Manulife US REIT - Annual Report 2021

MANULIFE US REIT 96 Engaging Tenants on Environmental Sustainability We are committed to drive environmental stewardship in partnership with our tenants. During the year, we conducted various events for tenants and staff on sustainability awareness in buildings. This included educational collaterals on environmental conservation and the sharing of sustainability best practices at tenant roundtables. In 2021, we also organised regular bike-to- work initiatives to encourage tenants to reduce carbon footprint. To promote biodiversity to tenants, urban beekeeping and honey extraction demonstrations from beehives installed at the rooftops of Centerpointe were introduced to tenants in 2021. We collaborated with tenants to share and track environmental data to facilitate data transparency and identify energy efficiency opportunities. To further extend our collaboration with tenants on green practices, we are targeting to incorporate green lease provisions in all new leases in 2022. ‘Hive to Honey’ session for tenants frombeehives installed at Centerpointe’s rooftops Waste Recycling programme for office and retail tenants at Figueroa Stepping up Environmental Efforts in Singapore In our Singapore office, we rolled out initiatives that are aligned with MUST’s environmental goals to reduce our environmental footprint. Smart building controls and LED lightings are installed in our office to improve energy efficiency. Our employees have also set up a recycling corner in the office to collect all recyclables for weekly drop off at the recycling facilities located at the lobby of Manulife Tower. Employees are also encouraged to print only when necessary, using the double-sided setting on Forest Stewardship Certified (FSC) paper provided in the office. In 2021, the Manager continues to go green with its issue of Annual and Sustainability Reports electronically. Building Resilience