Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone (RAK FTZ), a leader in community outreach activities and environmentally sustainable business practices across the UAE, has won an award from the German Emirati Joint Council for Industry and Commerce (AHK) for its corporate social responsibility (CSR).

In addition, for the second year in a row, RAK FTZ has won the Environment Protection & Development Authority (EPDA) award for the Best Environmental Practices in Ras Al Khaimah, said a statement.

Ramy Jallad, acting CEO, RAK FTZ, said: “We are honoured to receive these awards from the German Emirati Joint Council for Industry and Commerce and the EPDA of Ras Al Khaimah.”

“These awards recognise the fact that, at RAK FTZ, we participate in and contribute to the community where we live and work. The awards also recognise the many measures we have taken to minimise the energy and water usage of the more than 8,000 companies that have made us their investment home,” he added.

RAK FTZ was also honoured recently on the London-based Financial Times’ fDI Magazine’s “Ones to Watch” list for the tax-free, business-friendly incentives and location of its Industrial Park; and by the Embassy of Switzerland in the UAE for outstanding accomplishments in bilateral interests between the UAE and Switzerland, it stated. – TradeArabia News Service