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In October, Swire relaunched its well-received “Believe in Hong Kong” exhibition at Cityplaza in Quarry Bay.
The 34th annual meeting of the International Business Leaders’ Advisory Council for the Mayor of Shanghai took place in October.
In November, John Swire & Sons (China) Limited Chairman, Zhang Zhuoping, attended a virtual meeting hosted by the Hainan Party Secretary, Mr Shen Xiaoming.
In October, companies from across the Swire Group took part in ReThink HK 2022 – Hong Kong’s biggest annual conference on sustainable development.
Swire Properties and Shanghai Jing’an Real Estate (Group) Co., Ltd. have opened ZHANGYUAN West Zone – a unique cultural and high-end lifestyle destination in the heart of Shanghai.
Swire Properties is to develop its first resort-style retail complex at Sanya, in Hainan Province, in partnership with CDF Investment & Development Co. Limited.
Swire Properties has named its latest Grade-A office building “Six Pacific Place”.
Swire Properties showcased a specially commissioned botanical art installation at Taikoo Place during November- December.
In November 2022 and January 2023, Swire Coca-Cola Limited completed the acquisition of Coca-Cola subsidiaries in Cambodia and Vietnam.
In August last year, Swire Coca-Cola HK opened its new RED BOX distribution centre at Kwai Chung Container Terminal.
Finlays Americas’ tea production facility at Cranston, Rhode Island, has recently installed an ozone generator to the reverse osmosis system that supplies water for products and process cleaning.
Cathay Pacific has signed an agreement to purchase 38 million US gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (“SAF”), bringing the airline closer to its target of 10% SAF usage by 2030.
Cathay Pacific and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University are collaborating on a new integrated course as part of Cathay Pacific’s cadet pilot training programme.
Cathay has opened its first retail space, launching an innovative, premium travel lifestyle “online to offline to online” shopping experience for customers.
In November, Cathay Pacific Services Limited opened a new temperature-
controlled facility at the Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal.
In November, Cathay Hackathon saw 80 tech-savvy university students teaming up to develop innovative solutions to enhance customers’ lifestyle and travel experience and promote sustainability.
HAECO Hong Kong carried out its first “C” check on a Boeing 737 for newest customer, Air Vanuatu.
Swire Bulk has partnered with Cathay Pacific to launch SailGreener, a carbon offset programme that offers its customers the opportunity to offset the carbon footprint of their shipments.
In October, Swire Shipping opened a branch office in Nuku’alofa, in Tonga; it is the company’s 24th office in the South Pacific, strengthening its commitment to customers, partners, and communities around the region.
Pacifica Shipping has introduced MV Takutai Chief, a 1,300TEU container vessel built in 2010 that will complement the existing inter-island domestic freight services provided by MV Moana Chief.
Swire Energy Services has entered into a strategic partnership with Transportation and Logistic Consulting.
Wholly owned Swire subsidiary, Argent Energy, is to become a sustainable marine fuel supplier for new cruise line, Virgin Voyages.
Launched in 2020, the Swire Sky-Flyer Work-integrated Learning Programme is a
TrustTomorrow initiative aimed at helping Hong Kong youngsters build their careers.
Swire Properties is lead sponsor of the Hong Kong Palace Museum’s two-year “Bi-city Youth Cultural Leadership Programme”.
The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra’s free annual outdoor mega-concert, Swire Symphony Under The Stars, attracted an audience of nearly 12,000 to the Central Harbourfront on 12th November.
In October, John Swire & Sons (China) Limited signed an agreement with the China Development Research Foundation pledging RMB 2 million to CDRF’s China Rural Education and Child Health Programme.
On 13th November, Richard Kendall, former HAECO Group Chief Commercial Officer, attended the Remembrance Day service in Hong Kong on behalf of the Swire Group.
United States Cold Storage established Connect for a Cause in late 2020, a campaign that enables regional offices to choose a meaningful local non-profit to support.
The White Christmas Street Fair, Swire Properties’ four-day, year-end community celebration, returned to Taikoo Place in December.
The Finlays Community Trust has awarded scholarships to 30 Kenyan students through the Swire Masters Scholarship and Undergraduate Scholarship programmes.
Swire Pacific and Swire Properties have won top accolades in the Hong Kong Management Association’s 2022 Best Annual Reports Awards.
Swire Properties’ strong focus on reducing its carbon footprint has seen the company named Global Sector Leader (Mixed Use sector) for the sixth year in a row in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark 2022.
Swire Properties has been ranked as No.1 on the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index for the fifth year in a row.
Swire Coca-Cola HK has received a Distinction Award in the 2022 Hong Kong Management Association’s Hong Kong Sustainability Awards.
Swire Hotels was well represented in Condé Nast Traveller’s 2022 Readers’ Choice Awards.
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