Building up Green Beijing, Sharing Ecological Culture Alstom Foundation and Beijing Afforestation Foundation launch the Alstom Forest Project

16 April, 2011 Beijing, China, Alstom Foundation, with Beijing Afforestation Foundation and the Afforestation office of Beijing Mentougou District government, together announced the launch of the Building up Green Beijing, Sharing Ecological Culture Alstom Forest Project. In total 2011 trees will be planted in Mentougou District. To support this eco-friendly programme, Alstom Foundation provided financial support with a total value of Euro 20,000, with the objective to improve the ecological environment and facilitate the sustainable development in this area. The programme also gained substantial support from the Beijing Afforestation Foundation and the Afforestation office of Beijing Mentougou District government.

The year 2011 witnesses the 30th anniversary of National Compulsory Tree Planting Campaign in China. Moreover, the year was declared by UN as the International Year of Forests to raise awareness on conservation and sustainable development of all types of the forests. Beijing municipal government has accordingly launched the 2011 International Year of Forests - Beijing Action to increase the green spaces in the city, improve the suburban ecosystem development and create a better living conditions for people in the capital. In order to echo government s agenda and to commemorate the year of 2011, Alstom chose to plant 2011 trees (800 Arborvitae, 800 Cotinus coggygria and 411 Maple) in the Mentougou Zhongmensi Planting Base to form the Alstom Forest. After plantation, the Alstom Forest will be maintained by the Afforestation Office of Beijing Mentougou District Government. In the mean time, Beijing Afforestation Foundation will provide ongoing supervision on the project to ensure the survival of the trees and thriving growth of the forest.

Thanks to the employees dedication, the Alstom Forest Project further demonstrates Alstoms fulfilment of our corporate responsibilities to put our environmental preservation commitment into real action, said Dominique Jaoul, secretary of the Alstom Foundation and Corporate Responsibility Programme Director.

The Alstom Forest Project is a true testimony of Alstoms commitment to environmental preservation and cope with the challenge of climate change by cutting emission and planting trees, which puts the Copenhagen summit spirit into practice. The forest is bound to contribute to the capitals green environment. Moreover, it will serve as a tie, connecting the friendship between Beijing Afforestation Foundation and the Alstom Foundation, said Xiangyi Lin, Head of Beijing Afforestation Foundation Council..

Sustainable development being the heart of its strategy, Alstom has always committed to honour its corporate responsibility. In 2007, Alstom set up a Foundation to support creative initiatives taken in the area of environmental protection. With the continuous support of Alstom Foundation, Alstom has successfully launched several environmental protection projects in China. In response to the Chinese government decision to ban the free distribution plastic bags, Alstom initiated the Green Shopping Bag Project in 2008, in which 40,000 free shopping bags were given to the employees to encourage the use of reusable shopping. Also in 2008, Alstom Foundation and the Nature Conservancy (TNC) launched the Biodiversity Conservation in Northwest Yunnan - Meili Mountain and Laojun Mountain Project to establish a new conservation mechanism which benefits the nature, ecosystems, communities and local culture at the time of economic development.

Alstom commits to providing market leading power and transport products, systems and services to communities across the globe in a responsible and sustainable way to ensure the economic growth and social progress, said Dominique Pouliquen, Alstom China President, Our Corporate Social Responsibilities are implemented in various aspects: in the Its all about people human resource strategy, in the campaigns to offset our environmental impact by building green factories, in our efforts to develop clean power technologies to reduce emission and transportation solutions to relieve urban traffic jam, and in Alstoms various eco-friendly endeavours.

Featuring as the latest programme financed by Alstom Foundation in China, the Alstom Forest Project was proposed by Alstom Beizhong Power (Beijing) Co., Ltd (ABP). As one of the key manufacturing site of Alstom, ABP designs and builds Alstom steam turbines and turbogenerators for the Chinese market as well as the rest of the world. It is the first manufacturer of 600 MW sub-critical, supercritical and ultra-supercritical steam turbine and turbogenerator units in the North China region.

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About Alstom
Alstom is a global leader in the world of power generation, power transmission and rail infrastructure and sets the benchmark for innovative and environmentally friendly technologies. Alstom builds the fastest train and the highest capacity automated metro in the world, provides turnkey integrated power plant solutions and associated services for a wide variety of energy sources, including hydro, nuclear, gas, coal and wind, and it offers a wide range of solutions for power transmission, with a focus on smart grids. The Group employs 93, 000 people in more than 70 countries, and had sales of over 23 billion* in 2009/10.
*Pro forma figures

About Alstom China
Alstom China offers comprehensive rail transport, power generation as well as transmission solutions and is a long-term dedicated partner of Chinas rail transport, power and transmission infrastructure industry in the past 50 years. By joining hands with Chinese partners, Alstom enables customers to be more competitive, efficient and environmentally friendly. Alstom presents in China through more than 30 entities with around 10,000 employees.
Websites www.alstom.com, www.alstom.cn

About Alstom Foundation
Established in November 2007, The Alstom Corporate Foundation embodies environmental protection as a crucial commitment to the future of our planet through support for projects which must respond to preservation needs or local environmental improvement and must also be developed by local people. Alstom Foundations board of directors chooses the projects every year. The first selection criterion, of course, is positive impact on the environment but the type of projects which Alstom Foundation is very broad. The Northwest Yunnan Biodiversity conservation and Green Shopping Bag Projects are one of the first awarded projects to be financed by Alstom Foundation in China.

About Beijing Afforestation Foundation
Beijing Afforestation Foundation was founded by Afforestation Commission of Beijing Municipality with the support from eco-minded individuals and organizations. With the objective of creating better environment and promoting harmonious development of human and nature in Beijing, the Foundation operates in the way of collecting funds from governments and other individuals and organizations and channeling funds to different afforestation projects. Campaigns and activities that Beijing Afforestation Foundation runs include tree plantation to stop desertification and soil erosion in Beijing, promotion of and cooperation on environmental preservation, development of new eco-friendly technologies, issuance of environmental related awards and etc. Since its foundation in 1996, Beijing Afforestation Foundation has engaged in 43 afforestation projects and planted trees covering an area of around 100 km2.

Press Contacts
Alstom China
Yvonne Qu Tel: 010-84609057, yvonne.qu@crn.alstom.cm

Beijing Afforestation Foundation
Ke Huo Tel: 13311193599, hk0607@163.com