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OOCL Green Week highlights the importance of the Green Acting

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August 15, 2010 07:44
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OOCL Green Week highlights the importance of the Green Acting

OOCL Green Week, held annually in July in 55 countries around the world, highlights the importance of environmental protection in the communities where OOCL staff live and work. The 2010 theme was “Acting Green”.

OOCL colleagues in 280 global offices participated in environmental and
sustainability-related activities in the local areas surrounding their
offices. This includes activities such as donations to conservation
organizations such as WWF, tree-planting, resources reduction,
awareness-raising and conservation projects. On a more personal level,
many colleagues adopted a vegetarian diet for the week and cycled to
work.

“OOCL Green Week has delivered meaningful activities to help improve
environmental awareness in local communities year after year. It is a
proven method for OOCL to communicate our environmental policy
throughout the supply chain to our colleagues, customers, vendors and
partners. The activities also showcase the dedication of our colleagues
to promoting environmental care in their daily lives,” said Philip Chow,
CEO of OOCL.

Just some of the innovative activities included:

-???????? A Green Fashion Show in Hong Kong, where colleagues designed
and tailored “eco haute couture” clothing from recycled materials.

-???????? In the US and Canada colleagues organized a Green Week Bingo to raise funds for Project Hope.?

-???????? OOCL Pakistan donated cash to WWF, and arranged a parliamentary debate on environmental issues at CAMS University.

-???????? OOCL Philippines organized a fun run and distributed seedlings to customers.

-???????? In India, OOCL organized a live project to promote the
conservation of snakes and explained why snakes are important to the
ecosystem.

During Green Week, OOCL noted an increased awareness among our customers
in Asia of the importance of environmental care.? Customers using our
eDocumentation (eDoc) services in Korea, Pakistan and China have
increased by double digit percentages.?

Also in July, OOCL’s parent company OOIL was included as a founding
constituent in the new Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index, which
is the first of its kind in Hong Kong. It covers listed companies in
both Hong Kong and China and provides vital benchmarks against which the
investment community can assess socially responsible investments.

Source: OOCL

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