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2010

Interim Report

Asia Ofce o Corporate Sustainability


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1.0 Introduction 5

2.0 Background o Sustainability in Asia 6Our Policy 6Our Footprint 7

3.0 Perormance Walk the Talk 9Review o Oce Perormance in 2009 9

2011 Targets 18

4.0 Culture Issues 20Sustainability Survey 20

5.0 Employee Engagement 222009 - 2010 Activities 23

Next Steps 29

Sustainability Competition 31

6.0 Ofce Audits 36Results 36

Best Practices 41

Next Steps 47

7.0 The Way Forward 49

Table o Contents

2 Ofce o Corporate Sustainability - Interim Report 3Ofce o Corporate Sustainability - Interim Report


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1.0 Introduction

We value sustainability and embrace its importance at AECOM.

AECOM is rmly in the sustainability business as we design, build and manage inrastructure thatbenets society and paves the way towards sustainable development. In all o our projects, ouraspiration is to enhance and sustain the worlds built, natural and social environments.

But we are aware o the pressing concerns o human-caused climate change and the growingstresses o accommodating a rapidly expanding population on this planet. The challenges odesigning and building acilities - buildings, power, transportation, water and others are constantlyin our minds as we strive to advise clients on how to meet the current and uture demands orsustainable development.

And, tellingly, Asia is where the ocus o the world happens to be directed towards now. The explosivegrowth o countries like China and India highlights the manner in which society is changing today. Itis clear that i we do not act now - both in our work and personal capacities - to reduce our impacts,there are consequences which will be dire and there or all to see. Future generations will question,What were we doing back then when we had the chance to do something or sustainability?

Our sustainability-related projects speak or themselves. But what about our own perormance? Inthis interim report, we take the opportunity to present AECOM operational perormance in Asia. Thereport is organized according to:

Background o sustainabilit y in Asia Perormance walk the talk Culture issues Employee Engagement Oce audits Best practices The way orward

We hope that you will nd this report interesting and we welcome any comments or eedbackthat you might have on improving our perormance both externally and internally.

This report has been prepared by the Oce o Corporate Sustainability (OCS) o AECOM in Asia.



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2.0 Background oSustainability in Asia

AECOM in Asia has historically held a good record in recognizing sustainability-related mattersin the delivery o client projects. Areas like renewable energy, sustainable urban planning,environmental management and green buildings are obvious examples o our eorts.

In 2008, the Oce o Corporate Sustainability (OCS) was ormed in Asia to address our

operational perormance. Comprising senior representatives rom dierent business lines,OCS aim is to promote sustainability within the organization by encouraging our sta to walkthe talk internally in our operations as well as deliver sustainable solutions to our clients.

Our Policy

AECOM in Asia is committed to promoting and implementing good sustainability practice andapplying global sustainability principles to the way we do business and the way we satisyour clients needs. We are committed to proactively balancing economic development withenvironmental stewardship and social development.

Our Goals Are:

To comply with, and exceed where practicable, all applicable legislation, regulations andcodes o practice

To integrate sustainabilit y considerations into all our business decisions and design To communicate and explain our sustainabilit y policy to all employees To engage with our employees by walking the talk To make clients and suppliers aware o our Sustainability Policy and encourage and advise

them to adopt sound sustainable management practices To provide sustainabilit y services to clients, i.e., help them develop and implement

sustainability plans

To give consideration to the social and environmental impacts o our activities, servi ces anddecisions with a view to maximizing sustainability To annually review our sustainability policy and to strive to improve on our sustainabilit y

perormance



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Employees in Asia4,800

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Hong Kong - 2725

Southeast Asia - 624

India - 110

China - 1389

Our Footprint

In 2010, we have more than4,800 employees in Asia, located

in Hong Kong, China, India andSoutheast Asia. China and HongKong occupies the largest baseswith more than two-thirds o theentire organization in Asia.

From an operational point oview, the ootprint imposedby our oces in Asia isconsiderable. In order toimplement sustainabilityinternally, the OCS began theprocess o collecting operationaldata across Asia oces in2009. The appointment othe Corporate SustainabilityDirector or Asia in October2009, ollowed by identiyingsustainability champions oreach AECOM oce in Asia,underlined the intention oAECOM to make sustainabilitya key part o the companysoperating plan.



