Clean Green Pakistan Campaign to shape country’s sustainable future: Amin Aslam

ISLAMABAD, March 1 (APP):Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) Friday singed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nestlé collaborating in Clean and Green Pakistan Campaign which was a much-needed initiative for Pakistan considering the low forest cover in most of the areas and poor cleanliness in rural and urban areas.
Speaking at the MoU ceremony, Adviser to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam said, Clean Green Pakistan drive will shape the country’s sustainable future. “We welcome the support from Nestlé for this drive and it reflects on their role as an environmentally responsible business entity in Pakistan.”
“The Clean Green Pakistan is a comprehensive movement kicked-off by the Ministry of Climate Change which focuses on Liquid Waste Management; total Sanitation and Hygiene, including Hygiene Awareness; Access to Safe Drinking Water; Tree Plantation to include a countrywide afforestation campaign; Solid Waste Management including commitment to clean public spaces, streets and schools,” he added.

Head of Corporate Affairs, Nestlé Pakistan, Waqar Ahmad said, “The Clean Green Pakistan initiative reflects the Prime Minister’s pledge towards addressing the climate change challenge. Our partnership with this movement is aligned with our commitments of safeguarding the environment which includes: using 100 percent recyclable and reusable packaging for all our products by 2025; preserve natural capital, including forest cover; and reduce food loss and waste. We are also aligned towards attaining the Sustainable Development Goals including Clean Water and Sanitation, and Life on Land.”
Through this initiative, Nestlé Pakistan would be partnering with the key components of this movement by launching an awareness campaign on hygiene as part of its Nestlé Healthy Kids Program and Healthy Women initiative.
As part of Nestlé Pakistan’s Employee Volunteer Program (EVP), a cleanliness drive would be launched which would include cleaning of public spaces across major cities of the country.
“This campaign also includes plantation of 50,000 trees across various sites. Under Nestle Pakistan’s ‘Caring for Water’ initiative; access to clean drinking water is provided to 60,000 people.”