Environmental

As one of the Air Conditioner Manufacturers, Daikin Refrigeration Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. is fully committed to apply Environmentally Friendly practices to reduce environmental impact by adhering to legal and other environmental requirements such as Green Heart Factory.

We emphasize the importance of environment protection to all our staff and continue deepen our understanding of environmental issues and take responsibility.

 

Tree Planting and DRM Clean Up! (2025)

Daikin Refrigeration Malaysia organized a planting and clean-up activity to promote environmental awareness and sustainability. The activity was held on 9 August 2025, where employees participated in tree planting, recycling, and cleaning efforts, fostering eco-friendly habits and teamwork while contributing to a cleaner, greener environment.

Zero Waste Cooking Competition! (2025)

On 8 August 2025, Daikin Refrigeration Malaysia, in collaboration with AIESEC UPM and Graze Market, organized a Zero Waste Cooking Competition to promote zero waste habits and encourage sustainable food practices among participants. The initiative aimed to cultivate greater awareness on responsible consumption and practical ways to reduce food waste.

The competition utilized surplus food, allowing participants to creatively prepare meals while minimizing waste. Graze Market also conducted a sharing session on food sustainability and zero waste practices, raising awareness on reducing food waste and promoting sustainable consumption within the community.

 

Environment Month 2024

We took the initiative to support the efforts of the United Nations (UN) by dedicating the month of June as Environmental Month. The month-long activities focused on restoration efforts and raising awareness about critical environmental issues.

The theme for the Environmental Month was “Land Restoration, Desertification, and Drought Resilience.” Several activities were planned to encourage tree planting to restore land and reduce waste generation destined for landfills.

Glass Pottery Workshop (2024)

On 22 February 2024, Daikin Refrigeration Malaysia organized a Glass Pottery Workshop as part of our environmental awareness initiatives, aligned with SDG 13: Climate Action. The session began with knowledge sharing on the different types of solid waste and proper recycling practices, helping employees better understand their role in reducing environmental impact and promoting sustainable waste management.

The workshop also featured hands-on activities where participants learned glass pottery making and coloring techniques, transforming waste materials into creative products. To encourage innovation and engagement, a pitching competition was held for the glass pottery pieces created by employees. This initiative not only fostered environmental responsibility but also promoted creativity and teamwork while reinforcing our commitment to sustainability.

Greeny Green (2022)

Greeny Green is a project based on United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 13 (SDG 13): Climate Action collaborated with AIESEC in Johor Bahru to train DRM members to be more capable of taking action on environmental issues and having a more significant impact.

It is a 4-week project that provided the learning experience of practicing zero waste initiatives and playing a part in tackling climate change issues through the Kokedama Plant Making Workshop, Candle Making from Used Cooking Oil Workshop, and World Largest Lesson Webinar.

Jom Zero Waste (2021)

Jom Zero Waste is a 4-week project that addresses United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 12 (SDG 12): Responsible Consumption and Production in collaboration with AIESEC UPM. During the period of 4-week, 2 webinars (Plastic and Food Waste Reduction Webinars) and 2 workshops (Eco-brick and Food Composting and Eco-enzymes Making Workshops) were conducted.

We aimed to increase awareness of DRM members towards reducing preventable food waste, encouraging the full utilization of any food waste produced, and reducing plastic waste, which enabled us to contribute to DRM's vision of greenhouse gas emission reductions.

 

MIRACLE (2020)

MIRACLE has collaborated with AIESEC UPM supporting the 12th Sustainable Development Goal, Responsible Consumption, and Production among DRM members.

We aimed to create an impact towards SDG Target 12.5 - substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling, and reuse, by providing a workshop on increasing awareness towards plastic waste and solving the plastic waste issue.

In this workshop, DRM members learn how to make Eco-Bricks from plastic waste that can be used to create furniture and other modular structures.