SolarWorld sponsers "Live Earth" broadcast
Bonn - SolarWorld AG is committing itself as a sponsor to the broadcast of the "Live Earth" concerts on German television on the 7th July, 2007. "The concert initiated by the former US Vice President Al Gore is an excellent opportunity to raise worldwide attention for the need of global climate protection.", says Dipl.-Ing. Frank H. Asbeck, Chairman and CEO of SolarWorld AG. "With our sponsoring we want to make a contribution to enabling German television viewers to watch this so far biggest public event in support of the protection of the climate." The charity concerts in which 100 artists and groups will participate without a fee in major cities around the world on Saturday will be shown on German television by ProSieben (starting at 5.00 p.m.) and N 24 (starting at 5.00 a.m.).
A whole host of ethical engagements
"From our point of view working for the effective protection of the climate is part and parcel of entrepreneurial responsibility.", explains Frank Asbeck the corporate philosophy of SolarWorld AG. "Our sponsoring for 'Live Earth' is part of this engagement which also includes activities like our support for the planned international rainforest exhibition in Bonn's Museum Koenig. Our objective is the preservation of creation." Under the brand name Solar2World the SolarWorld Group also makes a contribution to spreading solar technology by way of ethically motivated projects in developing countries in order to give people in those countries access to clean electrical energy for the first time. SolarWorld CEO Frank Asbeck: "Economic development and climate protection go hand in hand with renewable energy."
About the SolarWorld group
The SolarWorld group (ISIN: DE0005108401) is a worldwide leader in offering brand-name, high-quality, crystalline solar-power technology. Its strength is its fully integrated solar production. From silicon as the raw material through wafers, cells and modules all the way to turn-key solar systems, including recycling, the group combines all stages of the solar value chain. The central business activity is selling quality modules into the installation and distribution trades and crystalline wafers to the international solar cell industry. Group headquarters are located in Bonn, Germany. Production sites are to be found in Germany, the United States and South Korea. The group’s largest production facilities operate in Freiberg, Germany and Hillsboro in the U.S. state of Oregon. Sustainability is the basis of the group strategy. Under the name Solar2World, the group supports care projects using off-grid solar-power solutions in emerging economies and developing countries, exemplifying sustainable economic development. Worldwide, SolarWorld employs more than 2,700 people. SolarWorld AG has been quoted on the stock exchange since 1999 and today is listed on, among others, the TecDAX, ÖkoDAX, Dow Jones STOXX 600 as well as in the sustainability indices DAXglobal Alternative Energy and NAI.
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