Monday 28 October 2013

KPMG Launch Evironmental Sustainability at St.John High School

By 1 2 1 News Reporter

Chandigarh 28th October: --- KPMG in India launched its nationwide initiative aimed at environmental sustainability today at Saint John's High School in Chandigarh. Environmental sustainability is the need of the hour and is one of KPMG's key focus areas for their Citizenship initiatives. To celebrate twenty years of KPMG in India and keeping with their endeavor of working towards a sustainable future, a number of environment projects (solar and rainwater harvesting projects) will be inaugurated across ten locations in India at various schools, colleges and NGOs. KPMG believes in the idea of sustainable development and its long term and holistic impact on the future of energy and water conservation. In addition, KPMG also hopes to raise environmental awareness and a feeling of collective responsibility amongst the student community.In Chandigarh, the inauguration of the environment project was done by Atul Gandhi, Partner, KPMG in India. Through the project inaugurated, KPMG has provided Saint John's High School with solar street lights of 75Wp SPV.

 

Atul Gandhi, Partner, KPMG in India said that KPMG recognizes the importance of educating students at schools and colleges about the crucial need of conserving our natural resources. In consonance with this belief, we aim to make a sustainable difference in our communities and are focused on building capacity for individuals and institutions. We are passionate about supporting the communities in which we live and work, and will remain committed to this practice. KPMG's Corporate Citizenship initiatives are aligned with the Millennium Development Goals under the key areas of Education, Environment and Development and focus on national development issues.

 

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