SRL Corporate Profile
Sukau Rainforest Lodge was born from the vision of
Albert Teo, President and Founder of Borneo Eco Tours of the complete
ecotourism experience. As Albert observed “an ecotour without a good
ecolodge is not complete”. So he undertook to build a lodge that would
provide great wildlife watching experiences and become a base of
operations for the Kinabatangan area while also demonstrating
sustainable building and operating principles.
Opened in May 1995, Sukau Rainforest Lodge is built
on stilts using Borneo hardwood species and is completely self
sufficient in water and power supply, utilising rainwater and solar
energy. Electric motors are used for river safari tours to wildlife
areas to minimise air and noise pollution and reduce stress to the
wildlife. Every room has an attached bathroom with solar hot water
shower while electricity is supplied at night by a generator set.
Sukau Rainforest Lodge is majority owned and
operated by the shareholders and management of Borneo Eco Tours. The other 30% of shares in Sukau
Rainforest Lodge are held by locals. The majority of staff at Sukau
Rainforest Lodge (over 80%) are also locals.
Sukau Rainforest Lodge together with Borneo Eco
Tours also run a not for profit Sukau Ecotourism Research and
Development Centre or SERDC (2000) to manage its community and
environmental projects on Kinabatangan River.
Sukau Rainforest Lodge is committed to the
principle of Economic Sustainable Development and the realization of a
true triple bottom line business. As such, Sukau Rainforest Lodge
prides itself on being profitable yet contributing to the local
community while conserving the environment that makes it all possible.
SRL FLAG
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Color description:
The brown stripe in the middle of the flag signifies the iconic
Kinabatangan River at biodiversity-rich Sukau.
Green color represents the lush green rainforest in
Kinabatangan while brown color represents the richness of the soil
in Sukau which also signifies the earth-color.
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