Hopewell Holdings Limited
Sustainability Report 2010/11 15
Environmental Performance
Encouraging Green Office and
Hotel Practices
In our day to day office operations, we demonstrate our
commitment to environmental protection by engaging our staff
in green office practices such as energy saving, reduction of waste,
switching off electrical appliances when not in use, paper reuse
and recycling. Initiatives such as electronic filing help to reduce
paper use and saves office space.
We have formulated an office environmental sustainability
policy to promote responsible office behaviour for our staff by
highlighting economic, environmental and efficiency benefits.
At Group level, we aim to consolidate these policies into a group-
wide environmental policy.
At our Panda Hotel, guidelines are in place to support our efforts to
protect the environment. We encourage our guests to adjust their
room temperature and to re-use the linen and towels in order to
reduce the amount of energy and water used.
Environmental Considerations in
Property Development: Material Use
When developing our buildings, we incorporate environmental
considerations at every part of the construction phase. We pay special
attention to building design as we believe it is more effective to
use sustainable materials when buildings are initially constructed as
opposed to replacing and retrofitting once they are built. We promote
the application of sustainable materials using reclaimed, recycled and
recyclable products.
In our commercial developments we have refrained from using curtain
walls in the building design in order to reduce heat gain of the façade
and hence reduce electricity consumption from air conditioning. In the
Liede Integrated Commercial Project in Guangzhou, we plan to adopt
low-emissive glazing for windows to reduce energy consumption. The
greenery ratio will exceed 30% to enhance the natural environment
around the development project.
In our residential buildings we use lightweight concrete blocks that
reduce material use in manufacturing and reduce the amount of waste
produced in the construction phase, enhancing energy performance
as a result of their thermal conductivity. We also incorporate energy
saving features such as low-emissive glazing for windows, energy saving
lighting, solar water heaters and multi-speed ventilation systems.
Climate Change and
Energy Management
As a Group, we recognise climate change as a significant challenge
and we reduce our impact through efficient energy management.
We manage carbon emissions from our own operations as well as
promoting emission reduction initiatives to the public. HHL has
been a “Carbon Audit, Green Partner” of the Environment Protection
Department since 2008, signing the Carbon Reduction Charter to
support efforts in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
We monitor and review energy consumption and carbon emissions
in our existing facilities with the aim of identifying further reduction
opportunities. Subsequent to the review of the energy consumption
patterns, extensive facility upgrade and enhancement work
procedures have been introduced in our operations.