This report sets out our approach to sustainability, ethics and good governance. We report as part of our commitment to an open and honest dialogue with stakeholders.
This is our 13th annual sustainability report prepared as an interactive website, available in English and Traditional Chinese. It can also be downloaded as a PDF – whole or in parts. This report has been written with reference to the core level of the GRI Standards and the comply or explain provisions of the HKEx ESG reporting guide. It also has reference to the UN SDGs and the TCFD.
The four HKEx ESG reporting principles (materiality, quantitative, balance and consistency) have been applied in preparing this report.
Details of how we apply the materiality principle can be found in the Assessing Materiality section.
We apply the quantitative and consistency principles through our reporting boundaries and data calculation methodology, this can be viewed in our methodology.
We try to apply the balance principle throughout this report.
This report relates to our sustainability performance during the year ended 31 December 2019. It covers SwireTHRIVE (our group environmental sustainability strategy), progress towards our 2020 goals, other material topics identified through our materiality assessments as well as relevant financial and sustainability performance.
This report describes Swire Pacific’s corporate governance relevant to sustainability and how we integrate sustainability into identifying and managing risks and opportunities. A GRI Standards and HKEx content index is included. To assist analysts and researchers, data from this report can be downloaded directly into a CSV file. This report follows our previous report, published in July 2019.
This report has been endorsed by our chairman and approved by our board.