In the third quarter of 2017, Swire Pacific received recognition for its ongoing efforts to develop its businesses along sustainable lines, retaining its position in two major global sustainability indices, the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Asia Pacific and the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index, for the third consecutive year. Swire Pacific received the highest mark in the environment category out of all Hong Kong listed companies in the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index.

Swire Properties has also retained its places in both indices, and was the only company from any sector from Hong Kong and Mainland China to be included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. In addition, the Swire group's property arm was recognised by the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (“GRESB”), an investor-driven organisation that assesses environmental, social and governance performance of real assets globally. The organisation gave Swire Properties a GRESB 5-star rating, its highest category for sustainability performance, indicating that the company is among the top 20% of the 850 companies assessed.