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CWS-boco donate surgical clothing for relief efforts in crisis regions
Used on the Mercy Ships hospital ship as well as by Humedica onshore.
Dreieich, 12 February 2010. CWS-boco, specialist for professional workwear and washroom hygiene solutions, donate 6,500 items
of surgical clothing to Mercy Ships and their partner organisation Humedica. Mercy Ships will use the clothing on their hospital
ship named MS Africa Mercy. The partner organisation Humedica is active predominantly onshore in crisis regions, among others
in the earthquake-stricken Haiti. With their donation, CWS-boco provide support to the aid teams on site and prove again their
corporate social responsibility
The international relief organisation Mercy Ships will take part of the donated surgical clothing for use on their hospital
ship MS Africa Mercy, which has been anchored near the Togolese capital city of Lomé since 10 February 2010. The crew consists
mainly of volunteer doctors and nurses from some 40 different nations. In Togo, the doctors on the ship will offer specialised
surgery procedures for six months, such as tumor removal and eye operations. The partner organisation Humedica sends teams
of doctors to crisis regions such as Sudan and Zimbabwe, and currently also to Haiti, where a part of the surgical clothing
will be worn by the organisation’s doctors and nurses when treating earthquake victims.
Environmental and social responsibility as a part of corporate policy
CWS-boco International GmbH, headquartered in Duisburg, Germany, is one of the worldwide leading suppliers of professioinal washroom hygiene solustions and textile services. The company has some 8,000 employees, more than 3,800 of them in Germany. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to the environment, employees and society has always been a deep-seated part of CWS-boco’s corporate policy. For instance, all of the company’s laundry facilities have water and energy-conserving systems and are certified according to international quality and environmental standards. Additionally, CWS-boco regularly support local social activities and charitable projects worldwide.
Please visit the following website to find out more about CWS-boco’s CSR activities: http://www.cws-boco.de/hts/html/de/437247/index.html.
About the relief organisations
The international relief organisation Mercy Ships has been operating hospital ships in developing countries since 1978. Employees from 40 different countries work on volunteer basis on the hospital ships, provide aid in the form of specialised surgery, dental treatment, construction and agricultural projects as well as educational programmes. Find out more about Mercy Ships on www.mercyships.de
Humedica e. V. have been providing humanitarian service through various projects focussed on medical aid to 90 countries since 1979. With the help of volunteer teams of doctors, the organisation performs quick and efficient emergency and disaster operations. This commitment is complemented by intermediate and long-term aid projects in development cooperation. Find out more on http://www.humedica.org
Mercy Ships and Humedica use donations according to the principles of the German Protestant Alliance, available in German language on http://www.ead.de/die-allianz/werke-und-einrichtungen/grundsaetze-fuer-die-verwendung-von-spendenmitteln.html
Humedica also carries the donation seal of the German Central Institute for Social Issues. Information available in German on ( http://www.dzi.de/hinweise.htm).
Environmental and social responsibility as a part of corporate policy
CWS-boco International GmbH, headquartered in Duisburg, Germany, is one of the worldwide leading suppliers of professioinal washroom hygiene solustions and textile services. The company has some 8,000 employees, more than 3,800 of them in Germany. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to the environment, employees and society has always been a deep-seated part of CWS-boco’s corporate policy. For instance, all of the company’s laundry facilities have water and energy-conserving systems and are certified according to international quality and environmental standards. Additionally, CWS-boco regularly support local social activities and charitable projects worldwide.
Please visit the following website to find out more about CWS-boco’s CSR activities: http://www.cws-boco.de/hts/html/de/437247/index.html.
About the relief organisations
The international relief organisation Mercy Ships has been operating hospital ships in developing countries since 1978. Employees from 40 different countries work on volunteer basis on the hospital ships, provide aid in the form of specialised surgery, dental treatment, construction and agricultural projects as well as educational programmes. Find out more about Mercy Ships on www.mercyships.de
Humedica e. V. have been providing humanitarian service through various projects focussed on medical aid to 90 countries since 1979. With the help of volunteer teams of doctors, the organisation performs quick and efficient emergency and disaster operations. This commitment is complemented by intermediate and long-term aid projects in development cooperation. Find out more on http://www.humedica.org
Mercy Ships and Humedica use donations according to the principles of the German Protestant Alliance, available in German language on http://www.ead.de/die-allianz/werke-und-einrichtungen/grundsaetze-fuer-die-verwendung-von-spendenmitteln.html
Humedica also carries the donation seal of the German Central Institute for Social Issues. Information available in German on ( http://www.dzi.de/hinweise.htm).
About CWS-boco International
CWS-boco International GmbH are one of the internationally leading one-stop supplier of professional washroom hygiene solutions
and textile services.
These include the well-known CWS towel, soap and fragrance dispensers, innovative dirt-trapping mats as well as industrially washable workwear and business clothing, customised Corporate Fashion collections, protective and safety clothing by boco. All products and services are available on a flexible subscription basis. Customers profit from calculable costs and professional all-round care, which includes personal consultation, regular maintenance of the dispenser systems and professional and resource-saving handling of the cotton towel rolls, mats and clothing.
CWS-boco International have more than 18 regional enterprises in Europe and China with some 8,000 employees worldwide. The company is headquartered in Duisburg, Germany. CWS-boco are a subsidiary of the Haniel Group, whose overall sales of 26.4 billion Euro (fiscal year 2008) and more than 50,000 employees make it one of the most successful family-owned German corporations.
These include the well-known CWS towel, soap and fragrance dispensers, innovative dirt-trapping mats as well as industrially washable workwear and business clothing, customised Corporate Fashion collections, protective and safety clothing by boco. All products and services are available on a flexible subscription basis. Customers profit from calculable costs and professional all-round care, which includes personal consultation, regular maintenance of the dispenser systems and professional and resource-saving handling of the cotton towel rolls, mats and clothing.
CWS-boco International have more than 18 regional enterprises in Europe and China with some 8,000 employees worldwide. The company is headquartered in Duisburg, Germany. CWS-boco are a subsidiary of the Haniel Group, whose overall sales of 26.4 billion Euro (fiscal year 2008) and more than 50,000 employees make it one of the most successful family-owned German corporations.
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