CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): On April 24, 2023, CMRL (Chennai Metro Rail Limited) was presented with the esteemed International Green World Award at a ceremony in Miami, Florida. The Green World Awards are one of the world’s most esteemed environmental award programmes.
The Green World Award represents the CMRL’s recognition and commitment to its positive environmental impact.
CMRL has adopted various environmentally friendly initiatives and a sustainable model that aims to minimize the environmental impacts during construction and operations on the environment while providing a reliable, comfortable, safe, and fast travelling experience to our passengers and the people of Chennai.
Reducing energy usage, carbon emissions, and overall operating expenses helps to improve energy efficiency and water management. These programmes ultimately helped to lower greenhouse gas emissions.
CMRL also prioritizes environmental projects like bettering air quality, protecting natural resources, maximizing solar energy use, and creating ecologically sound plantings to strengthen the ecosystem.
The event organizers appreciated the initiatives and efforts made by CMRL in winning this award in the Carbon Reduction category, which is the hardest of all award categories.
This award is considered the most significant environmental awards campaign worldwide, recognizing governments, ministries, companies, organizations, and communities across the private and public sectors.
These awards are presented and organized by The Green Organization to recognize, reward, and promote environmental best practices worldwide.
