Sustainability
Sustainability Strategy
Our Sustainability Framework sets out JEC’s 12 material sustainability topics, grouped under 4 key themes – People, Innovation, Environment and Governance.
The Framework was developed through engagement with internal and external stakeholders, comparison with our peers, and close consultation with JEC’s Sustainability Taskforce and Senior Leadership Team.
We have devised a 3-year Sustainability Action Plan to drive progress under each of our 4 key themes.
For further details or to discuss any aspect of our approach to being a responsible and sustainable business, please contact sustainability@jec.com.
People
Our facilities service a wIde cross-section of sectors, consumers and citizens across a number of Asian countries, so it is imperative that we maintain good relationships and the trust of all our stakeholders.
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Relevant Polices and Guidelines
JEC fully recognizes safety, health and hygiene at work as an integral part of its business strategy.
Keep abreast of best practices in health and safety management and ensure compliance with all applicable health & safety legislation as the minimum requirement;
Foster a positive culture towards good health and safety practice through commitment and accountability of employer, employees and sub-contractors;
Provide adequate and appropriate resources to implement this policy;
Adopt a proactive approach in managing risks and opportunities coming from both the internal and external environment so as to set health and safety objectives as part of our overall business strategy and lead to improvement of health and safety performance;
Ensure all employees, sub-contractors and suppliers and implement this policy in conformity with the requirements of ISO 45001; participate and encourage continuous improvement of health and safety management;
Ensure that employees and sub-contractors at all levels have received appropriate training and are competent to carry out their duties and responsibilities; and
Consult and involve employees, sub-contractors and suppliers so as to secure their commitment to the policy and its implementation.
JEC aims to eliminate all causes of fatal and major incidents from our workplaces and we target for continuous improvement on incidence rate and strive for accident-free operations.
This Group Policy and overall safety management system will be reviewed annually to ensure we continuously upgrade the safety and health standards of JEC. Any revision of the policy will be brought to the attention of all employees.
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A number of initiatives have been rolled out to promote safety and health awareness amongst our employees and workers.
In December 2021, JEC Hong Kong held an Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Week for all staff. Safety posters and videos were launched, and displayed on-site.
We participated in the Construction Industry Council’s (CIC’s) Life First campaign, to support project staff and workers in managing site safety. Employees, partners and senior staff in client companies participated in activities across a range of project sites.
JEC Singapore secured the Gold Award at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Health & Safety Awards in 2021, in recognition of its stringent health and safety standards. In addition, team members across a range of projects attained site-specific safety performance certificates.
Environment
The efficient use and protection of resources is vital for our continued success, and provides tangible benefits to our customers and communities.
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Relevant Polices and Guidelines
To achieve the objectives of the JEC Group Environmental Policy, JEC’s top management is commited to:
Fully comply with both applicable legal requirements and contractual requirements in all aspects as a minimum standard of performance;
In the planning, design and operation of our facilities and services, apply a risk and opportunity-based approach for the environment and principle of sustainable development to reduce energy and material needs and practice waste minimization;
Prevent pollution in both project design and production operations to the extent practicable;
Operate an Environmental Management System and maintain a method of evaluating environmental performance for continuous improvement in accordance with the requirement of ISO 14001:2015;
Communicate and advance the use of environmental best practices to the employees, sub-contractors and suppliers to secure their commitment to the policy and its implementation;
Encourage environmental protection, promote the awareness and provide training to employees, sub-contractors and suppliers to ensure that environmental actions are included in our decision making;
Encourage and enhance protection of biodiversity and ecosystems;
Foster productive partnerships and be responsive to our environmental stakeholders; and
Play an active role in the environmental community.
This policy and JEC performance under the policy will be reviewed annually as part of the Management Review to ensure continuous improvement of environmental standards in JEC. Any revision of the policy will be brought to the attention of all employees.
Case Study
JEC has designed and built two major waste-to-energy plants in Hong Kong.
CLP’s West New Territories Landfill (WENT), built and operated by JEC, is Hong Kong’s largest landfill gas power generation project. WENT captures and converts gas from landfill waste into 68 million kWh of electrical energy annually – enough to power more than 17,000 four-person households for a whole year.
The O．PARK 2 project for the Environmental Protection Department will make use of anaerobic digestion bioprocess technology to convert up to 300 tonnes of food waste each day into 30,000m3 of biogas, helping to power even more local homes and businesses.
In addition, EPD’s animal waste composting plant at Ngau Tam Mei converts up to 40 tonnes of animal waste per day into compost for agricultural uses.
Innovation
To continuously improve performance, it is vital that we harness new technologies and ways of thinking in our products and processes, collaborate effectively with suppliers and partners who share our values, and maintain the highest standards in delivery.
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Case Study
To ensure alignment between JEC and our supply base on ESG, an in-depth review of existing supplier engagement and partnerships was carried out in 2021.
The review concluded that our supplier qualification survey, as well as stringent on-site client requirements, helps to ensure that non-compliance with environmental, health and safety requirements is rare. However, our fragmented supply base – where our top vendors account for only around 20% of overall spend – makes meaningful engagement for continuous improvement more challenging.
Actions identified to drive further improvements in 2022 and beyond include consolidating our supply base, with a greater focus on key vendors who both understand our future direction and the need to improve performance with regards to ESG; exploring options for more robust supplier qualification; and implementing an improved, electronic procurement platform.
Case Study
JEC was selected to supply, install, test and commission a number of key systems – air-conditioning and ventilation, fire protection, and sanitary – in three stations along the Bangkok Red Line construction project, which during normal operations connects more than 300,000 rail passengers each day with the city region’s suburbs.
Elsewhere in Thailand, we provided Suvarnabhumi Airport’s tunnel ventilation, sanitary and fire protection systems, as well as its automated people mover and baggage handling systems.
Governance
It helps us to monitor and manage risks in an effective, systematic way – and to prioritise actions to address those risks, whilst improving our performance.
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Sustainability Report
JEC published its Sustainability Report since 2022, in line with Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidance.
