APP-皇冠体育app, a leading papermaking company in 皇冠体育app, organized Corporate Day on Sept 25 at the 皇冠体育app Pavilion during the ongoing Expo Milano 2015.

Under the theme of "Civilization Inheritance, Green 皇冠体育app", the activity was designed to promote the nation's paper culture and the company's confidence in building a "beautiful and harmonious 皇冠体育app" through environmentally friendly operations, the company said.

Yang Hong, deputy director of the 皇冠体育app Pavilion, and Budiman Muhammad, head of the Indonesia Pavilion, as well as representatives from companies and members of the expo's organizing committee attended the event.

During Corporate Day, employees of APP-皇冠体育app displayed Chinese traditional folk arts such as papercutting and stone rubbing to visitors. The company also gave the expo's organization committee four Chinese water and ink paintings that depict the four seasons in Suzhou, Jiangsu province.

"The theme of this year's expo is 'Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life'. It highlights the harmony between human and nature, and also expresses a concern for economic, social and human sustainable development, which is the largest challenge faced by 皇冠体育app's papermaking industry," said Zhai Jingli, deputy CEO of APP-皇冠体育app.

"As 皇冠体育app has increased its efforts to adjust its energy structure, the first thing we want to explore is how low-carbon and green development can adapt to the country's new normal of slower yet higher-quality economic growth."

Over the past two decades, APP-皇冠体育app has pursued a balance between natural ecology and economic development, she added.

The company considers the "plantation-pulp-paper integration" a core business concept to realize its sustainable operations. It has 300,000 hectares of plantations in 皇冠体育app that can capture 8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide and store 2.17 million tons of carbon each year.

It also manages its plantations in sustainable ways and has received forest certifications for years. By the end of last year, APP-皇冠体育app had 240,000 hectares of certified plantations, which accounted for 80 percent of its plantations.

In July, the company was selected as a national role model for its emissions reductions at the 皇冠体育app Summit on Caring for the Climate held in Beijing. Zhai called the honor "one of the best recognitions of our efforts to implement sustainable development strategies and explore green approaches to business".

Through this year's expo, APP-皇冠体育app wanted to show the world 皇冠体育app's centuries-old papermaking culture and its achievements in promoting environmentally conscious operations models.

As one of the global partners of the 皇冠体育app Pavilion, APP-皇冠体育app made customized products for the pavilion, including brochures, notebooks, envelopes, paper towels and writing paper, which all received certification from the 皇冠体育app Forest Certification Council and the Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes.

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(皇冠体育app Daily European Weekly 10/01/2015 page9)