Sustainability Engagement
Programmes

Inclusive Playground in Collaboration with UNICEF Malaysia

Sime Darby Property Berhad is partnering with UNICEF Malaysia to build Malaysia’s first Inclusive Playground at the award winning City of Elmina.

The right to play is incorporated in article 31 of the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child. When children play, they learn and develop physically, emotionally, cognitively, enabling them to improve their ability to navigate the world. Building an inclusive playground and public spaces that is accessible to all creates and environment that is rich in diversity for a more cohesive society.

Inclusive Playground not only enable children with and without disabilities to play together as equals, they also create opportunities for intergenerational interaction within families and social cohesion of the wider community.

Scheduled for completion in the first half on 2019, the inclusive playground will be an integral part of the township’s 300-acre central park. The project will set the standard for building inclusive playgrounds and public spaces for the industry.

YSA (Young Sustainability Ambassadors Programme)

Sustainably resilient township developments can be built by many; however, without an appreciation of how to live sustainably, how do we ensure the next generation will succeed and have the knowledge (software) to guarantee our present effort in a world where resource scarcity is increasing, does not go to waste, resulting in future generation resilience risk.

T.R.E.E Programme (Together in Restoring The Earths Environment)

The T.R.E.E Programme began in 2012 and focused initially on tree planting of Endangered, Rare and Threatened (ERT) Tree Species from the IUCN Red List. The programme is run at select townships developed by SDP and as at the start of 2016, we have covered seven (7) townships, planting 980 ERT Trees (from 22 species) and have engaged about 3,000 residents.

Moving forward the T.R.E.E Programme will be adjusted and broadened to focus on other elements of the environment such as waste management, water quality, ecology and more.