Lucky Cement Limited wins Green Supply Chain Award

Karachi, October 10, 2013 (PPI-OT): Lucky Cement Limited has won the Green Supply Chain Award for its sustainable operations and logistics network at the 3rd Intl Shipping, Logistics and Supply Chain conference held in Karachi.

The conference and awards were organized by the Publicity Channel with the support of United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) in acknowledgment of the companies that are making sustainability a core part of their supply chain strategy.

Lucky Cement has already won numerous accolades due to its innovative interventions in environmental sustainability. The company has initiated a number of sustainability projects like alternate fuel, energy conservation and plantation drives. In addition, the company’s in-house power generation units have been revamped to ensure environmental efficiency.

Mr. Noman Hasan, Chief Operating Officer, Lucky Cement commented “Being the industry leader we have a huge responsibility to foster a culture of environmental sustainability throughout the manufacturing sector.

We take pride in stating that we have done this job above par, owing to our innovative strategies in acquiring green technology across all our operations. Such strategies have not only proved to be an epitome of our success but gladly the trail is followed by other players in the industry.”

Earlier in the year Lucky Cement received level check ‘A+’ from Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the only company in Pakistan to receive this rating. The company has also invested in various sustainability projects including Waste Heat Recovery (WHR), Tyre Derived Fuel (TDF) and Refused Derived Fuel (RDF). These projects have reduced the operational costs along with reduction in the green-house-gas emissions to the minimum level.

For more information, Contact:
Lucky Cement
6-A Muhammad Ali Housing Society,
A. Aziz HashimTabba Street,
Karachi-75350, Pakistan
UAN: (+92-21) 111-786-555
Fax: (+92-21) 34534302
Email: info@lucky-cement.com