A sustainability initiative by Grohe, a leading provider of sanitary fittings and innovative water products, has reduced water consumption in many mosques in the Mena region.

Under its ‘Green Mosque Initiative’ Grohe and its local partners have equipped many main mosques in the Middle East and North Africa with efficient water fittings, thereby turning them into ‘Green Mosques’.

The initiative has reduced water consumption for the cleansing rituals by roughly 30 percent. This is good for the environment and helps cut costs, the company said.

Saving water is one of the key aspects of environmental protection and sustainability around the world. This is all the more important as not all regions of the world have a positive water balance.

Grohe offers a full range of products featuring Grohe EcoJoy technology for all areas of the bathroom and the kitchen sink, it said.

In the context of the Green Mosque project, Grohe installed water-efficient products in the ablution rooms of mosques to help them achieve a sustainable reduction in water consumption.  

Muslim worshippers' ritual ablutions consume between 10 and 15 litres of water per day. Every possibility to save water therefore has a great impact on consumption. As mosques play an important role in people’s day-to-day lives, they are particularly well suited to inform as many visitors as possible of the need to use water sparingly, Grohe said.

Grohe EcoJoy products integrate water-saving technology that reduces consumption without compromising on comfort, enjoyment and effect of the water, it said.

Since 2009, Grohe has launched the Green Mosque Initiative in many countries including the UAE, Syria, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The successful programme has won the 2014 Sabre Award and was shortlisted for the gold award in 2016.  

“For Grohe, its responsibility for people and their most important resource, water, is not only confined to manufacturing sustainable products but is also a holistic task,” the company said. – TradeArabia News Service