Zain wears green in celebration of Earth Day
Staff, management participated in internal activity
KUWAIT: Zain, the leading telecommunications company in Kuwait, organized an internal activity to celebrate Earth Day. The event, held in the company’s main headquarters in Shuwaikh, witnessed the attendance of a large number of employees and the executive management, headed by Zain Kuwait’s Chief Executive Officer Eaman Al-Roudhan.
Zain is keen on organizing this internal activity each year as part of its Corporate Sustainability and Social Responsibility strategy towards the environmental sector. The company involves employees in this internationally celebrated day that is held on April of every year to spread awareness and enrich its internal culture.
The event witnessed overwhelming participation from employees who were keen on wearing green to show their support for Earth Day. Activities included the distribution of office-friendly plants, healthy green snacks, and mini-games made with recycled materials such as old flyers and brochures, plastic bottles and caps, as well as plastic SIM card holders.
Zain’s executive management was keen on taking part in the event and receiving written comments and suggestions proposed by the employees for an even greener workplace, as the company was recently recognized as the Best Recycler by Omniya, having recycled nearly 83,595 plastic bottles during 2016.
Recently, Zain employees and their families participated in a beach cleanup initiative at Shuwaikh beach. The event came in collaboration with the Kuwait Dive Team with the aim of preserving Kuwaiti marine life. Employees were keen on shouldering initiatives that contribute to preserving the Kuwaiti marine life, which is considered one of the main pillars of the valued Kuwaiti heritage.
In addition, Zain recently dedicated a brand new boat to the Kuwait Dive Team, which will be utilized to carry out marine preservation projects throughout the upcoming years. The boat is fully equipped with the latest state of the art equipment, and will be used for removing wrecked ships and boats from the bottom of the ocean, removing abandoned fishing nets, installing and maintaining environmentfriendly anchors, monitoring coral reefs, cleaning shores, islands, and beaches, documenting marine life, and more.
Zain’s support to the Kuwait Dive Team throughout the past 14 years comes under its Corporate Sustainability and Social Responsibility strategy towards the environmental sector. The company’s sustainable goals closely focus on preserving the Kuwaiti environment, especially Kuwait’s marine life, and seeks to raise awareness of protecting it within the community.
During October 2016, the Kuwait Dive Team honored Zain in the occasion of completing 800 marine preservation missions using a boat the company dedicated to the team back in 2003. The newly dedicated boat from Zain is much more advanced, and features state of the art equipment that will ensure easy and fast marine preservation missions throughout the upcoming years.