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2007 Winner: BP Target to Make Right Impact

June 30, 2008 By csr

Its programme began with turtle sanctuary in Terengganu

DATUK PETER WENTWORTH ON CHALLENGES IN CSR IMPLEMENTATION
By EUGENE MAHALINGAM eugenicz@thestar.com.my

bp-peter_wentworth-130x»Creativity and perseverance are necessary to keep people engaged«

As one of the world’s largest energy companies, BP’s reach goes far and wide. BP Malaysia chief executive officer Datuk Peter Wentworth said the important thing, however, is having the right impact. “We try to manage our business to have a positive social impact on the communities and countries where we operate,” Wentworth told StarBiz. According to him, having a social impact means respecting the quality of life as well as the economic and social boundaries wherever the company conducts its business. [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2007 CSR Showcase, 2007 Press coverage, Environment Tagged With: BP Malaysia, Environment, Peter Wentworth, Turtle conservation

BP turns the tide for turtles in Terengganu

May 16, 2008 By csr

BP in Malaysia has since 1999 collaborated with the Fisheries Department & WWF to set up and run the Ma’Daerah Turtle Sanctuary in Terengganu. Successful lobbying by the group has resulted in the State Government agreeing to gazette 25 hectares of beach at Ma’Daerah.

In addition, awareness building and fund raising activities, particularly among students & youth, have spread the conservation message to the wider Malaysian society.

BP Malaysia has also extended its environmental initiatives beyond species conservation. As part of a joint effort with the Centre for Environment, Technology and Development Malaysia (CETDEM), it has organised programmes to raise awareness of climate change in Malaysia and reducing its own greenhouse gas emissions.

BP Petronas Acetyls (BPPA) plant had achieved nine percent total reduction in CO2 emissions per ton of acetic acid produced by October 2003. Also, BP Chemicals’ PTA plant in Gebeng, Pahang has developed plans for the reduction of GHG in 2004 which will include the installation of two turboespander off-gas preheaters which is expected to reduce GHG emissions by 9,000 tons per year and an off-gas energy recovery plan in 2005 which will reduce GHG emissions by 170,000 tons per year.

Source: GreenBiz.

Filed Under: 2007 CSR Showcase, Environment Tagged With: BP Malaysia, Environment, Turtle conservation