BCCK committed to enhancing quality through ISO standards
KUCHING: Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) continues to remain commited to international quality standards and practices by achieving their third ISO certification, ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management Systems (EMS), which revolves around environmental responsibility and continuous improvement in environmental performance.
Achieving the certification demonstrates that BCCK is in it for the long haul and are taking steps towards global sustainability, with a key focus on preserving the world’s resources for our future generations.
In September 2017, the centre initiated a synergistic collaboration with a leading farm situated in Kuching to manage its food waste via a bioconversion process. The segregated waste is recycled to organic fertilizers used to grow pesticide, chemical-free plants and herbs to meet their aims.
This not only eliminates the surrounding waste, but also curbs the depth of the existing landfills and incinerations, thereby cutting down the harmful factors that affect the environment. BCCK has also garnered much needed support from their food suppliers and some have chosen to work with the farm, a great step for the community in the long run.
BCCK chief executive officer Eric van Piggelen said environmental sustainability features significantly on BCCK’s agenda.
“We are motivated to reduce and minimise any negative impact of our day to day operations on the environment.” he said in a statement yesterday. “We currently have the assurance of ISO management systems from the appointed vendor to process, salvage and turn our waste into re-useable materials, which bodes well with our efforts to be environmentally sustainable.”
He further added that the ISO 14001: 2015 will become the tool to integrate environmental issues, preserving the local biodiversity and ecosystems and to safeguard the environment from harm and degradation.
The implementation of international standards furnished BCCK with the opportunity to look at their business practices in totality, and set a standard of excellence for its core services.
“With a new era of ISO standards being adopted into the BCCK workplace environment, we can now drive towards a fully integrated approach to a culture of risk management, continual sustained improvement, and buy-in across the entire BCCK family, our supplier partners, and stakeholders.
“BCCK has newly established a permanent Quality Assurance ( QA) team to focus on further enhancing our operation teams service delivery cycle,” commented Christopher Wan, BCCK’s corporate services manager.
This ties in with BCCK having been named as one of the 17 finalists in the 2018 edition of the prestigious AIPC Apex Award competition for Best Client Rated Convention Centre.
“This recognition affirms our position as Borneo’s leading convention centre, a title which our passionate and dedicated team strives to live up to every day,” added Wan.