Karachi:Fifty-Eight companies operating in Pakistan clinched environment excellence awards and four organizations, including Forest Department Sindh, won best tree plantation award for their innovative work on environment conservation and cleanliness.
The awards were presented to the winners at the 17th Annual Environment Excellence Awards ceremony organized by National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH).
Sindh Local Government and Information Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah was the chief guest of the ceremony and distributed the award among the winners. NFEH President Muhammad Naeem Qureshi, Secretary General Ruqiya Naeem, Vice President Engr. Nadeem Ashraf, Sr. Vice Chairman FPCCI Businessmen Panel Mian Zahid Hussain, AEEA Jury Head Shamsul Haq Memon, and other dignitaries were also present on the occasion.
NFEH President M. Naeem Qureshi said the award had been instituted to recognize and promote the organizations which make an outstanding contribution towards the cause of sustainable development and economic growth of the country. These companies have been working tremendously to achieve economic and social development without harming the environment and natural resources.
Over 97 companies and organizations submitted their nominations for the awards this year. Following companies were given away environment excellence awards by NFEH: Abbott Laboratories Pakistan Limited, Atlas Battery Limited, Artistic Milliners (Pvt.) Limited, Attock Refinery Limited, Barrett Hodgson Pakistan Pvt. Limited, Century Paper and Board Mills Limited, Chottani Industries, Coronet Food Pvt. Limited, Deokjae Group of Companies, English Biscuit Manufacturers (Pvt.) Ltd, EFU General Insurance Limited Engro Fertilizers Limited, Engro Powergen Thar Limited, Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited, Ghotki, Sindh, Engro Fertilizers Zarkhez Plant, Fatima Fertilizer Company Limited, Fatimafert Limited Plant Site Sheikhupura, Fast Cables Limited, Fauji Oil Terminal and Distribution Co. Limited, Gohar Textile Mills Pvt. Limited, Gul Studios, Harbin Electric International, Huaneng Shandong Ruyi Pakistan Energy Pvt. Limited, Indus Motor Company Limited, Kapco Kot Addu Power Company Limited, K-Electric Company, KSB Pumps Company Limited, Lucky Cement Ltd., Lucky Knits Pvt. Limited, Martin Dow Limited, Mekotex Pvt. Limited, Mondelez Pakistan Limited, National Refinery Limited, NED University, Northern Bottling Company (Pvt.) Limited. Peshawar, Ocean Plastic and Metal Solutions Private Limited, Orix Modaraba, Pakistan International Bulk Terminal, Pepsico, Inc., Pakistan Bu, Pak-Arab Refinery Limited, Pfizer Pakistan Limited, Pepco Pakistan, Pharmevo (Pvt.) Limited, Polish Oil and Gas Company, Quaid-E- Azam Thermal Power Pvt. Limited, Quality Testing Services (Pvt.) Limited, Reckitt Benckiser Pakistan, Roots School System, Sadakat Limited, Security Papers Limited., Shifa International Hospitals Limited, Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company, The Searle Company Limited, Thal Engineering Limited, Tri Pack Films Limited, Uch Power (Pvt.) Ltd, Ujala Builders and Developers Limited are the award winner companies.
Following Organizations Clinch best tree plantation Award Archroma Pakistan Ltd, Pakistan International Airlines, Sindh Forest Department and Shaukat Umari.