SILVER PROTECTOR OF THE ENVIRONMENT
The Foundation, through various environmental actions, has obtained the "Silver Protector of the Environment" award at the Pan-Cypriot Environmental Awards for Organizations and Enterprises. The Silver Protector of the Environment Award is awarded to the Organization/Business whose main concern is the protection and conscious management of the environment.
On Tuesday, January 24, 2023, the official award ceremony and presentation of the Environmental Awards took place at the Presidential Palace by His Excellency the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades. The Director of the Foundation, together with staff members and trainees of the Foundation, received the award and gave a promise that the Foundation will continue to be a protector of the environment for years to come, undertaking actions that contribute to the cultivation and maintenance of environmental awareness by all trainees and employees of the Foundation.
Some of the Foundation's environmental actions include the use of paper boxes for storing and selling products, recycling, picking olives and making olive oil for use in the Foundation, building self-watering flower beds, birdhouses and creating "treats" for the birds, composting, reuse of boxes from suppliers for delivery of products, reuse of biomass (branches) for various crafts for sale, collection, concentration and compaction of aluminum cans, vegetable garden, chicken coop and Foundation's Greenhouse