| CROWN WORLDWIDE ANNOUNCES DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | |||
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| Publication: | Press Release Written By GMO | ||
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| Date Of Issue: | 08/25/2008 | | |
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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CROWN WORLDWIDE ANNOUNCES DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY NEW YORK CITY, August 25, 2008—The Crown Worldwide Group, a worldwide leader of global mobility, relocation services, information management and high value logistics, announces Jennifer Harvey as the company's first Director of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Harvey's primary responsibility will be to work with Crown's business heads to create a unified, innovative approach to green and community impact initiatives. She will develop and execute a standardized global strategy to further support Crown's objectives of extending environmental conservation policies, recognizing responsible service partners and expanding Crown's "Charity in Motion" program. Ken Madrid, CEO Asia-Pacific & CFO of Crown Worldwide commented, "Crown's Executive Board has been fully supportive of the many charitable, community and environmental initiatives taking place in the 50 countries in which Crown operates, but it is now raising the bar by appointing a full-time resource to pull these fantastic efforts together and focus on some specific areas that make a real difference in our world." Harvey has been with Crown Worldwide for almost twenty years, during which she has held various management roles and participated in the company's local environmental- and community-impact efforts. She has lived and worked in various locations throughout Asia and the United States including Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and New York. Harvey's wealth of industry experience makes her uniquely qualified to manage this new post. "Although CSR efforts have been an integral part of Crown's culture for decades, it is of increasing importance to customers who today recognize that consuming global transportation services impacts both the environment and the worldwide communities in need. With its large global network, Crown is in a unique position to make a difference by optimizing its own operations and leading charitable efforts, thereby educating and inspiring customers and staff around the world. I am thrilled to help Crown maximize the positive effect it has on the countries it serves," says Harvey. Crown is accredited with the ISO 14000 environmental management standards certification in its larger regions and Harvey's goals include expanding this certification to Crown's other facilities worldwide. Her other objectives include growing Crown's involvement in the Clinton AIDS initiative, evaluating existing programs such as the purchase of eco-friendly hybrid and electric vehicles, switching to packing materials made from at least 80% recycled materials and working with suppliers to improve their environmental performance. Crown Worldwide Group Crown Worldwide (crownworldwide.com), operates from over 200 locations in 50 countries, providing governments, corporations, diplomats and private customers with global mobility, transportation of household goods and fine arts, departure and destination services, business information storage, high value warehousing, freight forwarding and third-party logistics. The Crown Worldwide Group’s divisions are Crown Relocations, Crown Fine Arts, Crown Records Management, Crown Logistics and Crown Wine Cellars. Established in 1965, the Crown Worldwide Group is a privately held company with global headquarters in Hong Kong. # # # GLOBAL & AMERICAS: Natalie Graveney Crown Worldwide 1401 Summit Ave, Suite 10 Plano, Texas 75074, USA Telephone: 1 972 422 4288 E-mail: ngraveney@crownworldwide.com ASIA-PACIFIC: Susanne Osterholm Crown Worldwide Holdings Ltd. MassMutual Tower, 38 Gloucester Road, Suite 2001, Wanchai, Hong Kong Telephone: 852 2876 2678 E-mail: sosterholm@crownworldwide.com EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA: Marco Dilenge Crown Worldwide Wolf-Heidenheim-Strasse 12 Frankfurt, D-60489, Germany Telephone: 49 69 1539-4000 E-mail: mdilenge@crownworldwide.com | |||