Sustainability Report 2019/20

Raising Public Environmental Awareness The Group takes a proactive role in educating the public about sustainable and green living, as well as promoting environmental protection in local communities. Environmental educational centres are set up at some of our malls such as Grand Central Plaza, Landmark North and HomeSquare by a group of passionate staff who are concerned about climate change. The centres frequently organize a wide range of activities, including seminars, workshops and outreach activities, to enhance the environmental awareness of mall tenants, students from nearby schools and the public. Before the pandemic hit us in early 2020, the centre at Landmark North engaged with four schools to launch a series of waste reduction and recycling programmes, while the centre at Grand Central Plaza partnered with several NGOs and social enterprises to organize upcycling workshops for tenants and underprivileged children. The Group continued to partner with Green Power by supporting its ‘Love Nature Campaign’ for the eighth consecutive year to encourage the public to care for nature. The campaign combines education, nature appreciation and outdoor exploration components for students in kindergarten and primary schools to learn. Over 55,000kg of waste and recyclables have been collected and more than 60 visits to schools and eco-tours have been organized so far. Amid class suspension periods during the pandemic, we produced online educational and interactive video clips for students to encourage continuous learning about natural ecology at home. In addition, we launched Hong Kong’s first free countryside and beach clean-up mobile application – Nature Rescue with Green Power – to enable the public to initiate and join clean-up activities. Thus far it has facilitated about 80 clean-up activities initiated by the public with around 2,000 participants. The Group also participated in WWF Earth Hour for the 12 th consecutive year by mobilizing over 300 commercial and industrial buildings, shopping malls and residential estates to switch off their lights for an hour, promoting awareness on sustainable living and energy conservation. The Group encourages people to use more environmentally friendly electric vehicles and has installed a total of 515 electric vehicle charging stations at over 80 commercial and residential properties over the years. We are also dedicated to promoting green measures and co-building a sustainable environment through active tenant engagement. For example, Kai Shing regularly arranges a wide array of workshops, exhibitions and events to promote green culture in some of its malls. Malls such as New Town Plaza III apply greenery concepts to new tenants and new mall designs to encourage different stakeholders to embrace greener lifestyles. Recognizing our contribution to create a green shopping environment and advocating public environmental awareness, 15 of our management properties were awarded the Hong Kong Green Awards 2019 by the Green Council, with five of them receiving Gold in the category of ‘Green Management Award – Service Provider (Large Corporation) / Service Provider (SME)’. Six malls also earned awards from the Hong Kong Green Shop Alliance, including Metropolis Plaza which won the ‘Best Sharing Partner Award’ for its collaborative efforts with mall tenants. • Through Nature Rescue, the SHKP Volunteer Team recruited about 200 volunteers to participate in the clean-up in Lung Kwu Tan and collected over 1,100 kg of waste and recyclables Value Created for The Environment Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited • Sustainability Report 2019/20 16