SHANGHAI, Jan. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 21, Air Liquide China was presented with "2015 Responsible Brand Award" at the 5th China Charity Festival in Beijing. For the first time, Air Liquide China won an award at the annual event, which recognizes the company's contributions to corporate social responsibility (CSR).
Co-organized by over 30 Chinese media, including China News Agency and China Daily, China Charity Festival is dedicated to promoting charitable spirit and deeds. It selects candidate companies and their projects among all self-applications and third-party recommendations, and evaluates their projects' social benefits through various indicators, such as their credibility, creativity, adaptability and sustainability.
Responsibility is at the core of Air Liquide's business. The company advocates environmental-friendly mindset not only through innovative products and solutions, but also CSR initiatives. In as early as 2009, it started "Green Action" in China, a company-wide annual tree planting activity, aiming to raise environmental protection awareness among employees. In 2015, a total of 604 employees and their family members from 37 sites in 29 cities participated in the campaign. In addition, since 2012, Air Liquide China has been donating its refurbished computers to primary schools in rural areas in China to ensure local students' access to computers and to promote electronics equipment recycling. So far, the company has donated a total of 223 computers and set up six "Air Liquide Computer Classrooms" in five provinces across the country.
Marcelo Fioranelli, Vice President, Greater China, Air Liquide Group, commented: "We're honored to receive the award, which is another acknowledgement of our efforts to support the local community. As a company pursuing sustainable growth, Air Liquide China will continue to actively commit itself to developing local economies, and contributing to create value over the long term."
Air Liquide in China
operates nearly 90 plants and employs about 4,500 employees today, with a strong presence in the key coastal industrial areas, and is expanding into the center, south and west. Air Liquide also has strong Engineering and Construction capabilities via its Global E&C Solutions division. Air Liquide resumed the development of its activities in China in the 1970s with the supply of Air Separation Units and restarted gas operations in 1990.
About Air Liquide Group
World leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide 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 EUR 15.4 billion in 2014, 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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