Running for a cause: fundraising activity for the National Kidney Foundation around the KLCC Park. Photo Credit: KLCC
The KLCC Holdings Group, working with the Kuala Lumpur Convention
Centre Business Events Alliance (KLCCBEA), has launched its annual
Sustainable September campaign, a month-long initiative promoting a
range of interconnected sustainability and ESG related activities in the
KLCC precinct.
The Sustainable September initiative is part of an ongoing effort by
the KLCCBEA partners to showcase the KLCC precinct as the first SDG hub
in Malaysia and the region, supporting the Malaysian Government’s SDGs
and the various KLCCBEA partners’ sustainability agenda. Members in the
KLCCBEA group include the KLCC Holdings Group, the Mandarin Oriental
Hotel, Traders Hotel, and Impiana Hotel.
By positioning the KLCC precinct as a sustainable destination
where leisure and business visitors can “meet, eat, sleep, shop and
play” responsibly, the campaign is a community engagement effort in
building momentum and awareness of this year-round effort.
The Sustainable September initiative kickstarted with “Jog For A
Cause”, a fundraising activity for the National Kidney Foundation (NKF),
which saw a fun run organised for 200 participants around the KLCC Park
and incorporated kidney health screenings for all participants.
Sustainable September will also launch the following:
· A bake sale to raise funds for the Stepping Stones Living Centre, which cares for underprivileged seniors and children;
· Dedicated mental health and wellbeing education sessions for employees at KLCCBEA partners;
· A Restaurant Week promotion, raising awareness of some of the
sustainable and healthy food options available to visitors at the KLCC
precinct; and
· Recycling initiatives.