Environment Excellence Award 2008
Telenor Pakistan received the ‘Environment Excellence Award’ for 2008 at the 5th Annual Environment Excellence Awards (AEEA) distribution ceremony which was recently held to honor the 36 most environment friendly companies of Pakistan. The National Forum for Environment & Health (NFEH) organized the award ceremony in Karachi on 2 July 2008. The award has been instituted to recognize and promote organizations which make an outstanding contribution toward sustainable development. This is the first environment award ever won by a mobile operator.
As per NFEH, it was Telenor Pakistan's vision and its implementation through contributions in the field of environment friendly policies and activities that made us worthy of this award. A special mention was made of the HSE training workshops, staff awareness campaigns and Corporate Responsibility (CR) activities that Telenor Pakistan has developed and executed; this has not only been integrated in to our culture, it has also won us a niche in the corporate market.
Sindh Minister for Environment and City Nazim, Karachi, were Chief Guests on the occasion. Prominent personalities from the corporate sector, NGOs and media were also present at the event. In their messages on the occasion, Federal Minister for Environment Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi and Sindh Minister for Environment Askari Taqvi congratulated the award winners and called upon industrial units to fulfill their responsibilities and play their part in improving the environment.
The guests lauded the environment friendly industrial units and said that the government gives importance to those industrial units that comply with environmental laws, thus others should also follow these rules. Both ministers appreciated the performance of The National Forum and assured the forum of their fullest cooperation. A national conference on "Environment Management" was also held prior to the award ceremony.
About NFEH
The NFEH is a non-governmental, non-profit organization established with the aim to facilitate, promote and help create environmental, educational and healthcare awareness in the country. They are affiliated with the United Nations Environment Program, Ministry of Environment & Directorate of Social Welfare, Government of Sindh.
The awards aim to highlight policies, practices, processes and products from all sectors of business in the country which help achieve economic and social development without harming the environment and natural resources.
For more information, go to www.nfeh.org
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