We have been honoured with a wide variety of awards and accolades, reflecting not only commercial success and the quality of our products and services, but also our commitment to the community and the environment.
Sustainability is a fundamental value at Henderson Land. The Group’s iconic building, The Henderson, has launched the industry’s first ESG partnership programme which encourages ESG-friendly practices among tenants and employees. The Group also cooperates with international and local banks in green and sustainable finance, playing an instrumental role in funding our expansive sustainable development agenda. As of 31 December 2024, the Group has initiated a number of Green Finance Partnerships with a cohort of 16 local and international banks, securing over HK$50 billion of green finance facilities including green loans, green undertakings, social loan and sustainability-linked loans. Below highlights the green and sustainability facilities the Group secured to support our sustainable development activities throughout 2024:
Type of facilities: Sustainability-linked loan and social loan facility with China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited
Amount utilised: HK$2 billion
Use of proceeds: Reduce carbon emissions and introduce green and sustainable initiatives in our business operations, as well as serving as a good demonstration of the Group’s longstanding pledge to improve community well-being, by development of affordable transitional housing projects
Type of facilities: Sustainability-linked loan facility with Hang Seng Bank Limited
Amount utilised: HK$1.3 billion
Use of proceeds: Solidification of the Group’s long-term goal to minimise the accident rate at construction sites in order to promote occupational safety and construction workers’ wellness, encourage more green buildings certification, as well as maintaining the Group’s overall good ESG rating
Type of facilities: Sustainability-linked loan facility with MUFG Bank, Ltd.
Amount utilised: HK$1 billion
Use of proceeds: Strengthening the Group’s green portfolio of investment and development properties with BEAM Plus, BEAM, LEED, China Green Building Design Labels, China Green Building Label, WELL or China Healthy Building Design Labels certification, and minimisation of accident frequent rate of construction workers