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3.0 Perormance Walk the Talk

Asias perormance metrics or sustainability

reerence the direct impacts o our oces.

The main ones are:

- Electricity

- Paper

- Transportation

- Water

Review o Ofce Perormance in 2009

Throughout 2009 and the rst hal o 2010, data was collected rom Asia oces based on:

Electricity metered Paper purchased Air fights completed Water metered

As sizes o Asian oces vary, the data collected are compared on a per capita basis.Where there is more than one oce in the same city, the data rom the oces areaggregated.

In 2010, the AECOM oces in Manila, Guangzhou, Kuala Lumpur and Beijing co-located toorm one location in the respective cit y. As a result, there are some jumps in perormance

between 2009 and 2010. This will be looked into in the succeeding sections.



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Fig. 1 C omparing monthly electricity consumption per headin Asian regions in 2009 and the frst hal o 2010 (kWh)

Monthlyelectricity

consumptionperhead(kWh)

200

250

150

100

50

0

SingaporeKualaLumpur

ManilaBeijing Shanghai ShenzhenGuangzhou Hong KongBangkok

ElectricityThe majority o AECOMs oces in Asia are supplied with electricity produced rom the combustiono ossil uels, i.e. coal, oil and gas, which contributes to the levels o greenhouse gases in theatmosphere. An exception is the Shatin oce in Hong Kong where nuclear energy orms part o theuel mix provided by the local electricity utility.

According to the data collected, Hong Kong, Bangkok and Manila oces consume the highestamount o electricity (see gure 1).

Notes:

- Manila oce completed its co-location in April 2010. As to satisy the needs with more sta, its electricityconsumption has increased more than two old.

- Guangzhou oce completed its co-location in January 2010. Electricity consumption drops due to more

ecient lighting and cooling arrangements.

January- December 2009

January- June 2010



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PaperOur work relies on conveying inormation to our clients. Paper is essential or our reports andother documentation. But when discarded into landlls, wastepaper decomposes into itsconstituent components with the generation o methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Consumedpaper can be recycled back into lower-quality materials like cardboard or newsprint althoughthe number o times that this can occur is limited by the shrinkage o bres ater eachrecycling process. Ultimately paper will end up as waste. Where possible, we look or ways toreduce wastage o paper either through electronic methods or reducing the need or paper

altogether by limiting the issuing o printed copies.

The Hong Kong oces purchased the largest amount o paper in 2009 and 2010, indicatingthat their consumption is probably the highest, The Singapore, Shanghai, Guangzhou, KualaLumpur and Shenzhen oces ollow closely in this pattern (see gure 2).

Fig. 2 Comparing monthly paper purchased per headin Asian regions in 2009 and the frst hal o 2010 (kg)

M

onthlypaperconsumptionperhead(kg)

Notes:

- The amount o paper purchased by Hong Kong oces increased almost two old rom 2009 to 2010. This

is understandable as the amount o work has doubled in this p eriod with many major projects secured.

- The Shenzhen oce which includes ADC also showed a sudden increase which presumably is in line

with the work being won and sent to ADC.

- The Shanghai oce has also doubled at a smaller scale.

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5

3

2

1

0

SingaporeKualaLumpur



January- June 2010

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TransportationMany o our oces are establishe d in commercial downtown locations. Where possible, theseare chosen so that there are public transit networks available to serve the commuting needs oemployees. In some countries these networks are less well-developed. Hence commuting to workis reliant on private vehicle uses. The regional and global nature o our work urther means that stahas to travel long distances by air to visit clients and project sites. Both air and land travel contributeto green house gas emissions through the combustion o oil. We try to reduce air travel whereeasible through the use o teleconerencing or videoconerencing.

Beijing, Shanghai and Manila oces had the highest CO2

emissions derived rom air travel (km)in 2009 and 2010 (see gure 3). The sta in these oces few more than the average in theregion.

