One of Malaysia’s major meeting venues has inched closer to
its goal of becoming net-zero by 2023 with a subscription to the Green
Electricity Tariff (GET).
The Malaysian Government and utilities company, Tenaga
Nasional Berhad (TNB), launched GET to help electricity
consumers across Malaysia to reduce their carbon footprint.
GET will help power the Centre with renewable energy
harvested from solar power plants, hydropower, and renewable energy plants.
John Burke, general manager of the Kuala Lumpur Convention
Centre, said: "In line with Malaysia’s sustainability agenda and the
guiding principles of our industry and owners, our objective was to shift at
least 25 per cent of our energy to renewable sources by 2030, but the
subscription to GET has enabled us to do this much more quickly.”
The sustainability agenda is set out in the 12th Malaysia
Plan (12MP) which state Malaysia strives to become a carbon neutral country by
2050 at the earliest.
“This is a significant milestone for us, reflecting our
continuous commitment to ESG practices and our desire to be one of the
sustainability leaders in the business events industry. By subscribing to GET
we have ensured that our clients’ events will be powered by green energy, and
we are now working to build on this achievement by hitting our next target,
which is to reduce overall power consumption by 25 per cent before 2030,” Burke
added.
In other net-zero carbon efforts, the Centre has launched waste
reduction initiatives, recycling programs, food waste minimisation efforts,
investment in food composting technologies, development of sustainable sourcing
practices, and established a hydroponic farm on the Centre's rooftop.
A desire to travel led Holly Patrick to the business meetings and events world and she’s never looked back. Holly takes a particular interest in event sustainability and creating a diverse and inclusive industry. When she’s not working, she can be found rolling skating along Brighton seafront listening to an eclectic playlist, featuring the likes of Patti Smith, Sean Paul, and Arooj Aftab.
