Kerry Properties progresses step by step, each action moving closer to our ultimate goal, echoing our aspirations to effect positive outcomes over time.

Remarks

SUSTAINABILITY VISION 2030

With the concerted efforts of our employees and business partners , we continue to chart towards our Vision 2030 goals and contribute to the global causes.

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

PEOPLE
HEALTH AND
WELLNESS

VALUE CHAIN

COMMUNITY
WELLNESS

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

Our dynamic engagement activities allow us to gather diverse views from stakeholders along our value chain.

Engaged
3,163stakeholders

Held 9 focus groups and 11 interviews

64%

survey response rate

52% external

stakeholders engaged

(As compared with 2019)

Top 5 Material Topics:

Service and Product Quality

Customer Well-being, Health and Safety

Occupational Health and Safety

Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Green Building Certification

CARBON AND ENERGY
MANAGEMENT

Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Summary

GHG
Intensity

(tCO2e / 1,000ft2)

15.7%

Energy
Intensity

(GJ/1,000 ft2)

18.1%

With new technology and initiatives, we continue to control and minimise our GHG emissions

Solar panels

Online energy-use monitoring system

Upgraded chiller system

Replaced cooling tower packing

Life Cycle
Management Approach

Planning and Design

  • Adopt active and passive design:
    • Improve resource efficiency
    • Interact with local microclimate

Procurement

  • Prioritising the use of sustainable construction materials
  • Incorporating socio-economic considerations

Construction

  • Apply BIM technology and Virtual Spatial Mock-Up

Operation and Maintenance

  • Retrofitting for efficient resource use
  • Maintenance for occupants’ well-being

Minimising
Environmental Impacts

We strive to minimise our environmental
impacts along the value chain.

Environmental Management System

  • 100% coverage of key operations

Sustainable Buildings

  • Attained 49 sustainable building certifications, covering 83% of properties

Waste Management

  • Waste Intensity (tonnes / 1,000 ft2):
    10.7%
  • 9,843 tonnes of waste recycled
  • Over 60% recycling rate of C&D waste in Hong Kong

Water Management

  • Water Intensity (m3 / ft2):
    17.4%
  • Installed greywater and rainwater recycling system

People Health and
Wellness

We are committed to building a safe, caring
and efficient workplace.

Health and Safety

  • 80% of our key operations covered by Occupational Health and Safety Management System
  • Injury rate of 7.11 per 1,000 employees

One-Stop HR Management

  • Streamlined procedures
  • Sustainability online training to be offered on
    the platform

Learning and Development

  • Average training hours: 14.1 hours per employee
  • Online learning platforms in the Mainland:
    3,000+ users and 500+ courses

Equal Opportunities

  • Ratio of remuneration of female to male employees

Hong Kong 1:1.05

The Mainland 1:0.76

Community Wellness

We seek to effect change by investing in
initiatives that contribute to a better community.

Community
investment initiatives

500+

Number of employee
participation

6,000+

Supported

103 charities

Donated around

HK$ 12 million

Community Building

  • Night market initiatives to boost local
    economy, generated sales of around RMB 32m
    and supported 385 small and medium enterprises

Caring for Society

  • Hardship relief programme to support underprivileged under COVID-19
  • Volunteering programmes to care for the needy

Value Chain

Collaborating with our partners, we provide exceptional services to our customers, while promoting sustainability within our sphere of influence.

Customer
satisfaction rate

99.2%

Suppliers engaged

1,500

Injury rate for workers at construction sites

0.32 per 200,000 hours worked

Suppliers governed by sustainable procurement guidelines 47%

Customer Orientation

  • Innovation for customer engagement and quality improvement
  • Smart technology to protect customers’ health and safety

Responsible Supply Chain
Management

  • Launch of Sustainable Procurement Manual
  • Tender requirement for contractors to obtain
    ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 accreditations

ESG Rating Performance

Our Major Recognitions

GRESB (Global Real Estate
Sustainability Benchmark)

4th place in Eastern Asia diversified
listed business in 2020

Hang Seng Corporate
Sustainability Index

Member since 2017
ESG Rating: AA-

MSCI ESG Ratings

ESG Rating: BBB

Sustainalytics

ESG Risk Rating: 6th in the Real
Estate Development Industry

CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project)

Member since 2020

Vigeo Eiris

Member since 2018

Disclaimers

Awards and Recognitions

60+ Sustainability-related Awards

MIPIM Asia Awards 2020

  • Best Mixed-use Development Gold Award: Qianhai Kerry Centre, Shenzhen
  • Best Green Development Silver Award: Qianhai Kerry Centre, Shenzhen

Asia’s First
LEED Zero Waste Certification

  • Shanghai Kerry Everbright
    City Phase III - Enterprise Centre

Asia Sustainability Reporting
Awards 2019

  • Asia’s Best Stakeholder Reporting
  • Asia’s Best Materiality Reporting

IR Magazine Awards -
Greater China 2020

  • Best ESG Materiality Reporting
    (small to mid-cap)

ASTRID Awards 2021

  • Annual Reports Specialised : Sustainability Report
    (Grand and Gold awards)

Hong Kong Green Awards

  • Gold Award
  • Sustained Performance
    (11 Years+)

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