In the past year, the Group has actively participated in environmental protection activities such as the "Tree Planting Challenge" organized by "Friends of the Earth". At the same time, the Group is also committed to efforts to promote energy saving in offices, such as replacing the older fluorescent tubes with more energy efficient T5 tubes. Up to now, 10% of the Group office's lighting have already been converted to T5 tubes. The Group also replaced all traditional halogen lamps in its office to LED lightings to reduce electricity consumption as well as to lower the temperature.

Apart form the Group, different subsidiaries have also incorporated various elements of environmental friendliness and sustainability into their operations, production and R&D. For instance, in order to meet the increasing demands from consumers for cleaner and healthier products, Bauhinia Paints launched a series of environmental products in 2010. An example was a range of paints featuring extremely low VOC (volatile organic compounds), as well as formulated without the hazardous substances such as benzene, mercury and lead etc. Not only does it help to promote cleaner and healthier living of its customers, it also contributes to a cleaner environment.