Developing Better

Water

The Group is committed to managing water consumption responsibly across our commercial and hospitality properties through an integrated, asset-wide approach that prioritises efficiency, resilience and long-term asset value. Water management practices are aligned with recognised building standards, including BCA Green Mark, to enhance efficiency and support sustainable operations.

The Group utilises both potable water and NEWater across building operations and maintenance activities, and continues to promote water reuse and efficiency across our portfolio.

Water

Water is used across commercial properties for cooling towers, sanitary facilities, irrigation and cleaning, while development projects incorporate water reuse for applications such as washing bays and dust control. While Singapore is classified as a low water-risk area according to the World Resources Institute’s Aqueduct tool, the Group remains committed to responsible water stewardship given our reliance on a stable water supply.

In 2025, excluding development projects, the Group's total water consumption1 was 2,425,964 m3, a 3.9% reduction from 2024. Water intensity improved to 1.61 m3/m2, a 5.3% reduction from the 2024 baseline, due to the implementation of water efficiency and water conservation measures. A detailed breakdown of water consumption by asset class is presented in the table on the below.

Across the portfolio, the Group continues to implement water efficiency measures, including the use of NEWater where feasible, upgrading of sanitary fittings and deployment of sub-metering and digital monitoring systems to detect leaks and improve efficiency. Additionally, SingLand has enhanced water efficiency by using NEWater for chiller systems where feasible, progressively upgrading sanitary fittings and conducting regular inspections with digital meters to quickly detect and address leaks or abnormal consumption.

Latest Performance

Water Withdrawal (m3)

Water Intensity by GFA3 (m3/m2)

  2025 2024
Group 1.61 1.70
Retail 0.86 0.96
Mixed Developments 1.32 1.19
Offices 1.04 0.94
Hotels 2.09 2.28
Serviced Suites 1.79 1.66
Corporate Offices & Others 0.36 2.68

Our hospitality properties have implemented various water conservation initiatives to reduce overall water usage. For example, both our Singapore and overseas hospitality properties have adopted smart irrigation and pool controls, laundry and housekeeping optimisation and rainwater harvesting systems2. In addition, we engage guests through initiatives such as linen reuse programmes to support water conservation. For example, at PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering, guests staying two nights or more can opt out of housekeeping services to reduce water consumption. With each participating room, the hotel will plant a new plant in its garden.

The Group will continue to strengthen water efficiency and conservation strategies to reduce consumption. We regularly review water management plans and use sub-metering systems to monitor usage patterns and identify improvement opportunities. In 2025, we refreshed the Group’s water performance target using an intensity-based approach, with the aim of achieving water intensity at or below 1.7 m3/m2 GFA from a 2024 base year.

  1. Excluding development projects, the total water consumption was 2,425,964 m3, equivalent to 2.43 GL in 2025. For development projects, total water consumption in 2025 was 138,951m3.
  2. Rainwater harvesting systems have been installed in 10 properties across Singapore and overseas, namely Pan Pacific Orchard, Pan Pacific Jakarta, Pan Pacific London, PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay, PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering, PARKROYAL A'Famosa Melaka Resort, PARKROYAL Langkawi Resort, PARKROYAL Monash Melbourne, PARKROYAL Serviced Suites Jakarta and Pan Pacific Serviced Suites Kuala Lumpur.
  3. Properties without available water withdrawal data have been excluded from the water intensity calculation.
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