@ green | November-December , 2022

Memorandum of Understanding signing Ceremony Between Sarawak Energy and Sarawak Forestry Corporation . Sarawak Energy was represented by its Group Chief Executive Officer Datu Sharbini Suhaili ( 3rd front row , left ), joined by its Senior Vice President for Health , Safety , Security and Environment Marconi Madai ( 1st front row , left ) and Senior Vice President for Corporate Services Siti Aisah Adenan ( 2nd front row , left ) as witnesses and Sarawak Forestry Corporation was represented by its Chief Executive Officer Zolkipli Mohamad Aton ( 4th front row , left ), joined by its Deputy Chief Executive Officer I , Oswald Braken Tisen ( 5th front row , left ) and Deputy Chief Executive Officer II , Abang Arabi Abang Aimran ( 6th front row , left ).

Sarawak Energy aspires to plant and protect 500,000 trees by 2030

Cover Picture : Sarawak Energy Group CEO Datu Sharbini Suhaili ( centre ) and the team at the Murum Flora Conservation Garden Island .

Premier of Sarawak Datuk Patinggi ( Dr ) Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Openg delivering his congratulatory remarks during the launch of Sarawak Energy 10- Year Integrated Tree Planting , Protection , and Habitat Restoration Campaign .

Premier of Sarawak Datuk Patinggi ( Dr ) Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Openg officiated the launch of Sarawak Energy 10-Year Integrated Tree Planting , Protection and Habitat Restoration Campaign , joined by ( from left ) Deputy Minister for Utility and Telecommunication Datuk Liwan Lagang ( Telecommunication ), Sarawak Energy ’ s GCEO Datu Sharbini Suhaili , Minister of Utility and Telecommunication Datuk Julaihi Narawi , Sarawak Energy ’ s Chairman Datuk Amar Hamed Sepawi , Deputy Minister for Utility and Telecommunication Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi ( Utility ), Len Talif and Chief Executive Officer for Sarawak Forestry Corporation Zolkipli Mohamad Aton .

Deputy Minister of Urban Planning , Land Administration and Environment , Datu Len Talif Salleh .

Aligning with this aspiration , the company had set to plant and protect 50,000 trees and has managed to grow and preserve a total of 52,897 trees as of December 2022 .

The campaign shows the company ’ s long-term commitment to achieving excellence in sustainable environmental conservation and supports the fight against global warming through nature-based solutions .

Supporting Sarawak ’ s goal to plant 35 million trees by 2025 under the Greening Malaysia programme and achieve one million hectares of Totally Protected Areas in Sarawak , the campaign aligns with Sarawak ’ s commitment to COP 26 goals to “ Adapt to Protect Communities and Natural Habitats ” and the UN Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ) on “ Climate Action ” and “ Life on Land ”.

Sarawak Energy is the first company in Malaysia to sign the pledge for “ Business Ambition for 1.5 ° Celsius ” under the United Nations Global Compact in July 2020 . It is committed to setting a science-based emission reduction target across relevant

Chairman of Sarawak Energy Datuk Amar Abdul Hamed Sepawi .

scopes in line with the Paris Agreement to pursue efforts to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5 ° C above pre-industrial levels by 2030 . Sarawak Energy also backs the San Jose Declaration on Sustainable Hydropower .

Commitment to sustainability and climate action

In conjunction with the official launching of the campaign , Sarawak Energy also signed a Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU ) with Sarawak Forestry Corporation , formalising a partnership for planting and protecting trees and conducting other biodiversity-related research projects across Sarawak Energy ’ s assets , facilities and project areas in Sarawak .

Premier of Sarawak Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri ( Dr ) Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Tun Datuk Abang Openg launched the campaign .

He expressed his delight at the initiative between the two agencies as it was beneficial not only in Sarawak and Malaysia but also made a significant contribution to global climate action and protecting the environment for future generations .

“ This is an important partnership for the UN Sustainable Development Goals or UN SDGs – we all recognise that no single entity , agency , individual or even government can realise the global ambition for sustainable and universal prosperity without working together ,” said Abang Zohari .

Sarawak Energy Chairman Datuk Amar