Canon Marketing (Malaysia) enters its 30th year anniversary this year, and a way of giving back, the company is planting 3,000 trees in Bukit Jelutong, Shah Alam under its ‘One Canon One Tree’ program.
Partnering with Shah Alam City Council (Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam, MBSA), the inititive saw an estimated 600 participants gathered to plant 3,000 trees in the vicinity of Masjid Tengku Ampuan Jemaah at Seksyen U8, Bukit Jelutong, in the hopes of increasing environmental benefit and improve on greenery landscape in the city of Shah Alam.
President and Chief Executive Officer of Canon Marketing (Malaysia), Andrew Koh, said “At Canon, we believe that technological innovation and improvement are not exclusive to just our products but also extends in our environmental awareness and social consciousness. We believe that the balance to harmonise environmental commitment and business interests is essential to sustain prosperity for future generations,” he explained.
This is not the first time Canon Malaysia has organised such an activity. In 2008, the company planted 2,500 trees in Kota Damansara, and 1,000 trees at Setia Alam last year. Although it is noted that the company is breaking its own record of tree planting with 3,000 trees this year at Bukit Jelutong.
The company also extended today’s invitation to its employees’ family members to experience working with nature and being harmonious with the environment.
The ‘One Canon One Tree’ programme was graced by the Mayor of Shah Alam, Yang Bahagia Dato’ Haji Ahmad Zaharin bin Mohd Saad, and involved the participation of around 600 participants, including 450 Canon employees, business partners and family members, 100 mosque parishs and nearby residents, as well as volunteers and MBSA employees.
Canon Marketing (Malaysia) also contributed RM30,000 to MBSA. Three thousand saplings were planted surrounding the vicinity and amongst the seedlings which were planted included shrubs such as Jastica, Trulia, Dracena, Ligostremia, and fruit trees such as Frangipani, Quinine, Cempaka and Melinjau.
