World airport hospitality providers supplier Plaza Premium Group has appointed Dr Syafrina Sharif as its first international head of setting, social and governance (ESG) and sustainability.
She will probably be based mostly in Kuala Lumpur, reporting to the group’s headquarters in Hong Kong. Dr Syafrina was previously head of sustainability with Malaysian property developer Malaysian Assets Company Berhad (MRCB) and extra lately, regional sustainability head with pharmaceutical firm Novozymes earlier than becoming a member of Plaza Premium Group.
Dr Syafrina, who holds a doctorate in environmental governance and democracy from Imperial Faculty, has additionally been supporting the event of Malaysia’s Nationwide Planetary Well being Motion Plan.
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Plaza Premium’s founder and chief government officer Track Hoi See mentioned as the corporate’s enterprise has expanded its hospitality providers, it had adopted extra sustainable practices and merchandise all through its ecosystem and was dedicated to accountable progress within the journey and tourism trade.
Earlier this yr, Plaza Premium Group signed its dedication to the UN World Compact, the world’s largest company sustainability initiative and pledged help for the compact’s 10 common ideas pertaining to human rights, the setting, labour and anti-corruption.
The hospitality supplier plans to conduct a materiality evaluation later this yr, adopted by the event of a sustainability technique and roadmap, to successfully handle and scale back its environmental footprint throughout operations.