City Developments Limited: Corporate Social Responsibility - Environmental Policy - Corporate Social Responsibility

City Developments Limited: Corporate Social Responsibility - Environmental Policy - Corporate Social Responsibility - Environmental Performance

The buildings sector contributes about 16% of Singapore’s greenhouse gases. Buildings are also accountable for significant electricity and water consumption and waste generation. As a green and responsible developer, CDL recognises the impact our buildings may have on the environment and is committed to reducing our environmental impact

CDL cares for the environment and our stakeholders. Our Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Policy sets the strategic direction for all employees to take practical efforts to ensure effective EHS management so as to create a "Safe and Green" culture, continually striving to conserve resources and prevent pollution.

Our environmental management focuses on energy and water conservation, recycling and minimisation of waste across our operations.

CDL’s environmental performance includes data from Property Development & Project Management, Property & Facilities Management, Corporate Management and Operations and total summary of energy used and carbon emissions.

As part of our ongoing commitment to reduce our carbon footprint, CDL is amongst the six local organisations participating in a pilot programme to measure and manage the environmental impact of our operations. We have lent our support to a pilot study for an innovative web-based carbon management solution supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board as part of the Urban Solutions Programme. The web-based carbon management tool pilot is run by The CarbonNeutral Company, a world-leading provider of carbon reductions solutions.

The solution combines CarbonView, a web based carbon management tool software, developed by international supply chain consultancy Viewlocity, with the carbon reductions expertise of The CarbonNeutral Company. Due to the global capability of the software, this initiative will facilitate the use of internationally approved methodologies, to be used by all industry sectors, to produce a robust and uniform baseline measurement of greenhouse gas emissions in Singapore.

By measuring and managing our carbon emissions online, we look forward to developing offset inclusive carbon reduction programmes that will reduce costs, build a strong environmental position and prepare us for future regulations.

More details on CDL’s Environmental Management System and environmental performance data can be found in CDL’s Sustainability Reports.