April 2010 - Keppel Corporation

Nurturing Communities 41span of Keppel Bay Bridge,lights were dimmed. Over atCaribbean at Keppel Bay,enthusiastic residents withgreen fingers marked theHour with a night gardeningevent.Meanwhile, at Keppel Land’stownship in Indonesia,Jakarta Garden City,residents came together fora lively street party when thelights went off.Keppel Land’s efforts forEarth Hour began evenbefore the official ‘lightsout’.A week before theevent, tenants at itscommercial properties inSingapore’s financial andbusiness district helped saveenergy by turning off alllights during lunch hours.At the same time, KeppelLand’s employees wereencouraged to observe EarthHour at home with thedistribution of special candlesmade by ChaCha Cottage,an organisation whichsupports women in need.Staff also posted plans onparticipation in Earth Hour onthe company’s intranet portal.HR Officer Christina Hopledged to “enjoy one hourof unrushed time with familyand experience a simplemoment of life, without thedistraction of technology”.Tan Pua Chi, Senior Managerof Treasury & CapitalManagement at K-REIT Asia,shared,”I will switch off alllights to create awarenessand encourage my boys toconserve what Mother Naturegives us. We will take theopportunity to light upcandles and have a niceyoga session together.”PLANTS PITCH IN TOOAt Keppel IntegratedEngineering, ‘lights-out’measures were alsoimplemented at both theTuas and Senoko Waste-to-Energy Plants as well as theUlu Pandan NEWater Plant.Concurrently, threewarehousing facilities in Tuasunder Keppel Logistics alsohad their lights out.KEPPEL YARDS INNEW LIGHTDuring Earth Hour, sevenKeppel yards in Singaporepowered down non-essentiallights. Joining their effortswere Keppel Offshore &Marine Technology Centreand workers staying atAcacia Lodge, Juniper Lodgeand Lantana Lodge.In the period leading up toEarth Hour, people atKeppel Offshore & Marine(Keppel O&M) both inSingapore and overseasreceived emails sharing onenergy-saving tips andinitiatives. Subcontractorsand vendors were alsoinvited to participate in thisjoint effort.Wayne Siek, Senior HSEOfficer at Keppel FELS, whowas part of the team thatorganised Keppel O&Minitiatives for Earth Hour2010, said, “Participating inEarth Hour has made merealise just how fragile ourearth is and the importanceof protecting and conservingits resources.“We believe that everyKeppel employee can makea difference, not just duringthis hour, but in sustainedefforts, to make this planeta better place for futuregenerations.” keppeliteCorrectionIn the March issue ofKeppelite on page 16, it wasmentioned that Mr Lim SiongGuan, Chairman of EconomicDevelopment Board (EDB)and his colleagues called onKeppel Offshore & MarineTechnology Centre inFebruary 2010. It should havebeen Mr Leo Yip, Chairmanof EDB. Keppelite apologisesfor this error.Keppel Land’s employees and their families observed Earth Hour with candles from ChaCha Cottage, an organisation which supports womenin needKeppelite I April 2010