Climate Change Data

The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020)

Reporting Period: 2020

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Sustainable Building Design
  • Employee Well-being
  • Community Investment
  • Waste Management
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Water Efficiency
  • Responsible Procurement

Environmental Achievements

  • Wet waste to landfill or incineration intensity reduction at 22.8% compared to 2012 baseline
  • Diverted nearly half of the waste generated in 2020
  • Introduced 99.9% petroleum plastic-free bathroom amenity line, featuring 45% recycled aluminum packaging
  • The Peninsula Beijing renovation project achieved BREEAM Good level
  • On-track to achieving BREEAM certifications in new hotel projects in London, Istanbul and Yangon
  • The Repulse Bay: LEED Gold for de Ricou
  • 21 Avenue Kléber: HQE and BREEAM Excellent
  • Minimal to no hazardous chemicals within indoor environment (Beijing, Chicago)
  • Group-wide LED lamp replacement at back-of-house area
  • The Peninsula Hong Kong – Building re-commissioning project; energy efficient air handling units
  • Quail Lodge and Golf Club – Solar farm
  • Clean the World soap upcycling and bottled amenities recycling
  • Food waste to compost (Paris, Quail Lodge)
  • In-house food digester (Tokyo, New York)
  • Bed linen upcycling (Hong Kong, Manila)
  • Oyster shell recycling project to re-build oyster reefs (The Repulse Bay)

Social Achievements

  • Voluntary staff turnover reduced by 3.4 percentage points in 2020
  • Injury rate and lost day rates were down by more than 30% in 2020
  • Expanded Honing Skills in Hospitality programme to include refugees
  • Launched global employee wellness strategy – Wisdom on Wellness
  • Launched a global approach to help combat modern slavery
  • Launched Honing Skills in Hospitality programme to train ethnic minority youths
  • Meal-for-Meal programme in all hotels, over 160,000 meals provided
  • Employees engaged in community work totaling upwards of 116,000 cumulative volunteer hours since 2013
  • Global roll out of Employee Assistance Programme

Governance Achievements

  • Convened the Group Corporate Responsibility Committee, chaired by the CEO
  • Implemented a policy banning the purchase of endangered species
  • Adopted a group-wide cage-free egg commitment

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Global pandemic significantly impacted operations in 2020, skewing CRS metrics
  • Layoffs and furloughs in 2020
Mitigation Strategies
  • Not disclosed

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Majority of paper, tea, coffee, and chocolate responsibly sourced; no critically endangered species served; several seafood species from responsible sources; sustainably sourced caviar; organic vegetables, cage-free eggs, and free-range chicken options

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: BREEAM, LEED

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • 99.9% petroleum plastic-free bathroom amenity line

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed