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V OICES OF SUNW A Y

Three Sunway leaders share about how they are building a more sustainable future through their jobs.

Center on Sustainable Development (JSC) and the UN-SDSN
Imparting the ‘how’ of is not just the ‘what’ but, more importantly, the ‘how’ – to allow
Safe & Healthy Organic sustainability the implementation of sustainability e orts in the most e ective
Workplace Cleaning ways,” she said.
Products
From climate change, poverty and inequality to biodiversity loss Instead of seeing the glass half empty – climate change
– these are some of the seemingly insurmountable sustainability disruptions as a threat to Malaysia’s economic development –
challenges currently addressed by Karen Chand alongside Chand’s team looks for the glass half full – analytical evidence to
WHAT DOES KAREN CHAND global experts. develop potential economic opportunities.

Research United Nations Sustainable Chand – who is currently the director of education studies at the She credits Sunway – namely the Chairman’s commitment to
Collaboration Solar Development Solutions United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network sustainability and the e orts to build sustainable cities – for
Panels Director of Education Studies (UN-SDSN) – researches e ective implementation strategies on inspiring her in her sustainability journey.
Network (UN-SDSN)
SUST AINABILITY Chand is also involved in public awareness programmes on Sustainable Development problems that serve the speci c needs
Education for Sustainable Development within the Malaysian
education system.
“Previously, I was a mere concerned citizen. Now, I am an active
participant in nding, learning about and devising solutions to
sustainable development. “Awareness building among relevant of our community. I am able to speak with authority on the
stakeholders is the primary step in achieving sustainability and subject and I do what I can to lead a sustainable lifestyle,”
net zero carbon emissions. What we impart at the Je rey Sachs said Chand.

Food
Recycle Waste Creating a safer and healthier “We do not take ESG reporting as only numbers and
disclosures; we take it as a win-win situation where we support
sustainability through ESG reporting to meet the stakeholders'
workplace
needs and use the same platform to improve our internal OHSE
MEAN TO YOU?
e right to work in a safe and healthy work environment is a management system,” she explained.
human right enshrined under the United Nations Universal Syuhada’s team has established a gap analysis to understand
Declaration of Human Rights. Sunway’s position in OHSE compliance and to set future
directions for the Group.
NURUL SYUHADA Ensuring employees have a safe and healthy workplace is part
ABDULLAH and parcel of Nurul Syuhada Abdullah’s job as an occupational Working in Sunway, she said, has enlightened her that
Sunway Group safety, health and environment (OSHE) manager at Sunway. sustainability covers social and governance factors too.
Occupational Safety,
Reforestation EV Charging Health and Environment Syuhada coordinates and centralises OHSE through training “I also learnt that companies can play a proactive part in leading
Bays (OSHE) Manager and development programmes, ensuring legal compliance the ESG e ort, not only relying on the government to initiate
through auditing and promoting continual improvement at the the change,” she said.
Group level, while ensuring surrounding areas of operation
remain safe for our communities as a whole.

Sunway has been actively working towards addressing several
Curbing excess without key areas in sustainability. ese include reducing food waste,
compromising quality phasing out single-use plastic, eliminating paper usage, using
electricity and water more e ciently, as well as opting for
organic cleaning products to avoid harmful chemical discharge.
e idea of a luxurious hotel stay is often steeped in excess –
When it comes to sustainability – fresh linen daily and abundant bu et spreads, among others. e Group has also partnered with Ecolab to utilise its
commercial cleaning products that are certi ed by the US
everyone can make a dierence KELLY LEONG Maintaining this delicate balance of exceeding guest Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
expectations without forgoing sustainability is all in a day’s work
Sunway Hotels & Resorts for Kelly Leong, the senior general manager of Sunway Hotels & “ e need for sustainable practices as pillars to attain net zero
Senior General Manager Resorts’ hospitality division. carbon emission is extremely critical and the present situation of
of Hospitality Division global warming is truly a wake-up call to act. I’m glad that
Besides keeping guests happy, Leong is responsible for the Sunway, as a local conglomerate, has taken serious and
hotels’ operational e ciencies, managing both employees and meaningful steps to contribute towards the global goal of
stakeholders, hotels’ pro tability, as well as upholding industry achieving net zero carbon emissions. I’m proud to be a part of,
best practices as de ned by the United Nations Sustainable and aligned with, such aspirations,” shared Leong.
Development Goals (UN-SDGs).
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