Achievements

Recognising that sustainable finance instruments play an important role in funding our expansive sustainable development agenda, the Group has initiated a number of Green Finance Partnerships with a cohort of 15 local and international banks. As of 31 December 2023, the Group has secured over HK$50 billion various green finance facilities including green loans, green undertakings, social loan and sustainability-linked loans. Below highlights some other green and sustainability facilities the Group has secured to support our sustainable development:

Type of facilities: Green loan with Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited
Amount utilized: HK$2.5 billion
Use of proceeds: Strengthening green portfolio of investment and development properties with BEAM Plus, BEAM, LEED and Green Building Design Label pre-certifications

Type of facilities: Sustainability-linked loan and social loan facility with China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited
Amount utilized: HK$2 billion
Use of proceeds:Reducing carbon emissions and introduce green and sustainable initiatives in our business operations, as well as serving as a good demonstration of the company’s longstanding pledge to improve community well-being, by development of affordable transitional housing projects

Green and sustainability strategic partnership agreement with Industrial Bank
According to the Agreement, Industrial Bank will draw on its expertise in green finance to provide Henderson Land and its subsidiaries with a line of green and sustainability credit of no less than RMB30 billion. It will work in tandem with Henderson Land in the areas of green building, smart and zero-carbon zoning and ESG system building to echo the national “dual-carbon” goals and to promote the Group’s development of green building and infrastructure inside and outside the territory.