KUALA LUMPUR: Integrated building materials provider, Chin Hin Group Bhd (CHG), in a joint effort with Solarvest Holdings Bhd's (SHB) residential solar subsidiary, Vestech Energy Sdn Bhd (VESB), has launched a Go Green & Clean Campaign to encourage residential solar adoption among CHG's employees.
Through the campaign, VESB will be offering an attractive and affordable solar financing scheme, specifically tailored to each staff.
The offer is applicable to approximately 2,000 employees in this initial phase.
Along with that, they are also eligible to participate in a referral programme, where they could enjoy rebates when their friends and families install solar energy through VESB.
CHG Group managing director Chiau Haw Choon stated that the company has made commendable progress in terms of sustainable business practises over the years.
"Notably, we have been actively reducing our carbon footprint through the substitution of conventional coal-powered energy to solar-powered clean energy at some of our key plants across our multi-segmental businesses," he said in a statement today.
To date, CHG's wholly owned subsidiaries, Metex Steel Sdn Bhd and Starken AAC Sdn Bhd, along with its newly acquired, Ajiya Bhd, all have solar-equipped factories.
"Moving forward, we wish to cultivate a similar passion for carbon reduction among our workforce by educating and promoting the use of solar energy at their own homes.
"We are glad to have found the ideal partner in Vestech, who is one of the market leaders in the local residential solar space," Chiau added.
SHB executive director and group chief executive officer Davis Chong Chun Shiong said the campaign is a noble and out-of-the-box effort by CHG to advocate for greater environmental awareness.
"Oftentimes, companies can be overly fixated on improving environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores at an organisational level but neglect the individuals working within.
"The shift in focus to the employees, by means of education and attractive solar financing, is a positive step towards a more holistic approach to fighting climate change. As a collective, we can do exponentially better," he said.