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The 2024 Hong Kong ESG Reporting Awards have 14 categories. Participating organisation may submit entries for up to four categories. Each category has one Grand Award winner and up to three Commendations. 

Best ESG Report

Recognises listed companies that showcase best practices within their industry on ESG reporting. This award is divided into large-, mid-and small-cap divisions according to market capitalization as at the company’s recent financial year-end date. 

Large-cap: >HK$30 billion

Mid-cap: >HK$5 Billion-HK$30 billion

Small-cap:<HK$5 billion

Best Sustainability Report for Non-listed Company

Suitable for reports of non-listed companies, recognizing their excellent performance on all criteria. 

Best Sustainability Report for International Companies Award

Open to international companies, aiming to recognise the best performing companies in ESG reporting and will be assessed against HERA’s eight core criteria. 

Best GRI Report

Suitable for organisations that adopt the GRI Standards, showing excellence in adhering to GRI reporting principles and requirements, and displaying best practices in sustainability governance, materiality assessment, and stakeholder engagement, etc. 

Excellence in ESG Governance

Awarded to organisations with strong involvement and commitment from the Board of Directors in managing ESG risks and opportunities, setting and reviewing goals, and evaluating ESG performance. 

Excellence in Environmental Positive Impact

Recognises organisations that demonstrate comprehensive environmental disclosure, risk mitigation, and bringing positive impact to the environment-related SDGs at the operating location and the wider value chain. 

Excellence in Social Positive Impact

Awarded to organisations that go beyond social compliance, creating value to the members of the society including employees, suppliers, customers and the local community through business operations, demonstrating positive impact towards achieving social-related SDGs. 

Carbon Neutral Award

Awarded to organisations that demonstrate commitment and actions towards achieving net-zero carbon emissions. 

Newcomer Award

First-time HERA applicants are eligible. Awarded to organisations with outstanding performance in all core criterion. 

Outstanding ESG Improvement Award

Awarded to previous HERA participants that made an outstanding improvement on ESG disclosure and performance. Previous Grand and commendation winners of the Best ESG Report are not eligible for this award. 

GRESB x HERA: Standing Investment Benchmark Award (China Mainland / Hong Kong)

Recognising the excellence in ESG performance of real estate investors, companies with standing investments are eligible. 

GRESB x HERA: Development Benchmark Award (China Mainland / Hong Kong)

Awards for the real estate developers who demonstrate outstanding ESG performance, companies with development projects are eligible. 

Most Improved GRESB Score - Standing Investment (Mainland China / Hong Kong)

Awards for the real estate investors who achieved the most improvement in the GRESB Real Estate Assessment. 

Most Improved GRESB Score - Development Benchmark (Mainland China / Hong Kong)

Awards for the real estate developers who achieved the most improvement in the GRESB Real Estate Assessment. 

Note: The four GRESB awards will use information from the GRESB Assessment results to determine eligible companies, based ONLY on their GRESB Score and GRESB Rating. The judging criteria for the other HERA categories will not apply.

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Adella Budianto
Registration and Membership

Adella@hkesgawards.com
D: +852 3702 0054

Tony Wong
Partnership, sponsorship and events

tony@hkesgawards.com
D: +852 3990 0793

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