- CICT, CLCT and CLINT maintain GRESB 5-star rating; COREF earns first GRESB 5-star rating
- CLI, CLAR and CLAS retain GRESB 4-star rating; CLMT and CLARA II attain GRESB 4-star rating
- CLAS retains the first position in the Listed Hotel, Global Diversified category for the fifth year
- CLI retains MSCI ESG ‘AAA’ rating, CICT and CLAR retain ‘AA’ rating; CLI, CICT, CLAR and CLMT secure places on FTSE4Good Indexes
India, 13 October 2025 – Leading global real asset manager CapitaLand Investment Limited (CLI), its listed REITs and business trusts, and private funds demonstrated continued leadership in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices, with strong performances in the 2025 GRESB Real Estate Assessment, a global ESG benchmark for the real estate sector. CLI and its listed REITs achieved notable improvements in their GRESB scores from the previous year and received an ‘A’ rating for Public Disclosure.
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT), CapitaLand China Trust (CLCT) and CapitaLand India Trust (CLINT) maintained their 5-star rating for standing investments, while CLI’s flagship regional core-plus fund, CapitaLand Open End Real Estate Fund (COREF), earned its first 5-star rating.
CLI, CapitaLand Ascendas REIT (CLAR) and CapitaLand Ascott Trust (CLAS) were awarded a 4- star rating for standing investments. Notably, CLAS secured the first position in the Listed Hotel, Globally Diversified category for the fifth year, outperforming its peer group. CapitaLand Malaysia Trust (CLMT) also improved its standing in the benchmark, achieving its first 4-star rating, one up from its 3-star rating last year. Additionally, the CapitaLand Ascott Residence Asia Fund II (CLARA II), a value-add private lodging fund under CLI, attained a 4-star rating. Based on their performance, CLI, CICT, CLAS and CLMT will receive interest rate savings from their respective sustainability-linked loans linked to GRESB performance.
“CLI, our listed and private funds continue to lead in GRESB, reflecting our commitment to embedding sustainability across the fund management lifecycle – from product development, capital raising and investments to asset and portfolio management,” said Mr. Vinamra Srivastava,
Chief Sustainability & Sustainable Investments Officer, CLI. “By aligning sustainability with financial performance, we create tangible long-term value for our investors, including redeploying interest rate savings into sustainability initiatives. As we work towards our 2030 Sustainability Master Plan targets, we remain focused on delivering sustainable returns that benefit all our stakeholders.”
Additional ESG Recognitions in 2025
- CLI and CICT maintained their MSCI ESG Rating of ‘AAA’ and ‘AA’ respectively for four consecutive years, while CLAR also retained its ‘AA’ rating for the third consecutive CLI remained a constituent of the 2025 MSCI ESG Leaders Index, marking its 12th consecutive year on this list.
- CLI and CICT were included in the FTSE4Good Index 2025, marking CapitaLand’s 12th and CICT’s 18th consecutive year of inclusion.
- CLAR was on the FTSE4Good Developed Index, while CLMT remained listed on the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Index.
About CapitaLand Investment Limited (www.capitalandinvest.com)
Headquartered and listed in Singapore in 2021, CapitaLand Investment Limited (CLI) is a leading global real asset manager with a strong Asia foothold. As at 13 August 2025, CLI had S$117 billion of funds under management. CLI holds stakes in eight listed real estate investment trusts and business trusts and a suite of private real asset vehicles that invest in demographics, disruption and digitalisation-themed strategies. Its diversified real asset classes include retail, office, lodging, industrial, logistics, business parks, wellness, self-storage, data centres, private credit and special opportunities.
CLI aims to scale its fund management, lodging management and commercial management businesses globally and maintain effective capital management. As the investment management arm of CapitaLand Group, CLI has access to the development capabilities of and pipeline investment opportunities from CapitaLand Group’s development arm. In 2025, CapitaLand Group celebrates 25 years of excellence in real estate and continues to innovate and shape the industry.
As a responsible company, CLI places sustainability at the core of what it does and has committed to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions for Scope 1 and 2 by 2050. CLI contributes to the environmental and social well-being of the communities where it operates, as it delivers long-term economic value to its stakeholders.
