Lucky Cement wins sustainability award, Pakistan

Lucky Cement Limited, Pakistan's largest cement manufacturer and exporter, has received the Best Sustainability Report and the Best Corporate Report Awards - 2011.

Lucky Cement secured overall Top position in the category for Best Sustainability Report Award, whereas its Corporate Report received 1st position in cement and sugar category. ??These awards for year 2011 were announced in a ceremony by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan and the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan which announces theses prestigious awards for Best Corporate and Sustainability Reports every year.

Lucky Cement won these awards on the basis of disclosing precise and timely-organised information in-line with the global reporting standards, in its Annual and Sustainability reports. ??The awards also reflect the transparency and accountability standards being practised by the company in its public disclosures.

Also in a similar feat last year, Lucky Cement received 'A' rating for its Sustainability Report for 2011 from GRI (Global Reporting Initiative), which is a global-body for the development of sustainability reporting frame work. Lucky Cement is one of the pioneer Pakistani companies to compile its Sustainability Report as per the criteria set by GRI for sustainability reporting.