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ENHANCING RELATIONS
Events were organized for the annual month-long campaign to
engage the tenant community to adopt “green” practices. The
highlight of the month was a design contest where students
were invited to unleash their creativity to produce imaginative
creations from recycled materials. The top 10 entries in the
contest were showcased at three locations, namely The Galen
at Singapore Science Park, ICON at International Business Park
and Plaza 8 at Changi Business Park, for tenants and members
of the public to cast a vote for their favourite entries.
In addition, a series of interactive lunchtime talks and Green
Exchange roadshows were organized. Participating tenants
receive a goodie-bag in exchange for recyclable and renewable
materials at various Ascendas business space locations across
Singapore. More than 200kg of paper has been collected for
recycling. Furthermore, the proceeds from the sale of the 12kg
of can tabs collected were donated to Project 11, a unique
and meaningful project that helps to recycle the ring tabs into
materials for making components of prosthetic limbs that will
beneft the physically challenged.
As part of the month’s activities, the Green Day brought tenants’
employees to Bishan Home where participants actively helped
to fx energy-saving T5 eco-friendly light bulbs for the home
and perform minor painting works to improve the aesthetics
of the home. Participants also spent time mingling with and
befriending the home’s residents, bringing much enjoyment to
the residents.
We constantly seek to identify opportunities and methods to
reduce energy consumption through improvements in facility
design and operations. Energy consumption audit is conducted
on A-REIT’s portfolio of properties to identify potential
opportunities to enhance energy effciency so as to create a
green and sustainable environment. Seven buildings have their
air-conditioning equipment improved, resulting in a reduction
of carbon emissions of 3,310 tons per year. This translates to
6,952 MWh of energy saved.
Heath & Goodwill For The Community
With a continuous focus to foster a healthy lifestyle amongst
people working within the Singapore Science Park, the annual
Sporting Lifestyle Week organized a series of activities which
includes sports seminar; bazaar and competitive games were
organized in the name of health, fun and ftness.
Fitness Network, a gym at the at the Singapore Science Park,
actively promotes workplace health among tenants in the
park. Tenants of Ascendas and A-REIT properties in Singapore
can make arrangement for a visit to the gymnasium for the
professionals at Fitness Network to explain details and benefts
of the health and ftness
For The Less Privileged In The Community
Ascendas and AFM continued with its humanitarian efforts for
the less privileged in the belief of giving back to the community
in which they operate and supporting the less fortunate.
During Ascendas’ annual Dinner & Dance in 2011, Ascendas
staff raised a sum of S$57,000 for the Movement for the
Intellectually Disabled of Singapore. In addition, Ascendas
sponsored a charity event by non-proft organization by
committing S$20,000 to help fund the education of under-
privileged students in the Philippines.
The Manager donated S$100,000 to the Straits Times School
Pocket Money to mark the 10th anniversary of A-REIT. The
Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund was initiated by
The Straits Times, a Singapore’s broadsheet publication, to
heighten public awareness of the plight of children who were
attending school without proper breakfast or pocket money.
The fund seeks to alleviate the fnancial strain faced by low-
income parents in providing for their children’s education
through the provision of pocket money to these less fortunate
children.
To further extend a helping hand, the Manager made a
contribution to the Children’s Society’s “1000 Enterprise for
Children-in-need” fund raising initiative. The “1000 Enterprises
for Children-in-Need” fund raising initiative is a project that
hopes to encourage 1000 small, medium and large enterprises
to donate S$1,000 or more each year for the next three years.
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