5 ENHANCING VALUE THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY 129 HSBC Supplier Financing Programme with HSBC is ongoing and continues to benefit suppliers by accelerating their payment and improving their cash flow. In FY2025, 31 new vendors registered to this programme. Dubai EXPO UEM Edgenta Berhad (“UEM Edgenta”), through its subsidiary Kaizen Owner Association Management Services LLC (“Kaizen”), has successfully entered a Joint Venture with Expo City Dubai to provide property management services for properties located within the Expo City, as well as selected sites globally. This strategic partnership reflects UEM Edgenta’s ongoing commitment to enhancing its capabilities and solutions in the real estate sector, strengthening its international footprint, and unlocking new growth opportunities in the UAE and beyond. Free The Seed Sdn. Bhd. Serves as the key supply partner for the initiative and is based in Kedah, supporting local manufacturing and regional economic growth. The biodegradable trays are manufactured using paddy straw’s biomass waste materials. These trays are used in hospitals. Entopia Collaborated with Entopia to deploy an organic waste recycling solution that successfully diverted over 30% of organic waste from landfill using a biological treatment approach. Refer to pages 154 to 161 under Environmental Management for more details. Project Harmony Our Infrastructure business continues to collaborate with CIMA and PLUS on GreenGuard, a precast concrete New Jersey Barrier (NJB) incorporating recycled materials and designed to meet stringent TL5 requirements. CIMA and PLUS Asia Pacific Real Assets Association (“APREA”) Actively engaged with Asia Pacific real estate companies to acquire valuable insights and market intelligence within the real estate industry, while simultaneously leveraging the Sustainability guidance materials provided by the association. This collaborative effort not only enhances our understanding of market trends but also serves as a platform to foster collaboration and identify growth opportunities within the sector. Edgenta sits on APREA’s regional ESG Committee; a platform for investors, developers, asset managers, and key stakeholders in the real assets industry to engage regarding topics of climate and environmental impact. Additionally, we leveraged on our network with APREA to develop and gather insights on an APAC-level study on adoption of internal carbon pricing. Climate Governance Malaysia UEM Edgenta strengthened its commitment to climate action and sustainable corporate governance through its ongoing membership as a Corporate Friend of Climate Governance Malaysia (CGM). We continue to participate in CGM-hosted events and industry roundtables, including a session on energy efficiency and renewable integration in buildings, where our Head of Sustainability Engineering Solutions contributed perspectives on sustainable built environments. We also participated in a roundtable discussion on the proposed creation of a Blended Finance Hub to finance climate solutions, where potential next steps and key considerations were compiled for further engagement with relevant stakeholders, including policymakers.
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