Call for an integrated society for children with special needs

To help children with special needs to develop self-esteem and to enrich their social lives, AEGON Direct & Affinity Marketing Services Limited (ADAMS), a member of the AEGON Group, partnered with TREATS to organise “Jolly Balloon Go Go Go” on 5 November at Fanling Parents Resource Centre of the Heep Hong Society. Read more

Hong Kong’s Asset Management Community Raises HK$600,000 for Children

Returns Invested in Children and Education (“RICE”), a Hong Kong and Singapore registered charity launched by Asia-based asset managers and their service providers, raised HK$600,000 in donations at the organisation’s first fundraising event in Hong Kong. Read more

Asian charities for children to benefit from RICE

Returns Invested in Children and Education (“RICE”), a Singapore‐established charity launched by Asia‐based alternative asset managers, recently announced that it has been officially registered as a Hong Kong charity. The move paves the way for RICE to begin fundraising activities in Hong Kong, which will generate donations and awareness for vital health, welfare and education projects across the region. Read more

FedEx Delivers Food Essentials and Financial Aid to Flood Victims in Thailand

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world’s largest express transportation company, has responded to the serious flooding in Thailand by donating US$15,000 to support the flood relief efforts, while at the same time delivering 500 survival kits (valued at 50,000 bhat) containing much-needed ready-to-eat, non-perishable food and other supplies to flood victims in Thailand. Read more

Global bank picks DHL to pioneer carbon neutral courier service

DHL’s pioneering carbon offset solution DHL GOGREEN Carbon Neutral service is a positive new asset for environmentally-savvy financial institutions. DHL, the world’s leading logistics company, has contracts with several major banks for DHL GOGREEN Carbon Neutral services regionally and recently secured one global account. The fully-audited service enables customers to offset carbon emissions generated by international courier services by reinvesting in certified carbon management programs. Read more

Deutsche Post DHL Global Volunteer Day 2011 encourages volunteerism across its network

DHL, the world’s leading logistics company, organized Global Volunteer Day activities between the 1-10 September 2011. Over 50,000 employees, customers and business partners participated in more than 600 projects this year. Read more

Over 40% of Hong Kong businesses support higher short-term energy costs for long term benefits

Following the unrest in the Middle East and North Africa, and its impact on oil prices, the latest Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR) reveals that 42% of Hong Kong privately held businesses are advocates of supporting higher energy costs in the short term in order to reduce Hong Kong’s reliance on oil and have more stable energy prices benefiting future development in the long term. Read more

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