Company Recognized at China Philanthropy Festival for Eight
Consecutive Years
SHANGHAI, Jan. 5, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE:APD), a world-leading industrial
gases company serving China market for 35 years, has won the
prestigious Sustainability Role Model Award 2022 at the 12th China
Philanthropy Festival held in Shanghai on December
28-29 for its outstanding contributions to corporate social
responsibility (CSR) and China's sustainable development. This
marks the eighth consecutive year that the company has been
recognized at this influential event.
The 12th China Philanthropy Festival was hosted by
syobserve.com and gongyidaily.com, and co-organized by over 30 key
Chinese mainstream media outlets including China.com,
ChinaDaily.com.cn and Jiemian. Its judging panel, which consists of
leaders and experts from charitable organizations, institutions,
consulting firms and the media, evaluated all candidates according
to the indicators of sustainability, creativity, adaptability,
credibility and level of influence.
Air Products is one of the 20 companies honored with the
Sustainability Role Model Award that recognizes the company's
sustainability efforts in many areas. Air Products has
received the "Best Social Responsibility Brand Award" four
times, the "Overall Community Care Award" three times, and the
"Best Community Program Award" twice over the past seven years,
demonstrating the company's long-term commitment and real actions
in sustainability.
A responsible corporate citizen, Air Products has actively
driven and participated in a variety of CSR activities in
China, including the LIN (liquid
nitrogen) Ambassador gas science education program to foster
the next generation's interest in innovation and scientific
thinking through fun and safe LIN experiments; the Safe and Healthy
Drinking Water initiative through the Air Products Foundation to
care for younger generations in rural schools. The two community
outreach programs have benefited over 80,000 students and teachers
from 180 schools in 26 cities. The company and its employee
volunteers also supported COVID-19 recovery, disaster relief
efforts and other donations to help people in need.
"It is a great honor for Air Products to be recognized once
again for the eighth consecutive year. Receiving this prestigious
sustainability award in 2022 has special meaning for us as we are
celebrating our 35th anniversary in China. The recognition goes to all our people
who are passionate about fulfilling Air Products' higher purpose to
bring people together to collaborate and innovate solutions to the
world's most significant energy and environmental challenges," said
Saw Choon Seong, China President at Air Products.
"Sustainability is the foundation of our growth strategy at Air
Products. We have been supporting China's sustainable development
with our innovative solutions across several Five- Year Plans. We
look forward to working closely with our customers, partners
and governments to support the country's "dual carbon" goals and
advance our community outreach efforts for a better and greener
future," Saw continued.
For 35 years in China, Air
Products has helped customers and industries improve
productivity, efficiency, quality and environmental performance to
achieve their sustainability targets. Today, the company has nearly
5,000 employees, more than 100 operating entities and over 200
production facilities, as well as a broad range of regional
capabilities to serve diverse markets in the country.
About China Philanthropy Festival
Founded in 2011,
China Philanthropy Festival, also known as China Charity
Festival, the first festival of its kind jointly launched by
several mainstream media outlets in China, is designed to
promote an awareness of the importance of giving and contributing
to charitable causes as well as to build a platform where
stakeholders can engage in in-depth dialogue, cooperation and
communication. The festival has now become the most influential
annual public welfare event in China after eleven years'
exploration and practice.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a world-leading industrial gases company
in operation for over 80 years focused on serving energy,
environmental, and emerging markets. The Company has two growth
pillars driven by sustainability. Air Products' base business
provides essential industrial gases, related equipment and
applications expertise to customers in dozens of industries,
including refining, chemicals, metals, electronics, manufacturing,
and food. The Company also develops, engineers, builds, owns and
operates some of the world's largest industrial gas and
carbon-capture projects, supplying world-scale clean hydrogen for
global transportation, industrial markets, and the broader energy
transition. Additionally, Air Products is the world leader in the
supply of liquefied natural gas process technology and equipment,
and globally provides turbomachinery, membrane systems and
cryogenic containers.
The Company had fiscal 2022 sales of $12.7
billion from operations in over 50 countries and has a
current market capitalization of about $70
billion. More than 21,000 passionate, talented and
committed employees from diverse backgrounds are driven by Air
Products' higher purpose to create innovative solutions that
benefit the environment, enhance sustainability and reimagine
what's possible to address the challenges facing customers,
communities, and the world. For more information, visit
www.airproducts.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter,
Facebook or Instagram.
Air Products' Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements: This release contains "forward-looking statements"
within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are
based on management's expectations and assumptions as of the date
of this release and are not guarantees of future performance. While
forward-looking statements are made in good faith and based on
assumptions, expectations and projections that management believes
are reasonable based on currently available information, actual
performance and financial results may differ materially from
projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking
statements because of many factors, including the risk
factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended September 30, 2022 and
other factors disclosed in our filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, we disclaim any
obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking
statements contained herein to reflect any change in the
assumptions, beliefs or expectations or any change in events,
conditions or circumstances upon which any such forward-looking
statements are based.
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