Port employees around the world enthusiastically contributed their time and effort to a joint environmental initiative of a week-long campaign which focused on three main themes: reuse and recycle, climate change and the community.
This initiative launched by marine terminal operators DP World, Hutchison Port Holdings Limited (HPH), APM Terminals, PSA International and Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) and joined by the Port of Rotterdam Authority (PRA).
The campaign identified local partners in the effort to improve the environment, while creating and upgrading local green spaces, launching educational programmes and community engagement.
Employees across the world took part in a wide range of events from a cycling marathon, public square beautification and tree planting in Sokhna, Egypt and Karachi, Pakistan, alongside beach clean-up drives in Chennai, India, a ‘Green Race’ in Buenos Aires, Argentina and the recycling of old drums and tires into planter pots in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
HPH business units around the world organised a wide variety of GO GREEN activities with a particular focus on tree planting. Many of the events were designed to benefit the local communities in which HPH operates in a number of ways. For example, some of the tree-planting activities were held in conjunction with local schools where HPH organised workshops teaching the students about green issues including solid waste management, recycling and deforestation. In some instances, the trees were positioned to reduce erosion caused by waves or to create a barrier that reduced noise and dust pollution.
APM Terminals celebrated Go Green in 26 countries by planting 1793 trees and inviting more than 4000 students from local communities to learn about environmental themes. Employees, their families and members of local communities managed to collect 26874 kilograms of waste during the campaign week, through cleaning local beaches, forests and around facilities. Other initiatives included the installation of solar panels at the port in Doula, Cameroon, and upgrading pedestrian safety at the terminal by recycling and reusing old tires and drums as physical barriers in Coman SA in Contonou, Benin and adopting a kindergarten to plant a vegetable garden in Itapoa, Brazil.
Shanghai International Port Group Chairman Chen Xuyuan said: “Thanks to the Go Green, major ports around the world have been witnessed for the first time to jointly safeguard our environment. Fine feedback on the campaign and full cover on what we have committed keep us moving forward on this green path. Starting from daily practice, SIPG will be more dedicated to caring about members of the community by making every green decision.”
Source & Image Credit: APM Terminals
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