Independent Assessment on Environmental Report
Purpose of the verification
P-E Handley Walker (HK) Ltd. was commissioned by the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) to perform an independent verification on the report layout, wordings and the accuracy of the data in the context of a public corporate environmental report 2002.
Scope of the verification
The verification is focussed on coverage of the report and accuracy of the reporting system on environmental performances.
The relevant documents of the key information and data from all Divisions of the EMSD and other Government Departments were reviewed and the pertinence of the data to the calendar year 2002 was also verified.
Verification Statement of the Corporate Environmental Report
Our verification results confirm that the data presented is consistent with the materials and the system used to collect, maintain and analyze the data is also effective.
Our verification results also indicate that the EMSD has presented a comprehensive, reasonable and balanced disclosure of information of their Environmental Performances.
EMSD has made a notable achievement in meeting its environmental objectives and targets in fulfillment of its environmental policy. From the key results in 2002, EMSD has demonstrated its incremental approach in achieving higher and wider environmental performances especially for its triple role as Corporate Citizen, Regulatory Authority and Service Provider.
During the verification process, we have noticed the office resource consumption is relatively under control after the expansion of new service depots and various types of Demand Side Programme have been launched by the two power companies with the effort of EMSD.
Particularly noteworthy is the Departmentˇ¦s effort in the year of 2002 in achieving the IMS Corporate Certification and the Hong Kong Occupational Health and Safety Award, establishing collection system for spent mercury lamp, providing the Energy Consumption Indicators and Benchmarks tool in its web-site, and introducing new and renewable energy such as solar energy system.
Recommendations for future Reports
EMSD has established communication channels to consolidate the interests of stakeholders including the public on regular basis. It is recommended that the perceptions and expectations of relevant stakeholders about the EMSD Environmental Performances can be included in future Environmental Report.
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Tommy Lau
Principal Consultant
Compliance Services
P-E Handley Walker (HK) Ltd.
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