Dubai-based Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) will join forces with the global community to tackle climate change by switching off non-essential lights and equipment at its business premises for one hour on March 19 to mark Earth Hour.

The company will switch off non-essential lights and equipment at 20:30, said a statement from the company.
 
Employees have also been encouraged to mark the event in their personal capacity, at home. Direct participation in Earth Hour at EGA’s Jebel Ali Operations from 2008 to 2015 has saved 25.04 MW (equivalent to 12,520 kg CO2), it added.

Abdulla Kalban, managing director and chief executive officer at EGA, said: “We as a company are passionate about supporting important global causes by protecting the environment and contributing meaningfully to the communities where we operate is among our core values.”

“We act as guardians of the environment and consider this an investment in helping us achieve our aspiration for a better future. Earth Hour is a perfect opportunity to encourage positive behaviours from all EGA employees, customers, suppliers and contractors and thereby build a more sustainable environmental culture,” he added.

To drive awareness and engagement among EGA employees, attention has been focused on Earth Hour this week. A campaign with calls-to-action driven through posters, emails and SMS reminding all employees to participate in Earth Hour culminated today (March 17) with 300 employees wearing Earth Hour t-shirts and employees being reminded to turn off non-essential lights and office equipment at the end of their shift; as well as to do the same at home for Earth Hour itself, said the statement.

Since March 2015, EGA has pro-actively supported the “Beyond Earth Hour” initiative by holding an Earth Hour on the last day of every month. The savings achieved from March to December 2015 amounted to 96,971 kWh, equivalent to 40,189 kg CO2, it added. – TradeArabia News Service