Issue 2 2009 > View from the Board
View from the Board: A Green & Global Footprint
We’ve all heard the phrase "going global" and in more recent years, "going green." These are broad but accurate descriptions of how companies are evolving their corporate strategies. Many organizations have already "gone global" and are actively conducting business abroad. As for "going green," business professionals are very aware that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is not just another phrase. CSR is here to stay and will only take on more significance in the years to come. At Crown, we’ve already integrated CSR into our corporate strategy and are highly committed to providing our clients with innovative services to help support their own CSR strategies.
You can read some examples of Crown’s CSR activities in this issue of The Global Record. Our Confidential Waste Destruction service not only helps our clients to minimize their paper consumption but also helps them maintain the integrity of personal records. Our automated audit trails provide written documentation of these activities, which reduces risk and helps ensure compliance with the Data Protection Act and other country-specific regulations.
This issue of The Global Record also features a story about Giant Pandas. The team at our global headquarters in Hong Kong was thrilled, back in 2007, to be involved in the festivities when China bestowed the gift of two pandas to Hong Kong. The whole community was eager to receive the pandas and it was Crown that managed the transport of the pandas to their new home. Many of our Hong Kong staff members have since visited the pandas and enjoy taking clients along.
In 2010, the Crown Worldwide Group will be celebrating its 45th year of growth. We have followed a path of conservative growth and this patient, long-term development has worked well for us. We recently completed the acquisition of two records management companies in Africa and Japan, completed the construction a new facility in Mumbai and doubled the size of our facilities in Shanghai and Chennai. These investments represent our solid asset base all over the world and demonstrate our continued commitment to global expansion.
Ken Madrid
CEO Asia-Pacific &
CFO Crown Worldwide Group
Email: kmadrid@crownworldwide.com
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