Mumbai, July 04, 2016: GVK’s Mumbai International Airport Pvt. Ltd. (MIAL), was awarded the prestigious ‘Gold’ certification at the ‘GreenCo Summit’ 2016 held at Hyderabad recently. The award was received by Mr. Narendra Hosabettu, Senior Vice President Environment, MIAL at the hands of Mr. Nitin Desai, member of Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change, at the 5th edition of the summit organized by Confederation of Indian Industries.
The company was awarded the certification for attaining an industry benchmark for exemplary work in the areas of Environmental Management (water conservation, waste management, and greenhouse gases emission), Energy Management (efficiency and renewable energy), Green Supply Chain, Material Conservation, Recycling, and other green initiatives undertaken by the company.
Speaking on the occasion MIAL Spokesperson said “Receiving the Gold certification is a great honor and achievement for us. We are a socially responsible and environment friendly organization. This recognition reflects on our commitment towards nature and reiterates our constant efforts towards attaining and promoting sustainability”
The ‘Greenco Rating’ is a system initiated by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) that assesses and analyses the environmental impact of the company’s activities or operations towards ecologically sustainable business growth. It is an industry benchmark for exemplary work in the areas of Environmental Management (water conservation, waste management, greenhouse (gases emission), Energy Management (efficiency and renewable energy), Green Supply Chain, Material Conservation, Recycling, and others.
The GreenCo Summit, 2016 themed ‘Green makes business sense’ saw representations from top notch companies from the country.
About GVK MIAL
GVK Mumbai International Airport Pvt Ltd (MIAL) is a Public Private Partnership joint venture between a GVK-led consortium and the Airports Authority of India (AAI). GVK MIAL was awarded the mandate for operating and modernizing Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai (CSIA). Through this transformational initiative, GVK MIAL aims to make CSIA one of the world’s best airports, which consistently delights customers besides being the pride of Mumbai. The new integrated Terminal 2 at CSIA enhances the airport’s capacity to service 40 million passengers and one million tons of cargo annually.
