6.6 Protect and restore water-related ecosystems

Swire Coca-Cola is supporting the ecological recovery of Willamette watershed in Oregon USA

14.2 Sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems

In 2018, HK$5.5 million was contributed to marine conservation projects by the Swire Trust

15.2 Promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally

Swire Pacific Offshore’s REDD+ project in Paraguay is reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation

15.5 Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity, and protect threatened species

Cathay Pacific’s sustainable carriage policy is designed to prevent the carriage of illegal and endangered species

Cathay Pacific is a signatory of the United for Wildlife Transport Taskforce Buckingham Palace Declaration

In 2018 Cathay Pacific made the WildAid Global Shark Pledge

15.7 Take urgent action to end poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna and address both demand for and supply of illegal wildlife products

See 15.5 above

13.1 Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters

In 2018, Swire Properties started to study the risks and opportunities posed by climate change to its assets and business operations.

13.3 Improve education, and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning

We have adopted a climate change policy. The policy covers climate change mitigation, adaptation and building the adaptive capacity of our businesses, our employees and the communities in which we operate

7.2 Increase the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix

Renewable energy generation increased from 11.08 million kWh in 2017 to 12.87 million kWh in 2018, a 16% increase

7.3 Increase energy efficiency

In 2018, Swire Properties’ carbon intensity in its Hong Kong and Mainland China properties improved by 4.3% and 11.9% respectively compared to 2017

9.4 Retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean technologies and industrial processes

In 2018, Swire Coca-Cola’s water use ratio (WUR), which measures the amount of water needed to produce a litre of beverage, decreased (from 1.77 in 2017) to 1.74

11.6 Reduce the adverse environmental impact of cities by paying attention to air quality and waste management

20 of Swire Properties’ buildings in Hong Kong received excellent ratings for indoor air quality and four received good ratings.

In 2018 the Swire Pacific group recycled 34.1% more waste than in 2017

12.2 Achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources

Swire Coca-Cola uses lightweight packaging where possible. In Hong Kong, using less aluminium has reduced the weight of cans by 22%, saving approaching 300 tonnes of aluminium per annum

12.3 Reduce per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels, and along production and supply chains

Since 2014, Cathay Pacific Catering Services has worked with a local charity, Feeding Hong Kong, to redistribute surplus food collected from inbound flights. In 2018, over 283 tonnes of food was donated

12.5 Reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse

Swire Coca-Cola is a founding member of the Drink Without Waste Initiative and the Ellen MacArthur Foundations New Plastic Economy

Swire Coca-Cola is forming a joint venture to build a plastics recycling facility in Hong Kong

14.1 Prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, including marine debris and nutrient pollution

At Swire Pacific Offshore, all efforts are made to eradicate waste discharge to the sea, with all scrap and engine room waste bagged, and all sludge discharged to shore tankers. The garbage management plan for each vessel provides detailed plans and instructions for garbage handling and charts showing authorised areas for waste disposal

6.1 Achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all

Swire Coca-Cola Hong Kong is introducing 300 Bonaqua water stations, offering hot and cold mineralised water, in Hong Kong

6.3 Improve water quality by reducing pollution, reducing the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally

All of Swire Coca-Cola’s bottling plants in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan are equipped with their own on-site wastewater treatment systems

6.4 Substantially increase water-use efficiency and ensure sustainable withdrawals

In 2018, Swire Coca-Cola recycled 886.4 million litres of water

12.2 Sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources

In 2018, the Coca-Cola system including Swire Coca-Cola replenished 155% of the water used in all beverages sold globally

15.1 Ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services

Swire Coca-Cola has been helping to replenish the Chongming Dongtan Wetland in Shanghai with treated water from its nearby bottling plants since 2014

12.1 Help implement sustainable consumption and production patterns

In 2018, Cathay Pacific Catering Services purchased 417 tonnes of certified sustainable seafood, and 38 tonnes of locally grown vegetables

12.3 Reduce per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels, and along production and supply chains

In 2018, Cathay Pacific donated over four and a half tonnes of bakery goods and bottled water to Food Angel, a Hong Kong charity