Environmental Action - President's Award Honors Top Performers
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Author: Saudi Aramco News
Released 6 December 2007
Three Saudi Aramco organizations were recognized Nov. 24 at the Plaza Conference Center for their environmental performance during 2006 at the annual President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship luncheon hosted by the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) under the sponsorship of president and CEO Abdallah S. Jum‘ah.
Abdallah S. Jum‘ah is joined by top executives to congratulate the organizations that won the President’s Awards for Environmental Stewardship. The recipients were the Shaybah Producing Department, represented by manager Ali S. Al-Ajmi, fourth from left; the Utilities Department, represented by manager Mohammed H. Ghosain, sixth from left; and the Southern Area Pipelines Department, represented by manager Adnan M. Al-Sharidah, seventh from left. (Photo by Abdulaziz M. Al-Moaiweed)
Representing a broad cross-section of operational areas, the awards’ recipients were the Shaybah Producing Department, the Southern Area Pipelines Department and the Utilities Department.
Winners were honored for their environmental performance among 44 facilities and organizations ranked in 2006. Hesham A. Al-Musaiid, EPD manager, told an audience of corporate, executive and facilities management that the past year has seen significant improvement in reducing environmental impacts within Saudi Aramco organizations. “Although we are recognizing the three front-runners today, company organizations that exerted extra efforts to protect the environment are also winners,” Al-Musaiid said.
Jum‘ah spoke about the company’s environmental achievements and the challenges facing the oil industry, including tighter regulations and public perception. He also urged organizations to address environmental issues proactively and ensure that their operations do not adversely impact the environment.
The President’s Award, established in 2003, is based on the Facility Environmental Performance system (FEP) developed by EPD to assess and rate each Saudi Aramco facility according to four environmental categories: compliance, performance, awareness and training, and initiatives. The final 2006 FEP scores were based on the Corporate Environmental Scorecard and other EPD data, as well as an evaluation of each facility’s environmental initiatives. Forty-four facilities were scored on criteria including air quality and air pollution, wastewater management, groundwater protection, oil spills, waste management, environmental health, industrial hygiene and environmental awareness.
The award is aimed at promoting a sense of stewardship in environmental fields, recognizes organizations with outstanding performance in environmental protection, sets positive role models and provides an incentive for Saudi Aramco organizations to enhance their environmental performance.
(Article by Rehab H. Makhloog)