Amway China and 15 other international companies donate 1.05 mln yuan for Green Olympics
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- Published on Saturday, 28 June 2008 00:00
- Written by Amway Watch
Amway, Motorola, Seimens and 13 other international companies donated 1.05 million yuan (149,990 U.S. dollars) Friday, May 9, 2008 to support tree planting in Beijing, said the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on its website.
Ma Xiuhong, vice minister of the MOC, said this showed those international companies' efforts to support the Olympic Games and public services in tangible ways and also embodied their corporate social responsibilities.
Ma added that Beijing embraces the Green Olympics concept, and the country is adhering to environmental protection and energy saving guidelines in the preparations for the Games.
The gifts bring the total donations for tree planting in the Chinese capital to 5.11 million yuan.
Official figures showed that 168 million trees were planted in the 1981-2007 period in Beijing.
source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/10/content_8141758.htm
