Alam Flora Sdn Bhd (“Alam Flora”), a subsidiary of Malakoff, was awarded the River of Life Public Outreach Programme Phase 5 (“ROLPOP5”) Award 2020 under the ‘Industry, Corporate and Developers’ category. The award was presented by the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (“DID”) Malaysia and the Global Environment Centre (“GEC”) during a virtual award ceremony held on 9 November 2020. Alam Flora’s CEO, YBhg. Dato’ Hj. Mohd Zain bin Haji Hassan, received the award on behalf of the company.

ROLPOP5 was established to reward and recognise different target groups within the Phase 5 area such as Taman Melati, Gombak, Setapak, Lembah Pantai and Damansara, that are dedicated to enhancing, protecting and contributing positive impact environmentally towards the River of Life initiative. It aims to raise awareness among the public and encourage the target groups to take concern and care of the river.

A total of 71 submissions were received for nomination and evaluation by a panel of judges consisting of the Federal Territories Ministry (“KWP”), DID and UKM LESTARI.

Speaking on the win, Dato’ Zain emphasised that, “Being one of the industry leaders, we have a responsibility in committing to help raise awareness among the public to care and protect the environment through programmes such as this. We are grateful for this award and this recognition certainly helps boost our morale and motivation in keeping high standards when it comes to providing the best services to the public”.