KE Holdings Inc. Earns MSCI 'AA' ESG Rating

TL;DR

BEKE just got an 'AA' from MSCI ESG - big win for their green cred!

AI Summary

KE Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BEKE) announced on October 28, 2025, that it has been upgraded to an "AA" rating in the MSCI ESG Rating. This upgrade reflects the company's enhanced environmental, social, and governance practices.

Why It Matters

An 'AA' MSCI ESG rating signifies strong environmental, social, and governance performance, which can attract socially conscious investors and potentially improve the company's long-term sustainability and access to capital.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low — This filing is a routine report of an ESG rating upgrade, which is generally positive news with low immediate risk.

Key Numbers

• AA — MSCI ESG Rating (Indicates a high level of ESG performance.)

Key Players & Entities

• KE Holdings Inc. (company) — Registrant
• MSCI ESG Rating (company) — Rating Agency
• AA (dollar_amount) — ESG Rating
• October 2025 (date) — Reporting Period

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From the Filing

0001104659-25-102791.txt : 20251028 0001104659-25-102791.hdr.sgml : 20251028 20251028062717 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-25-102791 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20251028 FILED AS OF DATE: 20251028 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20251028 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: KE Holdings Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001809587 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE AGENTS & MANAGERS (FOR OTHERS) [6531] ORGANIZATION NAME: 05 Real Estate & Construction EIN: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-39436 FILM NUMBER: 251421208 BUSINESS ADDRESS: ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION: YES STREET 1: ORIENTAL ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY BUILDING STREET 2: NO. 2 CHUANGYE ROAD, HAIDIAN DISTRICT CITY: BEIJING PROVINCE COUNTRY: F4 ZIP: 100086 BUSINESS PHONE: 861058104689 MAIL ADDRESS: ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION: YES STREET 1: ORIENTAL ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY BUILDING STREET 2: NO. 2 CHUANGYE ROAD, HAIDIAN DISTRICT CITY: BEIJING PROVINCE COUNTRY: F4 ZIP: 100086 6-K 1 tm2529524d1_6k.htm FORM 6-K UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 6-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the month of October 2025 Commission File Number: 001-39436 KE Holdings Inc. (Registrant’s Name) Oriental Electronic Technology Building, No. 2 Chuangye Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100086 People’s Republic of China (Address of Principal Executive Offices) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨ EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description 99. 1 Press Release—KE Holdings Inc. Upgraded to “AA” in MSCI ESG Rating 99.2 Announcement—Date of Board Meeting SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. KE Holdings Inc. By : /s/ XU Tao Name : XU Tao Title : Chief Financial Officer Date: October 28, 2025 EX-99.1 2 tm2529524d1_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1 KE Holdings Inc. Upgraded to “AA” in MSCI ESG Rating BEIJING, OCT. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KE Holdings Inc. (“ Beike ” or the “ Company ”) (NYSE: BEKE and HKEX: 2423), a leading integrated online and offline platform for housing transactions and services, is pleased to announce today a significant upgrade in its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) rating by Morgan Stanley Capital International (“ MSCI ”) from “A” to “AA,” marking its third consecutive rating upgrade from 2023 to 2025. This achievement highlights Beike’s steadfast commitment to excellence in ESG practices within the industry. In MSCI's latest evaluation, Beike achieved an impressive overall score of 6.6 in the ESG governance category, exceeding the industry average. Beike demonstrated notable progress in corporate behaviour by constantly refining detailed policy on business ethics and anti-corruption, and implementing comprehensive training programs on business ethics standards. Beike's score in the ESG environmental category also saw a remarkable year-over-year increase. This achievement is underpinned by the Company's Sustainable Apartment Agreement, which guides tenants and apartment managers in green practices, and through apartment projects to foster the development of urban communities. The MSCI ESG Rating, developed by a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, MSCI, serves as a benchmark for institutional investors to measure a company's resilience to financially material ESG risks and to deploy capital in ways that maximize investment return over their time horizon. With its mis