社會及管治措施 Highlights of the Group’s sustainability initiatives are as follows: Environment The Group supports low-carbon transition. Progress in meeting the 10- year environmental targets established in 2020/21 was well on track. The Group is committed to improving the environmental performance of its existing buildings and having all its new core commercial projects obtain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold or Platinum certification. In the reporting year, Two IFC became the first building in Hong Kong to be awarded LEED Platinum certification under the v4.1 Operations and Maintenance: Existing Buildings rating system. This is one of the 108 green-building-related certifications the Group had obtained as of the end of June 2022. The Group released 2021/22 Sustainability Report, which sets out the Group’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance and its latest sustainability initiatives. The Group fully supports Hong Kong and the mainland’s goals of reaching carbon neutrality by 2050 and 2060, respectively. To respond to the global call for climate action, the Group has strengthened its climate change management and in this reporting year, started to make disclosures with reference to the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Climate-related governance, strategy, risk management and targets are highlighted in this report. In 2021/22, the Group signed two sustainability-linked loan facilities with leading banks. Both loans were the largest of their kind for the Hong Kong real estate sector at the time. They demonstrated the banking industry’s trust in, and support for the Group’s work on ESG. Corporate News Vol 106 • Q4 2022 • SHKP Quarterly 18