Fig. 3 Comparing monthly air travel distance per headin Asian regions in 2009 and the frst hal o 2010 (km)

Notes:

- Much o the air travel by sta in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen is internal fights within

mainland China.

- The Manila air travel distance is also high due to air travel needs within the country or oil

and gas projects.


January- June 2010

Monthlyairtraveldistanceperhead(km)

1400

1600

1000

800

200

0

KualaLumpur


2000

400

600

1200

1800



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WaterWater is becoming increasingly important in Asia as competing needs grow rom agricultural,industrial, commercial and domestic use. Water is directly consumed in AECOM oces throughdrinking, washing and fushing. The Shekou and Nanshan oces in Shenzhen have landscapeeatures, which involves irrigation o gardens, otherwise the rest o the Asia oces do not use waterextensively or watering purposes. There is no recycling o water; water is supplied by the respectivelocal utility and potable water in all oces is provided in plastic dispensing containers by vendors.The energy put into providing clean water and treating waste water ater use is an added actor in

the generation o greenhouse gases.

Some oces2 do not have individual water meters as they are charged as part o the overallmanagement ee. But or those oces which are billed or water consumption, it was oundin 2009 that the Shenzhen oces consume more water than the Southeast Asia oces (seegure 4).

Fig. 4 Comparing monthly water consumption per headin Asian regions in 2009 and the frst hal o 2010 (m3)

2Singapore SIF oce, Shanghai Times Square oce, Hong Kong and Beijing oces did not have records on

water consumption. Guangzhou and Kuala Lumpur oces reported gure in 2009 but not ater 2010.


January- June 2010

M

onthlywaterconsumptionperhead(m3)

0.4

0.5

0.3

0.2

0.1

0Manila ShenzhenBangkok

0.6

0.7



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At the beginning o 2010, many AECOM oces co-located while uniying under a single brand. Thismeans that regional reporting has changed slightly rom 2009 in countries where co-location hastaken place as one oce reports data rather than two or more separate oces in the same city.This applies to:

- Guangzhou- Manila- Beijing- Kuala Lumpur

Baseline data will be recalculated rom the above oces once a stabilization period o 6 months haspassed.

Co-location in Progress

2011 TargetsThe targets proposed or 2011 are:

Impact

Water

5-10%Electricity Transportation (air travel)5%

Paper consumption

5%Reduction Target (based on FY10 levels)

5-10%Reduction Target (based on FY10 levels)

Reduction Target (based on FY10 levels)

Reduction Target (based on FY10 levels)

Overall CarbonReduction Target 5%



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4.0 Culture Issues

A survey was conducted at the Leadership Development Conerence held in Hong Kong in June 2010to assess the level o understanding among sta, especially the young leaders, o sustainabilityissues and provide a general indication o the extent to which the company culture upholdssustainability values.

Sustainability Survey

Empowerment o sta49% o the respondents agreed that their linemanagers understand the issue well, whileone-third o them thought that they had enoughaccess to the relevant skills and resources.

StakeholdersMany o the survey respondents believed thatthe company has given enough consideration toits stakeholders. One hal o them agreed thatthe company is air and ethical in its dealingwith suppliers while 39% o them believedthat the wellbeing o sta is under genuineconsideration.

Outcome o projects46% elt that the company aimed or asustainable outcome or the projects thatthey worked on and 59% were positive aboutthe encouragement given to clients in termso sustainability. 40% stated that their linemanagers encouraged them to considersustainability in their projects.

Commitment to addressingsustainabilityA strong commitment to sustainability wasrefected in the survey. 68% o the respondentsbelieved that AECOM is committed toaddressing sustainability in its businessand they agreed that a strong commitmentto sustainability is being made at both thecompany level and at an individual level.

Internal communication osustainability issues and knowledge40% o the participants thought that theinternal communication o sustainabilityissues and knowledge was eective enough.40% o them thought that AECOM is good atcommunicating the sustainability message andits successes within the company.

Achievement in terms o sustainabilityMore than hal o the respondents agreed onthe successul reduction o carbon ootprintachieved by AECOM in Asia, though 36% wereuncertain about the company having its ownhouse in order in terms o sustainability.

