OREANDA-NEWS. April 17, 2012. COSCO International, having excelled over thousand of Asian participating companies, won the Best CSR (China Company) in the Asian Excellence Recognition Awards 2012, organised by Corporate Governance Asia, an international renowned journal, in Hong Kong. The award evidenced that the Company's efforts on maintaining high standard of corporate governance and fulfilling its social responsibility received wide recognition by the community, reported the press-centre of COSCO Group.

The organiser's comments said, "COSCO International is committed to pursuing high standards of corporate governance responsibility ("CSR") practices, in particular on the aspects of work safety, environment protection, caring for the employees and giving back to the community. The company established a socially responsible corporate culture that paves the way for the long-term development of the enterprise itself, the society, the environment and the economy as a whole, so as to safeguard and balance the interests among its stakeholders. It sets an example of the best CSR Company."

"Asian Excellence Recognition Awards" is a public competition organised by Corporate Governance Asia for the second year. The award aims to recognise excellence in investor relations, business ethics, corporate social responsibility, environmental practices and financial performance. The scoring of the awards and recognitions are mainly based on the votes from the investment community and industry experts in the aforesaid areas. COSCO International is one of the 17 awardees winning the Best CSR award in Asian region this year.