Matrix Cooling is pleased to announce our second tree-planting event, which took place on Sunday, October 24, 2021, in the Malaysian Nature Society’s Urban Community Forest, in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.

Due to Covid-19 constraints, we were only able to hold the event with a maximum attendance of 40 persons and strict adherence to SOP. Despite this, the morning went off without a hitch, with welcome speeches from MNS President Prof. Dr Ahmad Ismail and our Matrix Cooling Finance Manager, Ms. Shila Darus, who also lends a hand in these events. Nonetheless, we could not have done it without the help of Mr. Charles Penafort, Managing Director of Matrix Cooling, our own leader, and mentor.

From the total of 500 trees planted this year, our goal was to plant the remaining 370 trees in the second quarter. The team had planted 370 merbau forest trees by the end of the morning. Guys, you did a fantastic job.

We’d like to express our gratitude to everyone in our Matrix Cooling office who offered their Sunday mornings, as well as the SOLAR team’ workers who assisted us in this event; we couldn’t have done it without their great enthusiasm and support.

Finally, a great thank you to our MNS partners, who have consistently supported us and assisted us in achieving more long-term, sustainable change through partnerships. If you would like to know more about the Malaysian Nature Society and about the work that they do, here is the link to their website.

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Matrix Cooling held our first tree planting session on the 27th of March, Saturday in the heart of Kuala Lumpur – the Malaysian Nature Society’s Urban Community Forest. 

Given Covid-19 restraints, we had to hold a soft launch instead, with a maximum allowed attendance of 30 people, with strict compliance to SOP.  Despite this, the morning processed smoothly – with welcoming speeches from the President of MNS, Prof Dr. Ahmad Ismail, and our very own Matrix Cooling Managing Director, Mr. Charles Penafort. Following that, the volunteering team were briefed, and split into batches to proceed with the planting.  

Teams were given a mixture of saplings that included forest trees (e.g. merbau, pulai, gaharu), fruit trees (e.g. durian, rambutan), palms and shrubs (e.g. ginger, bamboo). 

The aim was to plant 125 saplings, the first quarter of the 500 to be planted this year. At the end of the morning, the team had planted 130 saplings, 1 hour ahead of schedule!  

We would like to extend a big thanks to everyone at our Matrix Cooling offices that volunteered their Saturday mornings, especially those that brought along their adorable family members! And finally, a big welcome to our new partners at MNS. No one achieves anything alone, and so here’s to more sustainable long term change through partnerships.  

If you would like to know more about the Malaysian Nature Society and about the work that they do, here is the link to their website.

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