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At Fibra Danhos, we know that population growth and economic development require a continual expansion of infrastructure, and this can affect the environment. We work to develop solutions for mitigating our impact, and we have systems that allow us to measure this impact in all of our activities.
To offset our own part in this impact, we promote a socio-environmental balance that enables us to continue building infrastructure while improving quality of life for society. We have an Environmental Policy (https://api.fibradanhos.com.mx/static/politica_ambiental_en.pdf) aimed at ensuring a rational, efficient use of natural resources necessary for the activities of the buildings we manage, and mitigating the impact of our operations on the environment. We comply fully with all Mexican environmental laws and regulations.
The search for sustainability is prominent among the fundamental values that determine our business focus and drive our value generation decisions, because we know that our future success, and our ability to remain an intelligent and safe investment for our stakeholders, depends on it. This is embodied in our Sustainability Policy (https://api.fibradanhos.com.mx/static/politica_sostenibilidad_en.pdf), which guides our current performance and our capacity to efficiently manage the resources we use.
We constantly monitor our consumption of energy and water, along with our emissions and waste, in all our properties, in order to measure our impact and establish annual reduction goals. This report is generated individually by each property and then later consolidated to determine the impact of our operations as a whole.
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Since 2017 we have been applying and standardizing a form that must be filled out for all of our properties to record their total energy consumption based on bills from the power company (Comisión Federal de Electricidad, or CFE). In 2020, the organization’s energy consumption totaled 39 million kWh, a considerable reduction from the previous year’s reading of 54.7 million kWh, undoubtedly because of the closure of our facilities.
At the moment, all of our electrical energy sources are non-renewable, but in 2021 we plan to begin integrating renewable energy with the startup of supply from a wind farm. We already have a contract with an energy company to acquire 27,223,344 kWh a year when this farm begins operating. While this legal issue is being resolved, we receive the difference from the savings that would have been obtained through this supply contract.
According to the factor published in the National Emissions Registry for April 2021, our emissions from the consumption of electrical energy were equivalent to 19,086.28 tCO2e, down from 27,215.68 tCO2e in 2019. This means direct emissions totaled 0.02 tCO2e per square meter of gross leasable area.
Four of our buildings—Torre Virreyes and three Toreo corporate towers—have LEED certification. In fact, we have more square meters of LEED-certified space than any other FIBRA in Mexico: 194,916 m2, according to a study by Scotiabank Equity Research, on the Mexican Real Estate sector.
Regarding our fuel use, we consumed 11,455 liters of diesel in emergency backup generators, compared to 40,528 in 2019, because we had few incidents where these generators were necessary. This generated direct emissions of 32.63 tCO2e; that is, 0.01 tCO2e per square meter of total leasable area. In turn, the direct emissions caused by the 14.0 kilograms of R-22 refrigerant gases we used generated 24.64 tCO2e of direct emissions. This means that our total direct emissions were 57.27 tCO2e, that is, 0.00006 tCO2e p 1 tCO2e for every 15,570.82 m2 of total leasable area.
| Total consumption | Emissions generated tCo2e | Emissions per m2 of leasable area tCO2e | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity | 39,000,000 KWh | 19,086.28 | 0.02 |
| Diesel | 11,455 l | 32.63 | 0.01 |
| Total | 57.27 | 0.00006 |
We have more square meters of LEED-certified space than any other FIBRA in Mexico.
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Furthermore, for the second year in a row, this report contains information on our operations according to Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) standards, regarding our performance in the Management & Policy and Implementation & Measurement dimensions.
In 2020, we improved our 2019 grade of 50 points, reaching 52 (out of 61), so we maintained our Green Star distinction, which indicates a high rating in absolute performance.
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Managing our water consumption is another important issue for Fibra Danhos. Most of our developments are located in the Mexico City metropolitan area, which is a water-stressed region. Because of this we are constantly monitoring and tracking our impact and taking initiatives to save as much of this resource as possible, watering only at night rather than in the day, regular maintenance of our water pumps, reducing water pressure in our properties and ensuring all bathroom facilities are in perfect working order.
In 2020 we consumed a total of 559,262 cubic meters, compared to 1,093,658 cubic meters in 2019, a consumption of 0.63 m3/m2 of leasable area. In the months of May, June and July there was no water consumption at all. This is because although the shopping centers remained open during the pandemic, restaurants, which were the tenants who used most water, remained closed.
Water consumption during the year came from the following sources:
| 2019 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Public water supply (SACMEX) | 493,009 | 278,452 |
| Well water | 232,337 | 104,896 |
| Tanker trucks | 358,816 | 175,915 |
| Bimonthly water bill | 515,068 | 101,882 |
| Total consumption | 1,084,162 | 559,262 |
Of the total amount of water consumed, the wastewater treatment plants in our buildings treated the following amounts:
| Total treated m3 |
Treated and reused m3 |
Treated and not reused m3 |
% reused |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 395,348 | 237,461 | 157,887 | 60% |
| 2020 | 313,908 | 183,146 | 130,762 | 58% |
The water we obtain from the Mexico City water supply, water tankers and wells goes to supply potable water to our shopping centers. We use treated water for watering, sanitary facilities, the air conditioning cooling tower, and car washing.