Sustainability in the workplace30% thought that the oce workplace hadbeen designed or adapted to reduce itsenvironmental impact. 34% said that they actedresponsibly to reduce the companys carbonootprint in the workplace.

Sta awareness o sustainability70% o sta claimed that they have embeddedsustainability considerations into the internalprocess o their work as well as in their dailyhome practice.

Follow-up Actions

- Better sta understanding o the policy and easier access toinormation have to be implemented to improve the internalcommunication o sustainability issues, so that the stawould have a better appreciation o what the company hasdone and what resources are available.

- More encouragement rom senior management should beoered to sta, in order to practise sustainability on bothcompany and individual level.

- AECOM needs to improve its external communication toclients and stakeholders i it wishes to position itsel as asustainability leader in Asia.

More than 170 questionnaires were collected. The survey mainlyocused on the sta perception o the ollowing aspects:



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5.0 Employee Engagement

Evidence shows that engagedemployees are willing to invest thediscretionary eort i they eel a strong

emotional bond between them andthe company. In Asia, we emphasizethe importance o engaging our stain the companys journey towardssustainability.

2009-2010 Activities

In 2009 and 2010, through the eorts o Sustainability Oce Champions, we carried out theollowing activities.

Hong Kong- Visit to Mai Po Nature Reserve

AECOMs Hong Kong sta joined thecharity activity Walk or Nature @ MaiPo Charity Walk 2009 organized by

WWF on November 1, 2009. Walk or

Nature aims to promote sustainableliestyle via dierent activities and

nature appreciation at Mai Po NatureReserve. The team walked a 5km

route surrounded by mangroves andreshwater shrimp ponds, watching

water birds wintered in the Mai Po and

Inner Deep Bay Ramsar Site at birdhides.

Kuala Lumpur- Cleaning Time at the ZooAECOMs Kuala Lumpur oce

participated in the Zoo Keepers

volunteer program at the Taman NegaraNational Zoo. The program promotes

a closer relationship between human

and wildlie by encouraging people tolearn about animals needs and socialbehaviour. AECOMs team spent time

cleaning the enclosures o the tigers,

lions, elephants and giraes, buildinga perch or the zoos latest addition

a new hornbill enclosure and carriedout general maintenance at the deer

and tapir enclosures.

As an example o this eort,an awareness campaign wasconducted in AECOM on EarthHour (March 27th) to encouragesta throughout the region to turno their lights or a symbolic hourrom 8.30 to 9.30 p.m. Over 1,300sta responded to this call.

www.aecom.com Ofceo CorporateSustainability



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Hong Kong Hiking or NatureTrekking in Hong Kongs hilly area,

AECOM colleagues walked 25km to

raise support or sustainability projectsin Hong Kong organized by Green Power,

a volunteer organization dedicated toenvironmental education. Proceeds

rom sponsorship go to the nancing onature conservation projects in Hong

Kong and China.

Manila Planting or GoodAECOMs Manila oce, as part o

the Adopt A-Seeding initiative,participated in the planting o 2,000

seedlings in Caliraya Laguna. The team

worked with the Haribon Foundationon their program, Rainorestation

Organizations and Advocates to theyear 2020. The goal o the project

is to restore one million hectares oPhilippine rainorest using native trees

until the year 2020. Local community

partners will maintain the plantedseedlings once they have grown.

Singapore - Run or Water6km is the average distance women

and children walk every day in thedeveloping world to have access to

water. Run or Water is based on

this statistic - running or walking 6kmmakes the realities o water scarcity

real to participants in the developedworld. AECOM colleagues in Singapore

sponsored and participated in this eventto support water projects in the region.

Manila National Geographic

Earth Day EventThe Manila oce participated in the

Earth Day Run 2010 held at the Fort

Boniacio Global City launched by theNational Geographic Channel. The aim

was to generate unds or architectsto participate in Design Against the

Elements, a global architecturaldesign contest to provide aordable,

sustainable, eco-riendly and

disaster-resistant model houses asa solution to the problems related to

climate change.



