Carbon Audit • Green Partner

Environmental Protection Objective:
Our ambition is to preserve a healthy and beautiful environment for Hong Kong. To become a role model in the catering industry, we encourage our colleagues to pay attention on environmental protection. Also, we understand the need for making a better living environment for ourselves and our future generations. We have to self-improve and strive to achieve environmentally sustainable development. In order to achieve this goal, we have adopted the following Code of Practice:

Compliance
We comply with environmental laws and other relative regulations, legislation, standards and spirit of the Ordinance, and the company's internal guidelines and procedures. As long as circumstances permit, we will strive to exceed the standards.

Pollution Prevention
We carry out environmental impact assessment in working environment and the products planning process, which help to prevent the environmental problem due to planning and developing of new project. We implement ISO 14001 environment management system and actively participating carbon audit campaign, those actions help us to continuously improve the environmental performance of the company facilities. We will try to avoid, minimize and control the pollution from our daily operation.

Sustainable development
We encourage our company to execute environmental protection and sustain the development policy. In addition, we will cooperate with other organization and seek for the new partners, in order to achieve the sustainable development goals.

Communication
We share our experience to promote the public awareness on environmental protection, and obtain public support and participation via the environmental activities and relative workshop.
We aim to work with public together to reach the goal of ideal environmental protection. 

Training
To ensure all of our staffs having suitable knowledge and capability to implement environmental protection responsibilities, we will provide the appropriate training and chance for attending the professional function development .In the meanwhile, to participate in environmental activities actively

Starting from workplace:

• Establish environmental protection policy
• Room temperature control
• Using computer in energy-efficient way to reduce energy consumption
• Electronic facsimile, instead of print out the non-essential copy
• Using E-mail as major communication method
• Document stored electronically
• Double-sized printing, reuse second hand paper & envelope
• Establish waste classification bins and plastic bags collection bin for recycle
• Zoned lighting and air-condition management, turn off the light and air-conditioners when no one in this area   
• Applying environmental friendly logistics management, centralizing document/item for regional transportation, reduces the use of vehicle.
• Encourage colleagues to match with company’s truck original schedule during field work, minimize driving frequency   
• Taking stairs instead of left
• Proper use of hand paper, selectively use of flushing water (flushing cisterns have been installed with selective half of water flush button)
• Use energy-efficient appliances and lighting equipment
• Water Heater in pantry have been installed with timer to reduce energy wasted
• Encourage colleagues who lives nearby go to work on foot or by bicycle; those living in remote area go to work by public transport   .
• Develop good environmental protection habit, don’t waste resource, saving energy, start afforestation, all of them can directly or indirectly reduce the carbon dioxide emission, save the planet mean to save yourself!

• Plant green plants in the office.
• Post energy-saving tips in prominent places, regularly hold activities or workshops to raise employees' environmental awareness, set up environmentally friendly recycling bins to encourage resource recycling.
• Set computers to default double-sided printing, recycle single-sided printed paper for reuse, set computer screens to automatically sleep after 20 minutes, and use electronic forms as the main method of internal communication.
• Manage office lighting in zones, replace with LED light tubes, turn off most of the lighting during lunchtime.
• Provide reusable tableware and encourage colleagues to bring their own utensils during company meals.
• Install thermometers to monitor and maintain an average indoor temperature of 24-26 degrees Celsius.
• Turn off unnecessary lights, air conditioners, and equipment to reduce power consumption.
• Purchase reusable holiday decorations for reuse.
• Regularly clean air conditioners to reduce power consumption caused by dirt.

• Recycling of beverage cartons that originally dumped landfills
• Reuse and recycle water
• Solar energy panel
• Energy audit for machineries

Energy saving measures of management services

• Using the photocell power control system for the public lighting in podium gardens
• Service suspension of one to two lifts at the residential towers after midnight
• Adjust the air-conditioning system of the tower lobbies and the operating hours of the public lighting in accordance with weather change
• Shorten the operating hours of the water fountains at the Podium Gardens
• Use sea water for flushing water supply and providing the central cooling system for tower lobbies at Phase II
• Install electronic ballasts for fluorescent lights in Service Plant Rooms, Car Parks & Clubhouse
• Upgrade part of the T8 fluorescent lighting by the more-energy-efficient T5 fluorescent lighting, respectively within the estate, car parks, chiller plant room and the club
• Prepare for using LED light bulbs at each tower lobby and each floor corridor of  the residential towers
• Most of the chiller plants had been changed to high-efficiency model

