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July 9, 2021
Izah Azahari
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) held a tree planting activity in collaboration with local non-governmental organisation (NGO) Green Brunei at the Muara Recreational Beach yesterday.
It was held two weeks before PwC’s fifth anniversary celebration.
Over 30 PwC employees planted 36 saplings in support of the organisation’s commitment made last year to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The saplings planted were eight
Bucida Molineti and 28
Tebebuia Yellow.
According to a PwC statement, the organisation aims to build trust in society and solve important problems.
With its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme, PwC aims to fulfill its purpose by focussing on three themes: inclusivity, environmental sustainability, and systemic reform. The tree planting activity was one of the firm’s actions towards environmental sustainability.
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, June 27 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Some 25, 317 kilogrammes of recyclable materials were collected in the Virtual Recycling Competition: School Edition organised by Green Depot to inspire and encourage students to reduce, reuse, and recycle (3Rs).
The competition which ended on June 19 was held in conjunction with World Environment Day and was split into two categories – Category A for primary schools and Category B for secondary schools.
The collection of paper, boxes, aluminium cans, scrap metals and electronic waste (e-waste) was picked up by Daikyo Environmental Recycling Sdn Bhd for processing and recycling.
Seri Mulia Sarjana International School won Category A with 6, 121kg haul and Rimba III Primary School and Lambak Kanan Primary School with 1, 490.8kg and 1477kg were in second and third place.
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