Tag Archive | corporate social responsibility
HSBC launches US$ 100 million water partnership with WaterAid, WWF and Earthwatch
British multinational bank HSBC has launched a new US$ 100 million, five year partnership with WaterAid, WWF and the Earthwatch Institute. The HSBC Water Programme will bring safe water and improved sanitation to over a million people; tackle water risks in river basins; and raise awareness about the global water challenge. The programme is backed-up […]
Sri Lanka: Nestlé Lanka drinking water projects now serve 12,000 people
Nestlé Lanka has opened its 11th water fountain at Kuliyapitiya Central College in the island’s North Western Province. The fountain provides drinking water to more than 2500 students. This brings the total number of children and adults that have benefited from the company’s drinking water projects to over 12,000. Nestlé Lanka has built water facilities […]
ITT pledges US$ 10.5 million for safe water and sanitation
ITT Corporation announced that it has pledged US$ 10.5 million over three years (2011-2013) to provide one million more people with access to safe water and sanitation. The funds will go to the company’s corporate citizenship program, ITT Watermark, which currently supports the work of three non-profits: Water For People, Mercy Corps and China Women’s […]
IPS Corporation becomes global sponsor of Water For People
IPS Corporation (IPS Corp.) has announced a global sponsorship and commitment of US$ 100,000 to Water For People. The gift will provide essential support for Water For People’s programs across 11 developing countries. IPS Corp. manufactures products for the plumbing, construction, manufacturing, marine, transportation and plastic fabrication industries under names such as WELD-ON and WATER-TITE. […]
Sponsorship: textbook retailer to fund charity: water projects in Ethiopia
Internet textbook retailer eCampus.com will sponsor four clean water projects in Northern Ethiopia over the next 12 months. The company will provide funding for the projects which will be planned and executed through New York City based non-profit organization charity: water. The concept and eventual implementation of the clean water initiative has risen from the […]
Africa: Coca-Cola commits US$ 30 million for drinking water projects
The Coca-Cola Company announced on 16 March 2009 that it has committed US$ 30 million over the next six years to provide access to safe drinking water to communities throughout Africa through its Replenish Africa Initiative (RAIN). Implemented by The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation, RAIN will provide at least 2 million Africans with clean water and […]
Uganda: Dfcu bank supports sanitation
DFCU bank has earmarked sh200m [US$ 102,000] for improving water supply and sanitation in Kampala, Lira and Arua. The bank signed a partnership deal with WaterAid [in July 2006] to implement the three-year Sanitation Improvement Project. Susan Nsibirwa, the dfcu marketing manager, said at the launch of a modern water kiosk and a public toilet […]
ITT announces strategic partnership with Mercy Corps to provide emergency relief
ITT Corporation announced [on 20 October 2008] a strategic partnership with Mercy Corps as part of its corporate philanthropy program, ITT Watermark. The partnership includes a three-year, $1 million commitment to help provide safe water during emergencies created by natural catastrophes such as floods, droughts and earthquakes. ITT’s announcement was made from the Water Environment […]
Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones receive US$ 1.9 million donation for water projects
From left: Catherine Zeta Jones; Craig Kielburger, founder of Free the Children; Manal Shaheen and Michael Douglas (cop. Nakheel) Hollywood’s star couple Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones have received a donation of AED 7 million (US$ 1.9 million) to carry out water and sanitation projects in developing countries including Sri Lanka and Kenya. The money […]
