The Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has reiterated the Corporation’s commitment to caring for the environment through its activities. 

As an organisation which respects and abides by the various Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Opoku-Ahweneeh Danquah says they will continue to engage and participate in all national activities geared towards environmental sustainability including the Green Ghana Campaign.

Mr Danquah said this when he led his management and staff on Friday, June 23 to plant trees on the premises of the GNPC head office in Tema.

He said his outfit remains progressively vested in the responsible, sustainable exploration of Ghana’s hydrocarbon resources and believes that the tree planting exercise, beyond its direct impact on SDG 15, has tremendous positive ripples on all 17 of the global goals and hence, its involvement in the drive.

“Our ability to thrive as humans is intricately woven with our ability to safeguard our environment and this is why we find value in replenishing Mother Nature today by planting these trees,” he said.

Offering further proof of GNPC’s commitment to ensuring that its operations have a profound impact on the quality of life of Ghanaians, Mr Danquah said the corporation has kicked off the GNPC Going Green (3G) initiative aimed at adding to nature’s conservancy and improving environmental sustainability.

The initiative, which is championed by the Health Safety and Environment (HSE) Department and the Integrated Energy Team (IET) at GNPC seeks to raise awareness of the importance of collective action in combating climate change.

It is also concerned with the negative effect on society and educating all on the significance of growing trees as one of the simplest, most effective strategies for reducing the impact of carbon emissions and restoring the natural ecosystem.

Reiterating the importance of the exercise, Prof. Kwesi Amponsah-Tawiah, General Manager, Human Resources and Admin at GNPC said, “Cities and towns are getting washed away by flood waters, putting our lives and livelihoods in jeopardy because human activities have replaced the vegetal cover with concrete and thus the need to engage in such environmental practices.”

Guided by the HSE and Integrated Energy Team, the GNPC CEO led the planting of five tree seedlings with over 250 other seedlings of avocado, orange, mango, oil palm and coconut distributed to staff to encourage participation in promoting environmental well-being and the preservation of nature in their respective localities.