ESG Best Practices
Environment Initiatives
Impacting SDGs
Water Conservation
- Having water-positive features at most of our leased offices such as:
- centralized sewage water treatment plants
- rainwater harvesting systems
- water quality checks
- sensor-based water taps
Waste Management
- Reducing and recycling waste and solid waste, such as food and paper waste
- Placing dedicated waste bins to dispose of sanitary napkins
- Taking initiatives to reduce e-waste, including sorting and recycling electronic materials through certified recyclers and donating used technology equipment
- Driving paperless operations by digitizing our procedures
- Encouraging employees to avoid paper cups by including ceramic mugs in the welcome kit and distributing them at onboarding
- Installing hand dryers in washrooms to minimize paper waste
- Sensitizing employees to minimize the use of tissue paper
- Replacing plastic bottles with reusable copper water bottles
Carbon Footprint
- Reducing electricity consumption through energy monitoring systems to optimize equipment settings
- Undertaking regular maintenance checks of HVAC units
- Reducing our carbon footprint with energy-efficient initiatives, such as leasing of office buildings with solar panels and energy efficiency certification (including LEED and IGBC Platinum) and using efficient lighting (such as LED, motion-sensor lights, etc.), as well as hiring cab services that use clean fuels
- Minimizing indirect emissions by identifying alternatives for travel, whenever possible, and encouraging employees to opt for eco-friendly travel options
- Prioritizing cleaner mobility options, such as shuttle services to connect to public transportation to encourage limited use of personal vehicles, and adopting a hybrid work model.
- Using renewable energy sources, such as solar and hydel, to support sustainability
Stakeholder Engagement
- Promoting the dissemination of sustainability-related capacity-building knowledge among internal and external stakeholders
- Serving our clients worldwide in sustainability-related areas in order to help them enhance their environmental performance and implement more sustainable operational approaches
