NWS Wins Top Sustainability Advocates in Asia

(1 Dec 2022, Hong Kong) NWS Holdings Limited (“NWS ” or the “Group”; Hong Kong stock code: 659) is pleased to announce that it has clinched the “Top Sustainability Advocates in Asia” Award at The Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards 2022 (ACES). 

Organised by the MORS Group since 2014, the annual ACES Awards is one of the prestigious accolades that recognizes inspiring leaders and sustainability advocates cross-industry and across Asia. The “Top Sustainability Advocates in Asia” Award recognizes the Group’s effort in driving long-term sustainability strategies along with its business units and setting up the best practices in Environment, Social and Governance (“ESG”). The Group has also demonstrated significant resilience amidst the pandemic with its sustainable business practices.

Eric Ma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Sustainability Committee of NWS, said “Sustainability is at the heart of our Group. We will continue to further expand our ESG considerations in our daily operation and investment decision to create long-term value for our stakeholders”.

This year, our sustainability highlights include:

• Pioneered climate physical risk assessments for major assets as per IPCC’s latest predictions
• Secured HK$4.49 billion sustainable financing to date in support and reiterate our commitment to low carbon economy
• Contributed over 227,000 hours of service by NWS Volunteer Alliance, in collaboration with over 100 organisations
• Launched “Flexi Care Programme” including series of family-centric and work-flexibility initiatives, enabling a healthy work-life balance for employees

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