2019 UEM Edgenta Annual Report

76 The Environmental pillar addresses sustainability initiatives in relation to the creation of a Better Planet. In addition to activities we adopt to improve our own impact on the environment, the asset and building management solutions we provide for our clients also create outcomes which minimise carbon emissions. ENVIRONMENTAL Emissions Monitoring BETTER PLANET – CLIMATE POSITIVE Equipping Our Customers with Energy Efficient Solutions In addition to the climate positive activities we undertake for our own operations, we also play a role in contributing to our clients’ efforts to reduce their carbon emission. This is also in line with Malaysia’s climate change commitments under COP24 (24 th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 2018), which builds on Malaysia’s commitment to a 40% reduction in CO 2 intensity during COP15. Since 2013, we have undertaken energy efficiency initiatives for 80 buildings under our management, creating 81.4 million kWh in energy savings and 56.5 kTCO 2 e in CO 2 abatement every year, as well as more than RM55 million in energy cost savings between 2017 and 2019. The buildings we manage have also recorded an average energy savings of 20%-30%. All 32 of the government hospitals we manage in Northern Peninsular Malaysia have received 1 or 2-star ratings by AEMAS / EMGS and 28 buildings have been certified as Green buildings with GBI ratings or through our energy efficiency solutions. Sustainability Statement