CHERATING, Pahang, May 15 (Bernama) — With the target to plant 300,000 mangrove trees by 2023 under the UMW Green Shoots (“UGS”) Initiative, the UMW Group continued with its tree planting activities in Cherating, Kuantan. In collaboration with UMW Toyota Motor and UMW’s associate company, Perodua, the UGS Initiative is one of the Group’s efforts to offset its greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions. The initiative also reinforces the Group’s commitment towards addressing environmental sustainability and supports the Malaysian government’s mission to achieve 100% carbon neutrality by 2050 under the 12th Malaysia Plan – which is also the UMW Group’s pledge under its Sustainability Roadmap.
The mangrove trees planting event in Cherating on 13 May 2023 involved close to 200 participants from Universiti Malaysia Pahang (“UMP”), which includes the management personnel, the UMP Foundation Board of Trustees, staff and student volunteers as well as 30 UMW personnel based in Kuantan. They were led by Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman, Chairman of the UMP Board as well as the Board of Trustees, Dato’ Abdul Rashid Musa, Chief Mobility & Innovation Officer / President, Aerospace Division, UMW Holdings Berhad as well as Prof. Dato’ Ts. Dr Yuserrie Zainuddin, Vice Chancellor of UMP.