COVERING 2018-2019 ACTIVITIES AT THE FOREFRONT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAIN ABILITY REPORT 2020 SUSTAIN ABILITY REPORT THE GLOBAL GOALS 2020 For Sustainable Development OUR CONTENTS COMMITMENT CCC’s sustainability strategy is based on the pillars As signatories to the United Nations Global of sustainable development: Economy, Environment Compact (UNGC), the report serves as our annual MESSAGE FROM GROUP CHAIRMAN PROFILE and Society. Guided by CCC’s distinctive culture the communication on progress on the implementation company manifests its long-term commitment on of the ten UNGC principles, in addition to highlighting the basis of responsible growth and respect towards our efforts to advance the United Nations’ Sustainable people and the environment. Development Goals (SDGs). 4 6 In line with our sustainability strategy the report illustrates the progress we made in our economic, environmental and social aspects during 2019 and 2018. It also includes selected business ENVIRONMENT SOCIAL updates up to the issuance date of the report. This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards: core option.. 30 48 We are advocates of the global sustainability agenda and support the realization of the Paris Climate Change GOVERNANCE COMMUNITY Economy Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable 64 74 Development Goals. APPENDIX CREDITS 86 92 Environment Society CONSOLIDATED CONTRACTORS GROUP S.A.L. SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2018-2019 3 In our previous report we presented how our Safe working environments is always a top priority sustainability objectives align with the United Nations in CCC. Our “world class” HSE performance is driven MESSAGE FROM Sustainable Development Goals, as a forward looking by the multiple types of training, supervision and road map that addresses global challenges. In this reporting systems we have in place. Notably, in 2019, CHAIRMAN report we further demonstrate how CCC is responding millions of man-hours free from lost time injuries to the UN’s 2030 Agenda and progressing corporate (LTIs) were achieved at CCC projects: and project initiatives across the Goals. ■ Three projects accomplished more than 15 During 2018 and 2019 we made significant progress million man-hours in promoting sustainable development through a ■ Four projects achieved between 10-15 million strategy of business growth which also includes a man-hours range of measures, on productivity, efficiency and ■ Five projects accomplished reached between innovation. 5-10 million man-hours ■ For our clients: Many of our projects are strategic ■ Seven projects completed between 3-5 million governmental jobs and CCC is steadily supporting With a strong focus on sustainable construction, CCC man-hours clients and public authorities in completing these has completed several Green Building projects in the ■ Five projects realized between 1-3 million man- projects while strictly complying with official MENA region —most of which are megaprojects—- hours safety guidelines and applying robust measures such as the City Centre Almaza in Egypt, Doha Metro to ensure everyone involved is protected. stations in Qatar and the Palestinian Museum in We deeply value the bright minds of the CCC family ■ For our people: Remote work policies, walk- Palestine. Developing green infrastructure delivers who dedicate their talent and passion to the success through disinfection units, rotating shifts, positive environmental and societal outcomes and of our operations. We foster a diverse and engaging converting to virtual meetings and seizing all also contributes billions directly to CCC’s revenue. work environment with opportunities for development. not essential travel are some measures that are Strong governance with integral transparency, ethics being applied. We also curated digital resources Another focus during these years was our “circular and anti-corruption is an absolute requirement for to regularly share news, expert knowledge and economy” approach to minimize waste on projects our work methods and procedures. insights on resiliency and wellness in support of by optimizing the use of natural resources, such our people during these difficult times. as water and wood and maximizing the reuse of Our efforts continue to be recognized, for our ■ For communities and medical teams: In Europe, plastic, concrete and other materials. As a result we sustainable construction practices we received the the MENA and CIS regions CCC implemented a managed to: Green Contractor of the Year award at the Qatar set of measures to support the international Sustainability Awards 2020. medical response and protect vulnerable people. ■ Offset 2,772 metric tons of emissions Dear Stakeholders, To a public hospital in Greece, we donated a ■ Conserve 75.1 million gallons of water In our sustainability journey, we