Our Environment
| Hopewell Supports WWF-Hong Kong Earth Hour | | | 31 Mar 2012
To uphold the Group’s commitment to corporate sustainability, Hopewell Holdings Limited and Hopewell Highway Infrastructure Limited ("Hopewell"/ "the Group") sponsored and supported one of the largest global environmental campaigns - ‘Earth Hour’, organised by WWF. Six major properties of the Group switched off their exterior decorative lights for an hour, from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm on 31st March 2012. These buildings include Hopewell Centre, QRE Plaza, GARDENEast, E-Max, Panda Hotel and Panda Place.
To further promote the 2012 Earth Hour campaign message – ‘Go beyond the hour, set your own energy saving target’, Hopewell distributed promotional materials to its Green Captains in each department, who in turn encouraged staff members to set their personal energy saving targets and contribute to the environment.
Managing and reducing carbon emissions
To build a more cohesive long-term relationship with our stakeholders, Hopewell has become a corporate member of WWF-HK since July 2011. Hopewell has also participated in their Low-carbon Office Operations Programme (LOOP), which commits the Group to managing carbon emissions and formulating emissions reduction strategies, involving areas such as lighting, air-conditioning, vehicle-usage, etc. Climate change is a major challenge for the whole world in the 21st century. Hopewell will continue to support and implement various measures to reduce the carbon footprint. |
| Hopewell Wins Two Laurels at the Asian Excellence Recognition Awards 2012 | | | 30 Mar 2012
Hopewell Holdings Limited (“Hopewell”) is honored to have received the “Best Investor Relations” and “Best Corporate Social Responsibility” awards at the “2nd Asian Excellence Recognition Awards 2012”. For two years in succession, Hopewell has consecutively received the two laurels, a tangible testimony to the Group’s excellent performance in investor relations and corporate social responsibility. Mr. Thomas Wu, the Managing Director of Hopewell Holdings Limited, has also been selected as “Asia’s Best CEO (Investor Relations)” in Hong Kong.
Organised by Corporate Governance Asia, one of the Asia region’s most authoritative journals on corporate management, the “2nd Asian Excellence Recognition Awards” are designed to recognise excellence in investor communications, business ethics, corporate social responsibility (CSR), environmental practices and financial performance. The assessment and recognition are based on the scores submitted by readers and interviews conducted with investors.
Hopewell will continue to maintain an open and proactive communication with stakeholders, establish a close working relationship with them and at the same time achieve sustainable corporate development.
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| Hopewell Centre Management Limited Receives Hong Kong Smoke-Free Leading Company Awards - Grand Award | | | 14 Mar 2012
Hopewell Holdings Limited (“Hopewell”) is committed to corporate social responsibility and promotes smoke-free workplace in its subsidiary, Hopewell Centre Management Limited. Hopewell Centre Management Limited received Hong Kong Smoke-Free Leading Company Awards - Grand Award on 14 March 2012 to recognise our effort in promoting smoke-free messages to our employees.
“Hong Kong Smoke-free Leading Company Awards 2013” aims to promote smoke-free messages to their stakeholders services in order to encourage smokers to kick the habit. An independent Judging Panel, including representatives from COSH, the Government, business sector and academia selected 15 companies receiving the Grand Awards while another 15 companies received the Certificates of Merit with Special Recognition and 181 companies received the Certificates of Merit. |
| Hopewell Garners Two Awards in 'Corporate Green Driving Award Scheme 2011' | | | 01 Jan 2012
Hopewell Holdings Limited ("Hopewell") has won the ‘Most Significant Fuel Efficiency Improvement’ Gold award and the ‘Most Significant Fuel Consumption Saver’ Silver Award in the ‘Take a "Brake" Low Carbon Action - Corporate Green Driving Award Scheme 2011’, which was jointly organised by Friends of the Earth (HK), Green Power and WWF-Hong Kong.
The two awards are in recognition of Hopewell’s efforts in reducing vehicle emissions, promoting clean air and creating a low carbon environment.
Working together to enhance fuel efficiency
The objectives of ‘Corporate Green Driving Award Scheme 2011’ is to encourage organisations to improve fuel efficiency, motivate people to drive less and adopt green driving habits, which in turn can help improve air quality. Participating organisations are required to submit data such as the amount of fuel saved per kilometer and total fuel consumption of their car fleets to the organiser. To enhance employee understanding of transport-related air pollution issues, Hopewell invited Mr. Edwin Lau, Director of Friends of the Earth (HK), to an ‘Eco-Driving Workshop’ at Hopewell Centre to explain eco driving methods to participants. It is with the cooperation and efforts of staff members that Hopewell can achieve the goals of reducing fuel consumption.
Hopewell will continue to promote eco-driving by expanding the proportion of environmentally friendlier vehicles in its corporate fleet and exploring the possibility of installing more charging facilities for electric vehicles at its properties and along its expressways. |
| Hopewell’s Lee Tung Street Project Achieves a BEAM 4/04 Certificate - 'Platinum Standard' | | | 01 Dec 2011
The on-going Lee Tung Street project, jointly developed by Hopewell Holdings Limited ("Hopewell"/ "the Group") and Sino Land Company Limited, has achieved a Provisional BEAM 4/04 Certificate–"Platinum Standard". The certification recognises Hopewell’s outstanding practices in the environmental design and construction of this project.
The Lee Tung Street Project is an Urban Renewal Authority (URA) redevelopment project in Wan Chai, and has incorporated redevelopment, heritage conservation, revitalization and green elements.
Significant reduction in carbon emissions
According to the BEAM report on the Lee Tung Street Project, it is estimated the environmental features of the project will reduce carbon emissions up to 20 percent, or the equivalent of planting 170,000 trees per year, which is about 20 percent of the total tree planting in Hong Kong every year. The final assessment shall be conducted upon the completion of the project.
HK-BEAM (Building Environmental Assessment Method) is Hong Kong’s most widely recognised industry benchmark to measure, improve and label the environmental sustainability of buildings. HK-BEAM integrates the assessment of many key aspects of building performance, including land use, site aspects, use of materials, energy efficiency, water quality, indoor environmental quality and innovations.
Hopewell is committed to developing green buildings, and has incorporated environmental and energy conservation features and adopted bio friendly materials in the construction of property projects. Hopewell will continue to develop buildings that can provide residents with a comfortable, safe and eco-friendly environment. |
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