The latest Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (“DJSI World”) names Swire Properties as the leading real estate company in Asia for its sustainability performance and ranks the company seventh out of 237 real estate companies around the world. Swire Properties has risen to third place globally in terms of its “Environmental Dimension” score, demonstrating its exemplary performance in environmental governance, climate strategy, energy and water management, resources, and circularity, as well as green building investment. Swire Properties is the only Hong Kong company to be listed on DJSI World.
Swire Properties has also been named “Global Sector Leader” (Mixed Use Developments category) by the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (“GRESB”). It is the fifth consecutive year that the company has received this accolade and GRESB has also awarded Swire Properties an “A” rating for Public Disclosure for the fourth year in a row. The company once again ranks as No. 1 on the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index for its industry-leading work and has maintained its “AAA” rating – one of only two companies to receive the Index’s highest rating in 2021.
Swire Pacific has meanwhile been listed on the latest Dow Jones Sustainability Index – Asia Pacific, and the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Benchmark Index. The company has also maintained its “AAA” rating from MSCI ESG Research, making it one of the top performers in its sector. Swire Pacific was awarded an “A-” rating for its response to CDP Water Security questionnaire and maintained a “B” rating for CDP’s Climate Change questionnaire.
