The Air Liquide Foundation Unveils Its Latest Projects
April 29 2015 - 10:35AM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
Since its creation in 2008, the Air Liquide Foundation
(Paris:AI) has been supporting research programs that focus on the
Environment and Health/ Breathing, and has been contributing to
local development by encouraging micro-initiatives in the regions
worldwide where the Group is present. Today, there are 194
projects located in 42 countries, and more than 200
employees involved.
Since January 2014, 41 new projects have been approved in 20
countries. Among them, six new scientific research projects
that fall within the scope of the Foundation’s efforts in the area
of preserving the earth’s atmosphere and improving
respiratory functioning.
For example, the Foundation has renewed its support for the
explorer Ghislain Bardout and his second Under The Pole
II Expedition in Greenland with an endowment of 120,000
euros over two years. The objectives of the expedition are twofold:
to measure the amount of carbon dioxide trapped in the ocean depths
in order to better assess the impact of this phenomenon on
climate change, and to study human physiological response during
deep sea dives in very cold water in order to issue safety
recommendations to divers.
The Foundation has also decided to support a research project
conducted at the Robert Debré hospital in Paris by INSERM1 and
Paris Descartes University on a rare genetic disease known as
Ondine’s syndrome. This syndrome is characterized by a
significant decrease in breathing during sleep, which in some cases
results in the total cessation of breathing. The goal of the
research project is to develop a treatment that improves patients’
quality of life.
Within the scope of its contribution to local
development, the Foundation has approved 35
micro-initiatives in 20 countries, in areas such as the
integration of people with disabilities; the development of
micro-entrepreneurship; social and professional rehabilitation; and
access to energy, healthcare, education and training. The
Foundation’s action is supported by Air Liquide
employees, which today are more than 200 to sponsor these
micro-initiatives.
Air Liquide also conducted another project between November 2014
and February 2015, which enabled shareholders who opted
to receive an electronic invitation to the 2015 Air
Liquide Annual General Meeting to support the Foundation and
its work as follows: 1 euro donated to the Foundation for
each e-consent. In all, 12,038 shareholders, including numerous
Group employees, were able to express their support to the
Foundation. The 12,038 euros collected will be
used to support philanthropic initiatives that favor local
communities.
Via these missions, the Air Liquide Foundation illustrates the
Group’s commitment to fully embodying its role of responsible
corporation whose action is long term.
Air Liquide FoundationWith a
budget of 3 million euros over five years, the Air Liquide
Foundation develops initiatives in three areas: scientific research
to preserve the environment, scientific research to improve the
respiratory function, and support for micro-initiatives for local
development in the regions where the Group is present. Since it was
founded in 2008, the Foundation has supported more than
194 projects in these areas, located in 42 countries.
World leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry
and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with more than
50,000 employees and serves more than 2 million customers and
patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen have been at the core of
the company’s activities since its creation in 1902. Air Liquide’s
ambition is to be the leader in its industry, delivering long-term
performance and acting responsibly.
Air Liquide ideas create value over the long term. At the core
of the company’s development are the commitment and constant
inventiveness of its people.
Air Liquide anticipates the challenges of its markets, invests
locally and globally, and delivers high-quality solutions to its
customers and patients, and the scientific community.
The company relies on competitiveness in its operations,
targeted investments in growing markets and innovation to deliver
profitable growth over the long-term.
Air Liquide’s revenues amounted to € 15.4 billion in 2014, and
its solutions that protect life and the environment represented
more than 40% of sales. Air Liquide is listed on the Paris Euronext
stock exchange (compartment A) and is a member of the CAC 40
and Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 indexes.
1 French National Institute for Health and Medical
Research
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