Green IT Classroom for Children of Migrant Workers in China

02__FAURECIAThe first Faurecia Green IT Classroom was launched on February 26, 2013 by Faurecia, worldwide leading auto parts provider, in cooperation with Netspring, Maverlinn and with the academic support of the Taipei Ricci Institute in Yuhong Primary School in Jiading District, Shanghai. Jean-Michel Vallin, President of Faurecia China, Arnaud Lesschaeve, Vice President of the Asia Division at Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, project leaders from the partner Netspring, as well as school teachers and students attended the opening ceremony and participated in the following activities.

The Green IT Classrooms Against Poverty program is Netspring's philanthropic initiative to reduce electronic waste and provide e-education to rural and underprivileged students, with the goal of narrowing the rural-urban gap in living standards. In China, at least five million computers are discarded and turned into electronic waste every year. Nearly 70% of them are collected by illegal private recycling vendors, dismantled and often burned in a very environmentally unfriendly way. Such practices release a massive amount of toxic chemicals, heavily polluting the air, the water and the soil, as well as being harmful to human health. However, at the same time, thousands of children have limited access to computers due to a lack of resources, and are therefore losing important educational opportunities to learn and broaden their horizons. In light of this situation, Netspring took the lead in initiating the Green IT Classrooms Against Poverty program. This program collects second-hand computers from key stakeholders and repairs the ones still in good condition to build IT classrooms for rural and underprivileged schools, realizing improvements in environmental protection as well as education.

Faurecia, the world's sixth largest automobile parts provider, and a responsible enterprise, has always sought new means to contribute to the regions and countries where the company operates. Eco-friendliness is one of its key focus areas. Aware of the environmental significance of the Green IT Classrooms Against Poverty, Faurecia launched its first Faurecia Green IT Classroom, partnering with Netspring, in Yuhong Primary School. The primary school is for children of migrant workers in Jiading District in Shanghai, where one of Faurecia's plants is located.

To ensure the success of the project, Faurecia China, Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies and their employees have provided 40 second-hand computers to the school. 20 of them have been used for Faurecia Green IT Classroom after appropriate testing and repair by Netspring. In addition, the employees have also donated school supplies such as books, stationery and schoolbags. Over 20 volunteers from Faurecia went to Yuhong Primary School today, to give the students IT and art lessons and play team games with them.

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During the opening ceremony, Jean-Michel Vallin, President of Faurecia China, stated, "Not merely pursuing profit growth, Faurecia has always been committed to being a responsible corporate citizen in every market where we operate, including China. With this classroom, Faurecia has taken a step forward in contributing to Chinese society. It is a milestone and also a starting point for Faurecia's CSR efforts in China. With this event as a starting point, we want to become an important partner in China's sustainable development. We hope that the staff who participated in this event will continue to promote our philosophy of 'assuming responsibilities and giving back to communities'. "

Faurecia is a global leader in each of its core businesses: Automotive Seating, Emissions Control Technologies, Interior Systems and Automotive Exteriors. Maintaining green concepts of innovation and sustainability, Faurecia has made outstanding contributions in energy saving, emissions reduction and environmental protection with its lighter materials and leading exhaust control technologies.

2013年2月26日，全球領先的汽車零部件供應商佛吉亞（Faurecia）與兩家社會企業明林國際諮詢（Maverlinn）、匯益澤（Netspring），攜手在中國上海嘉定區民辦育紅小學建立首個「佛吉亞綠色電腦教室」，以實踐回饋社會的行動和精神。

據統計，在中國，每年至少有500萬台電腦被廢棄成為電子垃圾，其中近70%被通過非正式管道隨意交易和野蠻處置。這些電子垃圾排放出大量有毒的化學物質，嚴重汙染著空氣、水和土壤，進而危害人體健康。而與此同時，很多孩子由於條件有限，少與電腦接觸，從而失去了學習更多知識、開闊視野的機會。

「愛傳遞‧再生電腦教室」項目是由社會企業明林商務諮詢與匯益澤共同策畫的一項以减少電子垃圾汙染、同時為鄉村以及貧困學生提供電腦教育，從而縮小城鄉教育水平差距為主旨的公益項目。做為全球第六大汽車零部件供應商，同時也是一家負責任的企業，佛吉亞一直積極致力於通過一系列行動來回饋其所在的地區和國家；其中，環保是非常重要的一個領域。意識到「愛傳遞‧再生電腦教室」項目在環保領域的意義，佛吉亞中國便在其上海工廠所在地嘉定，選擇民辦民工子女學校育紅小學成立首個「佛吉亞綠色電腦教室」。 

為保證項目的順利進行，佛吉亞（中國）投資有限公司及其熱心員工共提供了40台因更新換代而閒置的電腦，經過匯益澤規範再生嚴格檢測後，其中20台性能良好的再生電腦用於建設「佛吉亞綠色電腦教室」。此外，員工們還捐贈了書籍、文具、書包等學習用品。20多名佛吉亞志願者，事先接受了由明林國際諮詢與臺北利氏學社專業培訓師的輔導後，也在那天來到育紅小學，為孩子們教授電腦知識、上藝術課，做團隊遊戲，將愛心傳遞給每個孩子。

在慶祝儀式上，佛吉亞中國區總裁蔚藍表示：「在保持業務增長的同時，佛吉亞也一直致力於服務其所在的區域及國家，希望做負責任的企業公民。『佛吉亞綠色電腦教室』的成立，標誌著佛吉亞在回饋中國社會的道路上邁進一大步，是佛吉亞在中國履行企業社會責任的一個起點和重要里程碑。以這個活動為起點，我們希望成為中國社會可持續發展的重要夥伴，也希望參加活動的員工能認同公司『承擔責任、回饋社會』的理念，並把這種理念傳遞出去。」

 

About Faurecia
Faurecia is the world's sixth-largest automotive equipment supplier with four key Business Groups: Automotive Seating, Emissions Control Technologies, Interior Systems and Automotive Exteriors. In 2012, the Group posted total sales of €17.4 billion ($22.5 billion). At December 31, 2012, Faurecia employed 94,000 people in 34 countries at 320 sites, including 30 R&D centers and 5,500 engineers. Faurecia's four core businesses all have an established presence in the Chinese market. Faurecia China is headquartered in Shanghai and has more than 8,000 employees, including 600 technicians and engineers, and 35 plants and four R&D centers. In 2012, Faurecia China's sales totaled €1.5 billion.

法國佛吉亞集團是全球第六大汽車零部件供應商，主要致力於四大汽車產品：座椅系統、排放控制技術系統、內飾系統和外飾系統。2012年，集團銷售額達到174億歐元（225億美元）。截至2012年12月31日，佛吉亞在全球34個國家擁有320家工廠和94,000名員工，其中包括30處研發中心和5,500名研發工程師。

佛吉亞的四大核心業務現均已大規模進入中國市場。佛吉亞中國總部位於上海，在中國擁有8,000餘名員工，包括600名工程師與技術人員，已建立35家工廠與4家研發中心。2012年，佛吉亞在中國的銷售總額達15億歐元。

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