RECOGNITION… Datuk Seri Mohd Najib
Tun Abdul Razak (right) presents the Excellent Achievement
Award to Sabah Shell Petroleum managing director Datuk Jon
Chadwick at the Prime Minister’s Hibiscus Award Honours
ceremony. Pix: Syed Muhammad Zahid
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 (Bernama) --
Sabah Shell Petroleum Co Ltd topped the list of the Prime Minister's
Hibiscus Award Honours 2004/2005 in recognition for its continuous
efforts towards environmental management.
The Excellent Achievement Award was presented, here Wednesday to its
managing director Datuk Jon Chadwick by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri
Najib Tun Razak, who officiated the glittering ceremony.
Sabah Shell led a field of 31 finalists to capture the challenge trophy
while Shell MDS (M) Sdn Bhd, Intel Products (M) Sdn Bhd, Intel
Technology (M) Sdn Bhd, Advanced Micro Devices Export Sdn Bhd and
Tioxide (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd received Exceptional Achievement Awards.
Notable Achievement Awards were presented to Dell Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd,
Toshiba Electronics (M) Sdn Bhd, SKF Bearing Industries (M) Sdn Bhd,
Motorola Technology Sdn Bhd, Silterra Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Petronas
Carigali Sdn Bhd (Kerteh), Johnson & Johnson Sdn Bhd, Petronas Carigali
Sdn Bhd (Labuan), Cargill Palm Products Sdn Bhd, 1st Silicon (M) Sdn Bhd,
BASF Petronas Chemicals Sdn Bhd, Matsushita Industrial Corp Sdn Bhd,
Shell Refining Company (FOM) Bhd, Henkel (M) Sdn Bhd, Freescale
Semiconductor (M) Sdn Bhd, Tex Cycle Sdn Bhd, Kualiti Alam Sdn Bhd,
Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd (Sarawak), and Petronas Penapisan Melaka Sdn
Bhd.
Tex Cycle also won in the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) category.
State Awards were given to Petronas Penapisan Melaka Sdn Bhd (Melaka),
Cargill Palm Products Sdn Bhd (Pahang), Henkel (M) Sdn Bhd (Perak),
Shell MDS (M) Sdn Bhd (Sarawak) and Toshiba Electronics (M) Sdn Bhd
(Selangor).
A record number of 53 companies, the largest entries in the award's
10-year history, participated in the two-stage assessment process,
including on-site verification of their environmental management
performance.
The biennial award was jointly organised by the Business Council for
Sustainable Development in Malaysia, Environmental Management and
Research Association Malaysia, Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers and
Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The award was supported by the Natural Resources and Environment
Ministry and its Department of Environment.
-- BERNAMA