The Exim Bank PR and Marketing Manager, Linda Chiza together with the bank’s Assistant Marketing Manager, Anita Goshashy receive
an award on the bank’s environmental conservation best practice from
the Kinondoni District Commissioner, Jordan Rugimbana during the
celebration and commemoration of the World Environmental Day held at Manzese grounds in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday.
EXIM Bank’s environmental
conservation efforts have finally rewarded after the bank emerged first
runner-up in the Ilala Municipality Environment Awards 2012 in commemoration of
this year’s World Environment Day on Tuesday dubbed Green Economy: Does it
include you?
The Exim Bank PR and Marketing
Manager, Linda Chiza shortly after receiving the award said her bank would
continue to play a pivotal role in environmental conservation in order to
create a better working environment for Tanzanians.
Chiza said her bank has always
played an active role in various environment conservation efforts within Ilala
Municipality including a number of garden maintenance projects, rooting out of
paper bags by printing cloth re-usable shopping bags, Juvenile clean-up,
donation of cleaning materials projects, environmental initiatives at work
place that also includes economical usage of paper and electricity are a few to
mention as a policy adopted by the bank for all employees.
“We are indebted for this kind of recognition.
Various financial institutions have too engaged in environmental conservation
campaign but we have emerged one of the best this year and we intend to keep it
rolling.
“My promise is that we will continue working
hand in hand with all the environmental stakeholders in all the areas we
operate in order to minimize risks of environment mismanagement since the consequences
are costly,” she said.
“The award could not have come
at a better time for Exim Bank which is at present celebrating its 15 years in
business as a local Tanzanian Bank that has successfully placed its footprints
and foundations for being the bank of choice for the common Mwananchi.
“It is rewards like this that
bring us great pride as it goes a long way to show years of Exim’s combination
of innovation, competitiveness and outstanding environmental concern,” she
noted.
Individuals, groups and
businesses from around Dar es Salaam were entered into the competition from the
3 municipals – Temeke, Kinondoni and Ilala. The awards, recognizing valuable
contributions to environmental awareness and problem solving, are a unique way
that the municipal can recognize individuals and groups that are making
significant impacts on the environmental quality in distinct ways.
“Congratulations to all of our
2012 Environmental Award recipients. These awards are close to my heart because
they acknowledge the importance of environmental stewardship,” said Kinondoni
District Commissioner, Jordan Rugimbana.
“As stewards, all of these recipients
are making real and lasting differences in communities across our beautiful
region. Whether it’s finding innovative ways to safeguard our vegetation
resources or conserving the energy our communities each day, each individual
has advanced our mission to protect human health and the environment,” he
added.
The Kinondoni District
Commissioner Jordan Rugimbana who represented the Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner Said Meck Sadiki at
the event called upon various organizations to enforce the environment
management act saying this would help in dealing with offenders.
“In this aspect of environmental conservation,
environmental officers have to play their role diligently and ensure that companies
and individuals adhere to the set laws,” he said..
He however noted that environmental
conservation efforts face challenges that include shortage of finance by the
municipalities to carry their environment conservation efforts as planned fully
among others.
Among the environmental awards
issued by the Municipal Council to Dar es Salaam’s environmental groups, were
targeted to schools, individuals, businesses, nonprofit and government
agencies.
