235 Capitaland Properties Participating in Earth Hour 2012 the Group’S Wear Less Day Initiative Expands Beyond Singapore to Asia and Europe
For Immediate Release 23 March 2012 NEWS RELEASE 235 CapitaLand properties participating in Earth Hour 2012 The Group’s Wear Less Day initiative expands beyond Singapore to Asia and Europe Singapore, 23 March 2012 – CapitaLand Limited is pleased to announce that 235 of the Group’s properties across Asia and Europe will be participating in Earth Hour on Saturday, 31 March 2012. This includes countries such as Singapore, China, Australia, Malaysia, Vietnam, India, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Belgium, France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. This is the fifth year that the Group is participating in the annual global sustainability movement to show commitment towards protecting the environment since many other cities globally adopted the event in 2008. To further generate awareness on climate change, CapitaLand is also expanding its Wear Less Day beyond Singapore to Asia and Europe on the eve of Earth Hour 2012. For the third consecutive year, CapitaLand will be turning off façade lights and non-essential lighting at its participating properties for extended hours throughout the night, beginning 8.30pm (local time) on Saturday, 31 March 2012. Emergency lighting and security systems will function normally to ensure that safety and security are not compromised. In Singapore, more than 30 CapitaLand office buildings, serviced residences and CapitaMalls will be taking part in Earth Hour 2012. Participating properties include ION Orchard, Raffles City, The Atrium@Orchard, CapitaGreen, Capital Tower, Six Battery Road and Ascott Raffles Place Singapore. In particular, CapitaMalls Asia is organising its “Bring Your Own Shopping Bag” campaign in Singapore to encourage shoppers to save the environment by bringing their own reusable shopping bags while enjoying STAR$ rewards with a minimum purchase.
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