Global Village Beijing serves as a consultant to the Beijing Olympic Committee and has been involved in the creation of the “Green Games.”Together with China Charity Federation (CCF), GVB founded the “Green Angel Project” and cooperated with the China Artists Association to host the “Green Olympics Green Picture Exhibition.” GVB developed an environmental training program for Chunshuyuan community and also gave a detailed introduction on Green Communities to members of the International Olympic Committee Evaluation Commission when they visited the site on February 21, 2001.GVB cooperated with the Chinese Consumer Association to initiate the Green Consumption Volunteers Campaign nationwide. In August 2004, GVB organized “Olympic Society-Green Living” campaigns to teach communities, including children, the simple tenets of environmental protection. These campaigns are designed to engage the public in environmental awareness and to encourage participation in community programs to protect and improve the environment. In July 2004, GVB organized the 26℃ Campaign to limit air conditioner use by raising the temperature to 26 degrees Celsius thereby conserving energy and helping to improve the environment in preparation for the 2008 Olympics.
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August 20, 2008
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