RAK Ceramics, the world's largest ceramic tiles & sanitaryware manufacturing company, was recently awarded the Environmental Performance Certificate (EPC) by the UAE Ministry of Environment and Water.

The EPC seeks to encourage businesses to support efforts to protect the environment and reduce pollution.

'The EPC will surely promote greater environmental accountability within the entire RAK Ceramics organisation and reinforce the company's reputation as a leading environmental advocate,' stated Dr Khater Massaad, chief executive, RAK Ceramics.

The EPC is awarded based on the review of the environmental permit obtained; health, safety and environment (HSE); the implementation of cleaner production, monitoring and control of gaseous emissions and particulate matters; management of chemical substances, and integrated management of solid, non-hazardous and hazardous wastes; treatment and reuse of domestic and industrial wastewaters; and noise, odour hazard, and nuisance control.

RAK Ceramics has also been recently conferred the SuperBrand 2010 Award.-TradeArabia News Service