Vanke has always adhered to the concept of sustainable development and actively practiced corporate social responsibility. Driven by the "double carbon" goal, Vanke is also constantly exploring a new path to achieve green, sustainable and high-quality development. As the founder and honorary chairman of the board of Vanke, Wang Shi has been committed to the exploration of carbon-neutral communities and efforts to promote green and environmentally friendly development models on a wider scale.

On December 2, Wang Shi was invited to attend the International Financial Forum (IFF) 2022 Global Annual Meeting, and shared Vanke's long-term green low-carbon and development experience and practice in the real estate industry in the closed-door CEO discussion of the annual meeting of the Green Finance Working Group (GFWG).

Wang Shi said at the conference that Vanke, as a traditional enterprise in real estate development, has always been at the forefront of the industry in green development. In 2005, Vanke began to advocate and practice green buildings, in 2014, it began to fully practice green standards, and in 2016, it promoted green supply chain and advocated "no green, no purchase". Vanke's green action has been leading the development of the industry.

The meeting released the first white paper of the Green Finance Working Group, "Proposals for Accelerating the Global Transition to a Low-carbon Economy". The White paper draws lessons from replicable, scalable innovations and initiatives by global companies and offers practical recommendations on how to accelerate the global climate transition.

Dameisha Vanke Center Biosphere 3 carbon neutral community case, and Vanke's green principle practice, as the only real estate industry low-carbon transformation case, has been included in this white paper.

The case of Vanke carbon neutral community in the white paper

After China announced the strategy of "carbon peaking" and "carbon neutrality" in 2020, Vanke implemented its corporate social responsibility into specific actions. Starting from the transformation of existing communities and buildings, Vanke created a case of carbon neutral community and actively served the region to achieve the national strategic goals of "carbon peak" and "carbon neutral".

At present, Vanke is using net zero carbon emissions, zero waste and biodiversity solutions in Shenzhen Dameisha Vanke Center carbon neutral community pilot.

Vanke is one of the first real estate developers in China to inject green principles into the life cycle of all projects (including acquisition, procurement, project acquisition, project development and sales). From 2007 to 2019, it issued 13 CSR reports in succession. From 2020, based on the original CSR report, it iteratively updated the "sustainable development report" and continuously released it.

Last year, Vanke began to conduct climate risk assessment with the help of professional consulting agencies, with the goal of better identifying the factors affecting climate change in various business units so as to timely manage related risks.

Vanke's sustainable development

Vanke is committed to integrating green and low-carbon concepts into the whole process of design, construction and operation, creating resource-saving and environment-friendly green settlements. It also continuously promotes the building of green supply chain, advocates green leasing, and actively explores the construction of carbon neutral communities.

At present, the company has set sustainable development goals in various aspects, including carbon reduction, waste reduction, energy use, customers, employees, suppliers and so on, to practice the concept of sustainable development.

In the face of risks and opportunities brought by climate change, Vanke has carried out analysis and identified, classified and evaluated relevant risks in accordance with the Guidance for Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), developed a list of climate change risks applicable to Vanke, and formed a climate risk matrix according to the optimal order of climate risks. To further strengthen the company's climate change risk management foundation.

Vanke's ESG performance has been widely recognized by rating and index institutions at home and abroad:

• Vanke receives a "low risk" rating from Morningstar Sustainalytics

• Vanke continuous to be included in the benchmark Hang Seng enterprise sustainable development index, Hang Seng A-share enterprises index and Hang Seng ESG50 index of sustainable development, and gains A + rating

• Vanke as MSCI ESG (i.e., the MSCI - ESG) BBB rating

• Vanke has been awarded the ESG rating of Shenzhen Stock Exchange (AA)

In addition, Vanke's ESG management cases have also been selected as ESG Excellent Practice Cases of Listed Companies and ESG Excellent Cases of Chartered Governance Journal of thhe Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute (CGJHKCGI) compiled by China Association of Listed Companies.

In the future, Vanke will continue to explore and move forward on the road of green and low carbon, continue to practice the concept of sustainable development in the development of the industry, and help realize the goal of "double carbon", protect the earth home and protect people's better life.

GFWG aims to drive the investments and innovative solutions needed for a more inclusive low-carbon transition. It brings together senior leaders from global companies and experts from leading research institutions to discuss climate change measures in depth, provide advice and work support to policymakers, and strengthen collaboration between the public and private sectors on green finance.

