Why Is It Material
Climate change is an issue of increasing urgency and importance as it puts pressure on resources such as energy and water that are used across our operations. A low carbon business strategy is not only good for the environment but enables us to better respond to climate change regulations and price volatility of hydrocarbon resources.
How We Manage
Environmental efforts are coordinated by the Environment Committee. All material business units in Singapore are certified to ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems. All our global operations abide by relevant environmental regulations and requirements.
What We Do
We have an integrated Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) policy statement, and an Environmental pledge to guide the Group towards environmental best practices.
Our Singapore operations’ greenhouse gas emissions data are independently assured by an external third party.
View Assurance StatementsWe play our part in mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change by implementing initiatives to enable energy efficiency and efficient resource management. We continue to:
Our businesses use water from municipal sources in their facilities, using it mainly for cooling, cleaning, general sanitation and operational activities, such as aircraft and vehicle washing. In 2016, we set a water usage intensity reduction target of 15% on a business-as-usual basis by 2025 with 2015 as base year for our Singapore operations. We were close to meeting this target in 2019 and will be setting a new target going forward. Meanwhile, we continue to:
We regularly promote 3R (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) initiatives to help:
To manage our toxic waste and effluent, we:
In 2014, the Group set a target to reduce greenhouse gases intensity by 16% from base year of 2010 for Singapore operations by 2025. This target was raised in 2018 to 36% by 2030, in alignment with Singapore’s Nationally Determined Contribution pledge. This was met in 2019 and moving forward, we will be reviewing our target. Our material Singapore business units are certified to ISO 14064-1 by a reputable third party auditor. To further reduce our emissions intensity, we will continue to:
Certain parts of our operations generate noise in our community. To be a good neighbour where we operate, we: