Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Pakistan hosted the Green Economy Forum 2013 on June 05, 2013 at Serena Hotel, Islamabad. Mr. Javed Jabbar former IUCN global Vice President and Regional Councillor was the key note speaker at the panel discussion ‘Corporate Pakistan Leadership in the Green Economy’. A large number of participants including CEOs, CFOs, ACCA members and other professionals from corporate, public sector and practice, NGOs and Media were present at the event. Continue reading “ACCA-WWF Pakistan Environmental Reporting Awards 2012”
Awareness raising is an important tool for Biodiversity Conservation
We have embarked on a mission to raise awareness and mobilize people for biodiversity conservation
Roomi S. Hayat, a CEC member, is Chairperson, Human Resource Development Network (HRDN) Continue reading “Awareness raising is an important tool for Biodiversity Conservation”
Islands of prospects
By Naseer Memon
(The News, Political Economy-24th March 2013)
According to newspaper reports, real estate tycoon Malik Riaz’s Bahria Town and a US investment group signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for $15 to 20 billion investment on March 11. Under the project, Bahria Town, in collaboration with foreign companies associated with prominent US investor Thomas Kramer, would construct the world’s tallest building and a number of other projects some 3.5 kilometres off the Karachi shore. A spokesman for Bahria Town said the project, the Bodha Island City, would be developed within a period of five to ten years, and that it would comprise Net City, Education City, Health City, Port City and other infrastructure projects. The world’s most modern shopping mall would also be built on the Island City. Continue reading “Islands of prospects”
Trade route : New policy allows timber transport on Karakoram Highway
GILGIT: The federal government has approved the timber policy for Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), which will allow the right to transport or dispose of timber along the Karakoram Highway, officials said on Monday. Continue reading “Trade route : New policy allows timber transport on Karakoram Highway”