2020 UEM Edgenta Annual Report

SEISMIC SHIFT TO GREEN Response • UEM Edgenta is involved in the provision of various green solutions for clients, such as EPCs, designing cutting-edge solutions to deliver more efficient and sustainable built environments • Within our extensive portfolio are mission-critical assets that we have retrofitted and successfully certified to GBI Platinum standards. To date, we have more than 10 GBI-certified green buildings including the Malaysian Prime Minister’s Office in Putrajaya and the Tun Hussein Onn Memorial in Kuala Lumpur, among others • With the current shift in demand, we will look into further expanding our portfolio of green products and solutions Trend • Most countries are including climate change considerations in their COVID-19 recovery plans, using the opportunity for reset as a platform to make significant progress in their emissions commitments. Investments into green technologies and green companies are increasing at an unprecedented rate. BlackRock, the largest asset investment company in the world, notes that “the tectonic shift towards sustainable investing is accelerating” POST-PANDEMIC RECOVERY Response • UEM Edgenta is well positioned to capitalise on post-pandemic recovery trends. As the Government gradually eases movement control orders, the demand for travel domestically will drive interstate traffic, requiring more critical and non-critical maintenance from our Infrastructure Services division • Additionally, our EPC solutions driven by our Property Facility Solutions division will help drive cost efficiency for many asset owners in the new normal • Future healthcare delivery models will shift away from traditional delivery models into new areas such as value-based care, preventative healthcare, medical technology, as well as telemedicine; all of which, UEM Edgenta is currently pivoting into Trend • The COVID-19 pandemic has brought disruptions to many industries globally. Restricted mobility and travel disrupted supply chains, and the decline in overall aggregate demand have resulted in business closures, furlough and layoffs, while putting companies’ resilience and adaptability to the test • With a global recovery from the pandemic now on the horizon, several recovery trends are expected to emerge from the prolonged crisis – pent-up demand for travel, focus on driving business efficiency and adaptability, evolving healthcare delivery models and a drawn out low-interest rate environment ANNUAL REPORT 2020 55 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8