UAE. Today 40 Dubai Duty Free employees came together to plant 30 ghaf seedlings (ghaf is UAE’s national tree) at Hemaya School in Deira, Dubai.
This effort is in line with the retailer’s support for Dubai Police Academy’s ‘One Million Trees’ initiative and for the Zayed International Foundation for the Environment. The foundation – which aims to plant 100,000 trees across the UAE – conducts plantation drives at educational institutes, embassies, police stations and other government sector buildings.
The retailer aims to plant a total of 300 ghaf trees at the school.
Dubai Duty Free Executive Vice Chairman & CEO Colm McLoughlin said, “I am delighted that Dubai Duty Free continues to be involved in protecting our planet by supporting green initiatives from different UAE organisations including the Dubai Police Academy and Zayed International Foundation for the Environment.
“This initiative not only focuses on achieving the nation’s environmental goals in sustainability, but also those of Dubai Duty Free as a responsible retailer.”
The tree planting was attended by Dubai Duty Free Corporate Responsibility Department Manager Olympia Pineda, along with officials from Dubai Police Academy and Zayed International Foundation for the Environment. ✈
