HSBC BANK ARMENIA ORGANIZES TREE PLANTING IN AREA OF TSITSERNAKABERD MEMORIAL COMPLEX

arminfo
2008-04-14 19:14:00

ArmInfo. Over the past weekend, the HSBC Bank Armenia organized tree
planting in area of Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex dedicated to
the victims of the Armenian Genocide.

ArmInfo correspondent, who took part in the action, reports that 70
employees of the bank planted a total of 100 ash-trees. HSBC Bank
Armenia has been regularly organizing tree planting since the day of
its establishment in Armenia. Trees have already been planted in the
area of Sardarapat Memorial, as well as in the yard of a boarding
school in Nubarashen community.

Director General of the bank Tim Slater stressed that the ecological
initiatives are carried out under the HSBC Group’s program on fight
against climatic changes. The HSBC Bank Armenia, which is a part of
the HSBC Group, invests in ecological technologies. For instance, the
bank’s offices use electric appliances, including bulbs, which save
electricity. Furthermore, the bank is going to organize wastepaper
utilization, and spend the receipts on tree planting. According to
the estimation of the bank’s employees, the offices of HSBC Bank
Armenia pile up about 50 kg of wastepaper weekly.