As the only Chinese real estate company among the members of the working group, Vanke has always adhered to the concept of green and low-carbon, committed itself to the carbon emission reduction and green and sustainable development of real estate development, and explored and supported the joint construction of low-carbon ecology in an innovative and cross-border way as a public welfare organization. From enterprises to products to communities, Vanke takes actions to promote the green development of the industry and build a better life.

万科一直以来坚持可持续发展理念，积极践行企业社会责任。在“双碳”目标的驱动之下，万科也在不断探索实现绿色可持续的高质量发展新路径。王石作为万科集团创始人兼董事会名誉主席，一直致力于碳中和社区的探索，并努力在更广范围推广绿色、环保的发展模式。

12月2日，王石受邀出席了国际金融论坛（IFF）2022年全球年会，并在期间举办的绿色金融工作组（GFWG）年度会议CEO闭门讨论中分享了万科长期坚持绿色低碳，在房地产行业的低碳发展上的经验和实践。

王石在会议上表示，万科作为房地产开发的传统企业，在绿色发展方面一直走在行业前列。从2005年开始倡导并实践绿色建筑，到2014年开始全面践行绿色标准，再到2016年，推行绿色供应链，倡导“无绿色不采购”，万科的绿色行动一直在引领行业发展。

此次会议发布了绿色金融工作组的首份白皮书《推动全球向低碳经济加速转型的建议》。该白皮书从全球企业可复制，可规模化的创新、首创案例中汲取经验，并就如何加速全球气候转型提出了切实可行的建议。

大梅沙万科中心生物圈三号碳中和社区案例，以及万科的绿色原则实践，作为唯一一个房地产行业的低碳转型案例，入选了本次白皮书。

白皮书中的的万科碳中和社区案例

在2020年中国宣布“碳达峰”“碳中和”战略之后，万科将企业社会责任落实到具体行动中，从既有社区和建筑的改造入手，打造碳中和社区案例，积极服务地区实现“碳达峰”“碳中和”的国家战略目标。

目前，万科正采用净零碳排、零废弃物和生物多样性解决方案，在深圳大梅沙万科中心进行碳中和社区试点。

万科是中国率先将绿色原则注入所有项目生命周期（包括收购、采购、项目获取、项目开发和销售）的地产开发商之一，2007年-2019年连续发布13份企业社会责任报告，2020年起在原社会责任报告基础上，迭代更新为“可持续发展报告”并持续发布。

去年，万科开始在专业咨询机构的帮助下开展气候风险评估工作，目标是更好地识别出各业务部门中影响气候变化的因素，以便于及时管控相关风险。

万科的可持续发展

目前，公司已在包括碳减排、减废、能源使用、客户、员工、供应商等多方面制定可持续发展目标，践行可持续发展理念。

面对气候变化带来的风险和机遇，万科依据《气候变化相关财务信息披露指南》（TCFD）开展了分析并对相关风险进行了识别、分类及评估，制定了适用于万科的气候变化风险清单，依据气候风险优次顺序形成气候风险矩阵，以进一步夯实公司对气候变化风险管理的基础。

万科的ESG表现获得国内外评级及指数机构的广泛认可：

• 万科获得晨星Sustainalytics保持“低风险”评级；

• 万科连续入选恒生可持续发展企业基准指数、恒生A股可持续发展企业指数、恒生ESG50指数，并获得A+的评级；

• 万科获评明晟ESG（即MSCI-ESG）BBB评级；

• 万科获得深交所国证指数ESG评级AA级；

此外，万科ESG管理案例还入选中国上市公司协会组织汇编的《上市公司ESG优秀实践案例》及《香港公司治理公会会刊（CGJHKCGI）》的ESG优秀案例。

未来，万科将在绿色低碳的道路上持续探索前行，在行业发展中不断践行可持续发展理念，助力“双碳”目标实现，守护地球家园，守护人民的美好生活。

绿色金融工作组（Green Finance Working Group, GFWG）由国际金融论坛（IFF）及高盛集团任联席主席。GFWG旨在推动更普惠低碳转型所需的投资和创新解决方案，汇聚全球企业的高级领导、领先研究机构的专家学者深入探讨应对气候变化的措施，为政策制定者提供建议和工作支持，加强公共及私营领域的绿色金融协作。