WHA Premium Growth Freehold and Leasehold Real Estate Investment Trust ("WHART") has been selected as an equity in the ESG100 list 2022 by Thaipat Institute for four consecutive years, emphasizing on its outstanding performance on Environment, Social and Governance and being the industrial REIT with the highest asset value in Thailand as of 31 March 2022.
Mr. Anuwat Jarukornsakul, CEO of WHA Real Estate Management Co., Ltd. the REIT manager of WHART, reveals that the company is glad that WHART has been selected by Thaipat Institute in the ESG100 list 2022 for four consecutive years (2019-2022). Since the first year of assessment among 851 listed equities, WHART has been selected as the equity with outstanding performance on Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) in the category of property fund and real estate investment trust
"The selection of WHART in the ESG100 list for four straight years reflects our company's potential as the REIT manager, which focuses mainly on building sustainable returns through the investment in premium quality assets including warehouse, distribution center and factory both Built-to-Suit and General Warehouse in the strategic location for logistics hub in Thailand. We also concentrate on the risk diversification in properties with long-term lease while tenant groups are in various industries with international levels, so that WHART can become one of industrial trust funds with the highest asset value as of 31 March 2022,"
Moreover, the company is determined to grow business sustainably under the guidelines of ethics and good governance along with social development and environment conservation, which will go in line with Thaipat Institute's goal in driving Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) and building good return on investment for unitholders.
Thaipat Institute, the pioneer in developing the database of business sustainability, started making the list of 100 listed companies with outstanding performance on ESG for the first time in 2015. The institute has consistently collected information related to sustainability of listed companies for eight years. This year, the list of ESG companies is considered an important source of sustainable development information for listed companies and this will cater demand from investors wishing to weight investment in companies with social and environmental responsibility. It will be an alternative for investors to selectively invest in quality listed equities which will generate good returns on investment similarly to general investment,"