Committed to social sustainable development, widely recognized by the public. Beijing, China, December 21, 2009. Siemens (China) Co., Ltd. recently received several Corporate Social responsibility awards in recognition of its unremitting efforts for the sustainable development of Chinese society over the past year.
Committed to social sustainable development, widely recognized by the public. Beijing, China, December 21, 2009. Siemens (China) Co., Ltd. recently received several Corporate Social responsibility awards in recognition of its unremitting efforts for the sustainable development of Chinese society over the past year. These awards include the "China's Best Corporate Citizen Award" from the 21st Century Business Herald and the "2009 'Hello China' Special Contribution Award for Volunteer Service" jointly issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the China Association of Social Workers. For the first time, Siemens was awarded the "2009 China Corporate Social Responsibility List" Outstanding Enterprise Award by China Business News. "These awards are not only a continuation of Siemens' remarkable history in China, but also another indication of Siemens' widespread recognition in the eyes of the Chinese public. Especially this year, these awards have a special meaning for us." Dr. Hao Ruiqiang, CEO of Siemens Northeast Asia and President and CEO of Siemens China, said, "2009 was a challenging year for us; However, Siemens is not only confident in the development of the Chinese market, but also has never stopped contributing to the development of Chinese society."
In 2009, Siemens transferred water purification facilities to Shangba Village in Guangdong Province through the Green Countryside project, which helped 3,500 villagers have access to clean drinking water. In May, on the first anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan Province, Siemens and the Sichuan Red Cross signed a donation agreement to help build Gongyi Township Public health Center in Chongzhou City, Sichuan Province, in order to improve the quality of medical services in the disaster area. In September, Siemens China launched a nationwide "Green Education Program" to help migrant children better integrate into urban life. Within three months, the program had been rolled out at migrant schools in Beijing and Wuhan.
Among these corporate social responsibility awards, Siemens is the first to win the "2009 China Corporate Social Responsibility List · Outstanding Enterprise Environmental Friendly Award" issued by China Business News. "We always believe that our business activities have a broad impact on society, and corporate social responsibility is not just about doing something good." Dr. Hao added, "It also involves bringing together all stakeholders in society to tackle climate change, the biggest challenge facing humanity today." Siemens has the most comprehensive portfolio of businesses related to environmental protection, helping customers reduce emissions by 210 million tons of CO2 in fiscal 2009.
Siemens has long been committed to fulfilling corporate social responsibility in China. All of Siemens' corporate citizenship activities are carried out through its two major programs "Siemens Together for Care" and "Siemens Ignite the Future". "Siemens in Love" includes volunteer service, social welfare and disaster relief, demonstrating that Siemens and its employees are good corporate citizens. Siemens Igniting the Future contains educational activities aimed at pre-school, secondary school and university to train future scientists and engineers.
