As a property developer, we are aware of the impacts of our operations towards water resources, either for our consumption or for community usage. Hence, we strive to improve resource consumption e ciency and minimise waste generation in all activities throughout our operational area. We incorporate environmentally friendly designs into all our products to minimise the impact on the environment such as the installation of rainwater harvesting and water-e cient sanitary fittings fitting covered under the Water E cient Product Labelling Scheme (“WELPS”) or Water E ciency Labelling and Standards (“WELS”). In controlling the adverse impact of our operations especially in the construction sites, we are following the requirements and strict adherence to the guidelines set by the local authority to monitor air, noise water & wastewater and waste and hazardous waste. We comply with the latest Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”) Approval Conditions for all water and e uent discharged from our sites, where required. Our contractors follow the set guidelines to meet the environmental standards in all our developments as below: • Environmental Management Plan (“EMP”) • Erosion and Sediment Control Plan (“ESCP”) • Water and e uent discharge limitation according to the Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”) Our main source of water usage for our operation comes from municipal water and to a lesser extent, from groundwater sourced using tube wells and surface water. As most of our operation depends on municipal water sources, the usage of tube well, which was installed in 2019 and later upgraded in 2020, is mostly for our usage in Tropicana Golf & Country Resort where the treated underground water is used in our swimming pool and for toilets. We also use surface water from the natural pond for daily watering of the golf course although we do not track its usage. We also installed rainwater harvesting tank to be used for landscape irrigation in most of our developments. At Tropicana Gardens, extensive landscaping is mostly irrigated using this collected rainwater and helps to reduce the potable water consumption in common areas at least by 50%. It also has the added advantage of reducing stormwater runo s so as not to overwhelm the existing drainage system during heavy rain. Moreover, there is also recycling of the fire system test water for the sprinkler and wet riser system. This is the first year we track our water consumption and withdrawal for our operation and we strive to improve our data collection for the next reporting cycle. For FY2023, our total water withdrawal is 482.3377mL. Water Withdrawal by Source Megalitres - mL Groundwater (tube well) 0.0297 Municipal water (tap water) 482.308 TOTAL 482.3377 Construction waste forms a major component of the total volume of solid waste produced by developers. Tropicana monitors the generation of hazardous and non-hazardous waste across our business operations, which includes waste generated from construction, domestic usage, food waste scheduled waste and others. Our contractors are required to employ sound waste disposal methods in compliance with national and local environmental regulations as well as requirements outlined in the Environmental Management Plan (“EMP”). Scheduled waste produced at our sites is collected, stored and disposed of by operators licensed by the Department of Environment (“DOE”). In reducing our impacts in our development, we utilise eco-friendly and green label products, such as waterproofing, sealant, ceiling board, skim coat, tile adhesive and low volatile organic compound (“VOC”) paints. We also incorporate the usage of construction materials with recycled content materials, especially for aluminium, steel bars and Reinforcing Fabric of Steel BRC. In controlling our water discharge quality, we are using non-chemical water treatment for our swimming pool. At Tropicana Gardens, to reduce wastage on-site, we employ the usage of aluminium system formwork which can be recycled. The formwork system can be used more than 300 times without loss of quality or dimensional integrity. Afterwards, it can be recycled under normal industrial processes. The system also enables a high tolerance of finish and eliminates the usage of wooden props, bracing or panels, and the need for plastering, as per traditional sca olding method, thus reducing construction waste. WATER MANAGEMENT EFFLUENT & POLLUTION MANAGEMENT 89 TROPICANA SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT
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