National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH) announced results of eighth Annual Environment Excellence Awards (AEEA) for best performance of 2010-11. This was announced by Chairman Dr Kaiser Waheed and President NFEH Naeem Qureshi during the final meeting of jury held at a local hotel on Sunday.
Dr Kaiser Waheed said the award had been instituted to recognise and promote the organisations which made an outstanding contribution to sustainable development. They aimed at highlighting 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.
This year over 148 companies and organisation had submitted their nominations.
According to decision eight-member jury have finalised the name of following 65 companies for eighth AEEA-2011: ICI Pakistan, Packages, Engro Power Gen, Lal Pir Power, NRL, Nestle Pakistan, OGDC, Qarshi Industries, Rafhan Maize Products, Siemens Pakistan, Engro Fertilisers, Environmental Management Consultants, Pepsi Cola, PRL, Total Atlas Lubricants, Aga Khan University Hospital, Getz Pharma, Bestway Cement, Presson Descon International, Syngenta Pakistan, GSK, Lucky Cement, Dalda Foods, Attock Cement, IIL, Roots School System, SSGC, KSB Pumps, Sapphire Textile, PICT, Novartis Pharma, Pakistan Cables, National Cleaner Production Centre Foundation, Dawood Hercules Chemical, Kapco, Tourism Promotion Services Pakistan, M. Muhammad Shafi & Co, PTCL, DADA Enterprises, Fauji Cement, Master Textile, BHP Petroleum, Abbott Laboratories, Engro Corporation, Dawlance Group, Pak Arab Refinery, United Marine Agencies, Lahore Compost, DG Cement, BOC Pakistan, Prime Cables, Procter & Gamble, Cafe Student Biryani, Pak Suzuki Motor, Interdesign FMC, Landirenzo Pakistan, Descon Engineering, KESC, Prime Liquid, Habib Oil Mills, AVM Chemical and two others.
The jury comprises environment experts including Dr Sami uz Zaman, CEO Global Environment Lab; Shams-ul-Haq Memon, Consultants Sindh Coastal Authority; Zaheer Beg, EVP, National Bank of Pakistan and Gulzar, Chairman Standing Committee on Environment, FPCCI.
Award ceremony will be held on July 29, at a local hotel, following an interactive dialogue on 'Environment Management'.
Samina Khalid Ghurki, Federal Minister for Environment and Chairman IPO Hamaedullah Jan Afridi will be the chief guests on this occasion. Minister for Environment and Alternative Energy and others dignitaries would also attend ceremony. NFEH organising AEEA since 2001 with support of Ministry of Environment and United National Environmental Programme (UNEP).-PR