ENVIRONMENT

2009

Green Long March, Shanghai, PRC
July 2009

The Foundation supported a team of 15 staff from Shanghai Hub participating in the Green Long March 2009, organized by FutureGenerations/China, on a Yangtze River Route from Shanghai on 5 July to Changsha on 18 July. The theme for 2009 is Energy. Seeking to lead positive action around how we produce, use and conserve energy, students from mainland universities and our staff joined various educational campaigns promoting creative energy solutions in local communities. This is a practical opportunities for the youth and our staff to take part on local energy conservation issues.

Tree Planting Challenge 2009, Hong Kong
April 2009

Protecting our environment is the responsibility of every one and is also one of the initial focuses of the Li & Fung (1906) Foundation. The Foundation supported the "Tree Planting Challenge 2009" organized by the Friends of the Earth (FOE) on 26 April 2009 by sponsoring a corporate team of 20 staff from Li & Fung Trading, Li & Fung Retailing, IDS and LiFung Trinity. The Challenge started off at Pak Sin Leng Country Park. The team used their own designed environmental backpack to carry 250 seedlings up to the hillside. Staff participants found the green project very meaningful.

They all found this greening event very meaningful.		Mr Robert Kwan, Vice President – Vendor Compliance of Li & Fung (Trading) representing the Foundation on stage to receive the souvenir from Mr Edwin Lau, Director of Friends of the Earth.

Earth Hour 2009, Hong Kong
March 2009

The Foundation is supportive of the environmental campaign of World Wide Fund for nature on its Earth Hour, by communicating within the group of companies by switching off the lights at 8:30pm on 28 March 2009, to send a powerful message to the world that anyone can contribute to the greener initiative.

2008

Green Bag Campaign, Shanghai, PRC
12 July 2008

15 staff volunteers from our Shanghai office participated in a 'Green Long March' campaign to distribute green bags at the exit of the Lotus supermarket at Super Brand Mall, Shanghai. Volunteers distributed bags to shoppers by drawing shoppers over, and repacking all their groceries from plastic bags into reusable cloth bags. Volunteers also encouraged the passers-by to use less plastic bags and focused on explaining how and why plastic bags should be reduced. All plastics bags collected were returned to the supermarket at the end of the event.

Our staff explained to the shoppers the importance of environmental protection.		Helped the shoppers in repacking the groceries to the plastic bags.

2007

Green Office Project, Hong Kong
2007

The Li & Fung Group is committed to the Green Office Initative by reducing wastage and power consumpition in the offices. The Foundation supports this Initative and shares the best practices with the participating business units.