新世界发展与星展香港携手开创香港首笔与联合国可持续发展目标掛鈎的利率掉期交易
新世界发展有限公司(新世界发展)及星展香港(星展银行)已完成香港首笔与联合国可持续发展目标掛鈎的利率掉期交易,在可持续发展的路途上踏出重要一步。是次衍生工具交易旨在为新世界发展从星展银行获得的五年期 10亿港元可持续发展掛鈎贷款提供利率风险对冲
根据这项创新解决方案,倘新世界发展能成功创造至少八个「企业对企业」的合作机会,帮助企业实现《新世界可持续发展愿景 2030》所采纳的联合国可持续发展目标,即可获得星展银行赞助支援社会创新项目。新世界发展的社会创新方案包括 Impact Kommons,一项以推动联合国可持续发展目标为本的初创加速器及业务夥伴计划,而星展银行为计划中的社会效益夥伴。
新世界发展有限公司执行副主席兼行政总裁郑志刚表示:「新世界集团一直致力将商业成果紧扣社会发展及环境解决方案,以推动联合国可持续发展愿景为目标。我们深信夥伴协作能够加速变革,结合新世界集团的资源及星展银行的金融创新思维, 我们希望与革新者携手创造共享价值,为社会创造更好明天。」
星展香港董事总经理兼企业及机构银行总监张建生表示︰「我们深信星展银行於促进可持续发展方面担当重要的角色。这项突破性交易能发挥加快采取气候行动的真正领导作用,再次肯定我们作出的承诺,就是与新世界发展和其他志同道合的夥伴携手,透过创新和合作建设可持续的未来。」
联合国订立可持续发展目标并呼吁各界采取行动,以应对教育、健康、社会保障和就业机会等各项社会需求,同时处理气候变化和环保议题。新世界发展已采纳联合国可持续发展目标,以规範包括物业发展和管理等业务的可持续发展方针,并制定能源和碳排放相关的目标。新世界发展和星展银行均为《联合国全球契约》的签署方,一直致力推动实现联合国可持续发展目标。是次星展银行与新世界发展等志同道合的客户合作,便是通过负责任的融资方式来应对气候变化。
星展银行简介
星展集团是亚洲最大的金融服务集团之一,业务遍及18个市场。总部设於新加坡并於当地上市,星展业务覆盖亚洲三大增长主轴,即大中华、东南亚和南亚地区。星展资本充裕,所取得的AA-和Aa1级信贷评级位列全球最高级别之一。
星展集团分别获《欧洲货币》、《银行家》及《环球金融》选为「全球最佳银行」,引证集团的全球领导地位。集团亦带领业界以数码科技重塑银行业未来,获《欧洲货币》选为「全球最佳数码银行」。此外,星展於2009至2020年更连续12年荣获《环球金融杂誌》评选为「亚洲最安全的银行」。
星展集团在亚洲提供包括零售银行、中小企业银行及大型企业银行的全面金融服务。生於亚洲、长於亚洲,星展洞悉在亚洲这个充满活力的市场经营业务的秘诀。星展致力成为亚洲的首选银行,其市场洞察能力和区域联系,有助於推动银行的发展。星展深信与客户建立长久的夥伴关系,以及透过推动社会企业发展不断回馈社会,是亚洲式银行服务的关键所在。星展亦已拨款5千万新加坡元成立基金会,以进一步履行在新加坡和亚洲区内的企业社会责任。
星展於亚洲拥有广泛的业务网络,并著重员工沟通与赋权,提供员工广阔的发展机会。星展集团来自40多个国籍、合共29, 000名的员工,每一位都充满热忱,坚守承诺,具备积极进取的「我做得到」精神。如欲了解更多详情
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New Wld Development DBS Hong Kong team up to create Hong Kong's first interest rate swap linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
New Wld Development Company Limited (New Wld Development) DBS Hong Kong (DBS Bank) have completed Hong Kong's first interest rate swap transaction linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, taking an imptant step on the road to sustainable development. The derivatives transaction aims to provide interest rate risk hedging f the five-year HK$1 billion sustainability-linked loan obtained by New Wld Development from DBS Bank
Accding to this innovative solution, if NWD can successfully create at least eight "business-to-business" cooperation opptunities to help companies achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals adopted in the "New Wld Sustainable Development Vision 2030", the DBS Bank sponss social innovation projects. New Wld Development's social innovation programmes include Impact Kommons, a start-up accelerat business partnership programme focused on advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with DBS Bank as the planned social benefit partner.
Cheng Zhigang, utive Vice Chairman Chief utive Officer of New Wld Development Co., Ltd. said, "New Wld Group has always been committed to linking business results with social development environmental solutions, with the goal of promoting the United Nations Sustainable Development Vision. We firmly believe that partnership can accelerate change, Combining the resources of New Wld Group the innovative thinking of DBS Bank, we hope to join hs with innovats to create shared value create a better tomrow f the society.”
Ken Sang Cheung, Managing Direct Head of Cpate Institutional Banking, DBS Hong Kong, said: "We are convinced that DBS has an imptant role to play in promoting sustainable development. This groundbreaking transaction will play a real leadership role in accelerating climate action, reaffirming that Our commitment is to join hs with New Wld Development other like-minded partners to build a sustainable future through innovation collabation."
The United Nations sets the Sustainable Development Goals calls f action to address social needs such as education, health, social security employment opptunities, while addressing climate change environmental issues. New Wld Development has adopted the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to stardize the sustainable development approach of businesses including property development management, set energy carbon emissions related targets. Both New Wld Development DBS Bank are signaties to the United Nations Global Compact have been committed to advancing the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This collabation between DBS Bank like-minded clients such as New Wld Development is to tackle climate change through responsible financing.
About DBS Bank
DBS Group is one of the largest financial services groups in Asia with operations in 18 markets. Headquartered in Singape listed locally, DBS' business covers three maj growth axes in Asia, namely Greater China, Southeast Asia South Asia. DBS is well-capitalized has one of the wld's highest credit ratings of AA- Aa1.
DBS Group was named "Best Bank in the Wld" by Euromoney, The Banker Global Finance respectively, citing the Group's global leadership. The Group has also led the industry to reshape the future of the banking industry with digital technology, was ed as the "Wld's Best Digital Bank" by Euromoney. In addition, DBS has been named "Asia's Safest Bank" by Global Finance Magazine f 12 consecutive years from 2009 to 2020.
DBS Group provides a full range of financial services in Asia including retail banking, SME banking large cpate banking. Bn raised in Asia, DBS knows the secrets of doing business in this dynamic market. DBS is committed to being the bank of choice in Asia, with market insights regional connections that help drive the bank's growth. DBS believes that building lasting partnerships with clients giving back to society through the development of social enterprises are the keys to Asian-style banking. DBS has also allocated S$50 million to set up a foundation to further fulfill its cpate social responsibility in Singape Asia.
DBS has an extensive business netwk in Asia, focuses on employee communication empowerment, providing employees with broad development opptunities. DBS Group's 29,000 employees from me than 40 nationalities are passionate, committed to their commitments, have a positive "I can do it" spirit. F me details
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