GEC NEWS WIREPartners with EWS-WWF and The National to engage school community and raise environmental awareness
Canon Middle East, in partnership with Emirates Wildlife Society – World Wide Fund (EWS-WWF) and The National newspaper, has launched ‘The UAE School Environmental Sustainability Competition’.
The competition aims to engage with the UAE schools community in order to raise awareness about environmental issues among the youth, and to provide them an opportunity to be part of the solution. This competition comes at the back of Earth Hour, a global movement that has raised awareness on Climate Change issues globally and locally.
Anurag Agrawal, Managing Director, Canon Middle East said: “We believe that to successfully move forward, sustainability must be at the core of our business. We are committed to spearheading local initiatives that are core to our EMEA wide business and continue inspiring younger generations to live in a pollution free environment.”
Ida Tillisch, Director General of Emirates Wildlife Society- WWF, said: “Engaging school children creatively, and providing them opportunities to connect to the natural system around them is key to get them to understand and care about the environment. We hope that this initiative will get them inspired to continue engaging with nature and its conservation, now and in the future.“
