the star is going green too!

The Star launches its Go Green campaign

PETALING JAYA: Star Publications (Malaysia) Berhad is taking initiatives to reduce its carbon footprint.

Group managing director and chief executive officer Datin Linda Ngiam said while The Star had always promoted "go green" messages, it was now time for its staff to put this into practice.

"We decided to walk the talk and start encouraging staff to take six simple steps to reduce our carbon footprint," she said in her speech at the launch of The Star's Go Green campaign here Friday.

The steps include switching off lights, air-conditioners and computers when they are not in use, driving less, reducing usage of water and plastic items, and using the stairs instead of lifts.

"This campaign will go on for a year to change the mindset of our staff. Our target is to reduce our water and electricity usage by 10%, by Earth Day (April 22) next year," she said.

Ngiam said seven volunteer eco-wardens would remind their colleagues to conserve electricity.

"We are trying to put at least one warden on each floor to ensure electricity is not wasted," she added.

She encouraged other companies to initiate similar moves.

"We also hope to hear from those who have already started their 'go green' campaign so we can learn and improve," she said.

this was actually the news on 4th of June. it is about the star, the local newspaper has launched their go green campaign as their effort to save the environment.

in this news it says that The Star also hoped that other companies to start going green as well. Actually this is a very good move because when they took the initiative to start, i guess other companies will follow too. Monkey see monkey do theory applied.. haha..

Besides companies, i think us, the individual can also give a hand by switching off the electric when we are not using them. "use only what u need", always remember this can motivates u to save the usage of electric, water and so on.. Remember that, u save the electric; it is directly save the money of ur parents who are paying all the BILLS.

we have the responsibility to save the environment. Let’s start doing something. It’s our mother earth.. =)

ps: sorry for this messy post.. no flow at all.. i just write whatever that came across my mind.. not reli functioning.. @@ sorry!

cheers..