By Hasnita A Majid, Channel NewsAsia
17 November 2007
SINGAPORE: About S$390,000 was raised by more than 40 corporations Saturday to help preserve the environment.
The Semakau Corporate Environmental Outreach, also known as CEO Run, raised S$140,000 more than the original target of S$250,000.
Minister for Environment and Water Resources Yaacob Ibrahim flagged off the event, where heads of companies traded their corporate jackets for shorts and T-shirts.
The event, the first ever held on a landfill, is part of the Clean and Green Singapore programme.
The money raised will go to six local non-governmental environmental organisations – Singapore Environment Council, Restroom Association of Singapore, Climate Change Organisation, Singapore Institute of International Affairs Haze Programme, WaterWays Watch Society and Environmental Challenge Organisation.
These organisations will help run programmes which encourage the public to embrace environmental responsibility.
