From our
Department Heads

Mark Harper

This year, we met challenges, and made achievements and important movements towards our SwireTHRIVE commitments. We continued to make progress on several of our goals, with an overall reduction in scope 1 and scope 2 emissions, as well as similar progress against our water and waste targets. We completed a full inventory of our scope 3 emissions and assessed the physical climate risks to our assets. As a result of these efforts, we saw improvements in a number of ESG ratings including CDP and the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index.

During 2023, we will build on our 2030 decarbonisation plans by developing a carbon transition action plan to achieve net zero by 2050. We will continue to innovate and invest in technologies and solutions to meet our ambitious commitments, and transparently report on our progress.

Midway through 2022, I took over the leadership of our sustainable development strategy and performance as Group Head of Sustainability. Despite the challenging operating environment, I am proud of the work done by my colleagues across the Group and continue to be energised by Swire’s ongoing commitment to Sustainability. The agreement to triail the implementation of internal carbon pricing in 2023, is testament to the opportunity our senior management see to further embed sustainability into the core functions of our businesses.

As significant as COVID-19 has been, climate change presents another level of environmental, social and economic challenges. All must embrace ambition, ingenuity and collaboration to drive progress towards the achieving the global goals. It will not be easy, but I remain optimistic that collectively we can deliver on our commitments for the future.

Mark Harper

This year, we met challenges, and made achievements and important movements towards our SwireTHRIVE commitments. We continued to make progress on several of our goals, with an overall reduction in scope 1 and scope 2 emissions, as well as similar progress against our water and waste targets. We completed a full inventory of our scope 3 emissions and assessed the physical climate risks to our assets. As a result of these efforts, we saw improvements in a number of ESG ratings including CDP and the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index.

During 2023, we will build on our 2030 decarbonisation plans by developing a carbon transition action plan to achieve net zero by 2050. We will continue to innovate and invest in technologies and solutions to meet our ambitious commitments, and transparently report on our progress.

Midway through 2022, I took over the leadership of our sustainable development strategy and performance as Group Head of Sustainability. Despite the challenging operating environment, I am proud of the work done by my colleagues across the Group and continue to be energised by Swire’s ongoing commitment to Sustainability. The agreement to triail the implementation of internal carbon pricing in 2023, is testament to the opportunity our senior management see to further embed sustainability into the core functions of our businesses.

As significant as COVID-19 has been, climate change presents another level of environmental, social and economic challenges. All must embrace ambition, ingenuity and collaboration to drive progress towards the achieving the global goals. It will not be easy, but I remain optimistic that collectively we can deliver on our commitments for the future.