Central Pattana reaffirms global sustainability leadership, recognized in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Indices for 7 consecutive years among 244 global real estate firms, bringing pride to Thailand through all-round excellence
Central Pattana Plc., Thailand's leading real estate developer for sustainability, under the vision of 'Imagining better futures for all,' which connects all businesses from retail, residence, and hotel to office projects, has once again been recognized for the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Indices, ranking among the top 244 real estate companies worldwide for seven consecutive years on DJSI World and eleven consecutive years on DJSI Emerging Markets. This achievement reflects Central Pattana's continued progress toward its Net Zero 2050 goal, encompassing People, Place, and Planet across all dimensions. More VDO Click: https://youtube.com/shorts/2cW4EOtkOic?feature=share
Ms. Wallaya Chirathivat, President and CEO of Central Pattana plc, said: "We are proud to be recognized on the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Indices, a global benchmark for sustainability, for consecutive years. This achievement reflects our unwavering commitment, together with all stakeholders, to driving 'Better Futures'?making a meaningful impact today and shaping a better tomorrow for future generations.
Central Pattana remains committed to Environmental (E), Social (S), and Governance (G) principles, fostering a resilient and sustainable system that benefits all stakeholders. The company continues to integrate 'sustainability' into every aspect of its business, ensuring long-term growth while positively impacting communities and the environment under the Net Zero 2050 vision."
Key ESG Achievements in 2024
- Surpassed carbon reduction targets by over 17% under the Net Zero 2050 roadmap, implementing green building designs, clean energy solutions, waste management programs, and EV charging stations setups, among others. This achievement is reinforced by our recognition as a Climate Action Leading Organization: CALO 2024
- The first leader in Thailand's real estate and retail sector to issue 'Green Bond' and 'Sustainability-linked Bond', raising over 21 billion baht to fund the development of mixed-use projects and green buildings in Thailand and abroad, supporting clean energy initiatives.
- Joined forces with 165 partner brands and a total of 2,250 stores under the Green Partnership initiative, aiming to collectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 700 tons of CO? equivalent per year. Additionally, the company continues to organize the Green Expo Better Futures Project to raise awareness and engage customers and the public in sustainability efforts.
- Support the local economy by organizing over 2,700 community-oriented marketing activities annually, generating over 3.5 billion baht in income for local communities each year.
- Contribute over 1.6 million square meters for organizing social activities such as government services, education, health, public welfare, and sports, totaling over 1,800 activities.
- Facilitate continuous blood donation spaces for over 37 years, with more than 200 million cc delivered, helping over 1.5 million people.
- Implement robust governance practices, such as combating corruption and upholding human rights, in collaboration with partner networks in Thailand and internationally, including UNDP, UNICEF, Thai CAC, etc.
- Recognized with the Human Rights Awards 2024, two prestigious awards at the SET Awards 2024, including the Outstanding Investor Relations award in the Business Excellence category and the Commended Sustainability award in the Sustainability Excellence category. Additionally, received the SET ESG Rating of 'AAA', MSCI Index rating of 'BBB' (a global investment standard index by Morgan Stanley Capital International, USA), and the FTSE4Good Index, one of the leading global sustainability indices by FTSE Russell, UK.
In addition, with the collaboration of all sectors in The Ecosystem for All, which contributed to the success throughout 2024, 45 prestigious global awards were achieved, further reinforcing the leadership and expertise in Retail-Led Mixed-Use Development. This development enhances the quality of life for people, communities, and the environment while driving economic progress and advancing Thailand, such as:
- Ranked among the largest companies in Southeast Asia in the 2024 Fortune Southeast Asia 500
- Ms. Wallaya Chirathivat, the first female CEO of Central Pattana, named in The Fortune Most Powerful Women Asia 2024
- Secured 3 major awards from the 2024 Retail Asia Awards, including CEO of the Year, centralwOrld received Market Initiative of the Year, and Mall of the Year
- Achieved 12 awards from the Institutional Investor's 2024 Asia (ex-Japan) Executive Team - Rest of Asia, ranking listed companies in the Asian stock market (excluding Japan)
- Received The Asset Triple A Awards for Green Bond and Sustainability-linked Bond
- Recognized as one of the Kincentric Best Employers 2024
- Earned the royal "Marketing Excellence" trophy for the second time at the Thailand Corporate Excellence Awards 2024
- In Business Development, the Mixed-Use Project 'Central Ayutthaya' received a Sustainable Commendation award at the ICSC 2024 Global Design & Development Awards