Green Champions

Green Champions Bapco Energies, in collaboration with the Supreme Council for Environment and the Ministry of Education, hosted the 17th annual Green Schools Award ceremony.
The event celebrated student-led environmental initiatives and was attended by H.E. Dr. Mohamed bin Mubarak Bin Daina, Minister of Oil and Environment and Special Envoy for Climate Affairs; H.E. Dr. Mohammed bin Mubarak Juma, Minister of Education; Mr. Mark Thomas, Group Chief Executive Officer of Bapco Energies; and Dr. Abdulrahman Jawahery, Chief Executive Officer of Bapco Refining. (Picture by Anchalo Bensiger)

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