AL SAYER GROUP HOLDING SIGNS PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
21 Dec 2014
PARTNERSHIP TO ENDORSE CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY VALUES OF THE GROUP - LOCALY, REGIONALY, & INTERNATIONALY
ANNOUNCING “TOYOTA DREAM CAR ART CONTEST” IN KUWAIT FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN BETWEEN 6 TO 14 YEARS
Al Sayer Group Holding on December 9, 2014 signed a partnership agreement with one of the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP). This agreement will support key International Awards assigned by UNEP to enhance kid’s participation in the environmental activities. The agreement was signed by Dr. Iyad Abumoghli, Director & Regional Representative for the UNEP and Mr. Mubarak Naser Al-Sayer, CEO Al Sayer Group Holding. Heads of business divisions as well as CSR representatives of the Group also attended the official event.
Mr. Mubarak Al Sayer said “The new partnership of Al Sayer Group as a private sector enterprise and UNEP, lays the foundation stone for the strategic cooperation towards the sustainable development on the regional, national and international levels”. Meanwhile Dr. Iyad Abu Moghly mentioned, “The UNEP association with Al Sayer Group’s reflects their efforts to become an international partner for different type of activities intended to enhance socio-economic well-being and to reduce the ecological footprint to assure the sustainability of this planet”.
Finally announcing the “Toyota Dream Car Art Contest” being held in Kuwait between November and March 2015, Eng. Nehad al Haj Ali – Manager, Corporate Sustainability & Responsibility stated “RENEWBLE ENERGY” is the theme of this year’s contest. To help children develop and express their creativity and to share their dreams with them, Toyota has been holding this contest since 2004. More than 662000 children from over 75 countries/regions has participated and expressed their dream cars in the 2014 contest. All kids between the age group 6-14 are invited for participation.
Al Sayer Group will also open a “Green Camp” in Sulaibiya - Kabad, which is a solar powered facility to host several environmental seminars and activities, organized in partnership with Ministry of Electricity, Ministry of Education and Society of Engineering. The Green Camp, which will also be organized between November and March 2014 – 2015, will benefit employees as well as the local community through educational seminars and workshops to gain better understanding about saving energy and protecting environment.
Students from different schools who participated in the recently conducted KIDS ISO workshop will visit the camp for an educational trip in addition to taking part in the Toyota Dream Car Art Contest and delegates from Mouvement International pour le Loisir Scientifique et Technique (MILSET), Environmental Committee at Engineering Society in Kuwait will be invited for a facility tour of the camp.
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