HSBC buildings will turn off their lights to support call to action on climate change
HSBC in 20 countries/territories across Asia-Pacific1 will join millions of businesses and homes worldwide in switching off building lights for Earth Hour on Saturday 28 March.
Earth Hour is an annual campaign led by WWF that calls for worldwide action on climate change. This year, every light switched off from 8.30pm and 9.30pm will count as a vote for action. The results of this vote will be presented by WWF at the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen later this year.
In total, select HSBC facilities in more than 40 countries/territories will be turning off the lights for Earth Hour. In Hong Kong, all non-essential lights will be switched off in the following buildings:
– HSBC Main Building, Central- HSBC Centre, Kowloon- HSBC Building Mongkok- HSBC Building Tsimshatsui- HSBC Building Tseung Kwan O
“HSBC believes climate change is the single greatest environmental, economic and social challenge facing society this century,” says Sandy Flockhart, CEO of HSBC Asia-Pacific. “We also recognise, however, that this is an issue which no single country nor government nor business nor individual can solve independently. By joining others around the world in this symbolic gesture, we are casting our vote for continued collective action on climate change.”
HSBC is also encouraging employees and their families to participate in Earth Hour by turning off lights at home.
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