Hang Seng Bank : Hang Seng Pearl River Delta Environmental Awards Achieve New Participation High

10 January 2012

HANG SENG PEARL RIVER DELTA ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS ACHIEVE NEW PARTICIPATION HIGH

A record-breaking 182 manufacturing companies entered the 4th Hang Seng Pearl River Delta Environmental Awards (the Awards), introducing environmental measures that have collectively reduced waste by 630,000 tonnes - an amount that would cover Shing Mun Reservoir about 226 times.
The 651 environmental projects submitted have also cut water usage by 2.95 million tonnes (the volume of 740 standard 50-metre swimming pools) and electricity consumption by over 85 million kWh (equivalent to the electricity consumed annually by 13,000 average four-member families). In addition, almost 11,000 tonnes of materials have been recycled (equivalent to an area covering about 300 Victoria Parks).
Jointly launched by the Federation of Hong Kong Industries (FHKI) and Hang Seng Bank in 2007, the Awards aim to encourage manufacturing companies in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region to continually enhance their environmental performance by recognising and rewarding their green achievements. Secretary for the Environment, Mr Edward Yau; Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive of Hang Seng Bank (China) Limited, Mrs Dorothy Sit; and FHKI Chairman, Dr Roy Chung, presented the Awards to the 2010/11 winners and launched the 2011/12 Awards at a ceremony today.
Mrs Sit said: "Implementation of environmental measures in an organisation requires long-term investment and commitment. I am delighted that the Awards have been well received by manufacturing companies, with a continuous increase in both participation and environmental projects submitted in the past four years. As a Green Bank, environmental considerations form an important part of Hang Seng's corporate strategy. The Bank is committed to improving the sustainability of our operations and engages in activities that positively influence the environmental practices of our staff, customers and the wider community."
Dr Chung said: "The FHKI takes a proactive role in encouraging industrial and commercial companies to enhance their environmental performance. We have rolled out a series of environmental initiatives to raise industry awareness of environmental protection, and to demonstrate the benefits of creating a lower-carbon economy. On behalf of the FHKI, I would like to express my heartfelt appreciation to Hang Seng Bank for its unfailing support over the past four years, which has made the Awards a great success."
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Dongguan Crystal Knitting and Garment Co., Ltd. (DCKG) was awarded the Gold Award for its dedication to environmental protection. Since 2003, DCKG has received ISO14000 Environmental Management System certification and has rolled out a series of environmental initiatives for its 'Low Carbon Green Factory' project. These include the adoption of green lighting, a solar water heating system, servo motors in sewing machines and the introduction of on-line energy monitoring to reduce energy wastage. The panel of judges was highly impressed by all the green measures taken by DCKG.
A total of 99 companies were awarded 'Green Medalist' or received 'Green Participant' certificates for their environmental achievements. Among them, 20 companies were awarded the '3 Years+ Entrant' - a new category of recognition - to mark their participation in the Awards for three or more consecutive years.
Applications are now open for the 5th Hang Seng Pearl River Delta Environmental Awards. In order to recognise the innovation and contribution of local SMEs, a brand new 'Outstanding Hong Kong SME' Award has been established with a cash award of HK$10,000.
Details of the 2011/12 Awards are now available on the FHKI's website:
www.industryhk.org/prd. The application deadline for the 2011/12 Awards is 31 July
2012.
A list of winners for the 2010/11 Hang Seng Pearl River Delta Environmental Awards is attached.
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Winners list: 2010/11 Hang Seng Pearl River Delta Environmental Awards

(in alphabetical order of the company names)

1. Gold Award

Dongguan Crystal Knitting and Garment Co., Ltd.

2. Silver Awards

Central Fabrics Ltd.
Print-Rite • Unicorn Image Products Co., Ltd. of Zhuhai
Superl Technology Ltd.
The Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd.

3. Bronze Awards

Alliance Construction Materials Ltd.
Combine Will (Dongguan) Ind. Co., Ltd. Esquel Enterprises Ltd.
Legend Jewelry Co., Ltd.
Pac-Fung Home Textiles (Heshan) Co., Ltd. Shenzhen Hailiang Storage Products Co., Ltd.