To mark World Environment Day, we want to acknowledge the Environment Champions on our team.
We asked our Project Managers one question: who on your team quietly goes above and beyond for the environment, not because it’s their job, but because it’s simply who they are?
The response was immediate. Here are our Environment Champions:
Kumarasamy Bojarajan
Rigger – Tuas Demolition Project, Singapore
Kumar is a rigger. Environmental stewardship is not in his job description. But every day after lunch, without fail, he collects and properly disposes of food waste across the site. He picks up rubbish that others walk past. And he personally maintains the diesel storage area, ensuring containers are correctly placed on spill trays and protected with canvas covers to prevent any risk of soil contamination.
He has been doing this consistently, and without being asked, for months.
“Your daily initiative in collecting and disposing of food waste, picking up rubbish others walk past, and diligently maintaining the diesel storage area to prevent soil contamination is the kind of environmental stewardship that makes the biggest difference.”
Yoki Oktariansyah
Housekeeping Coordinator – Batam Fabrication Yard, Indonesia
In a fabrication yard, environmental care can feel like an afterthought. Not for Yoki. He sweeps fabrication dust before and after every lift, sorts waste meticulously by type – organic, plastic, paper – and maintains the rest areas to a consistently high standard. He cleans blower fans, vents, ceilings and walls. He speaks up when he sees others littering.
And every afternoon, he waters the plants he has grown in the workshop yard. In the middle of a working fabrication yard, Yoki created a small garden. That says everything.
Arumugam Prakash
Safety Coordinator — IWMF Project, Singapore
Every evening before leaving site, Prakash switches off every light and every power point in the site office. He limits air conditioning use during the day. He has introduced multiple waste separation stations across the site. He set up a dedicated handwashing station specifically designed to reduce water wastage. He includes environmental awareness in his toolbox talks. He ensures drivers don’t leave their engines idling.
His project manager Kevin Smith said it best: “You just know it’s his nature, not just his duty.”
“Your genuine, daily commitment to reducing energy, eliminating waste, and inspiring those around you shows that sustainability isn’t just your duty, it’s your nature.”
Jiti Seree
Site Supervisor & Electrical Technician – Talin LNG Project, Taiwan
Jiti approaches sustainability across every dimension of site life. He actively promotes carpooling among colleagues, reducing vehicle trips, fuel consumption and carbon emissions. He ensures all electrical equipment and water supplies are properly switched off before leaving site each day. And he guides contractors through proper waste segregation — general waste, scrap metal, waste wood, PET bottles — reducing landfill and encouraging material reuse.
His environmental awareness touches every aspect of how the site operates.
Landy Kieth Rodriguez
Storekeeper — Bataan Yard, Philippines
Landy is a storekeeper. But his contribution to the environment at Bataan Yard goes far beyond his designation. He implemented plastic covers on water dispensers to reduce contamination. He repurposed used oil for hand-top machining rather than disposing of it. He established separate recycling collection vessels across the yard. And he consistently promotes good housekeeping, leading by example every single day.
His Manager, Bryan Taripe put it simply: his commitment is extraordinary for someone in any role, let alone his.
Ranil Ogatistis & Mark Abalos
Safety Officers – Masinloc Project, Philippines
Their project manager, Jojo Navarro, nominated Ranil and Mark together for their consistent dedication to maintaining a clean, safe and environmentally compliant worksite. Their commitment to holding the standard, every day, across every corner of the Masinloc site, sets an example for the entire team.
Why this matters to us
The construction industry will not solve its environmental challenges through policy and pledges alone. It’s the daily decisions made by the people who show up to site every morning. People who choose to pick up the rubbish, separate the waste, switch off the generator, grow the garden.
These eight people remind us that environmental responsibility is not a department or a compliance checkbox. It is a culture. And culture is built one person at a time.
Congratulations to our Environment Champions! You are an inspiration to us all.
Work with a team that cares.
If you'd like to know more about how BEC approaches sustainability on your project, we'd love to talk.