36 • Sustainability Report 2012
Our partnership with Hong Kong’s Food &
Beverage industry remains constant, with members
of our F&B Environment Protection Group
providing professional advice on saving energy,
reducing emissions and maximising efficiencies
to more than 800 small and mid-range restaurants
during the year. At our Towngas Green Kitchen
set up in 2011, our partners in the trade can not
only experience the benefits of our Towngas
commercial appliances and applications, but also
meet our “green” consultants to look into tailor-
made solutions for their specific needs.
In addition, our customer centres also offer high
efficiency gas appliances as well as a wide variety
of environmentally-friendly merchandises such as
cooking wares, healthcare and beauty products,
etc, to promote green living among our customers.
The Community
Our partnerships with our communities take place
either as promotional events and happenings
that carry the green message to the public or
through our own participation in community
and other organisated events. One of our notable
campaigns in recent years has been our Low
Carbon Action! event, which encouraged the
public to lead greener lives and lower their carbon
emissions. These activities are further supported
by ongoing lifestyle aids and reminders – among
our smartphone apps for instance, we offer a low
carbon action diary, which helps users to keep
track of their low carbon activities, and thus to
achieve a greener living.
Within the community, we sponsor, support
and take part in major activities and initiatives
organised and carried out by NGOs and leading
green groups in the community. On the one
hand, our goal is to create improved awareness
and greater impact, while on the other, our
participation marks our role as a responsible and
contributing member of the society.
“Towngas is extremely supportive to
the community and NGOs – committing
substantial resources, both in time and
donations, to a range of activities within
the community. This socially responsible
organisation operates not just for profit,
it also acts proactively, constant looking
for innovative solutions that will make a
contribution to society.”
David Yeung
Founder
Green Monday Limited
On the mainland, our active programme
of tree planting activities continued with
the highlight being our “Towngas China
Tree Zone”which was formed as part of
our 150th Anniversary celebrations to
plant 1,500 trees in area of 2,000 square
metres in Guangzhou, Guangdong
province where our earliest businesses
were located.
