The 5th Annual Environment Excellence Awards (AEEA) distribution ceremony will be held at a local hotel on July 2 to 36 best environment-friendly companies of Pakistan. National Forum for Environment & Health (NFEH) is organising the ceremony where Sindh Minister for Environment and Alternative Energy Askari Taqvi and Secretary Environment Hussain Ali will present the awards to the recipients.
The award has been instituted to recognise and promote the organisations which make an outstanding contribution to sustainable development. They aim to highlight policies, practices, processes and products from all sectors of business in the country.
THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES WILL RECEIVE THE AWARDS:
-- AES Lal Pir;
-- Aga Khan University Hospital;
-- Attock Refinery Ltd;
-- BHP Billiton;
-- BP Pakistan Exploration & Production Inc;
-- Clariant Pakistan Ltd;
-- Dadex Eternit;
-- Descon Engineering Ltd;
-- English Biscuit Manufacturers;
-- Engro Chemicals Pakistan Ltd;
-- Engro Polymer & Chemicals;
-- Etimaad Engineering (Pvt) Ltd;
-- Glaxo SmithKline Pakistan;
-- Gerry's Dnata;
-- Habib Oils Mills;
-- Indus Motor Company;
-- International Industries Ltd;
-- Kapco; KSB Pumps Company Ltd;
-- National Refinery Ltd;
-- Pak-Arab Refinery Ltd;
-- Pak Elektron Ltd (PEL);
-- Pakistan Steel Mills;
-- Pakistan State Oil Co;
-- Pakistan PTA;
-- Pakistan Petroleum Ltd;
-- Pakistan Oilfields Ltd;
-- Pakistan International Airlines;
-- Qarshi Industries (Pvt) Ltd;
-- Shakarganj Mills Ltd;
-- Shell House;
-- Serena Hotel;
-- Sui Southern Gas Company Ltd;
-- Siemens Pakistan Engineering Co Ltd;
-- Tullow Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd;
-- Telenor Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd.
A national conference on 'Environment Management' will also be held prior to the award ceremony. Prominent speakers including Dr Sami uz Zaman Member Environment Tribunal Sindh, Naeem Mughal Director Technical Environment Protection Agency Sindh, Dr Kaiser Waheed Chairman NFEH, M. Naeem Qureshi President NFEH, Zaheer Baig Chief Advisor NFEH will speak on various topics.