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Manila KAMP KalikasanIn celebration o the Philippine

Environment Month in June, AECOM

helped the Environmental ManagementBureau run an Environmental Youth

Camp (June 17-18, 2010) at the La MesaEco Park, Quezon City. The objective

o this activity was to increase theawareness o student leaders on water

protection and conservation, and to

cultivate skills and understandingamong students in initiating active

responses to increase communityparticipation in sustainability.

Guangzhou Greening Baiyun Mountain

To develop sustainability activities,AECOMs Guangzhou oce joined in the

Celebrating Asian Games - GreeningBaiyun Mountain tree planting activity.

By calculating their own carbonootprint, sta were able to nd out

how many trees they needed to plant.(Each big tree can absorb 15kg o CO2

every year.) T he children o sta werealso invited to join this activity - a good

opportunity to educate our young about

sustainability and its importance or theuture.

Hong Kong Ree CheckRee Check 2010 is part o the global

initiative organized by the InternationalRee Check Foundation to increase

public awareness on coral rees andto protect and rehabilitate rees

worldwide. This is the second year thatAECOM in Asia has participated in this

activity. This year our divers went to Pak

Lap Tsai in Sai Kung to survey corals,auna and marine invertebrates. More

than 30 sta, members and associatesjoined our divers or this meaningul

event.

Bangkok Beach Cleaning

AECOM in Thailand held the BeachCleanup at Suan Son Beach, with

participating volunteers rom BavornRattana Sart School and AECOMs

vendor, Geocycle. Instruction on

waste type segregation (segregatingrecyclable, dry, wet, and hazardous

waste) was given to student volunteers.AECOM supplied a green, reusable bag

made o cloth to promote reductiono plastic usage. Funding was also

provided to the school or educating

uture champions on sustainability.



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Employee Engagement is a crucialelement o embedding sustainabilityin AECOM. We intend to maintainour programs in Asia or 2010-11 byorganizing more activities internally aswell as seizing the opportunity to reachout to our various communities acrossthe region.

Next Steps



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Sustainability Competition

The purpose o the competition is to raise awareness o sustainability issues in AECOM as wellas to embed the principles in our projects and oster Employee Engagement. The competitionwas open to all our Asia oces, allowing sta to put the creative ideas into action. They work

on proposals with two major themes:

- Greening the Oce

- Promoting Sustainability in the Community

The initial set o proposals submitted by sta was judged on:

- Impact to Oce- Impact to Environment- Impact to Community- Originality- Feasibility- Sustainability

- Innovation

The ollowing 12 entries have been selected to proceed to the next phase o implementation.



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Greening the Ofce

Individual Action Plan or Environmental Sustainability (Singapore)This project is to engage sta to shape a greener AECOM by setting up an individualsustainability action plan as a guide. The proposed action plan covers basic green practicesthat can be done at individual levels within the oce environment. In parallel, posters andsigns which can be collected rom various governmental authorities will be gathered andplaced on notice boards and common areas or educational and/ or awareness enhancementpurposes.

Installing an Electricity Saver, Mini Sunpower (Singapore)A second proposal rom Singapore concerns installing Mini Sunpower, an electricity saver,on wall sockets close to the circuit breaker system to reduce oce electricity consumption by10-20%.

Greening our Ofce (Nanshan, Shenzhen)This project proposes vertical greening o the walls in the Nanshan oce by planting climbingplants such as tomatoes, beans and other organic vegetables. The greened walls are expectedto moderate air temperature, lter air and give people a taste o the nature.

Greening the Purchasing Operations o AECOM (Hong Kong)Making greener decisions or corporate purchasing is an important step or AECOM to urtherimplement corporate responsibility. AECOM in Asia is new to this practice and this project isaimed at examining and rating the goods and services purchased and suppliers according totheir environmental impacts.

Earth Lunch Hour (Hong Kong)Inspired by Earth Hour, the Hong Kong oce proposes to have an Earth Lunch Hour duringwhich lights and monitors are turned o at lunch time. This would happen once a week on oneor more o the foors in the Hong Kong Shatin oce as a regular practice to bring the messageo energy saving and to raise the concerns on climate change in AECOM.

