Qatar Post has supported the mission of Al Shabhana Association, a non-profit organisation fighting deforestation in Qatar, by planting trees in the open areas of the Qatar Post headquarters.
The event, titled ‘Qatar Post for Sustainable Development – Afforestation Campus Qatar’, witnessed a number of Prosopis trees being planted.
The Prosopis, which is one of the most common small trees in Qatar, is an ideal plant for the desert environment.
Qatar Post officials and volunteers were joined by environmentalists from various organisations, namely Meshal al-Shamari and Shireen Obediat, director and events and marketing officer, respectively, at Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC); Hamoda Youssef, head of technical affairs at QGBC; Ruba Hinnawi, technical specialist at QGBC; Ahmed al-Mansouri, vice-president of Al Shabhana Association; and Dr Haya al-Farhoud al-Maadidi, executive secretary of Al Shabhana Association among others.
They were welcomed by Abdullah Shlash al-Hajri, chief human resources and services officer of Qatar Post.
The event "marked Qatar Post’s foray into environmental stewardship as part of its corporate social responsibility programme", a statement noted.
The programme sets out to improve the quality of lives in the community where the national postal service operates.
Al-Hajri said, “Through our partnership with Al Shabhana Association, we recognised that an afforestation project will add value to our sites and contribute to the sustainability of the environment in Qatar. The event was intended to make a statement and show that we can make a difference by collaborating with partners such as QGBC and Qatar Foundation."
"On our own, we might be effective, but only together can we truly make progress.”
Qatar Post is "on a journey to fulfil the sustainability goals of Qatar National Vision 2030", the statement added.
Last year, it won the ‘Best Postal Service Company’ award at Expo 2019 in Amsterdam for steps taken in energy conservation and reduction in its carbon footprint. These efforts have paved the way towards environment-related certifications such as the ISO 14001 for Environmental Management Systems, Quality Management Certificate 9001 and Occupational Health and Safety System 18001.
