Environment
At Zain, we are committed to managing our operations in a way that minimizes our environmental impact. We work to reduce our energy consumption and waste production, respecting the environment of the countries in which we operate.
We believe that a focus on strong environmental management as an integral part of the way we manage our business, will strengthen performance and ensure a sustainable future for our stakeholders, whether they are employees, customers, suppliers, shareholders or communities.
Ensuring responsible usage of resources, developing alternative energy sources and implementing recycling programs are all part of Zain’s environmental efforts.
Zain has adopted ISO 14001, an international standard for an environmental management system that helps organizations minimize environmental damage.
ISO 14001 requires the establishment of an appropriate environmental policy and the identification of the environmental aspects arising from the operation’s past, existing or future activities, products and services, in order to determine significant environmental impacts. To date, ISO 14001 has been implemented in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait and Lebanon.
A comprehensive Environmental and Social Management Plan (EMSP) has been updated by Group Regulatory Affairs and will be adhered to by all of our 15 African Operations. The document is being reviewed by the Middle East Operations and will hopefully be adopted by the end of 2009. The ESMP is designed to minimize potential environmental, social and cultural impacts associated with the expansion and operation of Zain’s cellular communications network and also provides internal monitoring measures for tracking environmental performance at the corporate level.
The green power generating system plays a significant part in reducing Zain’s carbon footprint, thus supporting the fight against global warming. Zain is looking at alternative energy sources such as solar energy and wind turbines.
As part of its continuous support for protecting the environment, Zain Operations across the Middle East and Africa engage in activities internally and with their communities. Initiatives in the community range from forming partnerships with local environmental organizations such as maritime societies to individual initiatives such as planting trees.
Zain Jordan is focused on many activities as per examples below: (http://jo.zain.com/ENGLISH/ABOUTUS/SOCIALRESPONSIBILITY/Pages/Environment.aspx )
Zain Forest
Zain adopted a large forest (80 dunums) within the Jerash governorate which it plans to cover with trees and transform into a model forest ... read more
Providing GPRS service to monitor the quality of water recourses in Jordan
Zain offers GRPS service to monitor and control the quality of water from a distance. The service helps enhance the protection of water resources in Jordan ... read more
Launching environmentally friendly scratch cards
Zain changed its scratch cards from plastic to paper, as part of a comprehensive plan executed by the company to support and protect the environment… Read more
