• The Group was named ‘Responsible Developer’ at The Edge Malaysia Best Managed & Sustainable Property Awards (“BMSPA”) 2025;
• Bandar Bukit Raja Wetland Townpark and Elmina Rainforest Knowledge Centre recognised for championing biodiversity and sustainable placemaking at BMSPA 2025 and The Star ESG Positive Impact Awards 2025 respectively.

ARA DAMANSARA, 16 July 2025 – Sime Darby Property Berhad’s (“Sime Darby Property” or the “Group”) purposeful investment in sustainability has been recognised with key wins from two industry awards, a testament to the Group’s commitment in championing urban biodiversity and excellence.
 

Sime Darby Property’s Group Chief Financial Officer,  Betty Lau Sui Hing (centre) accepting The Edge Malaysia’s Responsible Developer: Building Sustainable Development Award 2025, a testament to the Group’s continued leadership in creating developments that are designed, built, and maintained with sustainability at their core.

At The Edge Malaysia Best Managed & Sustainable Property Awards 2025 (“BMSPA”), the Group was awarded the night’s highest honour by securing The Edge Malaysia’s Responsible Developer: Building Sustainable Development Award 2025 category, marking our return to this prestigious title since 2021. This recognition highlights the Group’s continued leadership in creating developments that are designed, built, and maintained with sustainability at their core.

The Bandar Bukit Raja Wetland Townpark, located within the award-winning Bandar Bukit Raja township, received two prestigious honours: the Editor’s Choice Award for Excellence in Green Blue Infrastructure category and Gold for The Edge Malaysia – ILAM (Institute of Landscape Architects Malaysia) Sustainable Landscape Awards (Landscape Planning) category. A national benchmark for climate-adaptive landscape design, the Wetland Townpark demonstrates Sime Darby Property’s integration of nature-based solutions and sustainable landscape planning that prioritises both ecological health and community well-being.
 

The Bandar Bukit Raja Wetland Townpark, located within the award-winning Bandar Bukit Raja township, received the Editor’s Choice Award for Excellence in Green Blue Infrastructure category.  Accepting the award on behalf of Sime Darby Property were Chief Operating Officer – Township Development, Appollo Leong (fourth from left); and Deputy Chief Operating Officer – Township Development, TS. Faizal A. Hamid (third from left).

Organised annually by The Edge Malaysia, BMSPA, now in its ninth instalment, celebrates Malaysian property management practices against best-in-class global standards. The awards have consistently raised the bar for the industry, emphasising the need for Malaysian real estate to be designed, built, and maintained sustainably.

Separately, the Group’s Elmina Rainforest Knowledge Centre (“ERKC”) was recognised with a Silver award in the Biodiversity Conservation (Large Companies) category at The Star ESG Positive Impact Awards 2025. The ERKC serves as a platform for ecological education, public awareness, and regeneration, forming a key component of the Elmina Urban Biodiversity Corridor, which connects, conserves, and regenerates vital ecosystems within the township.

The ESG Positive Impact Awards, organised by The Star Media Group, recognises organisations and initiatives that are making tangible progress across environmental, social, and governance (”ESG”) pillars. Judged by a panel of ESG experts, the awards aim to spotlight and showcase Malaysian companies whose ESG practices have made a demonstratively positive impact on the community.
 

Sime Darby Property’s Chief Operating Officer – Township Development, Appollo Leong (centre), accepting the Gold Award in The Edge Malaysia - ILAM Sustainable Landscape Award for Landscape Planning category.

Sime Darby Property’s Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Dato’ Seri Azmir Merican, said the recognitions reflect the Group’s strategic commitment to future-ready developments, where sustainability is a guiding principle.

“These wins affirm that sustainability is not just an afterthought, but an integral part of how we shape the places of tomorrow. As one of Malaysia’s leading property developers, we have a responsibility to lead by example through designing urban environments that cultivate resilient communities and support the harmonious coexistence of people and nature.”
 

Sime Darby Property also secured a Silver Award in the Biodiversity Conservation (Large Companies) category at The Star ESG Positive Impact Awards 2025, in recognition of its work at the Elmina Rainforest Knowledge Centre (“ERKC”). Sime Darby Property’s Chief Operating Officer – Integrated Development, Datuk Ir. Mohd Idris Abdullah (centre), accepted the award.

He added: “Thank you to the judging panels from both awards for acknowledging our efforts and recognising our value in this industry. We remain focused on raising the bar for sustainable development and ensuring our initiatives are in line with our Purpose: to be a Value Multiplier for people, businesses, economies, and the planet. These recognitions motivate us to keep delivering on liveability and sustainability.”

With sustainability embedded in its core, Sime Darby Property continues to create spaces that blend functionality with environmental stewardship, building not just homes, but interconnected ecosystems where communities and nature flourish together.

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About Sime Darby Property Berhad
With over 50 years of experience, Sime Darby Property leads in creating master-planned communities, setting the benchmark for quality, innovation, and sustainability in residential, integrated and high-rise projects within its 25 townships and developments across Malaysia.

As it transitions into a real estate company by 2025, the company drives the industrial and logistics segment in Elmina Business Park, Bandar Bukit Raja, and Hamilton Nilai City. Propelling its recurring income portfolio, Sime Darby Property is also the first public-listed property developer in Malaysia to venture into the creation of development funds in the industrial and logistics sector.

The company has pledged to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050, referencing the science-based target of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C. A consistent champion for biodiversity, Sime Darby Property is a constituent of the MSCI ACWI Small Cap Index with an MSCI ESG Rating of BBB, is rated by the Carbon Disclosure Project, and has been re-included in both the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Index and the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Shariah Index, affirming its commitment to strong ESG practices.

Part of the respectable Malaysian consortium that successfully regenerated the iconic Battersea Power Station in the United Kingdom, Sime Darby Property also owns the multi-award-winning Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, which hosts the prestigious LPGA-sanctioned Maybank Championship.

Driven by its Purpose to be a Value Multiplier for people, businesses, economies, and the planet, Sime Darby Property, through its philanthropic arm, Yayasan Sime Darby, continuously creates positive social impacts for the communities it serves.

Sime Darby Property has been recognised as Malaysia’s number one property developer at ‘The Edge Malaysia’s Top Property Developers Awards 2024’, with other notable achievements, including Gold and Silver wins at the prestigious FIABCI World Prix d'Excellence Awards 2023, number one in the All-Stars Award at the StarProperty Awards 2025, a number one ranking for the Top of The Chart Award in the RM1 billion and above market capitalisation category at the Malaysia Developer Awards 2024, a Top 10 Developers (Malaysia) Award at the BCI Asia Awards 2024, a Platinum ranking in the Property Development category at the Putra Brand Awards 2023, and a People’s Choice Award at the PropertyGuru Asia Awards Malaysia 2024. Apart from that, Sime Darby Property is listed on the Fortune Southeast Asia 500 list, one of only 89 Malaysian companies to be featured on the inaugural listicle.

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