EFERT Connect 1H 2018 Magazine | Page 24

Zarkhez Celebrates Earth Hour with Tree Plantation Drive Engro Zarkhez employees joined hands with thousands of organizations worldwide to commemorate the global Earth Hour campaign for the year 2018. In this regard the employees at Zarkhez plant got together and started the drive to plant trees to send a very powerful message that we care about the environment and will play our part to make our planet better. Later, the non-essential lights at the plant were symbolically turned off for an hour. Created by World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Earth Hour began in 2007 as a way for individuals and businesses to show how simple steps can make a significant impact on addressing climate change. It became a global movement in 2008 with more than 50 million people participating, and today it is the largest grassroots environmental movement in the world with more than 7,000 cities and towns in 172 countries and territories and hundreds of millions of people participating across seven continents. Over the last 3 years, Engro has successfully reduced its electricity consumption by 42% which is a major factor of carbon dioxide emission. Furthermore, it has achieved a 56% reduction in paper usage, 82% reduction in waste and 44% reduction in carbon footprint against baseline benchmarks. We would like to continue our efforts to make our planet earth cleaner, greener and better with sustainable efforts and activities leaving a better tomorrow for the next generations. #Connect2Earth