<img class="size-full wp-image-8882 alignright" src="https://demo.sierratec.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/SME-Award.jpg" alt="SME Business Award 2018" width="98" height="300" />SIERRA is delighted to announce being awarded as the winner in the "Best Green Initiatives" (&lt; 500 Crores) category, at the SME Business Excellence Awards 2018 organized by Dun &amp; Bradstreet and RBL Bank.

This year’s Dun &amp; Bradstreet – RBL Bank SME Business Excellence Awards 2018 recognized Small and Mid-level Corporates under various categories with ‘Best Green Initiatives’ being one of them. SIERRA’s eFACiLiTY<sup>®</sup> building has initiated and implemented numerous green features towards environmental sustainability and enhancing occupant wellness. It is noteworthy that the green features at action in this building has earned it the international recognition of being the World’s 2nd highest-ranking Green Building by the U.S. Green Building Council under the LEED NC v2009 rating system. Also, recently SIERRA’s eFACiLiTY<sup>®</sup> building is rated India’s highest-ranking Green Building by the IGBC Green New Building rating system under the New Construction category.

‘SME Business Excellence Awards 2018’ is a joint initiative by Dun &amp; Bradstreet and RBL Bank Limited for recognizing and felicitating the leading SMEs and Mid-Corporates in India. This 9th edition of SME Business Excellence Awards had 27 winners from various categories. Some of the sectors covered include Chemicals &amp; Pharmaceuticals, Engineering &amp; Machinery, Renewable Energy Products, IT &amp; IT Enabled Services and Digital Solutions.

The award ceremony was held in Mumbai on 28th November at ITC Grand Central, Parel, Mumbai. The awards ceremony was presided over by Ms. Sunita Sanghi, Senior Adviser &amp; Additional Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (GOI) was the Special Guest and Mr. Dilip Piramal, Chairman &amp; MD of VIP Industries Limited was the Guest of Honour for the Awards function.

The below picture shows Mr. Giridhar JG, CEO &amp; Managing Director of SIERRA ODC Private Limited receiving the award for ‘Best Green Initiatives’ for the green initiatives and implementations done at SIERRA’s eFACiLiTY<sup>®</sup> building.