SHANGHAI, March 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Cashing in on the fine weather of early spring, about 40 employees from Air Liquide in China joined in the tree-planting activity held at its newly opened Shanghai Research & Technology Center on March 24. Led by Marcelo Fioranelli, Vice-President, Greater China, Air Liquide Group and Yan Jinping, Chief Operating Officer, Air Liquide China, the event took its annual "Green Action" campaign to new heights.
As an annual nationwide tree-planting campaign organized by Air Liquide China since 2009, "Green Action" aims to raise its employees' environmental protection awareness. Each year, the campaign is gaining increasing popularity among its staff all over China. Last year, over 600 employees and their family members from 37 sites in 29 cities in China participated in the campaign locally, planting a total of over 1500 trees.
Yan Jinping commented: "Through campaigns like 'Green Action,' we want to deliver the message to our employees that corporate social responsibility (CSR) isn't just an abstract concept. Rather, it's something we can do in our daily life. And it is just these small deeds that make big differences. As a responsible corporate citizen, Air Liquide China is proud to witness the increasing CSR spirit among its employees, and will continue to encourage the reflection of CSR mindset in the daily operations of our business to contribute to the green development of China."
Responsibility is at the core of Air Liquide. The company is devoted to developing local economies, protecting life and the environment, and contributing to communities. Under its Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) umbrella program called "Air Liquide Care", in addition to "Green Action", Air Liquide China promotes other initiatives such as "Air Liquide Computer Classroom", through which the company provides recycled computers and training courses to help primary school students in rural areas.
Air Liquide China
Air Liquide China operates nearly 90 plants and employs about 4,500 employees with a strong presence in the key coastal industrial areas, and is expanding into the center, south and west. Its main business activities include industrial and medical gas operations, as well as Engineering & Construction (designing, manufacturing and installing air separation units/hydrogen facilities).
World leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide Group is present in 80 countries with more than 50,000 employees and serves more than 2 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen have been at the core of the company's activities since its creation in 1902. Air Liquide's ambition is to be the leader in its industry, delivering long-term performance and acting responsibly.
Air Liquide ideas create value over the long term. At the core of the company's development are the commitment and constant inventiveness of its people.
Air Liquide anticipates the challenges of its markets, invests locally and globally, and delivers high-quality solutions to its customers and patients, and the scientific community.
The company relies on competitiveness in its operations, targeted investments in growing markets and innovation to deliver profitable growth over the long-term.
Air Liquide's revenues amounted to EUR16.4 billion in 2015 and its solutions that protect life and the environment represented more than 40% of sales. Air Liquide is listed on the Paris Euronext stock exchange (compartment A) and is a member of the CAC 40 and Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 indexes.
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