Saveco marks ‘Earth Hour’ 2017

Participates in trees planting drive

Photos from the event

CITY, March 27: SAVECO the leading central market in Kuwait with cooperation of public authority of agriculture affairs and fish resources participated in the international initiative “Earth Hour 2017” aimed to draw the attention to the risks of Global Warming. SAVECO staff switched off lights in all store facilities for one hour, from 08:30 pm till 09:30 pm on March 25.

Saveco participated for the first time in planting trees that hold customers names.

The participation is seen as part of SAVECO Environmental Awareness Program that is focusing on the importance of Environment continuity and saving power thus saving the Earth.

Saveco CEO, Mrs Noor AlQatami, announced: “Earth Hour is an international environmental event for individuals and companies alike to partake by switching off the lights and other electrical equipment for one hour on a given day. We aim to raise environmental awareness with all community individuals regarding climate change and its present and future impact to life on Earth. As we see it, this small act which we do during Earth Hour has a positive impact to bringing into view the level of environmental awareness we have managed to achieve and trees planting has basic role to keep the environment green.”

Saveco COO, Martin Daly, said: “An amazing moment on this occasion is when the participants in the initiative encircled around the trees where they lit candles and small lanterns to bring light into the darkness and captured some memorial photos”. HE the Minister of Commerce and Industry and acting Minister of State for Youth Affairs

Khalid Al-Roudhan with Zain’s officials at the company’s booth.