Sustainability Report 2020/21

Strategies and Management With Building Homes with Heart as our long-standing belief and core value, SHKP pays close attention to the community’s needs and responds proactively. SHKP’s Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, led by the Group’s senior executives, oversees our community investments and partnerships with charitable organizations. A three-pronged approach governs our work in the community: (1) encouraging reading and holistic development, especially among youths; (2) promoting sports for charity and healthy living; and (3) providing care for the underprivileged. The strategies that guide our investment in, and promotion of, well-being in the community are: • building close partnerships with non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders; • encouraging direct participation by our staff; • promoting long-term, sustainable community programmes; and • contributing to the community through strategic use of resources and networks as well as applying the skills of our staff. During the reporting year, SHKP contributed more than HK$46 million to charity and in-kind sponsorships, and made HK$9,230 million in tax contributions. Our investment programme, contributions and long-term commitments to the community have earned widespread recognition. We have been named a Caring Company for the 19 th consecutive year along with 82 of our business units. 35 of those units – from shopping malls and hotels to property management and SHKP Volunteer Team To better contribute and give back to our community, our employees formed a SHKP Volunteer Team in 2003. The team seeks to generate synergy and create long-term value for the community, and is committed to our ‘ABC caring spirit’ philosophy: By providing training and insurance coverage for volunteers, we hope to incentivise more employees to actively participate. To date, • SHKP volunteers deliver surgical masks • An SHKP volunteer teaches community partners about home inspection and basic renovation A: Association to work as a team B: Belief in Building Homes with Heart C: Commitment to serve the community and reach out to those in need • A blood donation day at SHKP during the year 1 Volunteer hours are calculated by calendar year. construction – were awarded the honour for the 10 th or 15 th consecutive year. These recognitions demonstrated SHKP’s long-standing commitment to operating as a responsible corporate and its community contribution under the philosophy of Building Homes with Heart. of in-person visits, we delivered surgical masks to their mailboxes. Our ongoing efforts earned the Honour Award in the Social Welfare Department’s Highest Service Hour Award (Private Organizations – Category 1) in 2019, for the 14 th consecutive year. the team consists of 2,900 volunteers and, in 2020, contributed more than 70,000 hours of charity work1. SHKP volunteers participated in a wide range of services. Leveraging our corporate expertise, they offered home inspection services and basic renovations to elderly people living alone, disabled people and underprivileged families. The team shared its experience, knowledge and techniques by publishing and distributing a pre-move checklist and a renovation guide for SHKP’s community volunteer partners. Those partners help establish stronger and more sustainable community support, thus spreading our spirit of volunteerism. Social distancing has disrupted elderly people’s social lives. The SHKP Volunteer Team offered timely support by calling and video-conferencing with them. In place Value Created for Community Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited • Sustainability Report 2020/21 41