Dubai: Emirates Transport Media Dept.
Emirates Transport (ET) received recognition in two categories during the 11th Arabia Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards, organised by the Arabia CSR Network.
The award ceremony was held in Ras Al Khaima, under the patronage of Sheikh Salem Bin Sultan Bin Saqr Al Qassimi, Head of the Civil Aviation Department in Ras Al Khaimah and attended by a host of top business executives from home and abroad.
The Corporation won first place in the ‘Large Business’ category and was honoured with a runner-up placement in the category of ‘Partnerships and Collaboration’ for its leading environmental investment project, the Tyre Retreading Unit.
HE Mohammed bin Saeed Al Kindi, former Minister of Environment and Water, handed over the award to Hanan Mohammed Saqer, executive director of ET’s Corporate Services Division.
Saqer, in turn, handed over the award to Mohammed Abdullah Al Jarman, general manager of Emirates Transport, at a special internal ceremony.
Al Jarman said that the Corporation’s CSR practices confirms its full awareness of the need to be a permanent and continuous partner that contributes effectively to the country’s sustainable development.
Hanan Saqer, Executive Director of the Corporate Services Department, stated that the current session of the Arabia CSR Awards was attended by 108 institutions from nine Arab countries representing 39 sectors.
She said: “Emirates Transport deserved two prizes despite the fierce competition among the large number of participants, which confirms that it is on track in sustainability and community responsibility.”