Our Sustainability Approach & Accolades
Referencing international frameworks and benchmarks
CapitaLand Investment (CLI) upholds high standards of corporate governance and transparency to safeguard shareholders’ interests. We want to build and develop a dynamic workforce and talent pool who will enable our company to achieve our next phase of growth and accelerate innovation and collaboration. Our community development efforts focus on supporting education, health and well-being initiatives, targeting at children, youth and seniors, through corporate philanthropy and employee volunteerism.
CLI is a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), reflecting our commitment towards contributing to a sustainable global economy for present and future generations. Since end 2017, CapitaLand progressively rolled out CapitaLand Supply Chain Code of Conduct to influence our supply chain to operate responsibly in the areas of anti-corruption, human rights, health and safety, as well as environmental management. CapitaLand Group has pledged support for Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations and has voluntarily disclosed climate-related financial disclosures in four key areas as recommended by the TCFD.
CLI is listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and Asia-Pacific Index, GRESB, FTSE4Good Index Series, MSCI Global Sustainability Indexes, Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations Index, and The Sustainability Yearbook.
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Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Annual CLI Global Sustainability Report adopts Global Reporting Initiative reporting framework and prepared in accordance with Standards: Core option
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United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (UN SDGs)
Applies guiding principles of International Integrated Reporting Framework, ISO 26000:2010 Guidance on Social Responsibility, and references UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs)
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Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)
References real estate sector-specific standards
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United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
Signatory to UN Global Compact and committed to 10 principles -
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
Signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and committed to the six principles
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Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
Our Accolades
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Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and Asia Pacific Index (DJSI World and Asia Pacific)
Dow Jones Best-in-Class World Index for 13th consecutive yearDow Jones Best-in-Class Asia Pacific Index for 16th consecutive year- Only Singapore-based real estate company listed on the above 2 indexes in 2024 under “Real Estate Management & Development”
- 1st & longest standing company in Singapore to be listed
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MSCI World ESG Leaders Index and World Socially Responsible Investment Index
- AAA rating for 3 years
- MSCI1 ESG Leaders index constituent
1 The inclusion of CapitaLand Investment in any MSCI index, and the use of MSCI logos, trademarks, service marks or index names herein, do not constitute a sponsorship, endorsement or promotion of CapitaLand Investment by MSCI or any of its affiliates. The MSCI indexes are the exclusive property of MSCI. MSCI and the MSCI index names and logos are trademarks or service marks of MSCI or its affiliates.
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GRESB
2024 GRESB achievements- Global Sector Leader: CICT, CLAS
- 5-star rating: CICT, CLCT, CLINT
- 4-star rating: CLI, CLAR, CLAS
- 1st time participation: CLMT
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The Sustainability Yearbook | S&P Global
- Constituent for 16th year
- 1st and longest standing company in Singapore to be listed
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FTSE4Good Index Series
Constituent for 11th consecutive year -
Carbon Clean 200TM by Corporate Knights & As You Sow
Constituent for 7th year
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TIME World’s Most Sustainable Companies 2024
In partnership with Statista
Sustainability integration in the entire fund management life cycle
Fund Product Development
- Tailor ESG strategies to each portfolio, asset class & geographical fund mandate
- Align with investors’ & LPs’ ESG requirements & goals
Capital Raising
- Integrate investors’ & LPs’ ESG considerations & ensure thorough understanding of investors’ & LPs' ESG queries & needs
- Transparent ESG risks & opportunities disclosures
- Foster trust & confidence in CLI’s sustainability commitments
Investments
- Conduct Environmental, & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for new investments*, including comparative analysis of asset environmental aspects with portfolio’s ESG strategy, & assessment of physical risk, safety, & selected social impacts
- Shadow internal carbon price used to quantify future carbon value exposure of asset, & to calculate a Return on Sustainability for all green investments, where feasible
Asset & Portfolio Management
- Develop asset-level ESG plans leveraging operational & asset management expertise.
- Periodic climate risk analysis to determine green capital expenditure allocation strategy
- Regular fund reporting to key stakeholders
- Participate in internationally recognised ESG frameworks e.g. GRESB
* The ESIA is carried out during the feasibility study as part of its due diligence of CLI’s investment in operational assets or development projects, including pre-purchase, acquisition, and investment of new properties. This involves establishing the baseline environmental performance metrics such as energy efficiency and comparing it against CLI’s 2030 sustainability targets.
Sustainable finance
We leverage sustainable finance for decarbonisation. Since 2018, over S$20.3 billion in sustainable finance has been raised by CLI, including its listed REITs & business trusts.
Our carbon mitigation strategy
Our decarbonisation pathways reflect the operationalisation of our Carbon Mitigation Hierarchy.
CapitaLand's Sustainability Journey
Since we started our journey in 2000, we have built a firm foundation that has made our business resilient to the sustainability and economic challenges faced by the real estate industry.
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