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Recently, China Overseas Land and Investment Limited (COLI) (Stock Code: 0688.HK) achieved remarkable results in the ESG ratings from the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), scoring 87 points (out of a maximum of 100). This placed the Group third among global real estate firms and first among mainland property enterprises, further validating its status as an industry benchmark for sustainable development by an internationally recognized rating agency.
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is one of the world's largest providers of financial market data and infrastructure, originating from the financial and risk division of Thomson Reuters. LSEG serves over 40,000 institutions across more than 190 countries and regions and calculates ESG scores for over 15,000 companies globally. With a team of over 700 trained research analysts, LSEG is responsible for collecting ESG data and has established more than 750 ESG indicators, each carefully designed to standardize information and ensure comparability across the entire organization.
The LSEG ESG scoring system aims to transparently and objectively measure a company's relative performance, commitments, and effectiveness across ten thematic categories (such as emissions, environmental product innovation, human rights, and shareholders) and over 750 corporate-level ESG indicators, based on publicly reported data while considering industry significance and company size deviations. The most comparable and critical 186 indicators within each industry provide robust support for the overall assessment and scoring process. The development of these indicators takes into account the differences in comparability, impact, data availability, and relevance across industries. These indicators are categorized into ten groups, forming three pillar scores and the final ESG score, reflecting the company's ESG performance, commitments, and effectiveness based on publicly reported information. The ESG pillar scores represent the relative total of category weights, with different weights assigned to the “Environmental” and “Social Responsibility” categories across industries, while the weight for the “Governance” category remains consistent across all sectors.
The LSEG ESG scoring emphasizes industry comparability, impact, data availability, and relevance. With a score of 87, COLI ranks in the highest scoring range (the fourth quartile), showcasing not only the high transparency of significant ESG data in its public reports but also the Group’s overall outstanding performance in the ESG field.
China Overseas Land and Investment Limited (COLI) consistently adheres to a sustainable development strategy focused on becoming a "Four Good Company," actively fulfilling its responsibilities as a central enterprise, and deeply implementing the national dual carbon strategy. In 2023, the Group released its "Carbon Neutrality White Paper," becoming a pioneer in proposing medium- and long-term dual carbon goals, committing to a reduction of over 30% in carbon emission intensity for Scope 1 and Scope 2 by 2030. The company announced a phased approach to carbon reduction actions based on three core directions: "full carbon reduction, leading demonstration, and promoting development."
In 2024, both the China Overseas Building in Shenzhen and the China Overseas Financial Center in Beijing were selected as part of the first batch of zero-carbon building projects, marking industry recognition of COLI's research and construction of zero-carbon buildings and ushering in a new era for zero-carbon office buildings. Meanwhile, under the banner of "Carbon Path Pioneer," the Group actively participates in the formulation of national and local standards, sharing mature experiences and advanced standards to empower the industry’s green transformation and contribute to a low-carbon future as a central enterprise.
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