HERA 2022 Winner’s Interview with Sino Land Company Limited
Hong Kong ESG Reporting Awards 2022 Winners Interview
- Congratulations on winning at HERA. Please share your thoughts and what does that mean to the company?
We are honoured by the recognitions and would like to thank you all the esteemed judges for the award. Effective and responsible corporate governance facilitates long-term organisational success. Credibility and transparency in ESG disclosures are essential to monitoring our performance, and help us to identify potential risks and opportunities. In Sustainability Report 2022, we have included additional disclosure metrics from the SASB Standard for the Real Estate Sector, and have become the first developer in Hong Kong to join the global coalition of business leaders in implementing the Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics. We are thankful that our efforts have been recognized, motivating us to do more and better. - Amongst environmental, social, governance topics of ESG which one does your organization prioritise and why?
Sino upholds ESG and sustainability at all levels of operations as we seek to create value for our stakeholders. In our most recent effort, we have unveiled our Decarbonisation Blueprint to achieve net zero carbon by 2050 following extensive research with the academia. This holistic roadmap outlines the Group’s long-term strategies and approaches to carbon reduction.During the period of heightened COVID-19 concern in Hong Kong, we acted to help meet the surging demand for COVID-19 testing in the community and supported our stakeholders such as donated 280,000 sets of rapid antigen test kits and provided short-term accommodation to the less-resourced.Last year 15 new goals related to governance and the Group’s three strategic pillars of ‘Green Living’, ‘Innovative Design’ and ‘Community Spirit’ have been formulated for Sustainability Vision 2030 to further enhance sustainable practices across our operations, making the total number of goals 38. - How well do you believe your industry has embraced ESG and what more do you believe your industry needs to do?
We believe individual corporate efforts are important, while bringing like-minded partners together can build a healthier and better future for all. With collective efforts, we shall continue to create shared value for our stakeholders andbuild a sustainable future together. Going forward we will continue to uphold ESG standards across all aspects of our business, continue to deploy innovative solutions and take further steps towards decarbonisation and promoting a circular economy and urban biodiversity.