The Environmental Award Adjudication Committee decided to award it to Consolidated Contractors Group S.A.L.
Middle East construction giant, Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC), has piloted the world’s first fully solar-powered off-grid mobile cabin for its onsite workforce.
CCC had made its first formal internal commitments towards sustainability in 2012, by far a lead position in the MENA region. By 2015, we had established a number of policies concentrating on embedding sustainability across our business operations.
Late 2017 we launched our first annual Sustainability Competition, aiming to further integrate sustainability within our organization’s culture.
The competition was split into two categories covering offices (project or area based) and camps sites. The criteria set for evaluating the entries considered all three dimensions of sustainable development – environmental, economic and societal to demonstrate applications under the below categories:
The competition granted the winners and their projects prestigious prizes and broad recognition across the group for their best practices. The teams involved in the winning activity were dispatched to famous green topics conferences to scout out for more such innovative solutions. These specialized conferences were:
The best practices captured from the competition process and the cutting edge international conferences were shared and disseminated throughout CCC. This was done with the intention of keeping Sustainability at high momentum within the organization and catalyzing innovative ideas and strategies applicable to CCC and the Engineering space.
Greek construction giant Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) has teamed up with UAE-based Immensa to create a digital warehouse which will 3D-print parts on demand.
On 2 March 2018, the Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS) in Beirut hosted a fundraising gala featuring the works of renowned Palestinian and Arab artists. Guests included intellectuals, artists, academics, and politicians.
IPS Chairman of the Board of Trustees Dr Tarek Mitri, Ambassador Lakhdar Brahimi, and IPS General Director Khaled Farraj dedicated medals of recognition to Hasib Sabbagh and Said Khoury, both of whom supported IPS since its inception and had served as Chairs of the Board of Trustees.
CCC was one of the sponsors of the Women on the Front Lines conference. Under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, the conference was organized by the May Chidiac Foundation, a non-profit organization offering hands-on learning in media, women’s rights, conflict resolution, and development.
The conference highlighted the stories of female pioneers in the fields of leadership, change and sustainability who could bring optimal solutions to enhance the community and promote sociopolitical development while maintaining ethical standards.
Prominent female business managers, politicians, journalists and social entrepreneurs participated in the panels. Participants came from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and Morocco while the conference was moderated by James Clancy and Ricardo Karam.
CCC was conferred the awarded Contractor of the Year at the MENA Green Building Awards. On Wednesday 17 May 2017, at a carbon-neutral awards ceremony held at Roda Al Murooj Hotel in Dubai, Nabil Hamdan and Samir Thabet received the award on behalf of the CCC Group. The awards were organized by the Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC) in partnership with JordanGBC and LebanonGBC and supported by WorldGBC. The EmiratesGBC is an independent organization founded in 2006, with the goal of protecting the environment by advancing green building principles.
The awards honour organizations for their innovative and outstanding sustainable building practices. As a result, they have become a significant gathering for industry professionals committed to promoting sustainable built environments. The MENA Green Building Awards, previously known as the EmiratesGBC Awards, were reintroduced in 2017 to have greater influence throughout the region. The ultimate ambition is to help with the establishment of a regional sustainable building model that is world-class and replicable.
This year, with record submissions from six nations across the MENA region, the awards highlighted the growing focus of industry stakeholders to promote sustainability through innovation and best practices. For the Contractor of the Year Award CCC competed against numerous players from the region. CCC received this award for being a contractor whose achievements and priorities align with improving the sustainability of the built environment.
It was also granted in recognition of demonstrating high green standards on project sites and within the company, with adherence to national and international regulations and codes. Some quotes from the Award Ceremony: “We congratulate the winners of the 2017 MENA Green Building Awards not only for their demonstrated excellence in driving the sustainable built environment of the region but also for their commitment and dedication to innovation and promoting green best practices.” Saeed Al Abbar, Chairman of EmiratesGBC “The 2017 MENA Green Building Awards highlight the dedication of the regional construction industry stakeholders to pursue environment-friendly practices.
The innovations and best practices that winners present are uniquely suited for the region and can be replicated in similar environments globally.”
Lee Siang, Chairman of WorldGBC
With great success and the participation of more than 500 officials, representatives of the political, business and diplomatic community, the EU Arab Summit: Partners for Growth and Development took place at the Megaron Concert Hall in Athens, Greece on 3 and 4 November 2016. This two-day event was organized under the auspices of H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopios Pavlopoulos, and supported by H.E. the Prime Minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras and the Greek government. The initiative for this high-level summit belongs to CCC, participating as a strategic sponsor, and was organized by the Delphi Economic Forum and the Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal Group.
The owners of CCC felt the moral obligation to support Greece during the continuous economic crisis so as to boost markets and attract investments, thus promoting Greece’s significant role between European and Arab countries. Therefore, an entity was created in order to plan, organize and realize this promising vision and consisted of people who worked very hard for a period of more than eight months in order to accomplish this special project. This timely summit succeeded in promoting dialogue between the European Union and Arab countries whilst showcasing the opportunities for enhancing collaboration and sustainable growth on business and economic levels. Regarding Greece, the main purpose was to emphasize and promote specific projects and investment opportunities for the country. Special presentations were made by the International Economic Relations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Similar presentations were also made by Enterprise Greece, the official agency of the Greek State, the Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism, TAIPED (Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund), the Ministry of Public Work and by various organizations. These agencies had their own promotional stands during the summit in order to exhibit their work and inform the participants. CCC Executive Vice Chairman and Chairman of Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal Group, Tawfic Khoury (who personally made great efforts in order for the summit to take place) opened the proceedings being followed by the Greek Prime Minister and other European and Arab officials. The summit acted as an important platform for officials and representatives of the highest levels (both from the EU and the Arab countries) to advance shared projects, experiences and knowledge between the two regions.
The agenda of the summit covered two big sectors: the economy (focusing on investments, energy, infrastructure and trade) and the political sector (where discussions about major issues, such as security, immigration and political stability took place). The Prime Minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras, delivered the opening speech of the summit while members of the Hellenic Government addressed the event, along with Arab government officials, presidents and ministers, the EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos; the Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides and many other officials.
The EU Arab World Summit was widely covered by local and international media including TV networks, print and web media. More than 100 articles have been published in print media while the event was announced in more than 1,800web news items. In conclusion, it was a highly successful summit which signified the need for these types of initiatives. Additionally, CCC achieved its goal in promoting Greece’s will for development and investment opportunities whilst highlighting the key role of the country as a connecting factor between the European and Arab world. It should be mentioned that by the end of the EU Arab World Summit, everyone had a good word about the success of this event, focusing on the excellence of the organization, the high-level of participants and the fruitful results of this important summit, whilst looking forward to the next EU Arab World Summit.