With effect from 1 July 2021, the entire Taikoo Hui, Guangzhou development – including the premium shopping mall, two Grade-A office towers and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel – has been 100 per cent powered by renewable electricity, generated via off-site wind power and purchased from a third party. This was possible due to a new policy introduced by the Guangdong Provincial Government in June 2021, which allows enterprises to procure renewable electricity from a registered energy provider. This milestone will allow Swire Properties to reduce Taikoo Hui, Guangzhou's annual CO2 emissions by over 12,000 tonnes and increase its mix of renewable electricity in the Chinese mainland to over 37 per cent.

     Taikoo Hui, Guangzhou is at the forefront of Swire Properties' sustainable development endeavours. Since its opening in 2011, it has implemented a variety of technologies and initiatives to improve energy efficiency and has won multiple international accolades. The two office towers were the first in Guangzhou to achieve LEED Core and Shell Gold certification in 2012. It was also the first enclosed shopping mall in the world to earn LEED Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance (EBOM) Platinum Certification in 2017, as well as the first mall in the city to install onsite solar photovoltaic panels on the roof. Diverse tenant-engagement activities, from the Green Pledge Programme to free energy audits, have also helped to enhance the development’s overall sustainability performance.