remain guided by our new intensive care unit along with pulmonary ■ Recover, reuse, and recycle 51.4% of construction core values and we will continue raising the bar when This is CCC’s fifth Sustainability Report covering diagnostic equipment and a clinical information waste (annually) it comes to reducing our environmental footprint activities of the period 2018-2019. software. We also donated 60,000 testing kits and making a difference for future generations. to assist with screening necessities in Palestine, In addressing the energy inefficiencies of the industry, Through this report we demonstrate how CCC’s These years will be remembered for the global Jordan, Egypt and Kazakhstan. Additionally, in we worked closely with our clients on energy reduction genuine and credible commitment to sustainability, challenges posed by the ever - changing nature of the Lebanon, CCC donated ventilators to support improvements and adopted low and zero carbon makes a difference to society, the environment and construction industry, coupled with the increasingly the most pressing needs of local hospitals and initiatives for our construction sites. Through these our bottom line. severe and unprecedented consequences of the societies. efforts, we reduced our carbon footprint by 9.5%, COVID-19 pandemic. which is in line with the environmental targets we set. Sincerely, Crisis periods like these are distressing but emphasize As CCC’s Sustainability Report was being prepared, the the need for all organizations to be agile and capable It is also our CSR projects that enable us to remain world began to respond to the coronavirus outbreak. of managing a broad variety of risk factors while engaging and valuable to society. CCC’s corporate The global spread of COVID-19 is putting extraordinary focusing on long-term opportunities. Ensuring volunteering program contributes to the socio- pressure on all of society and CCC mobilized efforts that CCC is a sustainable, trusted and responsible economic development of local communities Samer S. Khoury to help with the prevention and control of this global business in a highly volatile reality is a key driver of injecting time and talents in many sectors including pandemic. CCC’s corporate response started at the our sustainability strategy. Also, for us, sustainability is education, health and poverty reduction. In total, beginning of 2020 and although typically outside the not only a business opportunity, but a way to manage approximately 40,000 people have benefitted from scope of this report, here is what we have done so far: risks and contribute towards a better world for all. CCC’s volunteering program. INTRODUCTION /// MESSAGE FROM CONSOLIDATED CONTRACTORS GROUP S.A.L. 4 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2018-2019 5 ALGERIA PROJECTS BAHRAIN BUILDINGS OFFICES BOTSWANA CHINA EGYPT TRANSPORTATION EQUATORIAL GUINEA ETHIOPIA GREECE WATER AND WASTEWATER GRENADA INFRASTRUCTURE IRAQ ITALY JORDAN INDUSTRIAL & PROCESS PLANTS KAZAKHSTAN KUWAIT LEBANON SPORTS FACILITIES MAURITANIA GROUP MOROCCO MOZAMBIQUE NIGERIA POWER & ENERGY PROFILE OMAN Consolidated Contractors Group is a globally diversified company specializing in engineering and PALESTINE construction. Better known as Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC), it was founded in 1952 when the late Kamel Abdul-Rahman, the late Hasib Sabbagh and the late Said Khoury joined forces to create one QATAR PIPELINES - OIL, GAS, of the first Arab construction companies. Today, it is the largest engineering and construction company CHEMICALS SAUDI ARABIA in the Middle East and ranks among the top 20 international contractors. ST. LUCIA Our core business is construction services across the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) value chain. Our specialty is the construction of projects in the remotest locations across the globe. We UAE carry out projects and activities in locations worldwide, from the Middle East crossing Africa and reaching PUBLIC - PRIVATE Australia and Papua New Guinea. UNITED KINGDOM PARTNERSHIPS ZAMBIA INTRODUCTION /// SECTION CONSOLIDATED CONTRACTORS GROUP S.A.L. 6 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2018-2019 7 ONGOING PROJECTS BAKU–TBILISI–CEYHAN TENGIZ, FUTURE GROWTH PIPELINE, AZERBAIJAN PROJECT (FGP), KAZAKHSTAN NEW EL ALAMEIN CITY, EGYPT PEARL GTL, QATAR ZIRKU FACILITIES CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT, ZIRKU ISLAND APLNG PIPELINE, AUSTRALIA RIYADH METRO PROJECT – LINES 1 & 2, SAUDI ARABIA THE DUBAI MALL, UAE GABORONE-BOATLE ROAD, BOTSWANA WADI DAYQAH DAMS, OMAN KHURSANIYAH GAS PLANT, SAUDI ARABIA HAMAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, QATAR LANDMARK PROJECTS INTRODUCTION /// GROUP PROFILE CONSOLIDATED CONTRACTORS GROUP S.A.L. 8 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2018-2019 9 201-1 201-1 GRI GRI KEY FACTS