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Wed, 03/23/2011 - 16:11
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Turkey's Borusan holding to switch off its lights to take a stand against climate change
ISTANBUL (A.A) - 23.03.2011 - Turkey's Borusan Holding will switch off its lights in a bid to extend support to World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) "Earth Hour" campaign.
Borusan stated on Wednesday that it would support the "Earth Hour" campaign which was initiated by WWF in 2007 in Australia, and would be held on March 26 between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. this year.
Borusan will switch off its lights in its headquarters for a "sustainable future".
Organized by WWF, Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million individuals and more than 2,000 businesses turned their lights off for one hour to take a stand against climate change. In 2010, hundreds of millions of people across the world, in 4,616 cities, in 128 countries and territories joined the global display of climate action. Iconic buildings and landmarks from Asia Pacific to Europe and Africa to the Americas switched off.
Earth Hour 2011 has reached record participation so far, with 131 countries and territories registered to take part, on all seven continents, with all G20 countries and thousands of cities.
On Tuesday Turkey's Sabanci Holding stated that it would support the campaign too.
Borusan Holding operates in the areas of pipe production, steel production, plastics production, logistics, construction machines dealership, automotive dealership, telecommunications and energy.
WWF is an international non-governmental organization working on issues regarding the conservation, research and restoration of the environment. It is the world's largest independent conservation organization with over 5 million supporters worldwide, working in more than 90 countries, supporting around 1,300 conservation and environmental projects around the world.
Borusan stated on Wednesday that it would support the "Earth Hour" campaign which was initiated by WWF in 2007 in Australia, and would be held on March 26 between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. this year.
Borusan will switch off its lights in its headquarters for a "sustainable future".
Organized by WWF, Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million individuals and more than 2,000 businesses turned their lights off for one hour to take a stand against climate change. In 2010, hundreds of millions of people across the world, in 4,616 cities, in 128 countries and territories joined the global display of climate action. Iconic buildings and landmarks from Asia Pacific to Europe and Africa to the Americas switched off.
Earth Hour 2011 has reached record participation so far, with 131 countries and territories registered to take part, on all seven continents, with all G20 countries and thousands of cities.
On Tuesday Turkey's Sabanci Holding stated that it would support the campaign too.
Borusan Holding operates in the areas of pipe production, steel production, plastics production, logistics, construction machines dealership, automotive dealership, telecommunications and energy.
WWF is an international non-governmental organization working on issues regarding the conservation, research and restoration of the environment. It is the world's largest independent conservation organization with over 5 million supporters worldwide, working in more than 90 countries, supporting around 1,300 conservation and environmental projects around the world.
