up our climate-related disclosures, CDL’s TCFD and SASB real
estate sector disclosures have been expanded substantially
since 2020 and are available in the annexes of this Report.
The environmental information in this Report has been
prepared and reported according to the guiding principles
and requirements of the CDSB framework. This Report
is also prepared in accordance with the sustainability
reporting requirements set out in the Listing Manual of the
Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (“SGX-ST”)
(Rules 711A and 711B).
Committed to UNGC’s Ten Principles, CDL has been a
signatory to the UNGC since 2005 and is engaged at
the ‘Participant’ level since 2019. This Report also
serves as our Communication on Progress (CoP) conducted
by UNGC annually. Details are available at
www.unglobalcompact.org.
This Report is also aligned with relevant performance
indicators of key sustainability benchmarks such as CDP,
DJSI, FTSE4Good, Global 100, GRESB, and MSCI.
Our carbon footprint is calculated in accordance with
the GHG Protocol, developed by the World Resources
Institute and the World Business Council on Sustainable
Development. The GHG Protocol supplies the world’s most
widely used greenhouse gas accounting standards.
In addition to the GHG Protocol, our carbon emissions
are also calculated based on The CarbonNeutral®
Protocol, a set of guidelines to meet the global standard
for managing our offset-inclusive programmes. The Protocol
includes requirements for GHG assessments, emissions
reduction planning, carbon credit eligibility, management
of carbon credits through registration and retirement, and
communication of CarbonNeutral® programmes.
We use an operational consolidation approach to
determine organisational boundaries. For example, our
carbon and energy data include only the distribution
impacts. Data is consolidated from a number of sources,
including our project sites and fuel use information, and
is analysed centrally. Our baseline year is 2007 and our
emissions are independent of any GHG trades.
External Assurance
This Report continues to be externally assured to validate
the accuracy and reliability of its content. Ernst & Young
LLP (EY) was engaged to provide independent reasonable
assurance of this Report against the GRI Standards for
sustainability reporting and the Construction & Real Estate
Sector Supplement and SASB disclosures; and independent
limited assurance for CDSB framework (with the exception
of Principle 1 on materiality) and TCFD reporting. The
assurance covered figures and statements found in this
Report that are related to the subject matters approved by
CDL’s Chief Sustainability Officer and Board Sustainability
Committee and agreed upon as per the Assurance Statement.
EY reviewed the underlying systems and processes that
support the subject matters in this Report. The assurance is in
accordance with ISAE 3000 Assurance Engagements Other
than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information.
The assurance, including the scope of work and conclusions,
can be found in the Assurance Statement on pages 136 to 153.
In line with our steadfast commitment to align CDL’s
environmental practices with international best practices,
CDL’s 2021 GHG emissions data continue to be verified
against ISO 14064 by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance
Ltd. (LRQA) in accordance with the requirements of ISO
14064-1. LRQA’s Assurance Statement on the GHG report
prepared by CDL, can be found on pages 134 to 135.
Accessibility
This Report is only available in a digital version. Current and
previous editions are available at www.cdlsustainability.com.
Feedback Channel
Feedback from our stakeholders is vital for us to continually
improve our reporting and sustainability practices. We welcome
your views, comments or feedback, which may be directed to:
Ms Esther An
Chief Sustainability Officer
City Developments Limited
9 Raffles Place, #36-00 Republic Plaza,
Singapore 048619
Email:
[email protected]
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