WHA Group has established a Sustainability Framework to align corporate sustainability initiatives with the Group's business strategy, ensuring that sustainability objectives apply across all business units, including WHART, in pursuit of becoming "The Ultimate Solution for Sustainable Growth." This framework sets long-term goals in three key areas—Environment, Social, and Governance & Economic—addressing material topics critical to WHA Group and stakeholders. Additionally, WHA Group has set issue-specific goals in key areas such as Human Capital and Health and Wellbeing. For Human Capital, the goal is to maintain a 14% Human Capital Return on Investment (HCROI) by 2025. For Health and Wellbeing, the target is to improve tenant access to medical services via the WHAbit application, expanding tenant users to 5,000 people or 200 companies by 2024.
To support group-wide objectives, WHART integrates these goals into our operations. Environmentally, we implement an Environmental Management System (EMS), actively monitor key environmental parameters, adopt sustainable procurement through green building concepts. We also support clean energy initiatives by leasing rooftop space for solar panels installations. Socially, we prioritize tenant health and well-being, community development, and integrate the vision of "Future of Work" into our human capital strategy. For Economic and Governance, we focus on risk management, technological adoption, digitalization, and fostering sustainable business and societal growth through partnerships with corporations, trade associations, government, and non-profits.
The WHA Group's efforts to drive sustainable operations are governed by the Board of Directors' approval of the Group's Environmental Quality, Energy Conservation, and Biodiversity Policy. The Policy outlines the WHA Group's commitment to preventing and mitigating environmental impacts while continuing to improve quality, ensure regulatory compliance, and align practices with international standards such as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001 Environmental Management System and the ISO-9001 Quality Management System. As a result, a framework for ensuring a consistent environmental management approach across all WHA Group business hubs is provided.
Integrated Environmental Management System (EMS)
With the world moving toward a more sustainable economy, good corporate governance is the long- term foundation for long-term business growth. It serves as the foundation for ensuring that a company’s management is accountable and ethical. Transparency, accountability, responsibility, and fairness serve as the foundation for the development of core corporate governance principles.
Moreover, WHA Group recognizes the significance of corporate governance in promoting sustainability within its business operations. This involves implementing Risk Management practices. By upholding the principles of precision, openness, and verifiability, WHA Group aims to maximize benefits and foster trust among all stakeholders involved.
As a result, the Board of Directors under WHA Group is responsible for the Group’s operations. Stakeholders can see from the encapsulated good corporate governance that WHA Group is well managed and that stakeholders’ interests are aligned with management’s perspectives.
Companies have seen more opportunities arising to drive progress in sustainable development during this volatile situation. Through interactions and engagement with workforces, companies are starting to integrate the vision of "Future of Work" to their workforce strategy, to be inclusive, and to develop and motivate them in both their personal and professional aspects, as well as preparing them for future challenges they may encounter.