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Sustainability Report
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Environmental incidents
CPB
Contractors
Leighton Asia
Thiess
Sedgman
Environmental incident frequency rate (#/MhW)
49
0.23
0.01
0
0
Level 1 (#)
0
0
0
0
Level 2 (#)
5
1
0
0
Level 3 (#)
335
15
162
8
Number of breaches (#)
9
1
0
0
Value of fines ($)
6,000
3,800
0
0
In CPB Contractors, the 5 Level 2 incidents related to:
•
WestConnex New M5: discharge to surface water of less than 1 cubic metre of drilling mud into a stormwater pipe and into the
adjacent concrete lined channel (Wolli Creek);
•
WestConnex New M5: receipt of a formal warning letter from the Department of Planning & Environment for late delivery of a report
(with no direct environmental impact);
•
M4 Widening: sediment released onto a public road in Auburn;
•
Northwest Rapid Transit: a low level of dust was generated in the precast yard works area; and
•
WestConnex M4 East: turbid water was observed passing the site boundary.
9 legal breaches were recorded in CPB Contractors for environmental incidents and a fine of $6,000 was incurred for out of hours work
after 1pm on a Saturday at 177 Pacific Hwy, North Sydney.
In Leighton Asia, 1 Level 2 incident was recorded in 2016 in Singapore on the construction of the Springleaf Station and Tunnels project
due to mosquito breeding. The breach resulted in a fine from the regulator of approximately $3,800. Another potential Level 2 incident
also occurred in Singapore on the Downtown Line Stage 3 project, however no penalty has been received to date.
The number of Level 3 incidents across the Group have continued to fall over time with a reduction from 824 in 2015 to 520 in 2016.
The Group has adopted a comprehensive, systematic and collective approach to hazard and risk management, and by continuously
monitoring and improving our performance, we ensure we remain competitive in the markets in which we operate.
DEALING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE AND REDUCING EMISSIONS
CIMIC understands the need to reduce emissions by boosting energy productivity, reducing waste, rehabilitating degraded land,
increasing renewable energy and driving innovation. Our responses to climate change involve the adoption of a number of approaches.
We aim to reduce emissions by working together with our clients and business partners. Our Operating Companies use a range of systems
to track and report on our energy use and calculate our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Scope One greenhouse gas emissions (kt.CO2-e)
2016
2015
CPB Contractors
106
124
Leighton Asia
52
60
Thiess
1,805
1,729
Sedgman
1
-
Other (including CIMIC, Pacific Partnerships, EIC
Activities, Leighton Properties, Devine)
50
1
1
Total
1,964
1,913
For CIMIC, absolute measures of emissions are important but not the most relevant measures. Emissions are driven by the demands of
our clients but we continue to try to find ways to operate more effectively and efficiently in undertaking the construction so as to reduce
the emissions from each individual project.
Similarly, two infrastructure projects – such as a hospital and a railway line – may have similar costs but generate very different emission
footprints. Both are necessary to the welfare of the community but are not comparable in terms of their overall contribution to the
Group’s emissions. The Group’s challenge – on a project-by-project basis – is to reduce emissions wherever possible.
For example, on the $1.15 billion Sydney Metro Northwest Tunnels and Station Civil Project, being delivered by a CPB Contractors John
Holland Dragados (CPBJHD) joint venture, the project was able to achieve a significant reduction in energy use and a 24% reduction in
Scope One and Scope Two emissions. Scope One reductions have been achieved through:
•
the use of B5 blended fuel;
•
plant selection criteria targeting plant less than 4 years old;
•
use of hybrid excavators;
•
fuel efficient training and awareness programs; and
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The frequency rate is the total number of Level 1 and Level 2 incidents per million man hours worked.
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Scope 1 and Scope 2 emission for ‘Other’ have been extrapolated for the 2016 year based on 2015/16 NGER data.
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