| CONSERVE AND MANAGE
WATER USAGE |
Water scarcity is increasingly a key global issue as cities and populations
grow, and the need for water increases in agriculture, industry and
households. Singtel recognises our role in conserving and protecting
this essential resource.
Our water use can be split into two types: Potable Water and NEWater,
high-grade reclaimed water, both of which are supplied by Singapore's
Public Utilities Board (PUB). Wherever possible, we seek to replace our
use of potable water with recycled water.
In 2009, we embarked on a process
to get all our premises certified under
PUB's Water Efficient Building (WEB)
programme. The last office premise to
obtain this certification was Kim Chuan 2
Telecommunication Complex in
March 2011.
For this certification, we put in place a process to take daily water meter
readings for early detection of water leakage. To reduce water usage, we
implemented measures such as the following:
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Urinals were converted into waterless ones where feasible. The
amount of water saved is 1.5 litres per flush. |
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Recycled plastic bottles were placed in our flushing cisterns to
regulate the amount of water per flush. |
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Thimbles have been installed at taps to regulate water flow. |
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All our new sanitary and plumbing fittings now comply with
PUB's Mandatory Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme. |
Despite the implementation of water conservation initiatives, our total
water consumption (potable and NEWater) was 753,838m3 in FY10/11 compared to 734,989m3 the previous year (an increase of 2.56% from FY09/10) due to the commencement in operation of our new Data
Centre, Kim Chuan 2 Telecommunications Complex.
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We continue to
look for opportunities to reduce our water usage.
This year's report excludes water consumption by customers on our
leased out premises. We lease out some space within our data centres,
where our customers provide their own technology and are billed for
their water use. As we do not have any direct control over this use, we
have excluded customer consumption from our report scope for this
year and future years of reporting. We have recalculated FY09/10
water use on this basis such that all comparisons made within the
report are on a consistent basis. There is no water consumption at
hello! and Singtel Shop outlets.
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