Nan Fung Group Achieves Five-Star Rating and Named Global Sector Leader in 2025 Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark

（December 23, 2025 – Hong Kong）

 

Nan Fung Group （the Group） has attained the highest five-star rating in the 2025 Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark （GRESB） Real Estate Assessment and is named Global Sector Leader in the Diversified （Office/Retail） sector. This underscores the Group’s unwavering commitment to holistic climate and impact strategy, as well as its industry leadership across its office and retail portfolio.

Since establishing the SEWIT sustainability framework in 2022—a five-pillar strategy encompassing Social Cohesion, Environment, Wellness, Innovation, and Technology, the Group has continued to strengthen its sustainability efforts across all areas of operation, with a particular focus on environmental management and place-based community investment to drive operational excellence and create shared value.

The Group’s performance is underpinned by forward-thinking, impact-driven stakeholder engagement. Environmental stewardship is also deeply embedded throughout the development lifecycle; from planning and design to construction and operation, the Group ensures every project stage delivers positive environmental and social outcomes.

Vanessa Cheung, Managing Director of Nan Fung Group and Chairperson of the SEWIT Committee stated, “We are honoured to be recognised as a Global Sector Leader by GRESB. This fuels our drive to continue pushing boundaries in our sustainability efforts, creating meaningful, lasting impact with our partners and cultivating a more resilient, sustainable future together.”

 

GRESB benchmarks the sustainability performance of asset investments globally with reference to international frameworks and goals, delivering insights to financial markets on factors that influence long-term value. In 2025, an approximate of 1,000 fund managers completed over 2,300 assessments globally. Amid such broad participation, the Group’s strong performance stands out—demonstrating how it turned vision into tangible action and led by example through outstanding performance within the industry.

 

About Nan Fung Group

Nan Fung Group is one of the largest privately held conglomerates in Hong Kong with global interests in real estate development and investment, which holds a well-diversified and substantial financial investment portfolio. The Group was founded in 1954 and has a track record spanning more than 60 years with over 170 projects including residential, commercial and industrial buildings. The Group also strategically focuses on first-tier cities in Chinese Mainland and recognises attractive opportunities for development and investment overseas, including New York, Boston and London.

 

 

About SEWIT

In 2022, Nan Fung Group established “SEWIT”, a sustainability framework built around five strategic pillars: Social Cohesion, Environment, Wellness, Innovation, and Technology. Integrated across the Group’s entire value chain, SEWIT has since become an integral part of the Group’s culture and a key driver of its sustainability ambitions. In 2025, the Group further advanced the impact of SEWIT through the introduction of “SEWIT-as-a-Service”, an innovative business strategy designed to support tenants, partners, and businesses in realizing their sustainability visions and business goals.

Together, these efforts underscore the Group’s commitment to embedding sustainability into every aspect of its operations, while creating lasting impact for its stakeholders and communities.