xThe world winners in environmental initiatives were announced on January 26, at the Energy Globe World Awards 2017 held at the Presidential Palace, Tehran. Guests from 60 nations joined the ceremony, among them ministers of the Iranian Government, who announced the winners.
Puritas, a subsidiary of the Haycarb Group and a member of Hayleys PLC was the World Winner in the category of Water - for its project for providing clean drinking water to people with chronic kidney disease through its reverse osmosis water purification systems and comprehensive strategic village upliftment. The win was tied with the Kerman Copper Region of the Islamic Republic of Iran for its integrated water master plan to provide water for the Sarchechmen Mine.
Over 2,000 projects from 178 countries were submitted for the environmental award in five categories - Earth, Fire, Water, Air and Youth. The jury, led by Environmentalist and Indian Union Cabinet Minister for Women & Child Development Maneka Gandhi, selected 16 finalists and awarded the 5 outstanding environmental projects.
Chairman and Chief Executive of the Hayleys Group, Mohan Pandithage said: “Sathdiyawara since its inception in 2014 has grown to be the heart of our Group CSR. I commend the Puritas Team for the incredible passion and love with which they have been driving this initiative and of course the Hayleys Group Companies who so generously contribute to the growth of this initiative.
The Teams work with large numbers of villages in the North and North Central provinces, at ground level to identify the most severely affected villages. We have gone above and beyond what we originally set out to achieve, by additionally supporting the communities with livelihood development opportunities. Each time I see the hopeful faces of the beautiful village children and their families, I feel blessed that we have been able to transform their lives and give them hope for a better, healthier future. ”