Recycling and Reusing Activities

• To participate recycling programs for paper, bottle, aluminum can, used cloth, rechargeable battery, glass bottle and fluorescent tubes
• Encouraging residents to support and engage in numerous activities such as the Source Separation of Waste programme organized by the Environmental Protection Department, as well as other events held by various non-government green organizations

• Use energy-saving appliances
• Reduce plastic products and do not use plastic bags.
• Use local food ingredients and less meat and more vegetables in the staff meal.
• Turn on the air-conditioning in the staff lounge at 28 degrees and use electric fans.
• Posting of "Switch off the lights" notices.
• Installation of sensor-activated water taps in the clubhouse.
• Replacement of LED bulbs
• Switch off the lights and air-conditioning when not in use, switch off the computers before the end of a working day, switch off all electrical appliances or, where appropriate, switch them to energy-saving mode when not in use
• Place boxes and trays beside photocopiers as containers to collect single-sided paper for reuse, encourage the staff to use paper on both sides and reuse envelopes and disseminate information by electronic email as far as possible
• To participate recycling programs for paper, bottles, aluminum cans, used cloth, rechargeable batteries, glass bottles and fluorescent tubes and encouraging residents and employees to support and engage in numerous activities such as the Source Separation of Waste programme organized by the Environmental Protection Department, as well as other events held by various non-government green organizations
• Promote environmental awareness among employees, encourage staff to save energy by placing smart notices in the office and provide trainings for the focus of carbon emission reduction and environmental protection

• Implement internal/external communication by using electronic methods in order to reduce paper usage.
• Reduce copying, printing & Encourage printing on recycled paper or using double-sided printing.
• Turn off lightings and electrical appliances in offices when not in use.
• Set PCs, printers and other office equipment to sleepy mode or standby mode when not in use.
• Use energy saving LED light bulbs and energy saving light bulbs to reduce energy consumption.
• Clean central air-conditioning system regularly for maintaining the highest efficiency of use.
• Install water saver for water tap to reduce water consumption.
• Recycle waste paper, aluminium cans, plastic bottles, rechargeable batteries, exhausted toner and ink cartridges, and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipments (WEEE).
• Support Green purchasing to minimize package waste as well as the adverse impact on the environment.
• Promote 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) and raise environmental awareness among occupants by organizing various green activities.
• Support and engage in numerous activities held by the Environmental Protection Department and various non-government green organizations.

Effectively implement “Eco Friendly 4Rs”

• Reduce
• Reuse
• Recycle
• Replace

Recycle, Reuse, Reduce from origin

• Reuse stationery items such as paper clips, and folders etc
• Provide trays to collect and reuse one-sided paper and used envelopes
• Reuse one-sided paper and used envelopes
• Request the supplier to provide large volume container to deliver the drinks to us in order to avoid individual small packing. The container will be collected by the vendor and reused by next order
• Reduce business trips through teleconferencing, telecommuting and alterative work schedules

Reduce the use of paper

• Encourage the staff to adopt electronic communication tools, such as Email and Whatsapp etc
• Utilize e-mail and e-fax systems to eliminate unnecessary photocopies and avoid unnecessary printouts
• Reinforce double-sided copying to reduce use of paper
• Use reusable one-sided paper for printing
• Strengthen office automation system
• Use A4 paper in office which has PEFC certificate (similar to FSC certificate which is issued by different counties) which is a kind of forest management that whenever a tree is cut down, a new tree will be planted for sustainability

Energy saving

• Use electronics of higher energy efficiency
• Maintain the temperature in office area at 24-25 degrees Celsius
• Keep windows and doors closed when the air-conditioning units are operating
• Turn off all lighting, equipment and air-conditioning units when not in use or leaving offices
• Roll the blinds on windows to block out direct sun
• Clean and repair the air conditioning system on a routine basis
• Apply default setting to control power consumption by Low-Power Mode when the printer/copier is idle for 30 mins and Sleep Mode when the it is idle for 1 hours

Cultivate a sense of environmental-friendly awareness among staff

• Encourage staff to save energy by smart notices in office
• Display energy-saving sticker near electrical switches to reinforce energy-saving awareness
• Encourage employees to wear suitable clothing to work

