Emerson Wins 2010 Enterprise Special Contribution Award

in Corporate Social Responsibility

The 2010 China CSR Annual Conference was organized by the China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment and China Charity Federation. Ma Xiuhong, Vice Minster of the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, Shi Guangsheng, Chairman of China's Foreign-invested Enterprise Association, and Fan Baojun, President of China Charity Federation, attended the event. Jennie Li, director of government & corporate relations of Emerson China, received the prize on behalf of the company.

As a global technology and engineering leader, Emerson seeks to enhance and improve people’s lives and make the communities in which it operates more attractive place to live and work.  Emerson has been doing business in China since the late 70s and China is among the fastest-developing regions for Emerson’s businesses. Emerson has a long-standing commitment to its corporate citizenship efforts in China, through its involvement in the Project Hope education scheme, Lifeline Express program, Mother Cellar program, support to earthquake-affected areas in Sichuan and Qinghai, the Expo 2010 Shanghai, Beijing Olympics 2008 and various other volunteer programs. The company launched “Emerson China Charitable Program”, covering education, health, civic and human services. In November 2009, Emerson was recognized as a “Project Hope 20th anniversary excellent charity partner” by the China Youth Development Foundation.

The top 20 enterprises, voted by well-known experts in the field of CSR, were granted Special Contribution Awards in CSR which recognized companies for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in 10 primary and 44 secondary areas in company management such as protection of employment and employees' interests, environmental protection, energy efficiency, product quality management, and protection of consumers' rights and interests. For more information, visit www.c-sr.net.