This World Environment Day, Grameenphone reaffirms its commitment to environmental sustainability and finding green energy solutions to combat climate change, a press release said on Monday.
The digital enabler to ‘Smart Bangladesh’ has stepped up efforts to use renewable energy, deploying solar panel at towers. To spark conversation on this important topic, Grameenphone brought together public & private experts and diplomatic community to discuss the “Green Energy Ecosystem in Bangladesh” on June 05.
Grameenphone is devoted to continuous deployment of enhanced sustainable solutions, protecting the environment and promoting an energy-efficient and eco-friendly business approach. The organization has set a target to reduce 50% carbon emissions (CO₂) by 2030, taking 2019 emissions as the baseline. Grameenphone is actively implementing initiatives to reduce its carbon footprint, such as enhancing energy efficiency, investing in renewable energy sources, promoting a culture of optimum energy conservation within the organization, and working with our partners in multiple layers to reduce the environmental impact of our business, especially supply chain.
To mark the day, a roundtable was organized at GP House where panelists at the event, including H.E. Espen Rikter-Svendsen, ambassador of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Dhaka; Yasir Azman, CEO of Grameenphone; Md. Shahriar Ahmed Chowdhury, director of the Center for Energy Research, UiU; Nazneen Ahmed – Country Economist at UNDP, Tham Chee Aun – Group CEO, Ditrolic Energy Holdings Sdn. Bhd. and Faisal Rabbi, Stakeholder Engagement & Public Affairs Manager of H&M; engaged in a constructive dialogue on various aspects regarding environmental obligations for corporates, counting the current regulations for Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (CPPA), the utilization of transmission and distribution infrastructure by the private sector, and the importance of collaboration between public and private entities to support renewable electricity markets.
