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    `Just One Tree' To Make Yerevan Greener

    http://hetq.am/eng/news/26545/%E2%80%9Cjust-one-tree%E2%80%9D-to-make-yerevan-greener.html
    16:48, May 16, 2013

    Today Synopsys Armenia announced the launch of a new initiative,
    `Just One Tree' inviting ICT companies operating in Armenia to plant
    just one tree for each employee as part of their corporate social
    responsibility program. The trees planted today will beautify
    Yerevan's landscape and make the environment healthier, serving as
    `new lungs' for the city to breathe for years to come. The trees will
    serve as a long-lasting legacy for everybody who participates in
    `Just One Tree'.

    The initiative is open to all. It is unique because every company,
    regardless of size or financial standing can fully contribute. The
    `Just One Tree' principle asks each participating company to plant one
    tree for each employee, so both small and large ICT companies can help
    in the reforestation of Yerevan. A large company like Synopsys might
    plant hundreds of trees, and a small startup might plant only a few
    trees. Both are contributing fully.

    `Just One Tree initiative will make a significant positive and visible
    impact on Yerevan's urban forest, which was unfortunately sacrificed
    during the first difficult years of independence,' said Vice President
    of Corporate Marketing and Strategic Alliances at Synopsys and CEO of
    Synopsys Armenia Rich Goldman. `Yerevan will have an urban forest, and
    it will benefit residents for generations to come. It will leave a
    visible legacy for every company and person who participates, as they
    will be able to see the tree that they personally planted grow each
    year, along with the growth of Armenia's economy. Planting one tree
    for each employee was Synopsys' initial corporate social
    responsibility action in Armenia. It has become a treasured annual
    tradition, as employees and their families come out every year to
    plant a tree. They have found that they can benefit their community
    and have fun while doing it. They enjoy being able to see the fruits
    of their labor year after year as they visit their trees and see how
    they have grown. `Just One Tree' will leave a large and lasting
    positive impact on Yerevan.'

    `The municipality is joining this initiative, which is part of
    Synopsys'corporate social responsibility program, and stands ready to
    assist the activities within the limits of its authority. It is
    everyone's wish to see our city more green and cleaner."Better Yerevan
    "project is based on increasing green areas, creating new gardens,
    recovering parks, and in the coming years, all of us together will
    implement large-scale projects. We also plan reforestation projects in
    Armenia. "Just One Tree" initiative will become an integral part of
    this program, ' said Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan.

    `Years will pass, and if we retain an idea in our conscious minds that
    each of us should plant a single tree in Yerevan, our beloved city
    will turn into a green town. Today we have ICT companies joining us,
    I'm sure tomorrow other companies will join us, and so forth. Let's
    make our city green and clean,' said Synopsys Armenia Director Hovik
    Musayelyan.

    "It is a great initiative and it contributes to uniting the ICT
    sector. The sector now employs 12,000 people, and I hope that most of
    them will welcome this initiative, and we will have our contribution
    to making our environment a cleaner and better place," said Executive
    Director of Union of Information Technology Enterprises (UITE) of
    Armenia Karen Vardanyan.

    Anticipating success in the ITC sector, the initiative plans to expand
    further next year, inviting all companies to join the cause of
    planting just one tree for each employee, having a positive impact in
    the community where their employees live and work. The president of
    one of such organizations, Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen
    (Employers) of Armenia Arsen Ghazaryan mentioned, `The Board of the
    Union has already made a decision to join the initiative this year.'



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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