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Community InvestmentPILLAR 1: HUMAN CENTRICESR Group LimitedEnvironmental, Social and Governance Report 202436World Environment DayTo highlight the importance of environmental protection, ESR commemorated World Environment Day (%u201cWED%u201d) 2024 by organising a series of initiatives across our global business units. Responding to the WED global call to action, volunteers from various offices partnered local organisations through #GenerationRestoration to conduct impactful activities such as forest restoration, tree planting, urban farming and city and kayak beach clean-ups to restore the Earth%u2019s land and ecosystems.About 350 employees and tenants celebrated Arbor Day with ~400 trees planted in 13 logistics parks located across China. In India, employees and tenants collaborated to plant 25 tree saplings in Uluberia Logistics Park. In South Korea, 1,000 larch trees were planted in the Gwangdeok-myeon mountain area of Cheonan, creating the ESR Kendall Square Forest, while in Indonesia, the team partnered a local non-profit organisation in a pilot community project to plant 485 mangrove trees in Jakarta. Over the year, more than 650kg CO2e of GHG emissions have been removed from the atmosphere, with the community project promoting local biodiversity and supporting local farmers as they maintain and preserve the cultivated trees. These initiatives demonstrated ESR%u2019s commitment to sustainability while encouraging teamwork and collaboration across regions.over 1,900Trees planted:~400Employees and tenants engaged:
