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berita The Official Newsletter of ISSUE NO: 69 JAN – MAR 2016 KDN NO: PP9740/05/2013(033253) For Internal Circulation Only GOING BEYOND THE HOUR WITH IOI IOIPG Acquires 400-acre Land IOI Pan-Cen Receives Yayasan TSLSC Gives 11 in IOI Resort City 16 ISO Certification 30 RM360,000 to 403 Students CONTENTS 02 BERITAIOI PROPERTY 11 IOIPG Acquires 400-acre Land in COVER FEATURE IOI Resort City IOIPG Wins Property Awards Going Beyond 12 South Beach Notches Top SG Mark Award the Hour with IOI 04 Recognising Service Excellence Saturday, 19 March CORPORATE UPDATES 06 Q2 Earnings for IOIC and IOIPG First Integrated Development Leadership Training for Plantation Managers 13 at IOI Resort City 07 Investing in UPM’s Agricultural Development 14 IOI Eco Fun Ride Attracts 1,000 Cyclists Welcoming Year of Monkey! 15 Bandar Puteri Puchong Celebrates 15th Anniversary Musical Extravaganza Marks IOI Hits the Road Bougain Villa Launch Running in KL Rat Race® 2016 OLEOCHEMICALS Refuelling the Blood Bank 16 IOI Pan-Cen Receives ISO Certification HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT Business Visit to Bangladesh 17 Welcoming Wipro from India IOI Pan-Cen Kickstarts Climate Change Succession Planning Programme Awareness 08 A Mighty Success! 18 IOI Oleo Clocks in Earth Hour & Beyond Safety First in Fire Drill 09 Positivity in Facing Challenges 19 Health Awareness Campaign 10 Honing Your Creative and Innovative Spark! Technical Training in Handling ICE PUBLISHED BY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF WEBSITE IOI Group Karen Liew www.ioigroup.com Two IOI Square, IOI Resort, EDITOR www.ioiproperties.com.my 62502 Putrajaya, Malaysia. Carine Yap PRINTED BY Tel: 03.8947.8888 DEPUTY EDITOR ST ENTERPRISE Fax: 03.8947.8958 Ho Hsu Wen AS 8, Jalan Hang Tuah 1, Salak South Garden, 57100 Kuala Lumpur. EDITOR’S NOTE EDIBLE OILS BERITAIOI 03 20 EDITOR’S NOTE Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Since Sydney initiated the first lights-off Earth Hour in 2007, this year’s 10th annual for IOILC Earth event has risen to a shining success of global effort built up by the momentum of the Week 2016 Paris Accord in December 2016. To shine a light on climate action, over 1.23 million individual actions were taken to help Mother Earth while social reach exceeded 18.7 million people who contributed towards a cause that has grown more urgent by the IOILC Moves for MS hour. 21 New Line of Brochures IOI Group went the extra mile and took up the ‘plus’ to go beyond the hour to join the Earth Hour movement with 178 countries. Across the Group and its subsidiaries IOILC Asia Hits 10K MT Delivery Target as well as associate companies, various green actions and practices were instituted to help alleviate a worldwide problem. Whether it is educating employees on green New ISO Tank Loading Facility practices or fostering a meatless diet or employing green technology, IOI’s green efforts are showcased in our Cover Feature and respective sections. 22 IOILC Shines the Spotlight on Earth Week IOI Loders Croklaan’s (IOILC) “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” campaign which included Successful Outing at FIC 2016 the sustainable bike-to-work effort has thus far, accumulated 388.50 which will contribute towards the planting of trees in Wormerweer and Maasvlakte in IOILC Europe. This will certainly help to fulfil Earth Day Network’s goal of planting 7.8 IOI MALL billion trees come International Earth Day on 22 April 2016. Rather than waiting for the appointed Earth Hour, IOI Group has long embedded the values of going green in our business practices. Recently, IOI Pan-Century became the first refinery and oleochemical company in Malaysia to be certified “ISO 50001” by SIRIM for implementing an energy management system in IOI Pan-Century Edible Oils Sdn Bhd and IOI Pan-Century Oleochemicals Sdn Bhd to tap into the full potential of 23 energy efficiency, savings and more (page 16). Blossoming Wishes Our emphasis on sustainability has also been acknowledged over in Singapore when our eco-friendly South Beach was conferred the only Platinum award in the prestigious Singapore Good Design Mark which honours outstanding designs that improve lives (page 12). With its good sustainability designs both from the masterplan and architecture design aspects, South Beach is estimated to save up to 17 million 24 IOI City Mall Run 2016 Off to a Great Start KWh of energy and 174,000m³ of water annually. 25 Old Master Q CNY Celebrations At the end of the day, all that matters is our mindset and our ensuing actions. Our 26 Prosperity Lions Vie for International Title willingness to adopt a healthier, sustainable lifestyle or commit to an environmentally- friendly practice will only stem from the conviction that we are custodians of Mother WWF Awareness Campaign at IOI Mall Kulai Earth, ready to make small changes that will make a big difference to safeguard Earth for future generations. HOTEL Carine Yap 27 Festive Chinese New Year Luncheon Keep your contributions flowing in! The Editorial Team would like to express its heartfelt gratitude for the input of Berita IOI from Celebrating a Prosperous Year Ahead the contributors mentioned below. We look forward to a continued contribution of interesting articles and pictures from all of you. After all, Berita IOI is a newsletter for all the staff of IOI 28 Hotels Unite for Earth Hour 2016 Group and we would all like to see this newsletter as a publication that we are all proud of. Kindly forward your contributions to [email protected]. PGGC Tees Off to 29 3 ParGolf Awards Contributors Corporate Oleochemicals IOI Mall Kulai Shanice Kong Wafli Bin Ali Eric Low Wendy Ng Irin DeCruz Kogilavani Emily Jessica Putrajaya Marriott Hotel Plantation Loders Croklaan (Europe) Lydia Mae Hendroff Nur Azela Amir See Wai Min Jan-Paul Back Jenny Goh Palm Garden Hotel Loders Croklaan (Asia) Property Audrey Yap Jamie Au Jessica Chan Palm Garden Golf Club New Hospitality Buggy Arrives at PGGC Ling May Yuen IOI City Mall Alex Eng KC Yum Gillian Tan Katy Teo Nicholas Poon Sheena Wong Four Points by FOUNDATION Vincent Tan Sheraton Puchong Ronald Tan IOI Mall Puchong Suzanne Ng Craig Tan 30 Yayasan TSLSC Gives RM360,000 to 403 Students Katrina Lee Stephanie Wong IOI Supports Social Enterprises Zoe Pang COVER FEATURE 04 BERITAIOI GOING BEYOND THE HOUR WITH IOI nvironmental activists have long warned The movement to spread environmental awareness began with a against climate change and the negative effects symbolic lights-off event in Sydney, Australia back in 2007. World E Wildlife Fund (WWF) initiated the event with the aim to highlight brought upon by global warming. Unpredictable the issue of climate change and inculcate awareness among the weather cycles and natural disasters such as masses. Since then, a simple, conscious decision by individuals, severe flooding and raging bushfires have all communities, households and businesses to do just a small part led to a whole new game-changer for our environment. been attributed to the rising global temperature. Put simply, as the world gets hotter, the earth (and The momentum snowballed into the annual Earth Hour, a all its inhabitants) suffers. commitment for Mother Earth which takes place every March on a global scale never yet seen before. This year, IOI Group joined an unprecedented 178 countries and territories, making it the biggest green celebration ever! IOI Goes Green in Advocating a Sustainable Lifestyle Since 2009, IOI Group has made a united stand to support Earth Hour and adopt a global stand against climate change. This move is in line with IOI’s long-term commitment to sustainable development and reduction in our operation’s environmental footprint. In line with this year’s Earth Hour, March was designated as IOI’s Earth Month across the entire Group to give greater emphasis on this green movement and to encourage employees to adopt a sustainable lifestyle. Specifically in IOI HQ, a series of green activities and awareness campaigns were held throughout the month. In addition, IOI HQ centralised the air conditioner at 25°C to lower energy consumption which further reduces our carbon footprint. Employees were Malaysians waste up to 8,000 tonnes or 8 million kilogrammes of food a day, and this amount can feed six million people. Let’s learn not to waste by stocking our encouraged to keep windows closed to minimise loss refrigerators the green way. of cool air and to dress appropriately for the weather. NEVER LEAVE THE At the same time, the “Wear Less, Pose More” photo NEVER LET ICE BUILD UP FRIDGE DOOR OPEN It forces your fridge to use more energy. when you pour milk into your cereal contest was launched to look at how employees in HQ as it wastes 7% of a fridge’s energy. “drop the heat” in their office attire! THE UPPER SHELVES - great for leftovers FREEZING That is the same as using 830 to 2000 These activities were well-received and generated - ready-to-eat foods like yogurt or cheese 60W light bulbs each year. much environmental buzz. The Earth Month awareness THE LOWER SHELVES - foods (meat, poultry and fish) with a higher THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR safety risk are better off in the coldest section peaked on 19 March 2016 as IOI Group and its business is the warmest part as warm air enters every time the door is opened thus keep units commemorated Earth Hour by turning off all non- COOL eggs on one of the main shelves. essential lights at operating premises. FRIDGE DRAWER Store fresh produce such as fruits and vegetables separately at the bottom of the Do not fridge drawer to prevent possible cross- Allow enough space WARMEST overfill contamination of foods from above shelves.