Giovanni Cossu is Head of Sustainability at CapitaLand Development (CLD), the development arm of CapitaLand Group.
Cossu's responsibilities encompass advancing CLD's green competency throughout the entire life cycle of building and precinct projects, as well as championing all sustainability initiatives and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) efforts.
Over his career, Cossu served as a sustainable development consultant in Singapore, China and Europe. In Singapore, Cossu led strategic sustainability initiatives and developments, and oversaw integration of net-zero, health, and well-being targets into various asset classes.
Among his achievements is Singapore's first new-build net-zero energy building, SDE4, located at the College of Design and Engineering (CDE), National University of Singapore.
For decades, efforts to reduce emissions in the built environment have focused on operational carbon, which covers emissions stemming from how buildings are powered, cooled and used.
Singapore has long taken the approach of adopting innovations methodically. The city authorities conduct pilots and demonstration projects and then scale up after recalibrating technology...
