YUM! China Receives the 2016 CSR Excellence Award

Aug 3, 2016 10:10 AM ET

YUM! Global Newsroom: Community

Yum! China’s Hunger Initiative, “Donate One Yuan”, Project received the 2016 CSR Excellence Award at the “Invest in Green Future” Corporate Social Responsibility Excellence Awards Ceremony and Summit in Shanghai.

Since the project’s launch 8 years ago, a total of $19 million USD (130 million yuan) has been donated to aid 185,000 under-privileged students with 30 million meals.

As an innovative and sustainable program, Yum! China’s “Donate One Yuan” Project stood out of 100 applications submitted by 83 companies. The Summit also its influence in the industry and in Shanghai’s green and sustainable development.