Paper-chasing

Posted by JLow on Nov 24, 2010

After meeting with a few key staff members and making a few calls to the local councils and Alam Flora, we have finally started on the next step; the first step being the waste segregation.

Alam Flora had earlier come to give a presentation on some facts about waste, and also what types of wastes they could collect. We discussed about the different types of wastes from the various departments around our KLIA offices.

So finally, today we collected and recycled 2.67tons of paper just from our Admin Building itself at our KLIA premises.

Ladies bringing down the paper waste..

Sorting the types of paper wastes..

Here it comes..


Ready to take them away..


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Group IT’s BSG’s progress

Posted by JLow on Sep 8, 2010

Just a quick update on further activities and momentum of our MH Green Office initiative.

Group IT’s Business Solution Group (BSG) has shared their progress with us, complete with photos to show for!

They now have their own-volunteered bins for their waste collection.

Thanks guys for joining in with your efforts. Looking good!

The BSG team

Showing off their efforts

In action spring cleaning


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Shouldn’t you be thinking green by default already?

Posted by JLow on Aug 18, 2010

At the end of this article on green prison (yes even prisons are going green), there is a comment by a reader suggesting that “Environmental consideration should be given to every new structure so that awards for ecological excellence should no longer be necessary. Improvement of existing built stock should be more of an issue.”

And rightly so.

Thinking and going green should already be inculcated into our mindset and lifestyle. It should not be something that is deemed “extra effort”, that then warrants some form of recognition or award. This is of course textbook HR/people management. But isn’t climate change life-related? That the result of our (in)action will be enjoyed/suffered/to be inherited by our kids?

How would you encourage your workforce to adopt green office practises? Should internal procedures and policies start to reflect this corporate direction? Should HR start playing a role in bringing about “forced” behavioural change, by way of adherence to policies (or not), KPI’s of activities?

We could go the Chinese government way and cut power to those who are not abiding! (“China province cuts power to 500 factories“) But that would make us very unpopular!

~~~ Update ~~~

But then again, there are still efforts that really do require recognition and award: “Achievement: Leading government and industry to deliver a quieter, cleaner and more energy-efficient aviation system.“- found here: 2010 Finalist—Science and Environment Medal


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