Our Environment
| 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. |
| Hopewell’s First Sustainability Report Achieves Global Reporting Initiative Application Level B | | | 07 Oct 2011
Hopewell Holdings Limited (“Hopewell”) announced the release of its first Sustainability Report 2010/2011 (“the Report”), elaborating on its commitment to a high degree of sustainability in its operations.
Hopewell Holdings is the pioneer among Hong Kong listed conglomerates to issue a sustainability report. The Report, titled “Hopewell Focuses on Sustainability”, is written according to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) sustainability report G3.1 framework and was checked and concluded by GRI for fulfilling the requirement of Application Level B. The Report provides a comprehensive account of Hopewell’s sustainability framework, management approach and accomplishments in addressing environmental, social and governance issues during the year and highlights areas where Hopewell wants to improve in the future.
To strengthen the Group’s management efforts in promoting sustainability, HHL and its subsidiary, Hopewell Highway Infrastructure Limited, established a formal Sustainability Steering Committee to set future directions and formulate initiatives related to sustainability issues across the Group. The Report will serve as a benchmark for monitoring the development and progress of the Group’s corporate sustainability programme. It also reflects Hopewell’s long-term commitment in corporate sustainability. The Group would like to bring positive influence to the business sector and to drive the implementation of sustainability initiatives, in order to benefit stakeholders and the general public. |
| Hopewell Promotes Green Transport for Clean Air | | | 26 May 2011
Hopewell Holdings Limited (“Hopewell”) announced that as part of its continuous efforts in fulfilling its corporate social responsibility (“CSR”) initiatives on clean air, it has further strengthened its green car fleet by acquiring a new Nissan LEAF 100% electric vehicle (“EV”). A car delivery ceremony was held at Hopewell Centre on 26 May 2011 for the delivery of the very first one among the first batch of newly-arrived LEAF EVs in Hong Kong.
As a pioneer in the use of electric vehicles, Hopewell introduced the first hybrid vehicle to the company car fleet in 2006, followed by the purchase of two EVs, MyCar & i-MiEV in 2009 and 2010 respectively.
Hopewell also took the initiative to encourage the use of EVs in the community by installing over 40 EV charging points in the car parks of commercial and residential properties it owns or manages. EV users can also enjoy 6 hours of free parking and charging privileges at the public car parks at Hopewell Centre, Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre (“KITEC”) and Panda Place. An EV exhibition was held in November 2010 at the Hopewell Centre Piazza to raise public awareness of EV. |
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