Annual Report 2019

055 Transport International Holdings Limited 2019 Annual Report Sustainability Report Care for the Environment Environmental Policy KMB and LWB recognise the potential environmental impacts of bus services and are committed to mitigating and minimising these impacts in the following ways: Preventing pollution and continually improving our environmental performance by establishing and achieving objectives and targets; Conserving resources by reducing waste at source, and recycling and reusing resources; Minimising and controlling emissions from buses by adopting control measures and providing professional bus repair and maintenance services; Enhancing staff environmental awareness by providing training in line with our environmental policy and environmental objectives and targets, as well as in relation to the potential environmental impacts arising from our operations; Communicating our environmental policy and environmental requirements to our suppliers, and making the policy available to the public; Responding to environmental enquiries from stakeholders promptly and ensuring effective communication on environmental issues internally; and Ensuring compliance with all applicable local environmental legislation and other relevant requirements. Environmental Management KMB has been ISO14001 certified for its Environmental Management Systems for the two largest depots. KMB’s four major depots and LWB’s depot are subject to quarterly surveillance audits to ensure compliance with a set of stringent environmental management standards. Environmental working groups have been set up to handle environmental issues and ensure the implementation of the ISO systems. Under the guidance of Senior Management, the Engineering team is introducing new and innovative technologies applicable to both bus fleets and bus operations. Environmental Bus Fleet We are committed to creating a better environment and minimising the impact of climate-related issues by investing in environmental-friendly buses that meet the strict exhaust emission standards of the European Council of Environmental Ministers. At the end of 2019, there were 221 Euro VI buses (including three Euro VI diesel-electric hybrid buses), 2,830 Euro V buses, ten battery-electric buses and eight supercapacitor buses in the KMB fleet, and 225 Euro V buses and four battery-electric buses in the LWB fleet. In collaboration with our suppliers, we have been replacing older bus models with the latest, more energy-efficient bus models to enhance the environmental performance of our bus fleets. The average age of the KMB bus fleet has become 7.2 years, while that of LWB has become 5.5 years. KMB and LWB spare no effort in introducing the latest technologies into their bus fleets to minimise the environmental impacts