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Youth & Community Projects Award EduCare (American School of Doha) Educators at the American School of Doha took the initiative of forming an organisation called, EduCare, which had as its objectives to; Embed environmental education and community service learning into the curriculum, create a greener, cleaner school facility and establish and maintain sustainable partnerships with the community focusing on environmental/community service projects. An integral aspect to EduCare was building sustainable partnerships with other schools, NGOs, corporations, professionals and service projects. Green Workplace Award Al Haya Waste Management & Projects Co. WLL With the aim of changing the usage of conventional plastic shopping bags and trash bags into degradable bags within two years; Al Haya has been promoting degradable bags among manufacturers, traders and end users. In addition the company has been providing degradable bags to Green Qatar, Qatar Agricultural Department free of charge. Best Public Awareness Campaign Award Foundation Program, WCMC-Q Inspired by classroom discussions of Al Gore’s documentary, ‘An Inconvenient Truth,’ the Foundation Program students decided to try to raise awareness of environmental issues among students, faculty and staff as well as start a recycling project and energy saving programme on Weill Cornell Medical College – Qatar campus.
The students took their message to local schools: Khawla bent Al Azwar primary school, Joan ben Jassim Primary School, Al Jazeera Academy, Al Resala Secondary School, and Al Bayan High School. Environmental Leadership Award Education City Student Housing and Residence Life This multi-building student complex has been designed to achieve US Green Building Council Platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) status and will be the first student housing project in the world to achieve this sustainability credential. Students will live in zero-waste, state of the art residence halls that incorporate sustainability best practice. They seek a living environment where every day will provide a new lesson for student residents on how green savvy technology can help global citizens to live a responsible, sustainability-focused life. Green Roof & Green Building Design Award Sabban Property Investments With the objective of making a positive impact on the environment Sabban Property Investment has constructed a carbon neutral development – the first in the region. Environmental Vision in the Energy Sector Award Qatargas Operating Company Limited One of the biggest environmental challenges facing Qatargas in constructing massive expansion projects is the preservation of coral colonies found along the pipeline corridors. The coral protection programme developed subsequently to face the challenge is considered unique and the largest coral protection effort conducted so far in the region providing protection to more than 4,500 coral colonies in an area that would have been affected by company expansion projects. The coral protection plan was implemented in close cooperation with the Supreme Council for the Environment & Natural Reserves (SCENR). Smart Mobility Award Simpatico WLL ‘Qatar’s Online Store’ Simpatico has several green initiatives underway. The store is one the way to becoming a carbon neutral business, introduce and resell solar energy products to the Qatari market, commence the sale of ‘plant a tree’ and ‘carbon offsets’ online and trade in a other varieties of green products. |
