World Environment Day

Since 2008, the S P Setia Group has been commemorating World Environment Day (WED) in order to create public awareness of major environmental issues. On WED 2009, the Group announced a strategic partnership with Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman to establish an academic Chair of Environmental Engineering and Green Technology.

As the Group evolves and continues to engage its communities, our WED initiatives will reach out to more people outside our developments. In 2010, the Group celebrated WED by holding ECO runs simultaneously in the Klang Valley, Johor and Penang. More than 5,000 people turned up at the three venues of Setia Alam, Shah Alam; Setia Eco Gardens, Johor and Setia Pearl Island, Penang.

Green Building Index  

The S P Setia Group is continuously looking for new ways to incorporate sustainability in all our developments. We have already introduced a broad range of environment oriented programmes under the Green Action Plan, including park and streetscape maintenance, raising environmental awareness, and promoting recycling. Therefore, the introduction of the Green Building Index (GBI) in Malaysia is very timely.

S P Setia aims to be the first developer in the country to develop a fully green integrated project. The vehicle is Setia City, a 240-acre integrated commercial hub in Setia Alam. The intention is to have all its buildings, including the retail centre, Setia City Mall, GBI certified. As the first and only mall to be included in the GBI pilot accreditation scheme, Setia City Mall will set the benchmark in sustainable retail development.

Setia City is the precursor to the Group’s exciting upcoming launch of KL Eco City, a RM6 billion integrated mixed-used commercial and residential development designed for Gold certification under both the GBI and LEED. This urban regeneration project which incorporates environmentally sustainable design will be one of the first projects to be certified under the new LEED Neighbourhood Development accreditation launched in April 2009.