Sunseap sets goals for sustainability, innovation and social impact
June 3, 2020
Sunseap Group Pte Ltd (Sunseap), Singapore’s leading provider
of renewable energy solutions, has set sustainability
goals and targets focused on reducing the
environmental impact of its operations, driving clean-energy
innovation and enhancing the livelihoods of local
communities in which it operates.
The areas of focus – broadly grouped under Sustainability,
Innovation and Social Impact, will be included in the
company’s first Sustainability Goals and Targets Report, set
to be released in the second half of next year. The goals
are in line with those set out in the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals for 2030.
Mr Rob Khoo, Sunseap’s Vice President of Marketing and
Communications, said: “We are in the business of helping
other businesses operate in a sustainable manner through
using renewable energy and other decarbonisation
initiatives. It is equally important that that we run our
businesses in a way that does not compromise the future of
our planet and our stakeholders.
“By decarbonising our operations, investing in technological
innovations and doing our part to improve local communities,
we believe we will be both socially responsible and
sustainable.”
Sustainability
Sunseap is targeting a 25% decline in energy intensity per
capita as well as greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 2025
from 2019 levels among its sustainability goals.
The company will keep track of these targets and make
changes to our operations along the way to achieve them,
such as adjusting the energy consumed on all Sunseap-related
premises and educating staff on the need to do so. For
greenhouse gases, it will also take into account emissions
due to air travel, which are typically excluded from the
standard scope used by many companies for carbon
disclosures.
In addition, Sunseap is aiming for a 90% recycling rate for
raw materials used in photovoltaic modules and inverters. It
will work with manufacturers and recycling vendors to break
down components and use them for other purposes.
Innovation
The company will work with suppliers to adopt technologies
and innovations toward a carbon-neutral supply chain. It
will place greater emphasis on sustainability in product
design and monitoring of research and development
investments in its supply chain.
Sunseap also intends to increase its capacity of renewable
energy credits and be involved in changes to policies and
regulations in different markets.
1. Energy intensity is the amount of energy used to
produce a given level of output or activity (Office of
Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy)
2. Emission intensity refers to the volume of emissions
per unit of gross domestic product (Climate
Council)
Social Impact
Sunseap is committed to upholding responsible business
ethics and principles and is targeting zero incidents of
corruption. It will also promote health and safety with a
zero-fatality rate.
It will screen 100% of its primary supply chain suppliers
(including suppliers of photovoltaic panels, inverters and
solar technology) against its social and environmental
criteria (for example, its Supplier Procurement
Principles/Policies) by 2025.
It also plans to guide all its suppliers to have policies
and measures in place that are aligned with its
sustainability principles by 2030.
In April, Sunseap released its first impact report showing
that solar energy generated by the company for clients
resulted in 58,000 tonnes less of greenhouse gas emissions
in 2019. It is among the first private companies in
Singapore to embark on this voluntary exercise of reporting
its sustainability impact.
In Singapore, Sunseap generates solar energy for corporate, government and retail clients from photovoltaic systems installed on rooftops. To date, its solar systems are atop more than 1,500 apartments, commercial and industrial buildings.
The company also provides residential customers in Singapore with access to certified solar energy through the open electricity market to help reduce their carbon footprint.
Outside Singapore, Sunseap has a total and projected capacity of 1.7 GigaWatt-peak of solar energy projects in the Asia-Pacific region that are in operation, under construction and in development.
About Sunseap Group
Sunseap Group is a leading solar energy system developer,
owner and operator in Singapore, with over 400 MegaWatt-peak
(MWp) of solar energy projects contracted, of which more
than 168 MWp have been completed on more than 1,500
buildings in Singapore including public housing estates, as
well as commercial and industrial buildings. It operates
through five key units: Sunseap Leasing, Sunseap
International, Sunseap Energy, Sunseap Engineering and
Sunseap Solutions.
Sunseap Leasing is the first and largest solar leasing
company in Singapore. Sunseap International targets markets
in the Southeast Asian and Pacific regions. These include
solar farm in Vietnam with more than 170 MWp, and solar
projects in Cambodia, China, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand and
Malaysia. Sunseap Energy provides renewable energy solutions
utilising off-site arrangements by drawing on solar systems
within the Group’s portfolio of distributed generation
assets. Sunseap Engineering provides engineering,
procurement and construction as well as operation and
maintenance services for PV projects. Sunseap Solutions
focuses on energy efficiency solutions by providing services
such as energy audits, lighting retrofitting and green roof
systems.
Media Contacts
Sunseap Group Pte Ltd
Rob Khoo
Email: corpcomms@sunseap.com
Catherine Ong Associates
Catherine Ong
Tel: +65 9697 0007
Email: cath@catherineong.com