Rent-a-Drum wins big at sustainable awards
More than 90 entries were received this year for the second biannual Sustainable Development Awards.
The awards ceremony took place last week in Windhoek where companies, individuals and associations shared a total of N$172 000 in prize money across 10 categories.
Rent-a-Drum won the Best Established Company or Parastatal Award for its innovative waste management and recycling programme and their collaboration with Ohorongo Cement on Namibia's first refused derived fuel (RDF) processing plant.
“Our world faces massive threats from environmental degradation, including pollution and climate change. We need action at every level – from the local community, businesses, journalists, and global commitment - to address these threats,” said CEO of the Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia, Benedict Libanda.
The more than 90 entries that were received this year from the Namibian business community, academia and youth entities eclipsed the previous number of 14 in 2015.
“I am pleased to inform you that we are continuing to improve and grow these awards. This is evident in the increased number of entries we have received and in the additional number of partners and sponsors that have come on board for this year's awards,” said Martha Naanda, vice-chairperson of the Sustainable Development Advisory Council.
The winners are in the category Best SME, Qora Trading in the category for Best Eco Entrepreneurship among Business Start-Ups and Namibia Future Farming Trust walked away as the winner of the Natural Resource Management and Utilisation.
In the category for research and development, the winner was the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences at Namibia University of Science and Technology.
STAFF REPORTER
The awards ceremony took place last week in Windhoek where companies, individuals and associations shared a total of N$172 000 in prize money across 10 categories.
Rent-a-Drum won the Best Established Company or Parastatal Award for its innovative waste management and recycling programme and their collaboration with Ohorongo Cement on Namibia's first refused derived fuel (RDF) processing plant.
“Our world faces massive threats from environmental degradation, including pollution and climate change. We need action at every level – from the local community, businesses, journalists, and global commitment - to address these threats,” said CEO of the Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia, Benedict Libanda.
The more than 90 entries that were received this year from the Namibian business community, academia and youth entities eclipsed the previous number of 14 in 2015.
“I am pleased to inform you that we are continuing to improve and grow these awards. This is evident in the increased number of entries we have received and in the additional number of partners and sponsors that have come on board for this year's awards,” said Martha Naanda, vice-chairperson of the Sustainable Development Advisory Council.
The winners are in the category Best SME, Qora Trading in the category for Best Eco Entrepreneurship among Business Start-Ups and Namibia Future Farming Trust walked away as the winner of the Natural Resource Management and Utilisation.
In the category for research and development, the winner was the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences at Namibia University of Science and Technology.
STAFF REPORTER
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