33 Environmental, Social and Governance Report 2023 PILLAR 1: HUMAN CENTRIC ESR China is one of the founding donors of the Qin Charity Foundation (“QCF”), which is a dedicated fund established in collaboration with the Chinese Red Cross Foundation. The goal is to construct “Future Classrooms” for children in rural China and provide them with access to modern educational opportunities. QCF’s Our Future Classroom project was first launched in 2016 and rolled out to 118 rural primary schools across 16 provinces nationwide, benefitting more than 89,000 teachers and students. Apart from organising charitable activities to raise funds for rural schools and underprivileged students each year, ESR also donated educational hardware and teaching materials to the newly completed Future Classroom in Mohe, China’s northernmost city. Beyond financial support, ESR China employees also volunteered in providing lessons to the students to encourage active learning as part of the programme. The QCF received the Charity Role Model award in the 20th China Charity Project List in 2023. In addition, ARA Venn donated IT equipment to support local women through education in Abuja, Nigeria. The donation was used to support a capacity building project organised by a local educational institution, Kingdom Business Solution (“KBS”) Academy, to equip local women with IT literacy and improve their employment opportunities. Community Investment PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT Joining hands with local elementary school students to conserve biodiversity ESR is working actively to protect the biodiversity in the Kanazawa Forest at Yokohama Sachiura Distribution Centre 1. One of the initiatives is to help raise a native species of killifish, “Yokohama killifish,” in the biotope. Collaborating with fifth-grade students from the Namiki Daiichi Elementary School in Yokohama and the Yokohama Killifish Association, ESR Japan has housed local native Yokohama killifish species at the pond which was constructed within the premise to protect local species and conserve biodiversity. An extracurricular lesson was also held to educate students on the design of the forest and its ecosystems. Keeping our Communities Clean As a founding member of the Forest Environmental Action Council, ESR Japan has participated in Clean Campaigns since 2022. Rallying efforts from tenants and vendors, our employees regularly participate in clean-up activities in the vicinity of the Amagasaki Distribution Centre, with the goal of creating a clean, safe, and well-run community.
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