• Sime Darby Property's Elmina Rainforest Knowledge Centre (“ERKC”) earns prestigious accolade in the "Environmental Category" at the FIABCI Malaysia Property Award 2023;
• The award recognises ERKC's role as a leading facility in promoting urban biodiversity, environmental literacy, and sustainable community engagement.

ARA DAMANSARA, 11 MARCH 2024: Sime Darby Property Berhad ("Sime Darby Property" or "Group”) remains an environmental leader with a great win at the esteemed FIABCI Malaysia Property Award 2023 in the Environmental Category for its Elmina Rainforest Knowledge Centre (“ERKC”) in City of Elmina, Shah Alam. 

The award recognises the Elmina Rainforest Knowledge Centre’s role as a leading facility in promoting urban biodiversity, environmental literacy, and sustainable community engagement. From left: FIABCI Malaysia’s Secretary-General, Dr Yu Kee Su; FIABCI World’s past President, Dato’ Alan Tong Kok Mau; Sime Darby Property’s Chief Operating Officer - Township Development, Appollo Leong and FIABCI Malaysia’s President, Datuk Sr Firdaus Musa.

The award acknowledges the Group’s contribution to environmental literacy and urban biodiversity conservation as well as its positive sustainability impact on Malaysia’s real estate industry.

Sime Darby Property's Group Managing Director, Dato' Azmir Merican, said the ERKC showcases the Group’s holistic approach to development, where nature and human well-being are intertwined. 

“Facilities like ERKC provide invaluable spaces for the community to engage in impactful nature conservation activities, educate younger generations about the importance of nature and also serve as a hub for research and co-working among forestry NGOs and related bodies,” said Dato' Azmir.

He added: “Building sustainable townships while nurturing healthy communities and ecosystems should be the way forward for property developments because it would in turn inspire residents and the public to care about and protect the environments they are living in, for a better future.”

Organised by FIABCI Malaysia, the FIABCI Malaysia Property Awards 2023 is the gold standard in the property development industry and recognises companies in pursuit of excellence and continuous value creation along all steps of development.

Nestled within the 300-acre Elmina Central Park and adjacent to the 2,700-acre Bukit Cherakah Forest Reserve, the Elmina Rainforest Knowledge Centre serves as a vital educational and conservation hub, offering a diverse range of activities aimed at fostering a deep connection between the community and Malaysia's rich natural heritage.

The ERKC was launched in October 2020 in partnership with the Tropical Rainforest Conservation and Research Centre (“TRCRC”). Nestled within the 300-acre Elmina Central Park and adjacent to the 2,700-acre Bukit Cherakah Forest Reserve, the facility serves as a vital educational and conservation hub, offering a diverse range of activities aimed at fostering a deep connection between the community and Malaysia's rich natural heritage.

The ERKC has already made significant strides in conservation, with the cultivation of 187 species of plants, including 35,000 seedlings and 10,000 tree saplings at the Elmina Living Collection Nursery (“ELCN”). This effort is part of a broader initiative to plant 50,000 trees from the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (“IUCN”) Red List by 2030.

In addition to environmental conservation, the ERKC and ELCN have become focal points for community engagement and education, hosting a variety of programmes that promote awareness of environmental issues and encourage active participation in conservation efforts. The Friends of ERKC community interest group further exemplifies this engagement, having attracted over 10,000 members, including students, educators, and representatives from various corporate and authority bodies.

“Thank you FIABCI Malaysia for the honour. This acknowledgment is a testament to our triple bottom approach in building sustainable futures, and our Purpose to be a Value Multiplier for People, Businesses, Economies and the Planet," said Dato' Azmir.

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About Sime Darby Property Berhad
With over 50 years of experience, Sime Darby Property leads in creating master-planned communities, setting the benchmark for quality, innovation, and sustainability in residential, integrated and high-rise projects within its 25 townships and developments across Malaysia.

As it transitions into a real estate company by 2025, the company drives the industrial and logistics segment in Elmina Business Park, Bandar Bukit Raja, Hamilton Nilai City, and the Pagoh Special Economic Zone. Propelling its recurring income portfolio, Sime Darby Property is also the first public-listed property developer in Malaysia to venture into the creation of development funds in the industrial and logistics sector.

The company has pledged to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050, referencing the science-based target of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C. A consistent champion for biodiversity, Sime Darby Property is a constituent of the MSCI ACWI Small Cap Index with MSCI ESG Rating of BBB and is rated by the Carbon Disclosure Project.

A part of the respectable Malaysian consortium which successfully regenerated the iconic Battersea Power Station in the United Kingdom, Sime Darby Property also owns the multi-award-winning Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, host to the prestigious LPGA-sanctioned Maybank Championship.

Driven by its Purpose to be a Value Multiplier for People, Businesses, Economies, and the Planet, Sime Darby Property through its philanthropic arm, Yayasan Sime Darby, continuously creates positive social impacts for the communities it serves.

Sime Darby Property is recognised as the World’s Best with Gold and Silver wins at the FIABCI World Prix d'Excellence Awards 2023, with other notable achievements, including All-Stars at the StarProperty Awards 2023, a Platinum ranking in the Property Development category at the Putra Brand Awards 2022, a Top 10 Developers (Malaysia) Award at the BCI Asia Awards 2023, a People’s Choice Award at the PropertyGuru Asia Awards Malaysia 2023, as well as named one of the nation’s top three property developers at ‘The Edge Malaysia’s Top Property Developers Awards 2023’.

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