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2019 Progress

Our Performance (Economic) Working Group, made up of 12 representatives from different functions within the Company, works to achieve our 2020 KPIs in the focus areas under this Pillar, namely, Financial Performance, Green Financing, Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Disclosure and Reporting, and Investor Relations.

In 2019, we continued to make significant progress towards achieving our 2020 KPIs. Our progress is summarised in the table below.

Financial Performance
Financial Performance
Underlying Profit  |  Dividends  |  Gearing Ratio and Credit Rating
Underlying Profit  |  Dividends  |  Gearing Ratio and Credit Rating-0
2020 KPI
2020 KPI
Details of our financial performance for the year ended 31st December 2019 are available in the Swire Properties Annual Report 2019.
Underlying Profit  |  Dividends  |  Gearing Ratio and Credit Rating-0
Green Financing<sup>30</sup>
Green Financing30
Green Bonds
2020 KPI
Progress Updates in 2019
2020 KPI
Review, develop and issue Swire Properties’ first green bond
Progress Updates in 2019
Issued our first green bond in January 2018, raising US$500 million for green projects. Our second Green Bond Report was published in December 2019.
Launched our first sustainability-linked loan in July 2019, with the interest rate being indexed against improvement in the Company’s year-on-year ESG performance.
Internal Fund
2020 KPI
Progress Updates in 2019
2020 KPI
Participate in the Swire Pacific SD Fund
Progress Updates in 2019
Two energy-saving pilot schemes in our existing buildings received funding approval and are currently being implemented.
Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance
Whistleblowing Policy
2020 KPI
Progress Updates in 2019
2020 KPI
Follow best practice whistleblowing policy
Progress Updates in 2019
SPL’s Whistleblowing Policy was issued in November 2018.
Anti-bribery and Anti-corruption
2020 KPI
Progress Updates in 2019
2020 KPI
Annual bribery and corruption risk review by the Executive Committee (“EXCOM”)
Progress Updates in 2019
An anti-bribery questionnaire covering the 2019 reporting period has been endorsed by EXCOM
Responsible Investment
2020 KPI
Progress Updates in 2019
2020 KPI
Incorporate SD criteria into our investment assessment process
Progress Updates in 2019
In Hong Kong, we developed and adopted a new due diligence checklist with SD criteria to underpin more structured and systematic processes for responsible investment.
Executive Compensation
2020 KPI
Progress Updates in 2019
2020 KPI
Continually review executive compensation through the Remuneration Committee
Progress Updates in 2019
The Remuneration Committee continually reviews executive compensation.
Risk Management
Risk Management
Enterprise Risk Management (“ERM”) System
2020 KPI
Progress Updates in 2019
2020 KPI
Review ERM System, including corporate risk identification, review and mitigation processes
Progress Updates in 2019
We updated our Corporate Risk Register to incorporate additional SD-related risks and integrate SD factors into our corporate risk analysis.
2020 KPI
Integrate SD factors into corporate risk analysis
Progress Updates in 2019
Any SD-related risks identified in future materiality assessments will be considered and integrated into our Corporate Risk Register, if deemed appropriate.
Business Recovery Plan (“BRP”)
2020 KPI
Progress Updates in 2019
2020 KPI
Conduct a BRP drill exercise once every two years or on an as-needed basis
Progress Updates in 2019
A BRP drill was conducted in 2019.
2020 KPI
Ensure all portfolios have local crisis response plans in place
Progress Updates in 2019
Local crisis response plans are in place for all portfolios.
Disclosure and Reporting
Disclosure and Reporting
Disclosure Benchmarks and SD Indices
2020 KPI
Progress Updates in 2019
2020 KPI
Disclose SD information in accordance with requirement of relevant major global sustainability benchmarks
Progress Updates in 2019
We continued to participate in various sustainability benchmarks and indices.
Investor Relations
Investor Relations
Direct
2020 KPI
Progress Updates in 2019
2020 KPI
Meet regularly with investors specialising in Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) investments
Progress Updates in 2019
Held our inaugural ESG Investor Day, attended by over 50 investors and analysts, including some investors focused on ESG investments.
Incorporated more discussions on SD in meetings with investors during regular post-results road shows.
Indirect
2020 KPI
Progress Updates in 2019
2020 KPI
Actively participate in investor-led ESG platforms
Progress Updates in 2019
We continued to participate in investor-led platforms, such as GRESB, from which we received a five-star rating.
30In previous SD reports, we included a “New Ventures” Innovation Pipeline performance category. After having completed a review in 2019, we moved this category to Innovation and Experimentation