OOCL gets Gold Award for Environmental Excellence at the HKAEE Ceremony
OOCL have received the Gold Award, under the Sectoral Awards category (Transport and Logistics), of the 2012 Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence (HKAEE), at a ceremony held yesterday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, said in the company's press release.
The HKAEE is recognized by the community as one of the most prestigious and reputable environmental award schemes in Hong Kong. It encourages businesses and organizations to embrace green management and innovation and offering the opportunity to benchmark their environmental performance.
In this year’s fifth annual award, 776 applicants competed in 11 industry sectors. In considering OOCL for the gold standing, the Award recognizes a company’s commitment and drive to achieving environmental objectives through the entire organization. This includes initiatives taken to sustain progressive environmental improvements and working with partner organizations to establish synergies to adopting greener business models and operations.
At OOCL, adopting eco-friendly bamboo floorings for our containers, offering environmentally-conscious business partners an effective tool to measure their supply chain’s carbon footprint with our OOCL Carbon Calculator, and staff engagement with the community through various green projects are just some of many effective initiatives that OOCL contributes to sustainability.
On receiving the recognition from the Honorable Mr. C. Y. Leung, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Mr. Michael Kwok, Chief Operating Officer of OOCL, said: “As a home carrier, we are very delighted to be recognized for our environmental commitment to the Hong Kong community. We believe this achievement is a very positive reflection of the progress we have made to improve our environment. Our congratulations are extended to the other winners for their green contributions, sharing the common goal to make Hong Kong a better place to live and work.”
OOCL, in many aspects, has already exceeded many international requirements and industry standards in the countries where it operates. However, as a responsible and committed member of the international community, OOCL will continue to strive for further improvements in all aspects of our business for a greener future.
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. Headquartered in Hong Kong, OOCL is one of the world's largest integrated international container transportation and logistics companies, with more than 290 offices in 60 countries. Linking Asia, Europe, North America, the Mediterranean, the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East and Australia/New Zealand, the company offers transportation services to all major east/west trading economies of the world. OOCL is one of the leading international carriers serving China, providing a full range of logistics and transportation services throughout the country.