Chin Hin partners Solarvest to encourage residential solar adoption among employees
KUCHING: Integrated building materials provider Chin Hin Group Bhd (Chin Hin), in a joint effort with Solarvest Holdings Bhd’s (Solarvest) residential solar subsidiary Vestech Energy Sdn Bhd (Vestech), has launched a Go Green & Clean Campaign to encourage residential solar adoption among Chin Hin’s employees.
Through the campaign, Vestech will be offering an attractive and affordable solar financing scheme, specifically tailored to each staff.
The offer is applicable to approximately 2,000 employees in this initial phase.
Along with that, they are also eligible to participate in a referral programme, where they could enjoy rebates when their friends and families install solar energy through Vestech.
“Over the years, Chin Hin has made commendable progress in terms of its sustainable business practices,” Chin Hin group managing director Chiau Haw Choon said.
“Notably, we have been actively reducing our carbon footprint through the substitution of conventional coal-powered energy to solar-powered clean energy at some of our key plants across our multi-segmental businesses.”
To date, Chin Hin’s wholly owned subsidiaries, Metex Steel Sdn Bhd and Starken AAC Sdn Bhd, along with its newly acquired, Ajiya Bhd, all have solar-equipped factories.
“Moving forward, we wish to cultivate a similar passion for carbon reduction among our workforce by educating and promoting the use of solar energy at their own homes.
“We are glad to have found the ideal partner in Vestech, who is one of the market leaders in the local residential solar space.”
Solarvest’s executive directorcum-group chief executive officer Davis Chong Chun Shiong said that the campaign is a noble and out-of-the-box effort by Chin Hin to advocate for greater environmental awareness, which they are proud to support.
“Oftentimes, companies can be overly fixated on improving ESG scores at an organisational level but neglect the individuals working within,” Chong added.
“The shift in focus to the employees, by means of education and attractive solar financing, is a positive step towards a more holistic approach to fighting climate change.
“As a collective, we can do exponentially better.”