The leading e-Learning solutions provider of the Middle East, turned 7 this month. Ranked among the few fortunate and successful organizations which announced growth in 2009, Xpert Learning boasts a significant growth on last year’s revenues. Astounding success as it may sound to many, Xpert Learning has managed to keep itself level-headed in many areas of business.
Recognizing and following His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s vision of a Greener Dubai and in line with the Earth Day (April 22, 2010), Xpert Learning decided to take it to the next level by going Green and Eco-Friendly. All waste paper and tins in the office are deposited in special boxes for recycling. But this is not where Xpert Learning stopped.
Asim Saeed, a technology freak and a visionary employee at Xpert Learning, suggested that we must all give Dubai something back. According to Asim, it is unfair to the city of Dubai to billow smoke and all other carbon emissions in the atmosphere with air-conditioning equipment running 24×7 and monster trucks patrolling the 13 lane highways aimlessly; where water and greenery are scarce. Asim believes that we all need to do our share to not only reduce carbon emissions, but also increase oxygen supply by doing our small bit. So, one Sunday morning, on his 2×2 desk, he places a can, not larger than a Soft Drink Tin.
The tin contains a bean in a special type of soil and ready to germinate. Asim watered it for 3 days and a plant sprouted out. Out of the plant comes a bean with a special message on it- ‘Hope’.
The bean grows a few inches every day. It not only got the staff members at Xpert Learning excited about the concept, but people from a few of the neighboring offices and some delivery boys who come on a daily basis to say Hello to their little plant friend.
While Asim is busy booking orders for the beans, when asked to comment on this great idea, he said it gives him great pleasure to see the bean grow and shape up.
Since Asim’s bean is a beautiful little indoor plant, it requires minimum sunlight and water. Feel like trying one?
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