TOYP recognizes carbon footprinting pioneer
The Outstanding Young Persons of the World (TOYP) programme presented
an award for Environmental Leadership to Subramaniam Eassuwaren, the
Managing Director of the Carbon Consulting Company [CCC], whose aim is
to offer a complete end-to-end service for companies that are committed
to reducing their carbon emissions. Eswaran Brothers Exports Deputy
Chairman Subramaniam Eassuwaren, under the guidance of Nobel Laureate,
Professor Mohan Munasinghe and eminent conservationist, Dr Ranil
Senanayake has made a difference to Sri Lanka's corporate world and the
way they view the environment.
In his acceptance speech, Eassuwaren who is a Certified Carbon
Footprinting Expert of the UK Carbon Trust, raised many ethical issues
which are often overlooked if not ignored by most corporates, not only
locally but internationally. Other winners in the past from Sri Lanka
included Sanath Jayasuriya, Muttiah Muralidharan, Otara Chandiram and
Prof Lakshman Watawala.
The Carbon Consulting Company (CCC) has been created with the purpose
of helping organizations reduce their environmental impact and maximize
the CSR and marketing opportunities arising from these efforts. The
CCC's mission is to help corporate leaders and decision makers develop
the skill sets and knowledge base that would be required for survival in
the dawning era of a low carbon economy.
The CCC is a Carbon Footprint Expert certified company, and is
accredited by the Carbon Trust, the UK Government's carbon standards
body.
It is also an official certifier of the Carbon Neutral Company of the
UK. |
