Mumbai:
Honeywell announced that it will donate $1 million to
assist with relief efforts for areas damaged by the recent
tsunamis in Asia. The donation, made through the company's
Honeywell Hometown Solutions initiative, will target programmes
to rebuild damaged and destroyed communities and provide
basic necessities for people who have been most severely
affected by the disaster.
"A
tragedy of this scale requires corporate leadership on
a global basis," said Dave Cote, CEO, Honeywell.
"Honeywell will work with local organisations to
leverage our expertise in housing and shelter to help
rebuild communities in South Asia. Many of our employees
have already undertaken projects to support this rebuilding
effort and we are helping to facilitate voluntary payroll
deductions."
A
Honeywell team of employee volunteers from Bangalore,
India is supporting a 90-day construction effort to rebuild
50 houses in one of the most severely affected villages.
Separately, each of Honeywell's 1,500 employees in Pune,
India has agreed to donate one day's salary to relief
efforts. Teams of employees have also delivered clothes,
utensils and other basic amenities to the affected village
of Kulachol, India.
Honeywell
International is a $25 billion diversified technology
and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide
with aerospace products and services; control technologies
for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products;
turbochargers; and specialty materials.
Mumbai : Honeywell today announced that
it will donate $1 million to assist with relief efforts
for areas damaged by the recent tsunamis in Asia. The
donation, made through the company's Honeywell Hometown
Solutions initiative, will target programmes to rebuild
damaged and destroyed communities and provide basic necessities
for people who have been most severely affected by the
disaster.
"A tragedy of this scale requires corporate leadership
on a global basis," said Dave Cote, CEO, Honeywell.
"Honeywell will work with local organisations to
leverage our expertise in housing and shelter to help
rebuild communities in South Asia. Many of our employees
have already undertaken projects to support this rebuilding
effort and we are helping to facilitate voluntary payroll
deductions."
A Honeywell team of employee volunteers from Bangalore,
India is supporting a 90-day construction effort to rebuild
50 houses in one of the most severely affected villages.
Separately, each of Honeywell's 1,500 employees in Pune,
India has agreed to donate one day's salary to relief
efforts. Teams of employees have also delivered clothes,
utensils and other basic amenities to the affected village
of Kulachol, India.
Honeywell International is a $25 billion diversified
technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers
worldwide with aerospace |