Results of Hong Kong Carbon

Performance Survey

Shirlee Algire

Executive Manager, Sustainability

29 May, 2015

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Presentation by Prof. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber in Nobel Laureates Symposium 2015

(Source: Asia Society Hong Kong Center Video Library – link)

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Hong Kong Situation

Past and Future GHG Emission Trends of HK under the

business-as –usual scenario (1990-2020), EPD

GHG emission by sector in 2008,

EPD

• Launched in June 2013, the “HKQAA-HKJC Carbon Disclosure e-Platform (CDeP)” allows Hong Kong organizations to share their performance data and good practices in carbon management.

• The platform helps participants understand their carbon performance in a systematical way and facilitates information flow and knowledge-building among industries and the general public.

• Organizations may learn by comparing their own performance with other organizations so as to generate ideas for continuous improvement, while the general public can search for and browse carbon information for reference.

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The Carbon Disclosure ePlatform (CDeP)

http://cdep.hkqaa.org

Milestones of CDeP

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Nov 2013

The first batch of responses to the Carbon Performance Questionnaires was analysed and the preliminary findings were

first announced at the 2013 HKQAA Symposium.

Jun 2013

HKQAA launched the CDeP at a launching seminar. Over 100 participants from various sectors joined the event.

Nov 2012

The launch of the Carbon Disclosure e-Platform (CDeP) with the funding provided by Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) was

announced at the 2012 HKQAA Symposium.

Milestones of CDeP

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Aug 2014

Seminar on Carbon Disclosure was held to announce the enhancement of CDeP. 88 participants from 55 companies understood ways to integrate carbon management concepts

into corporate policies.

Jul 2014

Advanced search functions are available on the platform for public’s access of disclosed information and enhancing organisations’ transparency in carbon management and

sustainability performance.

Jun 2014

New Questions were added to the survey to allow organisations to showcase their future program(s) after

reviewing the implemented programs for identifying improvement areas.

Milestones of CDeP

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Now

As of 30 Apr 2015, a total of 158 visits to the CDeP questionnaire were recorded.

31 submissions of the “Carbon Performance Questionnaire” were received through CDeP

reporting a total of 130,480,906 tCO2e emissions.

Mar & Apr 2015

CDeP was promoted at 3 sustainability and CSR-related seminars of HKQAA held on 16 Mar, 31 Mar

and 23 Apr reaching around 115 participants from over 80 companies.

Education 3%

Trading and Logistics 3% Government

7%

Transportation 6%

Financial 10%

Property Management

10%

Other 13%

Construction and Engineering

16%

Utility 32%

Respondents’ Industrial Sectors

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Distribution of Submissions by

Industrial Sectors

Scope 1 7%

Scope 2 93%

Scope 3 0%

Overall Emissions

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The Emissions Distribution

Scope 1 90%

Scope 2 1%

Scope 3 9%

(Excluding Utility & Transportation)

Scope 1 Emissions 117,449,705 tCO2e / year

Scope 2 Emissions 925,176 tCO2e / year

Scopes 1 & 2 Emissions 118,374,881 tCO2e / year

Scope 3 Emissions 12,107,190 tCO2e / year

Overall Emissions (Scopes 1, 2 & 3

Emissions) 130,480,906 tCO2e / year

GHG Reduction -102,535 tCO2e / year

Scopes 1 & 2 Emissions + GHG

Reduction 118,272,346 tCO2e / year

Scopes 1, 2 & 3 Emissions + GHG

Reduction 130,378,370 tCO2e / year

• Scope 1 Emissions

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The Emissions Distribution by Sector

Utility 86%

Transportation 14%

• Scope 2 Emissions

Property Management

0%

Government 1%

Construction and

Engineering 6% Transportation

7%

Education 12%

Financial 21%

Other 18%

Utility 35%

1. Dual fuel generators at production plants 2. Company vehicles 3. HFC refrigerants

1. Electricity consumption at production plants 2. Use of lighting, HVAC systems, servers, computers, and other electronic devices 3. Cookers and boilers

1. Paper waste disposal 2. Sewage processing 3. Business travel

Major Emission Sources

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1 2 3

SCOPE 1: From owned and controlled

sources

SCOPE 2: From the generation of

purchased energy

SCOPE 3: From sources not owned or

directly controlled but related to corporate

activities

PFCs CO2

SF6 CH4

N2O HFCs

Commitments to Reduce Emissions

• 48% Carbon Reduction Policies

• Around 90% provided GHG reduction targets.

