Virtually each firm is speaking sustainability and ESG lately, however do you truly see these targets put into motion. Right here’s a superb instance of strolling the discuss.
BMW Group Malaysia not too long ago commemorated their partnership with Pentas Flora in an MoU signing, held along with a roundtable dialogue on ESG (that’s environmental, social and governance) hosted by the automaker. Pentas Flora, a long-time buyer of BMW Group Monetary Providers, is considered one of Malaysia’s largest incumbent re-refined gasoline oil suppliers, specialising in managing scheduled waste for shoppers throughout industries.
Over 30,000 litres of waste oils and lubricants have been collected from 4 collaborating BMW dealerships within the Klang Valley thus far, despatched for processing at Pentas Flora’s re-refinery plant in Banting to finally be changed into re-refined eco base oil (EBO) that can be channelled again into the automotive sector.
Re-refined oil is a posh however extremely dependable product that goes via vacuum distillation, pre-treatment processes reminiscent of sieving, dewatering, vacuum dehydration, quick path distillation, and quite a lot of therapy processes to acquire a high quality end-product akin to virgin base oil, BMW says.
“For us at BMW Group Malaysia, our imaginative and prescient for sustainability is obvious. In all our efforts to mitigate local weather change, we guarantee our technique is each round and accountable – as we pursue a verifiable and constant path in direction of local weather neutrality by 2050. In doing so, we drive ahead the Group’s international ambition right here with an area context, whereas inspiring extra Malaysian business leaders to put ESG on the forefront of their decision-making in 2023,” mentioned Hans de Visser, MD of BMW Group Malaysia.
“This partnership is a significant one for us at Pentas Flora as we recognise the shared dedication between our organisations in championing sustainability and accountability in our enterprise processes, preserving the atmosphere and guaranteeing that parts that may be dangerous to the earth might be disposed in a accountable method,” mentioned Oon Kin Seng, group government director of Pentas Flora.
“In the end, our work in managing scheduled waste for shoppers throughout industries by offering end-to-end options for hazardous waste administration, is an element of a bigger imaginative and prescient to construct a sustainable atmosphere and a greater future for all Malaysians and we’re happy to have the ability to drive its significance with a companion like BMW Group Malaysia,” he added.
As a part of BMW Group Malaysia’s RE:GENERATE programme to undertake circularity throughout the organisation, this collaboration with Pentas Flora is a vital first step to making sure not solely correct automotive waste administration, but additionally a agency departure from the normal linear strategy to beneficial sources, the corporate says.
The aim is to attain 100% participation in repurposing used oils and lubricants from all BMW sellers nationwide, whereas additionally encouraging extra business gamers to pay nearer consideration to waste administration, guaranteeing that waste is now not carelessly deposited into landfills, incinerated, or illegally dumped.
