OOCL Bags 2018 Singapore Environmental Achievement Award

Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has received the 2018 Singapore Environmental Achievement Award (Regional) at a ceremony held by the Singapore Environment Council’s (SEC) recently.

The SEAA (Regional) Award category recognizes local or international companies and organizations with outstanding environmental performance in Asia, and this year, the regional scope has been expanded to welcome companies from Greater China, Japan, South Korea, and ASEAN countries to take part in the awards scheme.

In the review and evaluation process, the SEAA Assessment Committee (AC) assigned both the SEC and Deloitte, an international auditing firm, to undergo on-site assessments on each participating company’s environmental performance.

Upon receiving the SEAA (Regional) Award and thanking Minister Zulkifli for the honor, OOCL Director of Trades Stephen Ng said: “As a global corporate citizen, OOCL is very proud to be acknowledged for our operational excellence towards corporate sustainability and improving the environment in Asia. In 2015, OOCL received the SEAA (Regional) Award for the first time. Taking the award again this year is a huge encouragement for us to continue pushing forward with our agenda to further develop our sustainability profile and meet the evolving needs and expectations from our stakeholders. We thank SEC and all those involved in the awards scheme for this recognition. It is truly an honor.”

A press release from the company claimed that over the years, OOCL has been proactively taking on a leadership role in implementing many important initiatives to address global environmental challenges, part of which includes supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), green investments on our assets, development of green IT solutions, Greenhouse Gas management as well as reinforcing our stakeholder engagement process which contributes to the success and comprehensiveness of our overall sustainability profile.

Recognized by the community as one of the most prestigious and reputable environmental award schemes in Singapore and the region, the SEAA was launched by the then Minister for the Environment in Singapore, Yeo Cheow Tong in November 1997, to honor outstanding organizations and companies for their overall environmental stewardship, management and performance.

OOCL said it was proud to be a part of this awards scheme that encourages industries to adopt a more proactive approach towards managing the environment by showcasing the SEAA winners as shining examples for other organizations to emulate.