LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.,
Jan. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Air
Products (NYSE: APD), a world leading industrial gases company,
today announced that it has won the 'Best Social Responsibility
Brand Award 2016' at the 6th China Charity Festival. For
the second consecutive year, Air Products was among leading or fast
growing companies from various industries, including Pfizer,
Starbucks and LANXESS, receiving this honor.
The China Charity Festival is a non-profit event advocating
philanthropic spirit and behaviors of individuals and
organizations, co-organized annually by over 30 Chinese mainstream
media outlets since 2011. Its judging panel, comprising leaders and
experts from public welfare organizations, consulting firms,
institutions and media, evaluates candidates and their projects
based on various indicators, including sustainability, creativity,
credibility, adaptability and level of influence. Air Products was
recognized for its good sustainability performance and continued
social responsibility contributions.
"Sustainability is a core value at Air Products, and winning
this award for another year is great testimony to our longstanding
commitment to corporate social responsibility in China," said Saw Choon Seong, China president, Industrial Gases, at Air
Products. "As China continues to transition to a more sustainable
growth under the government's 13th Five Year Plan, we pledge to
build a better future for the country together with our customers,
our employees and the community through our innovative offerings
and corporate citizenship."
According to its 2016 Sustainability Report published recently,
Air Products has exceeded nearly all of its 2015 goals with 55
percent of its revenue generated from sustainable offerings that
improve energy efficiency, lower emissions and meet societal
needs.
The company has been serving the China market for 30 years with its
leading-edge products and technologies that help manufacturers and
industries improve productivity, efficiency, quality and
environmental performance. Air Products has also been actively
driving and participating in a variety of corporate social
responsibility initiatives, including its university scholarship
programs to cultivate future talent and liquid nitrogen (LIN)
Ambassador Program to demonstrate to local schools and communities
the application of gas science in our daily lives through
experiments.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE: APD) is a world-leading Industrial Gases
company in operation for over 75 years. The Company's core
industrial gases business provides atmospheric and process gases
and related equipment to manufacturing markets, including refining
and petrochemical, metals, electronics, and food and beverage. Air
Products is also the world's leading supplier of liquefied natural
gas process technology and equipment.
The Company had fiscal 2016 sales of $9.5
billion and has a current market capitalization of
approximately $30 billion.
Approximately 17,000 employees in 50 countries strive to make Air
Products the world's safest and best performing industrial gases
company, providing sustainable offerings and excellent service to
all customers. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.
NOTE: This release may contain 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 reasonable expectations and assumptions as of
the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual
performance and financial results may differ materially from
projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking
statements because of many factors not anticipated by management,
including risk factors described in the Company's Form 10K for its
fiscal year ended September 30,
2016.
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