A silent green revolution is currently under way in schools, the private sector as well as at the government level as more organisations are adopting eco-friendly transport means across the country.
The award is serving its purpose of encouraging companies and organisations to invest in sustainable transport. The trend is definitely catching on, with more people trying out innovations and projects to improve efficiency in mobility and reduce emissions.
This year 14 winners were honoured in seven categories with Emirates airline topping in two categories and Emirates Transport also bagging two awards.
Mobility Management
1st prize: Emirates airline for their their efforts in reducing carbon emissions and efficiency in fleet management.
Emirates airlines has been working on projects to reduce carbon emissions from their 1,000 plus ground operations vehicles and they have successfully cut down on 2,000 tonnes of CO2 emission every year over the last four years.
2nd prize :Abu Dhabi's Department of Transport for reducing the number of work-related trips of private staff vehicles through initiatives like car pooling, flexitime, etc.
Transport Safety Category:
1st prize : DP World topped for its Safe Driving Programme that offered specialised training courses in six languages.
2nd prize : Emirates Transport for its annual Award initiative for Traffic Safety and Education in schools.
3rd prize: AVIS rent-a-car for introducing a point structure for its drivers.
Environment Conservation category
1st prize :Emirates airline
2nd prize: gulf Indian High School for converting its entire fleet of buses for biofuel use.
3rd prize: Arabian Automobiles for bodyshop waste management system, where it streamlined use of paint and reducing its waste.
School Transport category
1st prize : Emirates Transport for its Safe Route to School initiative, which resulted in zero deaths involving its school buses that transport 205,000 students daily throughout the year across the country.
2nd prize:Sharjah Police for introducing School Bus Drivers Permit and training initiative
3rd prize : Al Thameed School for Girls for its Electronic Safety Marathon initiative.
Disabled Mobility category:
1st prize : Future Centre Special Needs Abu Dhabi for helping people with special needs integrate better with society by providing means to ease their mobility.
A special honour was bestowed on Professor Bassam Abu Hijla and Arqafan Nick for their academic research on the benefits of using hybrid taxis in Dubai.
Source : Gulf News
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/setting-a-trend-for-sustainable-transport-1.1292737
