The Remarkable Green Report

Human life depends on the Earth as much as the ocean for our sustenance and livelihoods. Plant life provides 80 percent of the human diet, and we rely on agriculture as an important economic resources. Forests cover 30 percent of the Earth’s surface, provide vital habitats for millions of species, and important sources for clean air and water, as well as being crucial for combating climate change.*

Setting the scene green

Our year long green project - the #BeRemarkable Sustainability Campaign launched late last year focused on developing Remarkable Ideas and Remarkable People to support the four pillars of the school’s sustainability journey - our School as a role model, curriculum content, student actions and community collaboration. The campaign was structured based on three main channels, Learn Sustainability, Talk Sustainability and Do Sustainability.

Making green our priority

Since its launch on 2nd November 2019 at the Eco-Community Day, the campaign has made significant headways throughout the school’s learning structure and enhancing the quality of our environment.

A holistic structure was developed involving the Council of Governors, senior management, sustainable partners, parents, students, alumni and external stakeholders to enable effective execution, tracking and monitoring at all levels. Four sustainability focused clubs are established with Secondary Eco-Prefects appointed. Eco-committee composed of parents and alumni volunteers were recruited. This holistic structure enables effective execution of the school’s sustainability initiatives at all levels.

Environmental stewardship is one of the Council of Governors’ priorities for this academic year. Dedicated communication platforms were developed for continuous engagement. Funds were raised to support the sustainability initiatives and the Foundation’s community area of funding with The Green Thumb Project. It provides an opportunity for our community to make an impact in the environment by contributing towards three great sustainability programmes from November 2019 to October 2020 in support of the Foundation’s annual giving.

You have been remarkable!

With the contribution made by our supportive donors, a total of RM81,900 was raised from the following programmes and in support of the following SDGs:

The Give Life, Adopt-a-Tree programme: 100% of the plants are fully adopted at the Primary Campus, Jalan Bellamy and 75% at the Secondary Campus, Equine Park. Our generous community has adopted 373 plants on campus as of February 2020. Approximately 744 matured trees are needed just to offset 1 year’s worth of impact*. Clearly, we have more work to do. If you are interested to further help support this campaign, we still have 25% of plants that are waiting to be adopted at the Secondary Campus.

Special appreciation goes to the Free Tree Society, for providing us with the advice and guidance as well as becoming our first contributor to the Give Life programme.

Clean Energy-Solar Panel programme: Funds raised goes to supporting the clean energy initiative with the installation of solar panels in school. The 210 units of solar panels on the rooftop of our Indoor Sport Hall at the Secondary Campus produce an average solar energy production of 7,000 kwh per month. The projected average electrical usage is equivalent to a savings of up to RM3,000 of consumption per month. Investing in clean power, expanding our green infrastructure provides a clean and more efficient energy consumption on campus.

Learn Sustainability Library: Funds are raised to build a Sustainability Book Corner at the Primary Campus and towards the purchase of books, eBooks and eAudio-books for the Secondary Campus library. This project will help educate and enrich our community, to encourage their own sustainable journey at home and in turn contribute towards achieving sustainability goals for the environment.

Follow us on our next journey

The next phase of our sustainability drive is to focus on impactful projects that are in place with external partners:

Inter-school Community Project with SMK Seri Kembangan - A community project with a nearby local government secondary school to share resources and best practises on sustainability.

Recycling Projects - in partnership with Kloth Cares (fabric recycling) and ERTH (e-waste recycling) to create awareness on fabric recycling and electronic waste disposal. Ongoing recycling drive is held. Collected 700.4kg fabric waste and 350kg electronic waste.

How can you help? We would like to encourage contributions to adopt the remaining green lives on campus and support us on our journey of environmental stewardship. This meaningful campaign wouldn’t have been possible to launch without the support of our Remarkable Partners: