China Resources Land Limited (CHINA RES LAND, 01109) released its 2025 Sustainability Report, combining operating metrics with environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance.
Financial and Business Highlights • Revenue climbed to RMB 281.40 billion, while profit attributable to shareholders recorded RMB 25.40 billion, marking the fourth consecutive year the company topped mainland peers by profit. • Contracted sales totalled RMB 233.60 billion from 9.22 million ㎡ of floor area. • Year-end land reserve stood at 46.73 million ㎡; self-owned shopping centres in operation increased to 98. • R&D expenditure reached RMB 350 million, supported by a dedicated team of 854 professionals.
Green and Low-Carbon Progress • All new projects were designed to green-building standards; certified green-building portfolio expanded to 384 projects covering 58.78 million ㎡. • Annual photovoltaic output from operational real-estate projects rose 21.83 % year on year to 10.99 GWh. • Total greenhouse-gas emissions (Scope 1 & 2, market-based) were 558,516 tCO₂e, equal to 0.190 tCO₂e per RMB 10,000 of revenue. • Environmental-protection investment amounted to RMB 15.70 million; 100 % of new strategic procurement categories now apply green product requirements.
Social Indicators • Total workforce: 59,077; female employees accounted for 38.06 %, women held 31.9 % of senior posts. • No work-related fatalities; safety-training coverage reached 100 %, with 2.16 million training hours delivered to contractors and staff. • Charitable donations totalled RMB 63.32 million; staff recorded 78,447 volunteer hours across 7,163 participations. • Rental-housing platform “Youtha” managed 82 projects (98,000 units) in 15 cities, serving more than 300,000 young tenants and new urban residents.
Governance and ESG Ratings • The board’s Sustainability Committee oversaw ESG strategy and target execution; 100 % of directors received anti-corruption training. • No cases of bribery, extortion, fraud or money-laundering were reported. • The company maintained an MSCI ESG rating of AA and a GRESB Four-Star rating; it remains a constituent of the Hang Seng ESG 50 Index and the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Benchmark Index.
Forward Targets • CHINA RES LAND reiterated its goal of reaching a low-level carbon peak before 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060. • By 2030 the firm aims to cut carbon-emission intensity of operational real-estate projects by 45 % from the 2018 baseline and ensure 100 % of new wholly-owned malls secure high-star green-building certificates.
The report underscores management’s focus on “value creation, people orientation and green development” as it pursues the 15th Five-Year Plan ambition of becoming a “world-class urban investor, developer and operator”.