CapitaLand leads SIAS 20th Investors’ Choice Awards 2019 for fourth consecutive year with record 14 awards
- CapitaLand Group bags coveted ‘Golden Circle Award’ for the first time
- CapitaLand Limited clinches three awards, including winner of Most Transparent Company Award in the Real Estate category
- CapitaLand Mall Trust clinches record four awards in the REITs and Business Trusts category
Singapore, 26 September 2019 – CapitaLand Group has bagged 14 wins group wide at the Securities Investors Association Singapore (SIAS) 20th Investors’ Choice Awards. These include the Golden Circle Award, the highest honour for corporate governance. Having won the award four times as CapitaLand Limited, this is the first Golden Circle Award for the CapitaLand group of companies. This is the fourth consecutive year that the Group has topped the annual awards.
This year, CapitaLand Limited received three awards. It was named winner in the Most Transparent Company Award in the Real Estate category and runner-up for the Singapore Corporate Governance Award and Sustainability Award in the Big Cap category.
CapitaLand Mall Trust clinched a record four accolades in the REITs and Business Trusts category. It took the top spots for Singapore Corporate Governance Award, Shareholder Communications Excellence Award and Sustainability Award, as well as the runner-up position for the Most Transparent Company Award.
CapitaLand Commercial Trust (CCT) and Ascott Residence Trust (Ascott Reit) each bagged two accolades in the REITs and Business Trusts category. CCT was runner-up for Shareholder Communications Excellence Award and Sustainability Award, while Ascott Reit was runner-up for Singapore Corporate Governance Award and Most Transparent Company Award.
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (Ascendas Reit) and CapitaLand Retail China Trust (CRCT) each clinched one accolade in the REITs and Business Trusts category. Ascendas Reit was runner-up in the Sustainability Award and CRCT was runner-up for the Shareholder Communications Excellence Award.
Mr Ng Kee Choe, Chairman of CapitaLand Limited, said: “At CapitaLand, we are committed to do well, do good and do right by our stakeholders through embracing the highest standards of corporate governance, transparency, sustainability and shareholder communications. We are honoured to be recognised as a leading company of investors’ choice and will continue to uphold our commitment to good corporate governance and sustainability.”
Mr Lee Chee Koon, Group Chief Executive Officer of CapitaLand Group, said: “The enlarged CapitaLand Group today includes eight stocks listed on the Singapore Exchange with a combined market capitalisation of more than S$50 billion. Guided by integrity to build stable stakeholder relationships and safeguard our shareholders’ rights, we will continue to sharpen our focus and leverage our enhanced real estate capabilities to build a winning company.”
Please refer to Annex A for the full listing of CapitaLand Group’s accolades at SIAS 20th Investors’ Choice Awards and Annex B for quotes from the REITs and business trusts.
In July, the Group also led the Singapore Corporate Awards 2019 with a total of four awards, including the top accolade of Best Managed Board for CapitaLand Limited. Earlier this month, CapitaLand announced that it has maintained its listing on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the eighth consecutive year. It also retained its listing on the Dow Sustainability Asia Pacific Index for the 11th year, making CapitaLand the first and longest standing company in Singapore to be listed on the index.
Please refer to Annex C for other recent awards accorded to CapitaLand Group.