Semakau CEO Run Raises $407,000 for six Environmental NGOs
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$407,000 was raised at the Semakau Corporate Environmental Outreach (CEO) Run on 19 October 2008, benefitting six environmental Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) namely, the Singapore Environmental Council, Restroom Association of Singapore, Singapore Institute of International Affairs Haze Programme, Environmental Challenge Organisation (Singapore), Nature Society (Singapore) and Halogen Foundation Singapore that drive programmes to encourage environmental responsibility.
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$407,000 raised for our 6 NGOs!
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Presentation of momento to one of the donor by Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister (Environment and Water Resources)
Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister (Environment and Water Resources) flagging off the race.
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This year, NEA received keen support from MediaCorp, who hyped up the spirit of the event, with MediaCorp artistes, Dasmond Koh and Jade Seah hosting the occasion.
Organised as part of the Clean & Green Singapore programme, the CEO Run, in its 2nd year, saw the participation of some 200 corporate participants and guests in the competitive 5 km Men’s and Women’s Open, as well as the more leisurely 1.5 km run.
Gracing the event, Guest-of-Honour, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, flagged off the run as participants took the plunge into the tranquility of nature at Semakau Landfill. Mr Dan Yamamoto from Mitsui Chemicals Group and Ms Sarah Talley from ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd emerged as winners of the Men’s Open and the Women’s Open respectively. The end of the run gave way to the touring of the booths set up by the NGOs and interest groups.
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At the event, Minister, Dr Yaacob, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Dr Amy Khor, NEA Chairman, Ms Chew Gek Kim, NEA CEO, Mr Lee Yuen Hee and DS (MEWR), Mr Andrew Tan also honoured the contribution of the 11 platinum donors who contributed $20,000 or more by planting flower shrubs together with the representatives from these companies.
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A platinum donor planting flower shrubs on Pulau Semakau |
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The funds will go a long way in supporting the six NGOs in promoting environmental responsibility to the public - a key to environmental sustainability.
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| Beneficiaries (2008) |
| 1) Singapore Environment Council (SEC) |
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| 2) Restroom Association of Singapore (RAS) |
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| 3) Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) Haze Programme |
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| 4) Environmental Challenge Organisation (Singapore) (ECO Singapore) |
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| 5) Nature Society (Singapore) (NSS) |
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| 6) Halogen Foundation Singapore |
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| Objectives |
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a) To strengthen partnerships with the business community in caring for the environment
b) To raise funds to support Environmental NGOs (Non-Governmental Organisations) to develop and improve their community environmental outreach programmes
c) To showcase your organisation's Corporate Social Responsibility for the environmental cause |
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| Information on Semakau Landfill |
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Located 8 km south of Singapore and with an area of 350 hectares, Semakau Landfill is a unique offshore landfill created entirely from the sea space. It was developed together with Tuas Marine Transfer Station on the mainland at a total cost of S$610 million. Semakau Landfill has been in operation since 1 Apr 1999, and with a capacity of 63 million m3. It is expected to meet Singapore's need for landfill space beyond the year 2040.
Operated and maintained by the National Environment Agency (NEA), Semakau Landfill currently receives about 1,500 tons of incineration ash and 500 tons of non-incinerable waste everyday. The landfill operation will eventually create an island made almost entirely of trash when the landfill capacity is exhausted.
Development of Semakau Landfill began in 1995. To establish the landfill space required, a 7-km perimeter rock bund was constructed to enclose the sea space between Pulau Semakau and Pulau Sakeng. The bund was lined with a layer of impermeable membrane and a layer of marine clay to ensure that leachate from the waste is contained within the landfill area to keep the surrounding waters pollution free. As such, the marine ecosystem on and around Semakau Landfill is well preserved and protected. |
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