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On 17 April, Toshiba group of companies in Singapore participated in a coastal clean-up at Chek Jawa, Pulau Ubin island. This environmental campaign has been held annually since year 2014 to commemorate “Toshiba Group Global Environmental Action” day.

In partnership with the National Parks of Singapore (NPark), Toshiba Group of companies were tasked to pick litter found on the coastlines of Chek Jawa located on Pulau Ubin island. Chek Jawa hosts innumerable amount of biodiversity. Trash present in these areas can impact the wildlife adversely, releasing toxic chemicals and devaluing the natural beauty of the landscape and the coastline.

The clean-up was carried out smoothly under a hot afternoon sun despite the threat of bad weather in the morning. After arriving at the NPark office on Pulau Ubin by bumboats, Mr. Fumio Otani, Corporate Vice President, Corporate Representative – Asia, Toshiba Corporation and Managing Director of Toshiba Asia Pacific gave a welcome speech followed by a safety briefing by NPark.

Subsequently, Toshiba participants were divided into 5 groups to comb through the 2-kilometre coastline at Chek Jawa. The participants managed to remove high loads of accumulated trash, collecting over 200kg within 1 hour. After the clean-up, participants strolled along the boardwalk to enjoy the beautiful Chek Jawa at low tide where numerous biodiversity could be seen.

“This coastal clean-up is a meaningful activity as it has helped raised awareness among our Toshiba employees to understand the state of our oceans, and motivated us to rethink our habits in daily urban living towards sustainable practices.” remarked Mr. Otani.

A total of 56 participants from Toshiba Asia Pacific (TAPL), Toshiba Singapore (TSP), Toshiba Electronics Asia (Singapore) (TEA), Toshiba TEC Singapore (TSE), Toshiba Medical Systems Asia (TMA), and Toshiba Data Dynamics (TDSP), were involved in this environmental activity.

Before cleanup gp photo After event gp_photo After cleaning gp TAPL_TSE_TMA_TSP

2024