Climate Change Data

Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC)

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022-2023, 2023-2024)

Reporting Period: 2022-2023

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Sustainability
  • Carbon Neutrality
  • Ecotourism
  • Community Engagement
  • Guest Experience

Environmental Achievements

  • Achieved GSTC-D Certification, becoming Asia's first island destination to receive this certification.
  • Partnered with Resorts World Sentosa to harness solar energy through a large-scale deployment of photovoltaic cells.
  • Implemented electric buses and installed electric vehicle charging stations.
  • Conducted beach clean-ups, collecting over 56kg of trash.
  • Sentosa Golf Club became the world's first carbon-neutral golf club.

Social Achievements

  • Celebrated Sentosa's Golden Jubilee with various community initiatives and events, raising over $3 million for charity.
  • Launched Zentosa Fest 2022, Singapore's first wellness island festival.
  • Introduced the refreshed MySentosa mobile app and SentosaLand in the metaverse.
  • Launched the Sentosa Islander loyalty program with over 100% membership growth.
  • Numerous awards received for service excellence across various sectors.

Governance Achievements

  • Implemented a smart system with tree tilt sensors to manage trees and safeguard against tree failure.
  • Renewed RWS's GSTC Destination and Industry certifications.
  • Implemented the Sentosa Carbon Neutral Network (SCNN), a carbon neutrality-focused business alliance.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve carbon neutrality by 2030.
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Maintaining sustainability across diverse businesses with varying priorities.
  • Managing tree risks due to increased rainfall and stronger winds.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Collaborative One Sentosa approach to drive island-wide sustainability efforts.
  • Implementation of a smart system with tree tilt sensors and a weather station.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Encouraging local sourcing of produce through the SFA's Farm-to-Table Recognition Programme.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Increased rainfall and stronger winds
Opportunities
  • Harnessing renewable energy sources

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GSTC-D

Certifications: Green Mark (Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa), Global Sustainable Tourism Council – For Destinations (GSTC-D)

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Eco-friendly cabins on Lazarus Island

Awards & Recognition

  • Borderless Award (Team) - MTI Firefly Symposium
  • Numerous ASA EXSA Awards
  • Travel Weekly Asia Reader’s Choice Award
  • Singapore Tourism Awards
  • Safety and Security Awards
  • Pro-Enterprise Suggestions (Supporting Agency) Award
  • Golf Accolades for Sentosa Golf Club
  • ASEAN Public Toilet Award
  • RWS awards (TTG Travel Awards, Sustainable Events Standards, MICE Sustainability Certificate, Singapore Tourism Awards, SkillsFuture Employer Awards, NTUC May Day Awards)

Reporting Period: 2023-2024

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Sustainability
  • Social Inclusivity

Environmental Achievements

  • Completion of Phase One of solarisation programme, achieving 5.2 megawatt-peak (MWp) capacity, offsetting carbon emissions equivalent to 97,700 hotel room nights.
  • Piloted Singapore’s first solar pavement on Fort Siloso Skywalk.
  • Launched Sentosa Playbook for Reducing Disposables, Singapore’s first precinct-level disposable guidebook.

Social Achievements

  • Inked a three-year MoU with the Ministry of Social and Family Development and SG Enable to champion fair employment and social opportunities for persons with disabilities.
  • Sentosa Cares Week 2023 involved 18 Island Partners, supported by over 200 volunteers, aiding over 1,000 beneficiaries.
  • Launched the One Sentosa HR Network (OSHRN) to drive best practices in HR and cultivate a robust One Sentosa employer branding. 24 businesses joined.

Governance Achievements

  • SDC received the gold award at the Ministry of Trade and Industry’s Firefly Symposium 2023 Awards for collaboration in making Singapore the world’s first country to be certified as a sustainable destination.
  • Received the Firefly Silver Borderless Award for adopting the One Sentosa Experience approach.

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 (Sentosa Carbon Neutral Network goal)
Short-term Goals:
  • Cumulative island-wide solar capacity of more than 6 MWp in 2025.

Environmental Challenges

  • Varied ticketing systems used by Island Partners leading to a cumbersome guest journey.
  • Absence of integration among Sentosa Island’s interconnected ticketing, gantry, financial and sales systems due to aging infrastructure.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Developed Straight-To-Gate platform to seamlessly integrate with Island Partners’ ticketing systems.
  • Developed One Sentosa Platform (OSP) utilizing an API gateway and microservice technologies to streamline integration among diverse systems.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Awards & Recognition

  • MTI Firefly Symposium 2023 Awards (Gold and Silver)
  • ASA ESXA Awards 2023 (27 Gold, 204 Silver, 7 Star awards)
  • Singapore Business Review (SBR) National Business Award
  • SBR Business Technology Excellence Award
  • OpenGov Recognition of Excellence
  • ASEAN Public Toilet Award 2023-2024