Being sustainable and Singaporean are equally important for ComfortDelGro

Group chairman Mark Greaves says the company wants to bring Singapore-style clean and efficient transport to other markets as it continues to expand abroad. By Derryn Wong

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ComfortDelGro chairman Mark Greaves describes sustainability as part of the company's DNA and a "huge opportunity to do good".

(DERRYN WONG)

Being sustainable is just as much a part of ComfortDelGro (CDG) as its Singaporean roots and both of these things are helping to fuel the transport giant's growing presence abroad.

CDG chairman Mark Greaves said that the company has two messages for those it serves abroad: "Firstly, Singapore public transport is world-class, and we are bringing it to you. Secondly, Singapore public transport is very focused on sustainability, and we can help you to benefit from that."

Transport companies often have a major challenge in sustainability since their Scope 1 emissions - or direct emissions from operations - involve burning fuel to power vehicles.

But mainboard-listed CDG is well on its way to a greener future, having won the Impact Enterprise Excellence Award in the large enterprise category at the 2025 Sustainability Impact Awards, jointly presented by The Business Times and UOB.

In 2018, it established a group sustainability office which works with more than 50 representatives from other business units that tracks more than 100 environmental, social and governance metrics globally.

In 2022, CDG was the first land transport operator in Southeast Asia to have its carbon emissions targets approved by the UN-backed Science Based Targets Initiative, a gold standard for corporate decarbonisation goals.

Using 2019 as a baseline, by 2032 the company targets a 54.6 per cent reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and 61.2 per cent reduction in Scope 3 emissions from fuel and energy-related activities.

Scope 2 emissions are from purchased and used energy, while Scope 3 emissions arise from a company's value chain.