• The GHG reduction targets range from 2 – 31% to be

achieved in 3-9 years

• 60% of the submissions provided the programs in support of

emission reduction

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• Apart from common reduction measures, in general the following practices

were adopted across industries:

– Carry out energy audits for premises and implement the identified energy

management opportunities

– Implement programmes under ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 management systems

for continuous improvement in environmental performance and energy efficiency

performance respectively

– Promote environmentally friendly practices among staff, e.g. switching off air

conditioning & lighting immediately after use, setting optimal room temperature,

recycling waste, double-sided printing/ copying, and avoiding unnecessary

printouts

– Reduce energy consumption by using timer control and sensors

– Increase the adoption of electric vehicles for corporate fleet

– Reduce business trips through teleconferencing

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Good Practices Consolidated from the Survey

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Good Practices by Sector

Construction and

Engineering

Promote the use of environmental-friendly materials and

technologies from the design, to construction, operation and

maintenance of the portfolio

Engage consultants and contractors for implementation of

the environmental policies and realize the commitments

Financial

Promote the disclosure of information about the

environmental impact of businesses

Utilize the Internet for collecting applications from the clients

or the public

Other Rainwater recycling for toilet flushing purpose

Property Management

Engage suppliers and contractors regarding environmental

management

Arouse the public awareness on environmental protection and

quality living

Utility

Paperless billing

Report the corporate GHG emission inventory through

participating in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)

Disclosing Rate

• In positioning the business for sustainable long-term growth, many responding companies are committed to create and drive emission reduction and reach into the value chain.

• Their progress in GHG reduction is creating competitive advantages, such as reduced cost, increased productivity, strengthened brand and reduced risk.

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The Disclosing Rate

Complete disclosure 23%

Partial disclosure 6%

No disclosure 71%

Electricity

consumption Carbon

footprint

Supply chain

management

Green best

practices

Water/Resources

conservation

Waste

Management

HKJC Carbon Management

Employee, Stakeholders and Community

Charities Trust Environmental Projects

• HK$54 million donation on a five-year community engagement

programme - CUHK Jockey Club Initiative Gaia

• Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change

• Go Green Community

• Public education

Charities Trust Environmental Projects

• Transforming surplus food to hot meals for the needy:

– supporting three largest hot meal service projects, with donation

$73m donation

– providing over 5.75 million meals for the underprivileged in 3

years

– recovering some 2,100 tonnes of food each year

Sha Tin Communications and Technology Centre

• The 1st Club building to have its entire lifecycle cost over its

projected lifetime of 50 years

• BEAM Plus, LEED & German DGNB sustainability guidelines

• Received confirmation of BEAM Plus Gold rating

• Finalist in Green Building Award 2014

Electricity Saving Projects

• Invested over HK$500million in energy-efficient technology

and management systems in recent years, examples are:

– Water-cooled chillers and Stable’s district cooling system

– Retail branches retrofitting (LED lighting)

– Calibration of exhaust fans to optimise efficiency

– Virtual servers deployed to replace some physical servers

– Office renovations adopting energy efficient technologies

– Building Information Modelling

• Reduce 6% annual electricity consumption from base year

Electricity Saving Projects

• Floodlight replacement

– The >20 years old floodlight system is being replaced to obtain higher

efficiency

– The new lamps have higher power and efficiency while better

controlling the light spill

– Using state-of-the-art Active Reactor control gear which enables energy

saving, lamp dimming, and extend product life

– Expected to reduce 10-30% electricity on floodlight at the two

racecourses

Afforestation at Dongjiang River Source

• Officiating 2nd HKJC Forest at Longchuan County, Heyuen, Guangdong

Province (廣東省河源市龍川縣) on 11 April 2015

• Two projects help to absorb 100,000 tonnes of CO2 in 20 years

OCBB Green Initiatives

Shop-front Design with Energy Efficient Equipment

Embedding sustainability into daily operations in OCB (Retail) branches

• Gradual deployment of energy-efficient LED lighting and automated timers which help

reduce the operating hours of shop-front lighting. Since the commencement of LED

deployment in 2011, the accumulated electricity saving has been 1.57 million kWh.

• More efficient air-conditioning devices to improve temperature and energy control

• Reduce paper slip consumption and facilitate recycling

• In 2013-14, the total carbon emissions of OCBBs were reduced by 865 tonnes,

equivalent to the carbon absorption by 37,600 trees in one year

Energy Saving Practices Digital Platforms to Minimize Paper Consumption

OCBB Green Initiatives

OCBB Green Day

• The Second “OCBB Green Day” in support of Earth Day (22 April 2015)

and to promote waste reduction and recycling at OCBBs

• Over 2,300 customers education at 60 OCBBs and pledged to practice

green

HKJC Green Action

Thank you