IB takes an actively participates in the Earth Hour initiative and promotes the concept of sustainable development

On March 25, 2011, IB’s legal and compliance department issued to the entire staff a letter of appeal titled “You’re Invited to Participate in the Initiative of Earth Hour to Make a Difference to the Earth” to appeal to the entire staff to pay attention to the environment and climate problems and support the sustainable development of society, the economy and environment by way of environmental protection and low-carbon behavior. At 20:30 on March 26, roof-top advertisement lights, landscape lightings and office lighting of IB’s office buildings, including Zhongshan Building, Yuanhong Building and Majiang Building, were turned off for one hour in support of energy-saving, emissions reduction and low-carbon lifestyle,

“Earth Hour” is an environmental protection initiative for the public’s benefit initiated by the WWF in Sydney in 2007. It calls for individuals, communities, enterprises and governments are advocated to turn off light from 20:30 to 21:30 on the last Saturday of each March. The initiative is intended to appeal to the people around the world to economize energy, pay attention to climate changes in order to protect our living environment. In 2010, the initiative of “Earth Hour” influenced over 1.3 billion people. In China, the initiative was supported by over 33 municipal governments and responded to by millions of Chinese. An increasing number of cities in the world participate in the initiative and has become a milestone of the Earth Hour initiative in response to global warming. Unlike previous years, Earth Hour 2011 will not be limited to turning off lights in response to global warming. While proposing turning off lights for one hour, Earth Hour will also be dedicated to promoting sustainable environmental protection.

As the first Equator Bank in China, IB participated in Earth Hour for the first time in 2010 and appealed to the entire staff and customers to simply turn off lights for one hour in support of energy-saving, emissions reduction, improve awareness of environment and climate problems and earth care and to support the sustainable development of the society, economy and environment by way of environment protection and low-carbon behavior.