2020 UEM Edgenta Annual Report

enhance the environment. Through our Energy Performance Contracts (“EPC”), for example, we help customers implement energy efficient systems in their premises, reducing their carbon footprint. We have also started installing solar photovoltaic systems which help to decrease electricity consumption from the grid, hence also contributing to lower emissions. Meanwhile, under the Sustainability Programme offered to hospitals, we carry out retrofitting and refurbishment works to replace various systems with energy efficient alternatives. In 2020, we were pleased when the Sultanah Maliha Hospital in Langkawi, managed by our Healthcare Support division, received a Gold certification under the ‘Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (“LEED”) v4 – Building Operations and Maintenance: Existing Buildings’ from the US Green Building Council (“USGBC”), making it the only hospital in the world to be recognised. Through our Sustainability Programme, we have helped the hospital to save 74,381 kWh of energy a month, equivalent to 55 tonnes of carbon emissions. Supporting our Infrastructure Services, we conduct research on environment- friendly pavement solutions and have developed a system of using 100% recycled pavements. In August 2020, we embarked on a one-year trial programme to apply the system in Taiping, Perak, in collaboration with the Taiping Municipal Council. The results from the trial will be used for our locally-sourced reclaimed asphalt pavement in more road projects nationwide to achieve greater savings on the use of natural resources. Our operations also contribute directly to social well-being. Through the maintenance of roads and other physical infrastructure, we create a safer environment for the community. Our healthcare solutions, meanwhile, make a difference to the quality of care received by patients. Beyond our operations, in 2020, we were very proud to be able to support front line action in the battle against COVID-19 as our healthcare employees continued to carry out their role in hospitals around the country. In addition, we donated ventilators and patient monitoring systems to the MoH Malaysia; and provided biomedical equipment, as well as logistics capabilities to MERCY Malaysia and the Malaysian Red Crescent Society in support of their patient care efforts in Sabah. We also helped to build a Field Hybrid Intensive Care Unit (“ICU”) for the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang, Selangor, to meet the additional demand for ICU beds. During FY2020, we were unable to carry out a number of our community outreach programmes in the usual manner due to restrictions imposed by the pandemic. Nonetheless, we still A number of our products and solutions serve either directly or indirectly to enhance the environment. Through our Energy Performance Contracts, for example, we help customers implement energy efficient systems in their premises, reducing their carbon footprint. OUR FRONT LINERS, OUR CHAMPIONS We take immense pride in our contributions to the nation, and particularly in supporting the Malaysian, Singaporean and Taiwanese Governments by deploying innovative solutions to help manage and overcome the pandemic. Our front liners joined the fight to contain the virus in full force, working around the clock to ensure uninterrupted service at the over 300 hospitals in the countries which we serve; as well as on highways, roads and in buildings under our care by maintaining the integrity of the infrastructure to keep people and communities who use these assets safe. You may read more about our contributions during the pandemic in the MD/CEO’s statement. DRIVING ESG A key outcome of the pandemic has been greater awareness of social inequities and environmental issues that require multi-stakeholder efforts to help resolve. As a responsible organisation, we have always been aware of such issues and contributed in our own way towards their redressal. Today, we are making it a greater priority to play a positive role in managing pertinent global issues through our Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) agenda. A number of our products and solutions serve either directly or indirectly to UEM EDGENTA BERHAD 36 Key Messages CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT