Empower runs a successful blood donation campaign
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, the Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, conducted its first blood donation campaign of 2017 at its headquarters in Al Hudaiba Awards Building, Dubai.
Themed ‘Save a life by donating your blood’, the blood donation campaign was organised by Empower in cooperation with Dubai International Real Estate (DIRE). A total of 72 persons out of 121 registered, from Empower and other organisations based in Al Hudaiba Awards Building complex, donated blood in the campaign.
“With the beginning of the new year, Empower is keen to respond to ‘the year of giving’ initiative which was launched by our wise leadership, especially HH Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the UAE, and HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. This blood donation campaign is part of Empower’s social and charity programs. We always strive to follow the steps of our leaders who provide great examples of giving in this great country,” said HE Ahmad Bin Shafar, CEO of Empower.
“Corporate Social Responsibility is a part of our regular sustainable business initiative. We are partnering with Blood Donation Centre to use their platform to reach the need people. .In many cases, the blood availability is a key determinant in saving a patient. Among all the social programs we do, there is a special significance for programs that save lives,” continued HE Ahmad Bin Shafar.
“We witnessed a lot of enthusiasm from the donors, whether Empower’s employees or staff from other offices in Al Hudaiba Building complex.
This enthusiasm is an evidence of the success of our social initiatives to reach the minds and hearts of our target groups. A key success factor of these programs is that we base them on clear strategy. This strategy is fully supported by Empower’s management as we believe that the success of our social initiatives is an integral part of Empower’s operations. We believe that there is a link between our financial and economic achievements and social commitment as our main goal is to lead on all these levels. We also thank all the donors and stakeholders who supported this event, including our customers,” added Bin Shafar.
Empower currently operates more than 1.2 million RT, providing environmentally responsible district cooling services to large-scale real estate developments, such as Jumeirah Group, Business Bay, Jumeirah Beach Residence, Dubai International Financial Centre, Palm Jumeirah, Jumeirah Lake Towers, Ibn Battuta Mall, Discovery Gardens, Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai World Trade Centre Residences and Dubai Design District, among others.
