IOI Connects to Earth

In 2024, IOI Properties Group (IOIPG) partnered with environmental organizations and ecologists to promote biodiversity awareness and build internal capacity in biodiversity conservation through the IOIPG City Nature Challenge (CNC). The Group hosted the CNC Nature Observation Challenge with Sekitar Kita, engaging both its employees and the public. Additionally, we organized the Kids Nature Walk in collaboration with Club IOI, IOI Kidz Club, and Sekitar Kita, as well as a biodiversity walk at Bandar Puteri Town Park to enhance ecological understanding and conserve the park's ecosystem.

Since its inception in 2019, this event has been a flagship program for IOIPG, aligning with the global City Nature Challenge. Introduced in 2016 by the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and the California Academy of Sciences, the challenge encourages city residents to document urban plants and wildlife. To date, the IOIPG chapter has recorded 12,451 observations and 3,549 species across our developments in Malaysia, Singapore, and Xiamen, China.

Here are some of the species recorded in the IOIPG City Nature Challenge 2024:

The Kids Nature Walk at Bandar Puteri Town Park supports the Group’s strategic themes of Mindset Change and Young Urbanites, fostering environmental awareness and empowering young people in biodiversity conservation. The Group is pleased to see parents and children learning about the local ecosystem and the importance of sustainable communities.

In celebration of Earth Hour in March 2024, IOIPG partnered with the Society of Wilderness Malaysia (SOWM) hosting a Nature Observation and Earth Hour Night Walk on March 23, 2024, at Bandar Puteri Puchong Town Park. The event garnered significant participation from the community.

During the nature observation, various species were identified, such as apple snail eggs. The event concluded with a candle-lighting ceremony to commemorate Earth Hour 2024, followed by a reflective sharing session led by our young participants, making the evening both memorable and inspiring.

Since 2023, we have actively engaged in the World-Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) Earth Hour Pledge for Nature. In line with this commitment, we switched off non-essential lights at PFCC, IOI Square, and IOI City Towers during the designated Earth Hour, resulting in total energy savings of 1,084 kWh.

IOI Properties Group (IOIPG) organized the “Lestarikan Sungai” initiative, which saw notable participation from IOIPG staff, SW Corp representatives, the Department of Environment (DOE) Johor, Management and Science University (MSU), the Malaysia Green Building Council (MGBC) Southern Chapter, and the Kg Kangkar Tebrau community.

The event aimed to increase community awareness of the importance of rivers in Johor, advocate for ecosystem preservation, foster a sense of ownership and responsibility towards river care among community members, and promote a clean, vibrant, and safe river environment for all visitors. This initiative underscores our commitment to the Group’s sustainability goals of Caring for the Environment and Developing Sustainable Communities, in alignment with IOIPG’s vision, mission, and core values.

The event featured several initiatives, including a rubbish collection campaign.

Team IOI in Johor collaborated with Majlis Perbandaran Kulai (MPKu) and the local community tossed about 12,000 mudballs to improve the water quality of the lake in Hutan Bandar MPKu in creating a conducive habitat for the flora and fauna to thrive.

IOI Properties Group (IOIPG) organized the “Save The Mangroves, Save Nature” corporate responsibility activity at Tanjung Pilai National Park, Johor, in collaboration with the Johor National Parks Corporation. This initiative aligns with the Group’s Sustainability Strategic Theme of Young Urbanites by fostering sustainability awareness and environmental ethics among MSU College students.

The collective efforts resulted in the planting of 100 mangrove seedlings, repositioning of 80 mature trees, and removal of 95 kilograms of litter from the park, marking IOIPG’s commitment to environmental stewardship.

In observance of Global Recycling Day on March 18 and Earth Month in April, IOIPG’s Customer Relations Unit organised the “Waste to Treasure” recycling drive from March to May 2024 within our operations in Malaysia.

This initiative, aligned with our broader commitment to environmental sustainability and community engagement, focuses on converting waste into valuable resources. The campaign promotes recycling habits within local communities by providing waste segregation bins across managed properties, developed townships, and project sites. It emphasises the importance of waste reduction, recycling, and upcycling, and advocates for diverting waste from disposals to more sustainable methods.

A total of 714 residents from various townships participated in the initiative, successfully diverting 4,960.7 kg of waste from landfills.

IOI Properties Group (IOIPG) organized the ‘Save Our Vulnerable Trees’ CSR programme on 9th December 2023 at Taman Kempas Utama, Johor in collaboration with Malaysia Green Building Council (MGBC) Southern Chapter and UTM students.

IOIPG staff, the Malaysia Green Building Council (MGBC) Southern Chapter, and UTM students successfully planted a total of 59 saplings. These saplings comprised four different plant species, listed as Vulnerable and Endangered in the IUCN Red List. This effort aligns with IOIPG’s commitment to conserving endangered and valuable plant species. Additionally, several initiatives such as rubbish collection were undertaken.