13 December 2009
MUSCAT -- Omran, the Government's tourism development and investment arm, announced it has obtained ISO 14001 accreditation for its Environmental Management System, an efficient framework for continuous improvement of environmental performance. The ISO 14001 certificate was received by Dr Rajha bint Abdulameer bin Ali, Minister of Tourism and Chairperson of Omran, in the presence of Eng Wael bin Ahmed al Lawati, CEO, and Ahmed Al Sabahi, Environmental Manager, Omran.
Omran is the first tourism company in the Sultanate and one of the few GCC tourism companies to be awarded this certificate, to be classified as one of the environmentally responsible developers in the region. The accreditation demonstrates the company's management commitments towards environmental protection in all its running projects.
The aim of ISO 14001 is to reduce the environmental footprint of a business and to decrease the pollution and waste that it produces. Created by the International Organisation for Standardisation it helps organisations minimise effects of their operations on the environment. The ISO 14001 is an internationally accepted accreditation for environmental management systems. It applies to those environmental aspects which the organisation has control over and which can be expected to have an influence.
MUSCAT -- Omran, the Government's tourism development and investment arm, announced it has obtained ISO 14001 accreditation for its Environmental Management System, an efficient framework for continuous improvement of environmental performance. The ISO 14001 certificate was received by Dr Rajha bint Abdulameer bin Ali, Minister of Tourism and Chairperson of Omran, in the presence of Eng Wael bin Ahmed al Lawati, CEO, and Ahmed Al Sabahi, Environmental Manager, Omran.
Omran is the first tourism company in the Sultanate and one of the few GCC tourism companies to be awarded this certificate, to be classified as one of the environmentally responsible developers in the region. The accreditation demonstrates the company's management commitments towards environmental protection in all its running projects.
The aim of ISO 14001 is to reduce the environmental footprint of a business and to decrease the pollution and waste that it produces. Created by the International Organisation for Standardisation it helps organisations minimise effects of their operations on the environment. The ISO 14001 is an internationally accepted accreditation for environmental management systems. It applies to those environmental aspects which the organisation has control over and which can be expected to have an influence.
By Staff Reporter
© Oman Daily Observer 2009
