KPC CEO Hashem Sayed Hashem recently received His Excellency the Ambassador of Austria to Kuwait Sigurd Pacher, who visited the CEO in order to deliver the “Energy Globe" award which KOC was awarded with for its work on the Kuwait Environmental Remediation Program (KERP).
Representatives from the Austrian Embassy in Kuwait had previously received the “Energy Globe" award on behalf of KOC at the 20th Edition of the awards ceremony, which was held in Espoo, Finland. KOC DCEO Commercial & Corporate Services Abdul Wahab Al-Mithin and Manager Public Relations & Information Group Mohammed Al-Basry attended the handover ceremony.
During the meeting, Ambassador Pacher praised the commendable efforts made by the State of Kuwait to protect the environment, in particular the Kuwait Environmental Remediation Program (KERP), which is one of the largest bioremediation rehabilitation projects of its kind in the world.
The Energy Globe Award aims to raise awareness on issues related to energy sustainability, sustainable development, and environmental protection. The award ceremony has taken place in several countries over the years, presented annually during a televised ceremony by prominent figures such as Kofi Annan, Mikhail Gorbachev, Presidents of the European Commission, Presidents of the European Parliament, and actor and environmental activist Martin Sheen.
About the Award
- The Energy Globe Award is one of the world's foremost environmental prizes. It was founded in 1999 by Austrian energy pioneer Wolfgang Neumann, founding member of the Energy Globe Foundation.
- The goal of the award is to present successful sustainable projects from around the world to a broad audience. Projects which conserve and protect the planet's resources or that employ renewable energy can participate in the award.
- The National Energy Globe Award is organized and delivered by the Energy Globe Foundation, which aims to spread awareness on issues pertaining to energy sustainability, sustainable development, and environmental protection.
- The Energy Globe Foundation is a non-profit organization with 30 years of experience in the area of energy efficiency, renewable energies, and sustainability.
- The primary objective of Energy Globe Foundation is to create a higher level of awareness all over the world about the necessity of using resources in a sustainable manner, especially in terms of energy generation and usage. The foundation plans specific projects aimed at creating a more sustainable future for coming generations and improving living conditions in developing countries.
- The foundation is supported in its activities by the Honorary Board – a think-tank consisting of recognized and well-known individuals from the fields of economics, politics and culture. In addition, an international network of voluntary ambassadors is active on behalf of Energy Globe in numerous countries.
About KERP
- KOC is by far one of the most active organizations involved with the KERP project. Since the project's initiation, KOC has dedicated a significant amount of time, resources, and manpower towards the rehabilitation efforts, with teams (Soil Remediation) created specifically for this task.
- KOC is one of the primary stakeholders in the Kuwait Environmental Remediation Program (KERP), which aims to rehabilitate parts of Kuwait's desert ecosystem damaged during the 1990/91 invasion.
- The largest of KERP's projects falls under the domain of KOC and relates to the remediation of the oil lakes, tarcrete and other sources of contamination. KISR arranged project and phasing plans with KOC and granted their approval by the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC). KOC is currently responsible for the implementation of those plans.
