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Progress Tracking of the 2007 Objectives and Targets

From our stakeholder
Commercial tenant (TaiKoo Place): Within the EHS report, key objectives and achievements should be highlighted at the top of each section as this will make the report more reader-friendly. It would be useful to also see a progress tracking of EHS objectives and targets.

Objectives and Targets

Progress Tracking

Additional Remarks

Design and Construction

Continue to apply the design software to design all our new buildings.

The Digital Project, a three-dimensional building information management software is applied at the TaiKoo Hui project in Guangzhou.

All new buildings to achieve the highest rating under BEAM.

 

Influencing Stakeholders

Improve the water supply networks in Taikoo Shing.

Since November 2007, the water supply network connecting Lincoln House to Taikoo Wan Road / Tai Mou Avenue has been in construction to facilitate air-cooled to water-cooled chiller conversion.

Establish dialogue with our stakeholders.

Meetings with tenants were held in 2007 and will continue in 2008 to mainly discuss synergy of environmental initiatives between companies.

Green Procurement

Set up a portal to provide guidelines for environmental procurement.

Environmental Procurement Portal was set up on our intranet in November 2007.

Implement an EHS Management Plan to control projects which involve a cost of HK$200,000 or above or ones with high environmental impact.

 

Sustainable Food

Consider consuming environmental friendly food in all corporate functions.

Shark fin and black moss (fat choy) were banned in Spring Dinner 2007.

Health and Safety

Target incident rate* to below 35 per 1,000 workers.

* Incident rate calculated based on the number of all reportable accidents.

We will continue to enhance our health and safety training, promotion and monitoring of employees.

Achieve a score above 90 out of 100 in the 2007 Health and Safety audits of our commercial portfolios.

 

Enhance experience sharing in health and safety with other companies and organisations.

We participated in the promotion campaigns organised by the Occupational Safety and Health Council in which we received awards and recognition.

Enhance safety knowledge of frontline employees via in-house safety trainings that are tailor-made for property management to reduce injury rate.

 

Climate Change / Energy Management

Conduct a 'Best in Class' benchmarking exercise and establish plans to become 'Best in Class'.

Conducted a 'Best in Class' benchmarking with peer companies in Hong Kong, Singapore and the UK.

Disclose our carbon footprint in Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).

Joined CDP5 in 2007.

Explore opportunities to increase planting areas.

We explored and took measures in all of our premises and surroundings in 2007, especially Festival Walk and Cityplaza.

Specify all CO2 used in CO2 type fire extinguishers to be reused during servicing.

The CO2 from fire extinguishers was captured for reuse during hydraulic test.

Aim to achieve extra annual energy saving by 1,500 MWh.

Our energy saving in 2007 was 3,383 MWh (about 2,712 tonnes of CO2e).

Improve air-conditioning's air distribution performance with the aim to enhance thermal comfort at a higher indoor temperature.

We will further explore opportunities in 2008-09.

Action Blue Sky

Actively participate in Clean Air Charter's initiatives.

 

Control Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) emissions.

Environmental specification on VOC is included in the Environmental Procurement Portal.

Waste Management

Continue exploring waste reduction initiatives through the use of new technology and recycling initiatives.

Plastic compactor for recycling was installed in Island Place, as this initiative was also awarded by EPD. Electronic waste recycling campaign was launched.

Establish a Green Exchange Portal to facilitate reusing and recycling amongst our colleagues.

 

Promoting Environmental Awareness

Organise environmental programmes with our stakeholders.

 

Continue the Green Ambassador Programme to educate children on environmental protection.

 


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