The Ministry of Education (MoE), through Perbadanan Kota Buku (PKB), today expanded its sustainable education initiative anchored on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles, with a target of distributing two million recycled exercise books by the January 2026 school session.
The ‘Two Million Recycled Exercise Books: Driving Sustainable Education’ project was launched here today by Deputy Education Minister Wong Kah Woh as a continuation of the success of the first phase of the project last year.
“Last year, we successfully distributed one million recycled exercise books, benefitting over 100,000 students from 2,060 schools in the Klang Valley, Melaka and Negeri Sembilan.
“This not only supports ESG-based sustainable education, but also helps ease the financial burden of families, particularly those from the B40 group. With a target of two million books, more students will benefit and more schools will be involved,” he said in his speech at the launch.
Wong also expressed his appreciation to the more than 20 corporate sponsors who supported the previous project, and called for more parties to come forward to ensure the success of the second phase of the project.
Meanwhile, PKB chief executive officer Adibah Omar said the project opened up opportunities for closer collaboration between the corporate sector and the MoE to strengthen support for the education of B40 students.
“The idea is to invite corporate partners to work hand-in-hand with the MoE to ensure that no B40 child is left behind in their education,” she said in a press conference.
Adibah said the initiative has also received support from the National Book Council of Malaysia, and attracted sponsorships from Thailand.
She also said the second phase of the distribution would be expanded to the northern states such as Kedah, Perlis, Penang and Perak, as well East Coast states, including Terengganu and Kelantan.
She expressed hope that the recycling initiative would not only continue with exercise books, but also be extended to other single-use items such as exam papers, workbooks, activity books, and various learning materials, in line with efforts to promote sustainable education nationwide.
Source: Bernama