Hydroponic Gardening System in the Ofce (Kuala Lumpur)Hydroponic gardening is a soil-ree gardening method where vegetables are kept in a nutrientand oxygen rich environment. This has advantages over conventional gardening using soilmethods, as the risk o disease and pollution is lowered through the hydroponic approach. TheKuala Lumpur oce proposes to cultivate its own vegetables using this system to green theoce, providing ood and osetting carbon emissions.



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Promoting Sustainability in the Community

Propagating Coral Ree Protection and ConservationEducation among the Community (Hong Kong)The Hong Kong oce would like to promote awareness on the ecological importance oconserving coral ree among local community in Hong Kong by providing talks and eld tripsor divers and students. In-house seminars on coral conservation based on the principle o lieaects lie are also planned.

Charity or Energy Education in Schools (Kuala Lumpur)The Kuala Lumpur oce would like to reduce energy consumption in Malaysias schools byeducating students on sustainability and what it means or them. To achieve this aim, it isproposed to create a charity within AECOM which will support energy audits or Malaysianschools and at the same time give talks about climate change. Such an initiative could bepublicized through mass media and government so as to promote AECOM as a responsiblecorporation, at the same time allowing our next generation to think about the uture.

Environmental Teachers Training Program (Manila)By collaborating with the Environmental Management Bureau o the Philippines, the Manilaoce aims to promote environmental awareness and education in schools and academicinstitutions by integrating environmental themes in the school curriculum and conductingtraining on the Use o Environment Modules or Teachers. It is hoped that the schools wouldbecome eco-riendly, include environment-related aspects in the schools policies, maintainenvironmental-riendly built areas, and also empower students to support green initiatives inthe uture.

Zero Impact Commuting (Shanghai)The advanced development o China has increased the demand or traditional means otransport - ossil-uel powered transport, which increases carbon emissions. Other meanssuch as walking and cycling should be promoted. The Shanghai oce would like to engagesta to adopt Zero Impact Commuting by providing showers to allow sta who run or cycleto work to wash and get changed, oering ree parking space or bikes and setting up a ZeroImpact Commuter prize.

Environment Youth Camp (Manila)Another proposal rom the Manila oce is to organize an environment youth camp to whichstudent leaders and teacher-advisors in Metro Manila will be invited. The camp aims toincrease the awareness o student leaders on water protection, conservation and otherenvironmental concerns. The camp will involve seminars and workshops. Ater the camp,continuous activities will allow the student leaders to launch environmental conservationawareness by implementing related science and art projects.

Sustainable Small-scale Coastal Tourism (Manila)This proposal rom the Manila oce involves the cleaning-up o the beach and coastalwaters o San Diego Beach in Manila. The plan aims to engage stakeholders rom the beacharea, namely the nearby residents, to clean up the beach. AECOM sta qualied with SCUBAcertication will do the clean up as well as an assessment o corals, ree auna and algae. Itis intended that a beach clean-up would enhance the coastal tourism potential o San DiegoBeach. At the same time, through volunteering activities, the stakeholders would learn how tomanage the coastal resources they possess.

In 2011, these proposals will be taken orward as live projects and assessed to select the nalwinner o the A ECOM Sustainability Competition.



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6.0 Ofce Audits

ResultsBetween February and September 2010, all oces in Asia with the exception o Jakarta, Delhi,Ho Chi Minh City, Chongqing, Nanchang, Wuhan and Tokyo were audited.

