Tokyo Cement wins two CIOB Green Awards
Tokyo Cement Group won two awards that reinstate its industry leadership position at the Annual Green Awards 2023 event, organized by the Ceylon Institute of Builders (CIOB).
Tokyo Cement Group won the Platinum Award for Sustainable Leadership in the Construction Industry in recognition of its Renewable Energy Generation Programme which makes its entire local cement manufacturing process 100% energy independent.
The Gold Award in the category was won by Tokyo Supermix (Pvt) Limited; Tokyo Cement Group’s Ready-Mix Concrete (RMC) business unit, in recognition of the comprehensive Wastewater Recycling System implemented across its island-wide RMC plants network.
The CIOB, the premier professional organization of building and construction professionals in Sri Lanka together with University of Moratuwa (UOM) organized this year’s flagship awards ceremony for the 11th consecutive year.
Tokyo Cement Group, as Sri Lanka’s largest manufacturer of cement, concrete, and cement-based innovative products, has won multiple accolades in recognition of its standard-setting sustainability practices.
Tokyo Cement Group, an industry leader, has made several strategic investment stominimize its environmental footprint. First among them is its highly admired renewable biomass energy programme. The Group pioneered biomass energy generation in Sri Lanka to promote greater national energy security with a total installed capacity of 24MW.
The Group also exports up to 8MW of biomass and Dendro power and 600kW of solar power to the grid, thereby increasing the national renewable energy contribution.
Tokyo Supermix received the Gold Award at the CIOB Green Awards 2023 for its comprehensive wastewater recycling system which allows to reuse 90% of the water used daily for aggregate wetting, concrete mixing and to wash inbuilt tanks after unloading mixer trucks at all RMC plants across the island.
Furthermore, Tokyo Cement Group leads several highly impactful, science-based conservation efforts that include Mangrove Reforestation, Coral Reef Restoration, and a Native Forest Tree Propagation programme among others as part of its sustainability drive.
Dinesh Gunawardena, Prime Minister was the Chief Guest at the event.
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