2021 Environmental Social Governance (ESG) Report

APAC

Building Optimal Efficiency for Singapore Research Center

Enhancing Investment Performance through ESG in China As a global investment manager, LaSalle Investment Management believes that the integration of ESG factors in investment could make an impact on investment performance. Our sustainability professionals have been working with LaSalle to improve its China logistics core mandate’s ESG performance. Through our ESG reporting services, we have successfully enhanced the quality and transparency of LaSalle's ESG disclosures for stakeholder communication and public disclosure, demonstrating LaSalle’s commitments and contributions in pursuit of sustainable development. Our ESG Advisory Services team has provided LaSalle with comprehensive analysis on the ESG performance of a logistics portfolio, as well as strategic advice to manage ESG risks and create corporate competitive advantages.

C&W Services Singapore was appointed by Yusof Ishak Institute, a four-building research campus in Singapore, as an energy audit consultant and Guaranteed Energy Savings Performance (GESP) contractor in 2017 to improve efficiency and reduce operating costs. Our team has successfully executed capital asset replacement and enhancement, identifying annual savings of approximately 45% of total building energy consumption. By 2020, the Institute had realized an improvement of total system efficiency (TSE) from 2.45 kW/RT to 0.92 kW/RT. We continue to provide corrective and preventative maintenance to the campus’s systems. In addition to executing efficiency projects, we helped the Institute achieve Green Mark Platinum rating from Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority in 2019 and earn a first runner-up award in the Energy Efficient Building – Retrofitted Buildings category of the ASEAN Energy Awards 2020.

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