RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT Our Approach GRI 3-3 Investing responsibly enables FHT to enhance our competitive advantage and generate long-term value for our business and our stakeholders. We endeavour to integrate ESG considerations into our investment strategies and decisions, and we benchmark our performance against the GRESB Real Estate Assessment, as well as recognised green building certifications such as BIU, Green Star Performance and BCA Green Mark. As of FY2024, 93% of our portfolio1 by gross floor area have attained or are pursuing green building certifications, including all our UK properties which have received BIU certificates. We are also committed to regular assessments of all our properties to ensure that we continuously adapt to the diverse needs of our customers and guests. Our Actions and Progress Advancing Green Practices in our Portfolio In Australia, we use NABERS to assess the environmental performance of all our properties, such as energy efficiency and water usage. In FY2024, we received an average of 3.5 stars for Water and 3 stars for Energy in NABERS ratings, demonstrating our commitment to sustainable operations. These properties have also been certified under the Green Star Performance scheme by the Green Building Council of Australia in FY2024. In Singapore, our property, InterContinental Singapore, continues to retain its Green Mark GoldPLUS certification under the BCA Green Mark programme. In the UK, we continue to obtain the Green Tourism certification, a recognition of our commitment to integrate sustainability into our operations by caring for the local communities and fostering eco-friendly practices. In FY2024, all six UK properties have additionally received the BIU Certification. Benchmarking our Performance with the GRESB Real Estate Assessment FHT has participated annually in the GRESB Real Estate Assessment since 2019, improving year on year. As a globally recognised industry benchmark, participating in the assessment helps us to affirm our ESG performance and encourage continuous improvement. We report a strong performance in the 2024 GRESB Real Estate Assessment, achieving a score of 85 and attaining and maintaining a 4-star rating. We aim to continue building on this momentum, learning from our experiences and the wider industry as ESG standards evolve in the near and long term. RESILIENT PROPERTIES Our Approach GRI 3-3 FHT is committed to addressing climate-related risks by forging close partnerships with its customers, guests and suppliers across our value chain, in addition to communities that have the potential to be impacted by its operations. Through this approach, we believe that we can forge a more sustainable future and safeguard FHT from the direct financial impacts these risks may have on our assets. As an investor in and manager of real estate, enhancing the resilience of our assets and operations against these impending climate-related threats is of the utmost priority. To this end, we proactively integrate these risks into FHT’s financial risk management processes, harnessing climate risk data to identify, understand and manage FHT’s portfolio’s exposure to climate-related hazards. Through this effort, we believe we can effectively measure and manage our climate risks and opportunities, safeguarding and delivering long-term value for our stakeholders. We have established a series of climate objectives that closely align with our Sponsor’s overarching sustainability goals, including a commitment to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. 1 Includes all properties in FHT’s portfolio ACTING PROGRESSIVELY 14 Frasers Hospitality Trust
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