Improving Environmental Sustainability

 

Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) gives back to the society by improving the environment and general lifestyle of its local community by organising its annual “PTP 2016 Gotong Royong Perdana” at Sekolah Kebangsaan Tiram Duku ,Gelang Patah.

More than 100 PTP volunteers, parents and teachers took part in the programme to clean and renew the school compound.

This is the fifth time PTP has organised such on event after it was first launched in 2013.The programme cultivated the spirit of togetherness and promoted greater awareness on the well-being of the public amenities where PTP operates.

PTP Chief Executive Officer, Marco Neelsen said,” PTP is ever committed in giving back to the community and strengthening the sense of solidarity amongst its staff and local people through the spirit of volunteerism .The event also provided an avenue for these school children to learn more on the importance of taking care of their school surrounding.”

SK Tiram Duku headmistress Norhawa Yusuf said,” The school management highly appreciates the effort taken by PTP to organise such event and help the school to maintain its facilities and overall cleanliness. The parents now have a much better understanding of the importance of having a conducive learning environment where as the students are now more motived to change their habits to ensure that their school remain clean and beautiful.”

In 2016 alone, PTP has organised various CSR programmes for the local community’s betterment.