Sustainability Report 2011  You may have observed that our world is changing at an unprecedented rate. Global consumption of natural resources could almost triple to 140 billion tons a year by 2050 unless nations take drastic steps, as the United Nation issued a warning this year. Weather disasters in the poorest nations have trebled since the 1980s and carbon emissions have also reached highest ever levels, with unpublished estimates from the International Energy Agency (IEA) revealing that the world economy´s return to growth in 2010 coincided with a 1.6 gigatonne rise in carbon dioxide emissions, the highest ever recorded.   READ MORE    ARCHIVE   Sustainability Report 2010 Globally, it can be observed that the world's biggest companies are attempting to make their businesses more sustainable despite the worst recession since the 1930s. A report for the United Nations in June 2010 showed that 93% of the world's top chief executives view sustainability as important to their company's future success.   READ MORE      Sustainability Report 2009 According to a McKinsey Report, of the world's 100 largest economic entities, 63 are corporations, not countries. Great power creates great expectations and society increasingly holds businesses accountable as the only institutions strong enough to meet the significant long-term challenges facing our earth. It therefore becomes more than a corporate responsibility and instead becomes crucial for corporate survival.   READ MORE      Sustainability Report 2008 We are indeed living in interesting times. Fragile global economies, subprime, banking crises, poverty, rising fuel prices and climate change are frightening realities and intense challenges that we are all experiencing, all within the same century.   READ MORE      Sustainability Report 2007 Corporate social responsibility and sustainable development are key activities that are very close to my heart, thus it has been a core issue at YTL for many years now. It is not a "cause" that we simply adopted, but instead a commitment that hinges on our responsibility as one of the leading infrastructure conglomerates in Asia.   READ MORE      Sustainability Report 2006 It is imperative that developments are sustainable for our own economic welfare otherwise we are cursing future generations with our negligence as we are now cursed by previous generations of political and business leaders who did not pay attention to sustainability.   READ MORE