Switching off lights for an hour - an act everybody can do to protect the environment
SHANGHAI, March 28 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) today announced it will participate in Earth Hour, a global environmental protection initiative sponsored by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). This is the first time Earth Hour will be recognized in China. All seven Corning China business entities have pledged to switch off non-essential lighting in offices and manufacturing locations for one hour from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on March 28th, 2009.
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“Earth Hour” was first held in Sydney, Australia 2007 and 2.2 million homes and businesses turned off their lights for one hour. In 2008, the event became a global sustainability movement when up to 50 million people across 35 countries participated.
“This initiative is yet another demonstrable action in our on-going commitment to the environment and to being a responsible corporate citizen,” said Eric Musser, Chief Executive Officer of Corning Greater China. “By encouraging our businesses and employees to answer the call of energy saving, we hope to raise awareness of global warming and energy saving measures we can all support by our own acts.
“At Corning, we believe that protecting the environment makes good business sense,” Musser continued. “Whether we are building ceramic substrates for catalytic converters to help keep the air clean, or eliminating the use of hazardous chemicals in our own manufacturing processes in China, we are committed to continuous improvement.”
About Earth Hour
Earth Hour is a global effort of energy saving initiated by WWF, World Wide Fund for Nature. For the first time in history, people have the opportunity to use their light switch as their vote to help protect the environment. Over 74 countries and territories have pledged their support to VOTE EARTH during Earth Hour 2009, and this number is growing everyday. For more information, please visit http://www.earthhour.org/
About Corning Incorporated
Corning Incorporated ( http://www.corning.com ) is the world leader in specialty glass and ceramics. Drawing on more than 150 years of materials science and process engineering knowledge, Corning creates and makes keystone components that enable high-technology systems for consumer electronics, mobile emissions control, telecommunications and life sciences. Our products include glass substrates for LCD televisions, computer monitors and laptops; ceramic substrates and filters for mobile emission control systems; optical fiber, cable, hardware & equipment for telecommunications networks; optical biosensors for drug discovery; and other advanced optics and specialty glass solutions for a number of industries including semiconductor, aerospace, defense, astronomy and metrology.