Energy Water Waste Transport

CentralizedA/C

Use onaturalventilation

Zonedlightingcontrols

Use odaylighting

High eiciencyenergy savinglighting(T5 or CFL)

Meteredwater

Waterreductionftting

Use orecycledwater

Separatepaperrecyclingbins

Printer tonerrecycling

Separateplasticrecyclingbins

Separatemetal cansrecyclingbins

Usedbatteryrecycling

Publictransitsystemswidely used

Car pooling Cycling towork

Use ovideoconer-ence

Bangkok X X X X X X X X

Beijing-CCP X X X X X X

Beijing

-Golden Tower

X X X X X X X

Guangzhou X X X X

Hong Kong

- Shatin

X X X X X X X X

Hong Kong

-SheungWan

X X X X X X X

KualaLumpur X X X X X X X

Manila X X X X X X X X

Shanghai

- Huasheng

X X X X X X X

Shanghai

-TimesSquare

X X X X

Shenzhen

- Binhai

X X X X X X X X X

Shenzhen

- Luohu

X X X X X X X X

Shenzhen

- Nanshan

X X X X X X X

Shenzhen

- Shekou

X X X X X

Singapore

- Concourse

X X X X X X X X X

Singapore

- SIF

X X X X X X X X X X

The ollowing table summarizes the measures in place or oces in the region.



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- Optimizing the use o air-conditioning and lighting and, where possible, using naturaldaylighting and ventilation;- Use o energy-e cient lighting tubes, such as T5 or CFL lighting based on cost-benet

analyses to determine the cost saving;

- Discouraging wasteul use o paper in daily oce work by using more e-statement s,reading documents o screens rather than printing hard copies, and reuse o one-sidedused paper;

- Recycling waste such as paper, plastics, cans, batteries, etc. and making sure that wastebeing removed rom the oce is sent to reputable contractors or recycling;

- Exploring whether air travelling or internal purposes can be reduced by setting upvideoconerencing acilities in the most requently visited oces in Asia;

- Reducing the impacts o private vehicle use or commuting by encouraging car pooling;

- Placing more posters and notice boards in visible places or sta to see and learn moreabout sustainability in the workplace;

- Encouraging more plants to promote the green image and establishing sitting out areas inthe open environment or sta; and

- Organizing more on-site seminars and o-site activities such as hikes, community projects, etc.

The audits - comprising site inspections, interviews with key sta and documentation reviews,- highlight the ollowing recommendations or improvement:



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The audits urther disclosed a number o best practices being employed in each individualoce. These include:

- Use o low energy lighting and timer switches to reduce electricity costs;

- Use o natural daylighting in the oce;

- Adjusting the printer settings to reduce paper wastage;

- Setting up collection recycling systems or plastics, cans and paper to recover waste andgenerate income or the oces;

- Switching to sensor aucets in washrooms to save water;

- Setting up eco-systems in the oce such as green roos and composting systems orgrey water recycling and ood waste respectively;

- Use o video and teleconerenci ng to reduce air travel;

- Use o washing liquids rom natural components rather than chemicals or cleaningsampling containers; and

- Encouraging car pooling and cycling to work to reduce the vehicle ootprint.

Detailed examples are provided in the ollowing cases.

Best Practices



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Best Practice: Hong KongSheung Wan Ofce Use o Natural DaylightingInternal shading is related to both use oair-conditioning and lighting. As one o themajor sources o heat is rom solar glare,internal shading reduces the need or air-conditioning although too much shading dims

the indoor environment and more lights wouldbe needed. The challenge is how to strike thebalance between the two. In Sheung Wan, themajority o workstations are located at certaindistances rom the windows, which minimizesthe opportunity or sta to come into directexposure o sunlight and hence minimizes thedemand or a greater air-conditioning loadaround these areas. The oce layout is mainlyopen oce design along the exterior, while lessrequently used areas (e.g. pantry, server andprinter rooms) are located towards the centreo the building. Oce cubicles located at thenorth zone are designed with ull-length glassvision panels that allow penetration o daylightinto the building interior.

Best Practice: Shekou Ofce Energy Efcient Lighting

The Shekou oce purchases its own lightingappliances. Oce lighting is provided bylighting luminaries at suspended ceilinglevel. T8 tubes were installed during the rstphase o decoration or the oce but asthe fuorescent tubes burnt out, the ocechanged them to the more ecient T5 tubes;now some T5 ones have been changed to T4.

The fuorescent tubes are OPPLE 28W T4.

