Restoring our forests

November 2019

Volunteers across the Keppel Group spent the morning planting trees in support of NParks’ Forest Restoration Action Plan.

On 21 November 2019, 150 volunteers from across the Group, led by Dr Lee Boon Yang, Chairman of Keppel Corporation, and Mr Loh Chin Hua, CEO of Keppel Corporation, planted 150 coastal forest trees at Labrador Nature Reserve. They were joined by senior management and staff from the National Parks Board (NParks).

This initiative by Keppel, which includes a donation by Keppel Care Foundation to the Garden City Fund, supports NParks’ Forest Restoration Action Plan, which seeks to strengthen the resilience of Singapore’s forests to climate change and enhance biodiversity through the sustained planting of native forest species. The 150 coastal forest trees planted by Keppel are expected to sequester 21.3 tonnes of carbon dioxide over ten years.

Mr Loh Chin Hua, CEO of Keppel Corporation, said, “Keppel is committed to sustainability, both as a company providing solutions for sustainable urbanisation, and as a responsible corporate citizen. We have contributed both to the development and environmental preservation of the Southern Waterfront with our projects at Keppel Bay. Today, we are glad to contribute by planting 150 trees, a nature-based solution to fight climate change. We look forward to working with all stakeholders to build a sustainable future.”