"Together for a Thriving Future" was the theme of the seventh Swire Annual Sustainable Development Forum, held in Hong Kong on 9th November. The event brought together more than 280 participants, including sustainability experts and senior executives from 35 Swire group companies.

The forum was opened by Swire Pacific Chairman John Slosar, with keynote speeches from Ivan Chu, Chairman of John Swire & Sons (China), and James E. Hughes-Hallett, Finance Director, John Swire & Sons Limited, who reaffirmed the group's commitment to sustainable development, and its strategic importance in creating long-term value for shareholders. One of the highlights of the day saw panellists from AXA, BlackRock, Credit Suisse, Deloitte, MSCI and Natixis discussing how sustainability is built into their investment decisions and cost of capital calculations.

The forum also provided a platform for representatives from different areas of the Swire group to identify how their own business development strategies and initiatives link to the group's SwireTHRIVE environmental sustainability strategy and are driving sustainable change within their businesses.