Firms must protect the environment: Govt

MASHONALAND West Provincial Affairs minister Mary Mliswa-Chikoka has challenged the corporate world to consider the implications of their operations to the environment when doing business.

Speaking during the Mashonaland West Environment, Responsible Business and CSR Awards ceremony held in Kariba early this week, she said the need to balance between profit and environmental protection remained key.

The awards were given to companies that are positively impacting their stakeholders, the lives of communities in which they operate as well as the environments in which they operate in Mashonaland West province.

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