On 19 November, at the seventh “ESG Leading Enterprises 2025” (the “Award”) awards ceremony in Hong Kong hosted by Bloomberg Businessweek/Chinese Edition, Yuexiu Property Co., Ltd. (0123.HK) received the “ESG Leading Enterprise” award for its outstanding performance across dimensions including corporate governance optimisation, social responsibility fulfilment, green development implementation, transparent information disclosure, and stakeholder engagement. This accolade underscores market recognition of the company's sustainable development capabilities.
A Bloomberg-authorised business publication, Bloomberg Businessweek/Chinese Edition, boasting global perspective and professional insights, has profoundly influenced core business communities and decision-makers in the Greater China region. The Award this year has four main categories: “ESG Leading Enterprises”, “ESG Leading Initiatives”, “Special Categories”, and “ESG Elites” newly added, attracting enthusiastic participation from enterprises across multiple sectors including pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, property development, and property management. A judging panel comprising industry leaders and academic experts in ESG conducted rigorous multi-dimensional assessments over nearly three months, ultimately selecting 12 high-calibre enterprises with a combined market capitalisation exceeding HK$12 billion to receive the “ESG Leading Enterprise”. The selection results embody both objectivity and credibility. This prestigious accolade reflects Yuexiu Property's systematic practices and continuous innovation in green and low-carbon initiatives, social responsibility, and corporate governance, profoundly demonstrating its steadfast commitment to advancing sustainable development:
Driven by technological and financial innovation Setting a benchmark for low-carbon transformation
Guided by its own dual carbon goals, Yuexiu Property has adopted an innovative “dual-driver” model combining technology and finance to lead the industry's low-carbon transformation. The Yuexiu Property R&D Centre and Yuexiu iPARK Guangdong-Hong Kong Cloud Valley project have met the high “dual zero” – zero carbon and zero energy consumption – standard. The R&D Centre is China's first model project with high-end interior finishing that produces near-zero pollution. In the carbon trading sphere, in September this year, the company listed China's first carbon credit product for wholesale markets, opening a new market-driven pathway for building emissions reduction. At the same time, it has continued to add sustainable finance instruments, signing its first sustainability-linked loan in June 2025 and issued a second green bond in October of the same year. Those moves marked the steady progress of the company towards its long-term objective of achieving 100% sustainable finance by 2060.
“Dual-engine” of technology and finance drive low-carbon transformation
Advancing people's livelihood and cultural development at the same time Fulfilling corporate social responsibility
As a practitioner of urban renewal, Yuexiu Property achieved a critical milestone in October 2025 with the Guangzhou Lirendong Village redevelopment project it leads. —The first batch of reconstructed housing meeting high standards was delivered, not only providing villagers with living spaces but quality accommodation. Adhering to the principle of “respecting local culture”, the project focused on reconstruction of four ancestral halls, thus was able to unleash land value, as well as integrate cultural heritage with urban development, allowing residents to live in content while maintaining their sense of place and cultural identity.
Guangzhou Lirendong Village Renovation Project
Governance structure continues to upgrade Deepening integration of strategy and operations
Since publishing its first Corporate Social Responsibility Report in 2010, Yuexiu Property has kept integrating sustainability principles into its core operations. In April 2025, the company strategically upgraded its governance structure by renaming its “Environment, Social and Governance Committee” as “Sustainability Committee”, elevating notably the decision-making level of sustainability strategy and penetration of the strategy in its operations. On the institutional level, the company rolled out three core policies in 2025, namely the Anti-Corruption and Anti-Bribery Policy, the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, and the Information Security Policy, to keep refining its sustainability policy framework, as a result, it not only fortified its compliance-related defence, but also saw enhancement in both governance effectiveness and business value.
Yuexiu Property Sustainable Development Policy Framework
Being recognised as an “ESG Leading Enterprise” is a significant milestone for Yuexiu Property in its 15-year journey towards sustainable development. Taking it as a new starting point, the company will harness power from the accolade to further R&D of green building technologies, step up sustainable finance innovation, and refine community co-creation and sharing mechanisms. It will collaborate with all stakeholders to collectively shape a lower-carbon, healthier, and more inclusive future for the real estate industry, contributing solid strength to the high-quality and sustainable development of cities.
