About this Report
Objectives
Our Sustainability Report 2023 (‘the Report’) is the 20th annual sustainability report published by the Architectural Services Department (‘ArchSD’ or ‘the Department’) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China.
Under the theme ‘Build for Tomorrow’, the Report presents our sustainability initiatives and economic, environmental and social performance in 2022. It also highlights our commitment to serve our community better through continuous improvement.
Scope
The Report highlights ArchSD’s key sustainability initiatives and achievements during the period from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022. It covers the sustainability performance and initiatives of our four project management branches, five functional branches and the central management division.
The data represents absolute figures as of 31 December 2022 (unless otherwise stated) to the best of our knowledge. Financial data is for the financial year ended 31 March 2023. All monetary values are in Hong Kong Dollars.
Principles
This Report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards 2021. It also refers to the Sustainability Accounting Standard for the Engineering and Construction Industry, as defined by SASB Standards. In addition, this report takes into consideration the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (“TCFD”) for preparing a climate action plan towards our goal of achieving carbon neutrality by the year 2050.
The GRI Content Index correlates GRI disclosures with associated sections in this report. External assurance was carried out by an independent third party to ensure the accuracy, consistency, reliability, materiality and credibility of the report and its adherence to the GRI Universal Standards 2021.
Notes to Readers
This Report is published online in an interactive HTML version as well as a PDF for download. It is available in English, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese. The interface has been prepared in accordance with Level AA Conformance to W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 and HTML5.
