Concerns for planet earth are brought home at even Keppel Land’s own offices. Recycling is an initiative that is encouraged and practised with full support.

The principle of ‘recycle, re-use, refill’ are brought to bear, as staff are constantly encouraged recycle and reuse. An average of ten cartons of old newspapers and used papers are sold to a recycling agency each month, and the proceeds are in turn donated to charity.

Hotel Inter-Continental Singapore has also ceaselessly championed the cause of going green. Its energy-saving, recycling and water conservation programmes include using cleaning products that are bio-degradable and environmentally sensitive, having a linen programme which minimizes daily linen changes and installing timer switches so that lights are turned off when not needed. Where possible, the hotel has switched to energy-saving fluorescent bulbs.

The hotel also has an active recycling programme which involves recycling paper, plastic, newsprint and glass as well as placing recycling bins at all paper work stations. At the same time, staff and personnel are provided with training on good environment practices. For its relentless efforts in protecting the environment, Hotel Inter-Continental has won numerous environmental awards since its opening in 1995.

Global Greening Preserving and conserving the natural habitat is also a key responsibility that Keppel Land undertakes in each city or country that it operates in. At the residential development named Botanic Cove in Sydney, special care is taken to preserve the heritage-listed trees and about 130 species of flora through a dedicated planting programme.

In keeping with the surroundings, names of trees and plants native to the locality such as Beechwood, Rosewood, Sandalwood and Tulipwood are used to name the apartment blocks.