Green Finance
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. (COLI) believes that addressing sustainable development issues is an essential path to achieve corporate vision and mission. We proactively integrate sustainability into our business models, such as environment, social and governance considerations and have published a Sustainable Finance Framework, supporting green finance development with outstanding carbon reduction impact projects, thereby actively responding to China’s “carbon peak” and “carbon neutral” strategies.
The first and the largest-ever domestic green CMBS project with the lowest issuing rate
Responding to China’s green development strategy, COLI issued its first green commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) in 2020. At a principal of RMB3.7 billion, this CMBS was also the first and the largest-ever domestic green CMBS project with the lowest issuing rate, winning CMBS of the Year at “Frontiers Awards” in the 5th Annual China Real Estate Securitization Summit. The backing assets of this CMBS product are Beijing China Overseas Property Building and Chengdu China Overseas International Center (Block A and B), which have obtained LEED Gold certification and Silver certification respectively.
The first-ever domestic “green + carbon neutrality” bond
In 2021, COLI issued its second green bond, which is also the first-ever domestic “green + carbon neutrality” bond in China. The 18-year bond of RMB2.1 billion with a coupon rate at 3.6%, enjoys the lowest issuing rate among similar products post-pandemic. The CMBS product was backed by Chengdu China Overseas International Center project in the Chengdu CBD. The project comprises 10 international Grade A office buildings and has attracted tenants from Global 500 and unicorn companies. Block C, D have earned LEED Gold certification and Block J has obtained LEED Gold pre-certification.