Best Practice: Manila Ofce Waste Separation and

RecyclingCertain types o waste can be recoveredand recycled. Paper is an obvious choicebut plastics, metals and glass can also beseparated or collection and recovery. Stawill be incentivised i there is an orderlycollection system such as the one set up bythe Manila oce in its pantry area.

Best Practice: SingaporeConcourse Ofce- Adjusting Printer Settings to

Reduce Paper WastageThe Concourse oce consumes about 700kg paper a month (roughly 200 reams A4paper and 40 reams A3 equivalent). This is notexcessive but paper consumption in general

can be reduced by switching to electroniccopies rather than printing out hard copies.It is noted that there is a setting on all o theoce printers whereby sta have to go to theprinters to activate the printing. I the printingaction is not activated ater a certain periodi.e. the member o sta has not collected theprintout, the order is cancelled by other stathereby saving wasted printouts. By measuringthe quantity o paper consumed beore andater this initiative started, it was shown thatthe level o consumption dropped by 37% and9 % or A4 and A3 paper respectively as well asmaking the printer area tidy and ree o wastedprintouts.



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Best Practice: Nanshan Ofce Switching to Sensor Faucets in Washrooms to

Save WaterThe Nanshan oce is billed directly or its water usage. Currently itis trialling a replacement program or some o its manually operatedaucets with sensor activated versions. This will save water and thedirect benets will be refected in the reduction in water bills.

Best Practice: Beijing Ofce Setting up an Eco-systemThe Beijing oce has set up an earth worm actory to convert kitchenwaste, cardboard, newspaper, tea leaves and ground coee into nutrientcompost. This worm bin system is an ongoing process in natures oodchain. The resulting compost is used as bedding or plants. This initiativehas signicant educational value or sta as well as providing a meanspractically disposing ood waste in an ecologically sound manner.

Best Practice: Luohu Ofce- Video and Teleconerencing to Reduce Air TravelThe Luohu oce serves as AECOMs design centre. As a result,sta must communicate regularly with customers around the region.The use o videoconerencing has helped reduce the need or air travelwhere possible.

Best Practice: Kuala Lumpur ofce

- Use Natural Components Rather thanChemicals or Cleaning

The Kuala Lumpur oce is using a detergent (Ecowash) or washingsample bottles, that is made rom vegetable at and sodiumbicarbonate (baking soda) and does not contain phosphate and EDTAsuractants. This has the advantage o reducing Biological OxygenDemand (BOD) in the discharge water. Other benets are the localavailability o Ecowash and the lower price (about 25 times cheaperthan the phosphate-containing detergents).



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In 2011, our next steps will be to takeactions to improve current practicesand increase awareness among sta ohow AECOM can walk the talk. We willcontinue to measure our perormanceto strive towards our targets in 2011when a urther round o audits willbe conducted. For some oces especially those in China we areconsidering setting up environmentalmanagement systems that meet ISO14001 certication standards.

Next Steps



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7.0 The Way Forward

2010 has been an exciting year or AECOM in Asia in terms o sustainability. We oresee manymore challenges ahead. Some o the coming tasks have been identied already.

- Ongoing collection and analysis o oce perormance as urther changes take place inbecoming One AECOM. We must improve the data collection system so that eort isminimized and sta can easily review their own perormance results;

- Rolling out the perormance targets based on 2009 and 2010 results with interim and nalreviews o targets in mid-2011 and end-2011 respectively;

- Continuous pursuit o thought leadership in topics such as climate risk, smart buildings,biodiversity and AECOMs Sustainability Systems Integrated Management (SSIM) tool;

- Further Employee Engagement activit ies throughout the region;

- An Inormation Technology initiative to promote sustainability in setting printers to reducepaper wastage, use o videoconerencing, green procurement o equipment and disposal oold equipment;

- The results o the 2010 Sustainabilit y Competition and the launch o the 2011 competition;

- ISO 14001 or AECOMs oces in China and elsewhere; and

- AECOM in Asias 2010 Corporate Sustainabilit y Report based on GRI guidelines to bepublished in early 2011.

For any enquiry, please contact:

Dr. Thomas S.K. Tang,Director, Sustainability & Corporate Initiatives, AsiaD +852 2685 [email protected]



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