Our people strive to become good corporate citizens. And Accenture lives this passion to bring lasting, positive change to society, with the same principles of high performance that we apply to our work with clients.
In Greater China, we engage proactively with our neighboring communities through various corporate social responsibility initiatives. Children and education are the focus of our efforts locally, to inspire and breed the next generation of leaders for our country. We have helped rebuild an Accenture Hope Elementary School in a rural village in Sha'anxi Province which now provides decent educational facilities to 300 aspiring young students, as well as progressively funding and making a difference to the lives of adopted handicapped children living in the Dalian Children's Village, amongst other projects.
With recent disasters such as the Asian Tsunami and the tragic 8.0 magnitude earthquake which hit Sichuan Province, we have broadened our corporate citizenship scope to providing disaster relief. Our colleagues in Greater China and globally have united to make a real difference to the victims of these two catastrophes. We also take the environment seriously, and in a pact to reduce our environmental footprint, several offices in Greater China have achieved ISO14001 certification.
Accenture Hong Kong has partnered with Oxfam since 2005 to support a number of different projects. Funds raised have enabled the redevelopment of Lianhe Primary School in Guizhou Province and the establishment of the first Interactive Education Center in Hong Kong. In recognition of Accenture's commitment to the community, the Hong Kong Council of Social Service awarded Accenture the "Caring Company" award for 2005/2006. Our Hong Kong office is also accredited with ISO14001 environmental certification.
