Archroma, a leader in colour and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, has announced that its Pakistan affiliate has been named Employer of the Year in the multinationals segment in a nationwide contest organised by the Employers Federation of Pakistan (EFP), for the third time in a row.

EFP granted the award in recognition of Archroma’s best practice in human resource management, ethical marketing management and corporate social responsibility. According to the statement, Archroma strives to maintain the highest standards in occupational safety and health fostering environmental protection through recycling and reuse.

The production site at Jamshoro has a state-of-the-art Sustainable Effluent Treatment Plant with zero liquid discharge saving enormous amounts of water. The two production sites of Archroma have also completed One Million Safe & Accident Free working hours and all offices in Karachi have been declared Green Offices by WWF Pakistan. Archroma's Center of Excellence at Karachi provides round-the-clock customer support and is a forerunner in textile specialty research.

The efforts of Archroma Pakistan in these areas also earned its CEO, Mujtaba Rahim, the Best CEO of the Year 2017 award. “Archroma has more than 150 years of solid legacy of its predecessors which enriches our work environment of exemplary standards,” commented Vaqar Arif, Head of Finance & Controlling Pakistan, Archroma, on receiving the awards at the ceremony recently held at Karachi.

“Our company is committed to continuously challenging the status quo in the deep belief that we can make our industry sustainable. Archroma therefore strives to play a leading role in enhancing the business environment, and we are grateful to our employees for being one of our main strengths in doing so.”

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