City Developments Limited: Community Outreach - Environment
As the problem of climate change becomes even more dire
globally, companies and individuals must tackle and mitigate their carbon
footprint on the environment.
Towards this cause, we continue to be
actively involved in the development and collaboration of extensive green
programmes targeted at different stakeholders.
Project Eco-Office is
amongst the outreach programmes initiated by CDL in partnership with
Singapore Environment Council
(SEC). Launched in June 2002, Project Eco-Office is targeted at the
business community to promote green resource management and the uptake of
eco-friendly habits in the office.
CDL has also been a long-standing
supporter of the
China Exploration
& Research Society (CERS)'s nature and cultural conservation
projects. Founded in 1974, CERS is a pre-eminent non-profit organisation
involved in exploration, research, conservation and education in remote regions
of China.
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In June 2002, CDL and Singapore Environment Council (SEC)
jointly launched the Project: Eco-Office programme to mark World Environment
Day. This outreach programme was initiated to encourage more organisations in
Singapore to implement eco-friendly initiatives and practices, as well as
cultivate environmental-consciousness, at the workplace. From the provision of a
‘starter kit’ comprising posters and stickers with environmental
messages that could be displayed in one’s office, over the years, the
programme has expanded to encompass a certification scheme which allows
organisations to gauge their own own environmental performance based on an
online self-rating audit. Formal site visits are arranged through SEC and
conducted by accredited external auditors when offices meet the minimum
requirements in the self-audit. Since it was first introduced in 2004, the
Eco-Office Labelling scheme has gained firm support, with over 100 offices in
Singapore having received the certification.
In conjunction with the 10th anniversary celebration of
Project: Eco-Office, CDL and SEC launched the refreshed Project: Eco-Office
identity and collaterals. With environmental initiatives gaining traction
amongst the business community today, the message on the new collaterals reflect
the urgent need to rethink the way we use precious resources at the workplace.
Held at City Square Mall, Singapore’s first Eco-mall, the milestone event
was graced by Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Dr Vivian
Balakrishnan.
Some 30 organisations also received their Eco-Office
Label certificate at the event.
Click
here
to view the Project: Eco-Office 10th Anniversary video.
For more
information on Project: Eco-Office, visit
www.ecooffice.com.sg and
www.facebook.com/ProjectEcoOffice
Inaugural Asian Environmental
Journalism (AEJ) Awards 2012
Initiated by the Singapore Environment Council (SEC), the
AEJ Awards 2012 are Asia's first environmental journalism awards. The Awards aim
to honour outstanding works of environmental journalism by professional, citizen
journalists and media organisations. CDL, as one of the pioneers of corporate
environmental responsibility in Singapore well as a long-time supporter of SEC
and a partner of the Project Eco-Office programme, lends its support for the
awards, reflecting the company's strong commitment to spreading awareness about
environmental concerns to the wider community.
A stellar list of
judges, including Mr Mah Bow Tan (who formerly held the Minister for National
Development and Environment portfolios) will decide the winners in three
categories:
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Coca-Cola
Environmental Story of the Year:
Recognising professional
and/or citizen journalists who have displayed outstanding journalistic
qualities in covering an environmental issue in Singapore or in the
region.
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CDL
Environmental Journalist of the Year:
Recognising professional
and/or citizen journalists who have established an outstanding body of at least
five environmental articles from 1 September 2011 – 1 June 2012.
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Excellence
in Environmental Reporting by a Media Organisation:
One media
organisation will be awarded for a consistently high performance in covering
environmental issues in Asia.
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The winners of all three categories will be announced
on 27 July 2012 and the presentation ceremony will take place at the Singapore
Environmental Achievement Awards 2012 (SEAA) on 23 August 2012. For registration
information, interested journalists and media organisations can visit
www.sec.org.sg/asianjournalism.
CDL Nature Series Calendar
2012
The 15th installment of CDL's "Beauty of Nature" Series
Calendars pays tribute to CDL's sustainable developments. Titled "It's in Our
Nature", the Calendar features a collection of CDL's eco properties, contributed
by CDL's Managing Director Mr Kwek Leng Joo, that have received the Green Mark
Award from the Building and Construction Authority (BCA).
North West CDC Grease-ycle In Aid
Project 2012
(January
to March 2012)
This three-month campaign engages about
15,000 youths (aged between 10 to 18 years old) and members of the public to
reach a target collection quantity of 10,000 litres of used cooking oil. It
actively promotes an environmental conservation agenda as the collected oil
(using recycled bottles) will be processed into biodiesel which can be used to
fuel vehicles. In addition, through the support of sponsors such as CDL, the
collected used oil will be matched with the equivalent amount of fresh bottled
cooking oil that will be donated to 2000 needy residents who are currently under
the North West CDC Food Ration Programme – thus, supporting the
underprivileged in our society by providing them with basic cooking materials
that can last them for several months.
