After launching Sustainable Legacies in 2021, AECOM announced the next phase of its ESG strategy, including ambitious net zero targets that are among the first in the world to be approved by the Science Based Targets initiative. With a commitment to reach science-based net zero by 2040 in line with the latest climate science, AECOM aims to further reduce its carbon emissions by approximately 700,000 metric tons, or equivalent to about 16,500 cars off the road for a ten-year period. The guiding strategy integrates four key pillars: embed sustainable development and resilience across the company’s work, improve social outcomes for communities, achieve net-zero carbon emissions and enhance governance.
The four pillars of AECOM Sustainable Legacies ESG strategy
In 2021, AECOM achieved operational net zero by reducing Scope 1 and 2 emissions in line with what is required to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 °C, and has advanced ScopeX ™ initiatives to accelerate the company’s ESG offering for clients and reduce embodied carbon in infrastructure design and construction.
Embedding ESG across the entire project life cycle to deliver a sustainable world
Kwun Tong Town Centre Redevelopment and Grand Central - Early planning with BIM to reduce cost and wastages on abortive works
AECOM has provided structural and geotechnical consultancy services to Kwun Tong Town Centre Redevelopment and Grand Central, which received the Structural Excellence Award 2022 from the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers Structural Division, and the Green Building Award 2021 – Grand Award (New Buildings Category: Completed Projects - Commercial) from the Hong Kong Green Building Council and the Professional Green Building Council. Building sustainability is a key element of the project – from site planning and building layout to the applications of various passive devices. The early implementation of BIM helped in correctly estimating and ordering the needed materials for the project, which reduced cost and wastage, while the use of prefabricated building materials helped lower carbon footprints during the construction process.
Award from Climate Change Business Journal for Climate-related Risk Study completed with Hong Kong International Airport
AECOM also conducted a climate risk study with the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) to validate and enhance the Hong Kong International Airport's (HKIA) climate resilience and inform its first Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) statement. With the findings from the study, HKIA became one of the first airports in Asia to publish a TCFD statement, which was created by the G20’s Financial Stability Board for assessing and disclosing climate-related risks. The study was awarded an accolade from the Climate Change Business Journal in the “Industry Leadership: Airport Resilience” category.
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