Green Business 2018

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Interview with Ketevan Kekelashvili, Head of the Environmental Management Unit at ProCredit Bank

“Number of electric and hybrid cars in Georgia is growing rapidly” The FINANCIAL

See on p. 8

FOCUSING ON SUSTAINABILITY Interview with Levan Giorgadze, Director of Socar Georgia Petroleum See on p. 10

GREEN STANDARDS OF LIFE Interview with Evgeny Nesterenko – Chief Administrative Officer of MAQRO Group See on p. 19

Interview with Kakha Kuchava, Chairman of the Committee on Environmental Protection and Natural Resources at Georgian parliament

See on p. 21

Q. What does green business mean to you? A. Green business is an efficiency of not only rational use of natural resources but resources that a company uses and consequently, at the expense of this efficiency, the growth of income and social responsibility in the country. Q. Why should businesses become green? A. Any business, especially if it is a big and ambitious business, thinks about the future and not just about its future but the future of the surrounding environment. It is necessary for all businesses to gradually switch to

the principles of green economy, since the trends that are in the world, including increasing use of resources, even by an ordinary business, will ultimately lead to catastrophic consequences for our future generations. The most difficult part, in general, is the level of education and level of knowledge in the field of green economy. Unfortunately, many believe that green economy and implementation of entrepreneurship in green economy principles is associated with less profit. Continued on p. 17

“Respect for the Planet is our basic philosophy” The FINANCIAL

“GOING GREEN IS A NEW TREND Interview with WITH A VARIETY Mitsuru Konishi, President of OF BENEFITS” Interview with Samson Pkhakadze, President of Wissol Group

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Toyota Caucasus

Q. Can you describe Toyota’s green initiatives and practices?

A, Firstly, I would like to express my gratitude for showing an interest in Toyota and its environmental goals. The environmental issue is one of our top priorities. The aftermath of disasters taking place throughout the world over the last few years resulting from humans being careless towards the environment has made us think about the consequences we may soon be facing. Environmental issues

have become one of the top priorities for Toyota Motor Corporation. “Respect for the Planet” is our basic philosophy, and based on it in 2015 we formulated our Environmental Challenge 2050. Unfortunately, car manufacturing is related to generating CO2, the cars themselves generate CO2. Continued on p. 15

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“We believe that secondhand tires should be prohibited” Interview with Dimitri Gozalishvili, Commercial Director of Tegeta Motors See on p. 2

“Banks Are Leading in Green Business” Interview with Boris Kiknadze, Head of CSR at Bank of Georgia

See on p. 4

Fighting Environmental Offenders The FINANCIAL

Interview with Manana Kochladze, Chair (official) at Green Alternative Q. What does green business mean to you? A. For me, green business is a sustainable business. It consumes few resources, is local

and serves the interests of the local community. Q. Why should a business go green? A. It is very profitable for a business to be green. A business which is green consumes less energy, or energy from renewable energy sources, as well as other material or natural resources. Consequently, they have less of a negative impact on the environment and at the same time they pay less for modest energy. Continued on p. 17

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