2019 UEM Edgenta Annual Report

77 UEM Edgenta Berhad UEM EDGENTA AT A GLANCE MESSAGE FROM OUR LEADERSHIP STRATEGIC FOCUS OPERATIONAL REVIEW SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE INTRODUCTION FINANCIAL REVIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Annual Report 2019 Among notable Green Building and energy management projects we have undertaken include the Perdana Putra Building, which houses the office of the Prime Minister of Malaysia. This building was recognised as Best Energy Efficiency Retrofitted Building, Lowest Energy Usage among Ministry & Government Complex at the National Energy Awards 2018 as well as First Runner-Up, Energy Efficiency Building in the Retrofitted Building sub-category at the ASEAN Energy Awards 2018. BETTER PLANET – CLIMATE POSITIVE All government hospitals under our management in Northern Peninsular Malaysia rated AEMAS / EMGS 1 or 2-Star Energy saving per annum 81.4 million kWh Total capex spending on energy projects to date >RM100 million 32 Typical payback period 5-7 years CO 2 abatement per annum 56.5 kTCO 2 e (GBI)-rated building / provided energy efficiency solutions 28 Green Buildings Approximately 80 buildings for which we have undertaken energy efficiency initiatives 80 Energy bill savings 2017-2019 >RM55 million Average energy savings attained 20-30% Our scope of work for the project, which included energy retrofitting to achieve GBI Platinum certification; integrated facilities management and Replacement Through Asset lifecycle management programme, resulted in a 39.4% reduction in electricity consumption, 39.6% decrease in water consumption, a diversion of 12 tonnes of recyclable waste from landfills annually and 430 kg of organic waste from landfills daily. We have also provided engineering-based energy efficiency solutions through our sustainability programmes for MoH Malaysia hospitals since 2016. In 2019, this project was recognised at the National Energy Awards 2019 as Runner-Up, Energy Management in Large Buildings. reduction in electricity consumption 39.4% decrease in water consumption 39.6% 430 kg of organic waste from landfills daily Sustainability Statement