• Divide regional office into different color zones for control of different area lighting and air conditioning systems
• At lunch time, turn off all lighting and air conditioning systems
• At non-office hour, turn off lighting and air conditioning and open only a part of the system
• Replacement T5 compact fluorescent tubes with LED lighting for the whole office in 2009
• In 2009, used the latest series of copies machine for the secure print function and print count function to reduce the use of paper. To encourage the colleagues using the double-sided printing and we have monthly copy report to monitor the use of paper for assessment.
• Set up the paper recycling bins
• To reduce use of paper, using email system for internal communication
• Using the computer fax system to replace the traditional electronic fax machine to receive and send faxes for reducing the use of paper
• In a number of meetings and notices, to encourage employees to save energy
• Set up the power-saving mode at computer
• Setting the standard of temperature to 25 degrees in the switch of Air-conditioning
• Recycled envelopes
• We are a Registration of Chemical Waste Producer in EPD for recycling waste to chemical waste treatment center
• Our Managing Director is a Vice-President of Hong Kong WEEE Recycling Association with EPD to promote the mission to public for recycling operations and reduce environmental pollution

Swire Properties was the first real estate developer in Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland to join the Business Ambition for 1.5°C campaign, led by the Science Based Targets initiative in partnership with the United Nations Global Compact. We have put in place approved 1.5°C-aligned science-based targets and published Swire Properties net-zero road map to support the delivery of net-zero emissions before 2050.

We have adopted our Climate Change Policy since 2019 and updated in 2022 which outlines our commitment to managing climate risk across our operations and to developing mitigation, adaptation and resilience strategies to address those risks in line with global best practices.

Reduction strategies to support the delivery of our 2025 and 2030 1.5°C-aligned near-term science-based targets (“SBTs”):

(i) Carbon Reduction Measures for Scope 1 and 2 Emissions - Energy Efficiency

• Continue to invest in and develop certified green buildings with best-in-class energy efficiency and climate resilience, through the adoption of passive building designs and energy-efficient building systems.
• Perform retro-commissioning and technical upgrades across our portfolios in pursuit of ever-better energy performance such as electrically-commutated (“EC”) motor plug fan.
• Digitalisation of building operations via rollout of smart energy management platforms and digital twin systems.
• Extensive application of innovative low-carbon and energy-efficient technologies such as integrated direct current microgrid solutions.
• Increase the adoption of on-site renewable energy generation and off-site renewable electricity procurement.
• Maintain and improve our energy management plan in line with ISO 50001.
• Continue our collaboration with academic institutions such as Tsinghua University to explore further energy saving opportunities.

(ii) Scope 3 Emissions – Capital Goods (New Development Projects)

• The adoption of low-carbon procurement specifications for major construction materials such as concrete, rebar and structural steel.
• Minimise use of materials through structural optimisation and low-carbon design.
• Early electrification of construction sites and adopt more energy efficient construction methods, equipment and processes.
• Expand our sustainable procurement efforts to cover more purchased goods and services.

(iii) Scope 3 Emissions – Downstream Leased Assets (Tenant Engagement)

• Deepen collaboration with our tenants through tenant engagement programmes such as our bespoke Green Performance Pledge, Green Kitchen Initiative and free energy audits.
• Promote resource circularity through various tenant engagement initiatives such as the Smart Waste Reduction Programme and Smart Reusable Cup System.

Strategies to help realise our net-zero commitment:

(i) Scope 1 and 2 Emissions

Decarbonising our direct operation

• Adopting net-zero design in new buildings and major retrofits, and continuous digitalisation and electrification of existing buildings
• Scaling up the adoption of low-carbon and energy-efficient technologies through the support of green financing, Swire Pacific SD Fund and internal financing mechanism such as internal carbon pricing.

Energy source decarbonisation

• Continue to expand our capacity of on-site renewable energy generation and explore further opportunities of off-site renewable electricity procurement, where feasible.
• With China and Hong Kong committing to become carbon neutral by 2060 and 2050 respectively, our portfolio operating in these locations are expected to benefit from the continuous decarbonisation of the grid.

(ii) Scope 3 Emissions

• Expanding the adoption of low-carbon procurement specifications to a wider spectrum of construction and building materials, supplies and services.
• Ramping up our engagement programme and support to suppliers, tenants and other value chain partners to improve data and best practices sharing and to build up their climate resilience in the net-zero transition.
• Deliver our zero waste to landfill commitment to support the transition to a circular economy and our pledge to reach a state of water neutrality by 2050.