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In what is described as being an ‘unprecedented show of commitment’ to an environmental cause, DP World and Hutchison Port Holdings Limited (HPH), another global ports operator, recently joined hands to combat global warming. The companies set up a joint Waste Reduction Campaign that is intended to multiply the effects of their individual efforts to curb global greenhouse emissions.
The joint DP World-HPH campaign, which has the theme ‘Recycling begins and ends with you,’ involved employees from both organizations engaging in joint activities in locations around the world where the two companies operate terminals within the same port complex, such as Laem Chabang, Thailand, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Busan, South Korea and Buenos Aires in Argentina . The list of joint activities included clean-up days at terminals, beaches and other affected areas specific to each locality, food waste disposal and composting efforts, e-waste and battery recycling, office recycling and green transportation to reduce vehicle emissions.
Mohammed Sharaf, group chief executive officer, DP World, said: “We are committed to minimizing the impact we have on the environment and maximizing the benefits we can bring to the communities in which we operate, and we are therefore very pleased to be working with HPH on this important initiative. We are both businesses with a global footprint and efforts such as the Waste Reduction Campaign leverage the synergy between our two organizations to benefit the community.”
