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Hundreds of Huntsman employees help care for communities

30/07/2014
More than a quarter of Huntsman Textile Effects 3,000 staff have taken part in an initiative to promote environmental sustainability through community activities.

‘Sustainability in Action’ is the company’s latest effort to support its ‘we see a better world’ programme and involves employees in eight countries.

Paul Hulme, president of Huntsman Textile Effects, said: “By showing what sustainability looks like in action, we are making a difference and celebrating environmental sustainability as a way of life in our workplaces and homes.”

The projects included:
• Tree planting in Atoto, Mexico; Baroda, India; Bogota, Columbia; Guatemala City, Guatemala;  Istanbul, Turkey; and Mahachai, Thailand
• Hazardous household waste collection and safe disposal drives in Atoto and Bogota;
• Recycling initiatives in Guatemala City, Istanbul and Singapore;
• Community clean-up projects in Charlotte, USA; Panyu, China; and Singapore; and
• Community education programmes in Baroda, Bogota, Istanbul and Panyu.

“Huntsman Textile Effects’ approach to sustainability is grounded in the belief that individual actions have the power to bring about extraordinary change when we all work together,” added Mr Hulme.

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