The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and The Daily Star on Wednesday launched the HSBC-The Daily Star Climate Awards, 2011 to honour and recognise the individuals and institutions working to preserve environment and tackle climate change impacts through their green business.
The launching ceremony of the second edition of the award was jointly organised by the HSBC Bank and The Daily Star at the Sonargaon Hotel in the capital.
HSBC, Bangladesh chief executive officer Sanjay Prakash said HSBC engaged its employees in this initiative as it was a right thing to recognise the individuals and institutions striving in the fight against the negative impacts of climate change.
The Daily Star editor Mahfuz Anam urged the print and electronic media journalists to give more coverage of climate change issues to change people's indifference to preserving the nature in their daily life.
He said if the entire environment was ruined, noting would survive in that situation.
Iftekhar Anayetullah, director of Waste Concern, knowledge partner of the award programme, said many unexposed elements were active behind the climate change and they should be disclosed.
The awards will be given in five categories. The first one is climate champion in green business for the commercial organisations that introduced products or services that mitigate the effects of climate change.
The second category is climate champion in green operations for the commercial companies with full Bangladeshi ownership and full or partial foreign ownership that adopt eco-friendly processes and technologies in business operations.
The third category is climate champion in knowledge management for research initiatives that focus and/or provide solutions relevant to climate change and environmental preservation.
The forth one is climate champion in community engagement for social initiatives that aim to improve the lives of people and communities affected by climate change.
Detailed information can be found at thedailystar.net and hsbc.com.bd websites while the application has to be sent on or before November 3, 2011.
After being scrutinised by a jury board, trophies will be handed over to the winners in the first week of December, 2011, said the programme officials.
Among others, HSBC, Bangladesh head of marketing and communication Talukdar Noman Anwar and public relations manager Iftekhar Hasan were present at the programme.
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