June 5th is a day dedicated to our environment, as established by the United Nations. This year's World Environment Day focuses on #GenerationRestoration, inviting societies, organizations and companies to contribute with all their forces in this direction.
For all of us, at Principia, the word environment is an integral part of our activities as we produce friendly, green energy from renewable sources and at the same time contribute to both the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions and the protection of the environment.
This year, on the occasion of World Environment Day, the restless volunteer team of our employees - in the framework of the award-winning corporate volunteering program "Be The Hero" - decided to put into practice this UN motto, by cleaning Lomvarda beach in South Attica.
By collecting a large volume of waste and materials to be recycled, such as plastic bottles and aluminum packaging, our volunteers contributed to the remodeling of the natural environment of the area. A total of 5,500 liters of waste were collected in a long-suffering area, which especially during the summer months is visited by many people.
Consistent for another year
Following the cleanups in the mountainous area of Parnitha in 2022 and in the wetland of Vravrona in 2023, our volunteers once again proved their sensitivity to environmental issues. The aim this time was to breathe new life into the bay located in South Attica and send a strong message about the importance of protecting the environment and biodiversity. It is worth noting that in the three symbolic cleaning actions, a total of more than 12500 liters of waste and debris have been removed.
An effective alliance
Together, we achieve more. That's why we partnered for the third year with "Save Your Hood", which empowers initiatives and gives citizens the means to act by providing common ground where everyone can express their ideas and concerns and empower each other for healthier and more sustainable neighborhoods. Just in Greece, more than 52,000 volunteers of the movement have managed, within 3 years, to collect more than 11 million liters of garbage in a total of 289 municipalities.
Our firm commitment is to protect the environment
At Principia, we have a firm long-term commitment to the protection of the environment and this year the reforestation of Kastanologgos on Mount Ochi, in South Evia, in the wind farm array "Kafireas", is completed and delivered to the local community, giving new life to 640 hectares of forest, which corresponds to 90 football fields. In total, since 2017, we have planted 99,194 trees and plants covering a total area of 1,127 acres.
Our Creating Shared Value (CSV) initiatives are fully aligned with the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. This activity is part of Goals 15: Life on Land & 17: Partership for the Goals
