Environmental Policy
The HA is committed to continually improving environmental standards in the provision of public housing and related services. To achieve this objective, we have adopted the following environmental principles:
- To promote healthy living and a green environment;
- To develop a strategic framework and implement environmental management for the promotion of sustainable development;
- To strictly comply with and fully implement all relevant environmental legislation and regulations;
- To address environmental concerns and incorporate environmental initiatives in planning and design, construction and demolition, marketing and estate management activities;
- To minimise environmental impacts (air, dust, noise, waste and water) to residents and the public from the HA’s operations;
- To develop procurement policies to minimise the use of resources and achieve cost effectiveness;
- To promote environmental awareness and participation among staff, residents and contractors through education and publicity programmes; and
- To review and seek continual improvement on the implementation of an environmental management system.
Environmentally Responsible Procurement Policy
The Environmentally Responsible Procurement Policy for contractors, suppliers and service providers is as follows:
According to the HA's Environmental Policy, the HA is committed to minimising the use of resource and achieving cost effectiveness in its operations. This policy is developed to fulfil this commitment by:
- Identifying the significant environmental impacts of materials and services in use;
- Purchasing materials, goods and services to specifications that are compliant with relevant environmental legislation, and include environmental considerations so that, if technically acceptable and economically viable, lower environmental impact goods and services are purchased;
- Assessing the environmental commitment of suppliers, contractors and service providers as part of the tender evaluation process, and rewarding the best environmental performers. Paying for environment to demand for higher environmental performance;
- As appropriate to the scale and/ or nature of the work requiring contractors and service providers to produce project environmental management plans (EMPs) within their bids for work;
- Regularly evaluating evidence supplied by contractors and service providers towards implementation of their EMP as part of our ongoing supervision of works;
- Providing feedback, advice and facilitating training to key suppliers, contractors and service providers on environmental performance and improvement opportunities;
- Ensuring that all HA staff, HA suppliers, contractors and service providers are aware of, and act in accordance with, the HA environmental procurement policy and contribute to the HA’s environmental objectives; and
- Establishing systems, targets and action plans for effective environmental procurement and regular reports on performance.
Energy Policy
Energy Policy of Development and Construction Division
In moving towards our goal of sustainable operations in meeting customer and community expectations, the DCD recognises the importance of energy management in the provision of affordable quality housing. To this end, we affirm our commitment to:
- Continual improvement in energy performance;
- Ensure the availability of information and necessary resources to achieve objectives and targets;
- Comply with applicable legal requirements and other requirements to which we subscribe that relate to our energy use, consumption and efficiency; and
- Support the purchase of energy-efficient products and services; and design for energy performance improvement.
Energy Policy of Estate Management Division
Energy Policy of Estate Management Division
Energy Policy of Estate Management Division
Energy Policy of Estate Management Division
EMD is committed to continually improving the energy performance standards in the areas of facility management and improvement works of Public Rental Housing (PRH) domestic blocks. To achieve this objective, the top management of EMD affirms the following commitments:
- To regularly review and seek for continual improvement in energy performance;
- To ensure the availability of information and necessary resources to achieve objectives and targets;
- To comply with applicable legal requirements and other requirements to which we subscribe, related to our energy use, consumption and efficiency;
- To provide the framework for setting and reviewing energy objectives and targets; and
- To support the purchase of energy-efficient products, services and design for energy performance improvement.