STO is organizing 2 events; event concept and cloth bag campaign. Both events will be continued for 6 months.

STO Home Improvement has listed out several products that use eco-friendly technology which will be selling with a 2% discount. The products are- HITACHI: Refrigerator, Washing Machines, LED TV, Inverter Air Conditioners, PHILIPS: LED TV, NIPPON: INTERIOR PAINTS: Nippon Odor-less Premium all-in-1, Nippon Paint Easy Wash with Teflon, Nippon Paint 3-in-1 Medifresh, Nippon Paint Vinilex 5000 Low Odor and NIPPON: EXTERIOR PAINTS: Nippon Weather bond.

1500 non-woven bags will be distributed to customers of STO Supermarket. Those who bring them back will be getting a 2% discount. Banner and posters are to be displayed outside the supermarket to inform and attract customers.

1500 non-woven bags will be distributed to customers buying a wide range of dry products from MIFCO Mas Fihaara in Male’ and Hulhumale’. A registered wholesale customer of MIFCO ‘Fasmeeru Geydhoshu Fihaara’ will also join this event by offering bags to their customers.

A monthly gift hamper will be rewarded to the customer who brings the green (non-woven) bag most frequently when coming to shop from MIFCO Mas Fihaara in Male’. MIFCO invite both AGORA and STO customers to participate in this event at MIFCO Mas Fihaara, Male’ by presenting the green bag when they shop at MIFCO Mas Fihaara in Male’. The event will be continued for 6 months.

Information leaflets about the overall program, its objectives and the monthly reward will be distributed along with the bags. Posters will also be circulated to the partner shops for public awareness of the program.

1500 bags will be distributed to customers buying products worth more than MRf. 200 (two hundred) from the two AGORA supermarkets. A 2.5% discount will be given to customers who bring these bags and buy products worth more than MRf. 300 (three hundred) from AGORA. A special discount counter is to be established for customers utilizing the reusable bags.

The ground floor of both the AGORA supermarkets will be decorated for the campaign with posters and banners. The objective of the event organized by AGORA is to minimize the average daily number of plastic bags used by AGROA shops from 4000 to 3000. The event will be continued till the end March 2012.