15,000 DHL employees drive large-scale volunteerism initiative across Asia Pacific
DHL announced that more than 15,000 DHL employees participated in community engagement programs as part of ‘DHL Volunteer Day’, a community outreach program conducted in over 20 countries across Asia Pacific that seeks to encourage the spirit of volunteerism among employees.
This year’s events took place across the region from 6 to 10 August.
The company’s Corporate Sustainability Program is a three-pronged approach emphasizing the Environment, Social Responsibility and Employees. Program initiatives include the DHL GoGreen climate protection program; disaster management through the DHL Disaster Response Team; UNICEF partnerships; and ongoing green initiatives driven by DHL employees.
DHL announced that more than 15,000 DHL employees participated in community engagement programs as part of ‘DHL Volunteer Day’, a community outreach program conducted in over 20 countries across Asia Pacific that seeks to encourage the spirit of volunteerism among employees.
This year’s events took place across the region from 6 to 10 August.
In Japan, more than 1,000 employees across DHL’s business units – DHL Express, DHL Exel Supply Chain and DHL Global Forwarding – engaged in the Corporate Sustainability Program during ‘DHL Volunteer Day.’ Activities included cleanup projects in local neighborhoods; a beach cleanup in Kanagawa Prefecture in cooperation with the non-profit Japan Lifesaving Association (JLA); and a blood donation drive for the Japanese Red Cross Society.
The company’s Corporate Sustainability Program is a three-pronged approach emphasizing the Environment, Social Responsibility and Employees. Program initiatives include the DHL GoGreen climate protection program; disaster management through the DHL Disaster Response Team; UNICEF partnerships; and ongoing green initiatives driven by DHL employees.
As part of “Supporting Future Generations”, DHL participated in a project conducted by a non-profit international aid agency, Plan Japan, to send gifts to children in developing countries, and transported 15,000 gifts to children in 40 developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America last year. Also, in September 2006, DHL entered a global partnership with UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) to provide long-term and sustainable support, in the form of logistics and financial aid, for UNICEF’s global fight against child mortality. Aiming to contribute to the communities it operates in, DHL utilizes its global network to create programs that are relevant and consistent to all partners and participants.
