Sunlight Real Estate Investment Trust ("Sunlight REIT") Achieves a Four-Star Rating in the 2024 GRESB Real Estate Assessment
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Mr. Wu Shiu Kee, Keith, Chief Executive Officer of the Manager, said, "We are delighted and honoured to have received a four-star rating in the latest GRESB Assessment - this recognition is a testament to the Manager's unwavering commitment and ability to advance sustainability by integrating ESG values into the management and operations of Sunlight REIT. As a responsible landlord, we will continue to adhere to the overriding principle of striking a balance between profit, planet and people, and will strive to foster a culture of care and innovation to transit into a low-carbon economy and to create shared values for our stakeholders."
Incidental to the change of financial year end date of Sunlight REIT from 30 June to 31 December, the next sustainability report of Sunlight REIT will cover an 18-month period from 1 July 2023 to 31 December 2024. To keep stakeholders abreast of the latest progress, the Manager will shortly upload an interim sustainability review to the corporate website of Sunlight REIT, providing a snapshot of the sustainability performance of Sunlight REIT for the 12 months ended 30 June 2024.
GRESB is a mission-driven and industry-led organization which provides a rigorous methodology and consistent framework to measure the ESG performance of real estate assets and portfolios. In 2023, more than 2,000 property companies, REITs, funds and developers with US7.2 trillion in assets participated, covering over 170,000 assets across 75 countries. Sunlight REIT has participated in GRESB Assessment since 2022.
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About Sunlight REIT
Listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited since 21 December 2006, Sunlight REIT (stock code: 435) is a real estate investment trust authorized by the Securities and Futures Commission and constituted by the trust deed dated 26 May 2006 (as amended and restated) (the "Trust Deed"). It offers investors the opportunity to invest in a diversified portfolio of 11 office and six retail properties in Hong Kong with a total gross rentable area of approximately 1.3 million sq. ft.. The office properties are located in both core and decentralized business areas, while the retail properties are situated in regional transportation hubs, new towns and urban areas with high population density.
About the Manager
The Manager of Sunlight REIT is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Henderson Land Development Company Limited. Its main responsibility is to manage Sunlight REIT and all of its assets in accordance with the Trust Deed in the sole interest of its unitholders.
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