CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Swire Properties supports nature-positive goals Our Taikoo Square and Taikoo Garden offer as one of the 40 members of The Taskforce on approximately 69,000 sq ft of green spaces Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) with native trees and water features to Hong Kong enhance urban biodiversity Hong Kong Biodiversity Green Building Swire Properties prioritises biodiversity in our In 2023, 14 commercial buildings at Taikoo Place, Pacific developments and operations. We were one of 40 Place and Citygate achieved Platinum ratings for their Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosure (TNFD) recertification under the comprehensive scheme of BEAM Global Taskforce Members selected to steer the Plus for Existing Building v2.0. Two Taikoo Place achieved a formulation of the overall framework for corporates and Platinum rating in LEED v2009 and WELL v1 Core & Shell. financial institutions globally to account for nature-related Several of our portfolios, including One, Two and Three risks and opportunities to support the nature-positive goals Pacific Place, INDIGO, HKRI Taikoo Hui (Shopping mall), of the United Nations’ Kunming-Montreal Global HKRI Centre 1 & 2, Taikoo Li Chengdu and The Temple Biodiversity Framework. In 2023, we completed our House, achieved a Platinum rating in the LEED v4.1 biodiversity guidelines for our Hong Kong portfolios, Operations and Maintenance rating system. Taikoo Place providing our project teams and management offices with received a final Gold rating under LEED v.4.1 in the Cities recommendations on how to enhance biodiversity in our and Communities: Existing category, making the complex properties and new projects. the first project in Hong Kong to receive LEED for Our Taikoo Square and Taikoo Garden, opening in 2024, Communities Certification. offer approximately 69,000 square feet of green space At the Green Building Award 2023, organised by the Hong with native trees and water features. We have adopted Kong Green Building Council and the Professional Green measures in the master landscape plan to enhance urban Building Council, Citygate Outlets received the Grand biodiversity in the area, and facilitate the movement Award in the Existing Buildings – Facilities Management of animals and insects such as birds and butterflies category. Six Pacific Place received the Grand Award between parks. in the New Buildings: Projects Under Construction and/or Design – Commercial category, and Taikoo Li Qiantan received the Merit Award in the New Buildings Category: Completed Projects – Commercial category. In addition, Swire Properties once again received the Sustainability Award at the RICS Hong Kong Awards 2023. Taikoo Li Qiantan was also recognised as the Commercial Property Project of the Year at the RICS Awards China 2023. 134