This year for the first time, we are reporting the SASB indicator on the percentage of our tenants that are separately metered for water withdrawals. This is covered in our leasing contracts, clause twelve of which stipulates that “billing for public water service, including, when applicable, installation of the outlet for the locale, must be paid on time by the Lessee. If the Lessor has already paid these amounts, the Lessee must reimburse the amount corresponding to the locale within 10 (ten) days of the date the respective payment has been requested.”
| 2020 | Actual water use billed ($) | Consumption recovered ($) | Charge to actual bill ($) | Percentage recovered |
| Parque Delta | 2,889,457.75 | 2,621,796.04 | 267,661.71 | 90.74% |
| Parque Tezontle | 2,929,144.30 | 2,336,150.00 | 592,994.30 | 79.76% |
| Toreo Parque Central | 3,363,546.97 | 4,474,680.00 | -1,111,133.03 | 133.03% |
| Parque Alameda* | 1,259,183.00 | 596,903.26 | 662,279.74 | 47.40% |
| Parque Vallejo | 3,422,921.00 | 3,446,760.19 | -23,839.19 | 100.70% |
| Parque Duraznos | 1,786,652.00 | 999,456.36 | 787,195.64 | 55.94% |
| Parque Lindavista | 5,824,004.00 | 5,666,571.22 | 157,432.78 | 97.30% |
| Parque Puebla | 5,688,530.18 | 4,382,908.79 | 1,305,621.40 | 77.05% |
| Parque Antenas | 3,917,283.60 | 3,963,037.84 | -45,754.24 | 101.17% |
| Reforma 222 | 2,231,950.99 | 1,098,903.65 | 1,133,047.34 | 49.24% |
| Total | 33,312,673.80 | 29,587,167.35 | 3,725,506.45 | 88.82% |
| 2020 | Actual water use billed ($) | Consumption recovered ($) | Charge to actual bill ($) | Percentage recovered |
| Parque Delta | 2,889,457.75 | 2,621,796.04 | 267,661.71 | 90.74% |
| Parque Tezontle | 2,929,144.30 | 2,336,150.00 | 592,994.30 | 79.76% |
| Toreo Parque Central | 3,363,546.97 | 4,474,680.00 | -1,111,133.03 | 133.03% |
| Parque Alameda* | 1,259,183.00 | 596,903.26 | 662,279.74 | 47.40% |
| Parque Vallejo | 3,422,921.00 | 3,446,760.19 | -23,839.19 | 100.70% |
| Parque Duraznos | 1,786,652.00 | 999,456.36 | 787,195.64 | 55.94% |
| Parque Lindavista | 5,824,004.00 | 5,666,571.22 | 157,432.78 | 97.30% |
| Parque Puebla | 5,688,530.18 | 4,382,908.79 | 1,305,621.40 | 77.05% |
| Parque Antenas | 3,917,283.60 | 3,963,037.84 | -45,754.24 | 101.17% |
| Reforma 222 | 2,231,950.99 | 1,098,903.65 | 1,133,047.34 | 49.24% |
| Total | 33,312,673.80 | 29,587,167.35 | 3,725,506.45 | 88.82% |
* Recovery only from the hotel; the remainder is recovered via maintenance on a pro indiviso basis.
With this, we encourage our tenants to more responsibly manage their water consumption for the benefit of the environment because, as mentioned above, Mexico City is considered a water-stressed region.
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Waste management is another key element in our contribution to environmental protection, because we have a positive impact on our value chain. We have methods for separation and responsible disposal of 100% of the waste generated in our operations.
In 2020 we generated a total of 110,801,440 m3 of trash, compared to 145,920,903 m3 in 2019, equivalent to 124.25 m3 of trash per square meter. We also generated 1.06 metric tons of recyclable waste in our operations, as shown in the following table.
| Controlled/recyclable waste | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Container capacity vol. (m3) | 25,356 | 25,378 |
| Number of trips (month) | 5,755 | 4,366 |
| Total volume (m3) | 145,920,903 | 110,801,440 |
| Total hangers (kg) | 42,080 | 13,994 |
| Total polimix (kg) | 9,060 | 2,882 |
| Total cardboard (kg) | 1,741,553 | 1,054,704 |
| Total aluminum (kg) | 6,038 | 1,676 |
| Total PET (kg) | 18,052 | 14,941 |
| Total newspaper (kg) | 1,334 | 1,962 |
| Total scrap (kg) | 9,036 | 2,554 |
| Total office paper (kg) | 709 | 2,721 |
| Total recycled | $1,949,862 | $1,297,196 |
| Total weight recycled (kg) | 1,827,861 | 1,065,552 |
We also generated 4,612 kg of hazardous waste, all of which was appropriately disposed of through specialized companies.
| Hazardous waste (kg) | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Drums | 48 | 2 |
| LED strips | 263 | 164 |
| Electronic light fixtures | 695 | 575 |
| Used light bulbs | 388 | 141 |
| T5 and T8 lamps | 2,420 | 1,624 |
| Cleaning rags | 178 | 161 |
| Fluorescent lamps | 251 | 657 |
| Empty containers and buckets | 177 | 228 |
| Paint buckets | 1,578 | 875 |
| Used batteries | 115 | 188 |
| Total | 6,297 | 4,612 |
We also generated 92 liters of contaminated paint thinner, down from 152 liters in 2019.
