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          HKGBC Green Tenancy Driver for Office Buildings
        
        
          
            Sino Group
          
        
        
          is dedicated to promoting sustainable development, and has made sustainability
        
        
          an integral part of its business. It strives to make its properties more eco-friendly through
        
        
          careful architectural planning, energy-saving and green management initiatives, which adhere
        
        
          to its Environmental Policy. Through the Sustainability Committee, the green corporate culture is
        
        
          further promoted throughout businesses and services. The flagship properties under Sino Group
        
        
          are certified to ISO 14001 Environmental Management System or Hong Kong Green Mark.
        
        
          Sino Group
        
        
          Langham Place,
        
        
          Great Eagle Holdings Limited
        
        
          
            CH 1
          
        
        
          INTRODUCTION
        
        
          
            Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP)
          
        
        
          believes in environmental protection and sustainable
        
        
          development.  It follows green principles in plans, builds and manages developments
        
        
          with environmental considerations in mind.  It also spreads green messages to its business
        
        
          associates and the community at large, believing that a sustainable future for the next
        
        
          generation depends on everyone.
        
        
          SHKP is a responsible developer and considers enhanced environmental protection as
        
        
          essential to successful long-term development.  Environmental considerations are integrated
        
        
          in the decision-making process across all its operations and it strives to make efficient use of
        
        
          resources and follow eco-friendly construction and management practices.
        
        
          Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited
        
        
          A prime example is
        
        
          
            Langham Place
          
        
        
          , which is managed by The Great Eagle Properties
        
        
          Management Company, Limited. It has taken many environmental initiatives such as the
        
        
          setting up of collection areas to encourage retail tenants and office occupiers to separate
        
        
          and recycle materials. In addition, they also provide each occupier/tenant with a copy
        
        
          of “Occupier’s Environmental Guide for Design” to encourage them to be environmentally
        
        
          aware in their fit-out, renovations and operations.