The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (the Centre), Malaysia's premier convention facility, has retained its EarthCheck Bronze Benchmarked Convention Centre Certification for a fifth consecutive year following the successful completion of the annual EarthCheck benchmarking assessment. 

"Retaining our EarthCheck Bronze certification affirms the Centre's commitment to being an internationally recognised convention centre that operates its business in a responsible and sustainable manner. It also reflects our support of the long-term sustainability goals of the business tourism sector in Malaysia," said Datuk Peter Brokenshire, General Manager, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.

"The efforts and dedication demonstrated by every team member across the board are integral to our endeavour to maintain this globally-recognised and respected certification.  The benchmark set by EarthCheck is also a strong motivator for us to continue implementing sustainability best practices in our business operations."

Citing the Centre's recent investment of RM2 million to retrofit and improve the lighting efficiency for its five exhibition halls totaling 10,000 sq m as an example, Brokenshire said that albeit the Centre's electricity consumption varies month to month, depending on the number and type of events, the use of LED bulbs should see electricity consumption dip to the 63 kWh to 70 kWh range, or 28% of the current energy usage and "based on an estimated 5,000 hours of use per year for all five halls, this could result in a saving of some 800,000 kWh per year or, around RM250,000 a year." 

The EarthCheck certification encompasses 8 areas of assessment, Policy, Energy, Water, Waste Sent to Landfill, Community Commitment, Paper Products, Cleaning Products and Pesticide Product.

According to Brokenshire, of these, five ie, Energy Consumption, Waste Sent to Landfill, Paper Products, Cleaning Products were above best practice level at 46.2%, 93.3%, 14.8 points and 15.2 points respectively and Policy which received a star rating.

Over the next 12 months, the Centre aims to achieve best practice level in the remaining three assessment areas, he concluded.

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For further information, please contact:

Datuk Peter Brokenshire                                            Desiree Ann OR Charles Chaplin

General Manager                                                        TQPR (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre                              Tel: +603 2092 4300

Tel: +603 2333 2888                                                   Fax: +603 2092 5972

Fax: +603 2333 2882                                                  Email: desireeann@tqpr.com  or

Email: info@klccconventioncentre.com                                charlesc@tqpr.com 

NOTE TO EDITOR

About EarthCheck

EarthCheck is exclusively owned by EC3 Global which in turn, is owned by the not-for-profit Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre (STCRC).  EarthCheck technology is used to underpin brands such as Green Globe, a UN World Tourism Organisation-recognised benchmarking, certification and improvement system that assists the international travel and tourism industry to work towards achieving sustainability. The EarthCheck Standard was introduced in February 2010 to meet the challenges of a carbon-constrained economy. For more information on EarthCheck, visit www.earthcheck.org.

About the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre

The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (the Centre) is a component of the Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) and is managed and operated by Convex Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a joint-venture company between KLCC (Holdings) Sdn Bhd and AEG Ogden Pty Ltd, Australia.

A winner of numerous awards including the Best Convention Centre in Asia in The Annual MICE Report Awards 2012, the Business Destinations Travel Awards 2011 for Best Congress & Convention Centre, Asia; TTG Travel Awards 2011 for 'Best Convention & Exhibition Centre'; Meeting Industry Marketing Awards (MIMA) 2011 for 'Best Use of Budget (Bronze)'; CEI Industry Award 2009; and TravelWeekly (Asia) Industry Awards 2007 and 2008 for 'Best Convention & Exhibition Centre in Asia';

The Centre is a wholly-owned facility of Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre Sdn Bhd which in turn, is owned by KLCC (Holdings) Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS).

The Centre has ISO 9001, ISO 22000, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certifications, EarthCheck Bronze status (environment) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points Certification (HACCP) recognition, the international food safety system for international convention facilities and five-star hotels. It is also the first in Asia; and one of only 12 AIPC centres worldwide, to receive the 'Gold' AIPC Quality Standards certification. 

The Centre, comprising of two auditoria (seating 3,000 and 500 respectively), 9,710 sq metres of Exhibition Halls, a Grand Ballroom which seats 2,000 diners, a Banquet Hall for 500, a Conference Hall for 1,800 and 20 other meeting rooms, provides 20,059 sq metres of function space in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.

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March 2012