LEVALLOIS PERRET, France--(Business Wire)--
Regulatory News:
Patrick Kron, Alstom (Paris:ALO) Chairman and CEO, and Nicolas Hulot, Chairman
of the Nicolas Hulot Foundation for Nature and Mankind have signed a partnership
convention between Alstom and the Nicolas Hulot Foundation.
The partnership between Alstom and the Nicolas Hulot Foundation will allow both
parties to promote constructive debate and improve their respective approaches
to tackling key environmental issues in the crucial fields of power generation
and transport.
Nicolas Hulot and the experts working with his Foundation-as well as NGOs and
related bodies-will provide a vital sounding board for Alstom, which aims to
challenge its own approach with the help of highly committed people working
outside the economic sphere to overcome environmental challenges. Alstom will,
in turn, provide extensive knowledge of economic and technical issues. The
partnership takes on even greater importance in the run-up to this year`s
Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, which it is hoped will lend fresh
impetus to government policies to tackle the dangers of global warming.
Alstom is highly committed to developing clean transport and power generation
solutions. It provides utilities and operators with technology that allows them
to significantly reduce the environmental impact of infrastructure so important
to social and economic growth.
In power generation, Alstom paves the way through solutions designed to enable
improved energy efficiency (vital in reducing emissions), treat dust and
effluent, and capture greenhouse-effect gases. In rail transport, Alstom`s
solutions provide energy savings along with recyclable, low-polluting rolling
stock that significantly reduces congestion on roads and in the urban
environment, with high speed inter-city links offering a viable alternative to
air travel.
The partnership between Alstom and the Nicolas Hulot Foundation also strengthens
work done by Alstom`s own Foundation since its creation in 2007. Every year, the
Alstom Foundation dedicates €1 million to environmental, educational and social
causes around the world championed by its employees in partnership with various
associations. In 2010, the Alstom Foundation will support projects in China,
India, Thailand, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, Mali and Sudan.
The Nicolas Hulot foundation for Nature and Mankind
For around 20 years, the Nicolas Hulot Foundation for Nature and Mankind has
sought to modify the practices of individuals and communities in order to
protect the planet. Established in 1990 and recognised as a "utilité publique"
by the French State in 1996, this NGO dedicated to environmental protection is
apolitical and non-religious. Its programs are guided by a willingness to create
a common goal and approach between all society`s stakeholders. In 2009, the
Foundation launched "EVOLUTION: CHAPTER 2", a program which will direct all its
initiatives from now on. Supported by a community of more than 500,000 people,
the Foundation intends to propose solutions, arouse environmental awareness,
mobilise as many people as possible, lobby on behalf of the general public
interest and support flagship projects.
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