Embracing green growth

(From right) Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry Penang office director Jonathan Freddy P. Bagang, Osman Hussain, Abd Halim, Muhammad Ezhar and Maybank employees rejoicing during the planting of mangrove saplings at Pantai Malindo, Kuala Sungai Burung in Balik Pulau, Penang. — Photos: CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

AS PART of Maybank’s 10th Global CR Day, more than 300 staff members from its branches in Penang embarked on a special initiative to preserve the mangrove forest at Pantai Malindo in Balik Pulau, Penang.

Maybank Penang, Kedah and Perlis regional director Abd Halim Lehan said the event was aimed at preserving the only mangrove forest on Penang island.