DUBAI
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Dewa, has won three awards in the International Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, Excellence Awards 2017.
Dewa received the Gold Award in the Best Initiative category for its Emission Reduction Programme, the Silver Award in CSR for the Dewa Sustainability Report 2015, and the Bronze Award in Education for its Rationalisation campaigns.
Mohammad Abdul Kareem Al Shamsi, Senior Director of Sustainability and Climate Change at Dewa received the award at a ceremony in the Houses of Parliament, London. More than 200 companies around the world participated in the awards.
“Dewa adopts a clear strategy to establish and promote CSR, environmental protection, and the conservation of natural resources to achieve sustainable development. This supports the aspirations of our wise leadership and the vision of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The three awards highlight Dewa’s leading position in promoting sustainability and reducing carbon emissions. The International CSR Excellence Awards are also an excellent addition to Dewa’s list of achievements, through which we support international efforts to achieve comprehensive sustainability, and to further consolidate the concept of sustainability as an essential pillar and an integral part of the institutional strategy and culture of Dewa. This supports the UAE Vision 2021 to achieve environmental sustainability, and the objectives of Dubai Plan 2021 to make Dubai a smart, integrated, connected and sustainable city with clean, healthy and sustainable environment,” said Saeed Mohammad Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dewa.
“Dewa’s excellence in the field of energy conservation comes as a result of extensive efforts. Dewa has given utmost importance to initiatives and programmes that raise awareness on the importance of rationalisation and conservation of natural resources, which demonstrated the extent to which all members of society can contribute to national and global efforts aimed at reducing the phenomena of climate change and global warming. Between 2009 and 2016, Dewa’s customers saved over 1.5 TW/h of electricity and 6.2 billion gallons of water, worth over Dh967 million. The generated savings resulted in offsetting around 831,000 tonnes of carbon emissions, which equates to planting 944,000 trees,” concluded Al Tayer.
The International CSR Excellence Award comprises 40 categories, in which a large number of government and private institutions worldwide compete each year to implement global standards and practices in sustainability and social responsibility, in addition to the launch of special initiatives on key challenges faced by companies in these areas.
