February 1, 2010.
Osaka, Japan.
Koji Sekino, Chairman of the Board and Co-founder of
Eiki Industrial Co. Ltd. of Osaka, Japan today announced that his Company
will expand its commitment to reducing waste and promoting renewal.
Reflecting his
disappointment with the inability of political leaders to forge a global
program to restore the planet's health, Sekino pledged EIKI to undertake a
series of affordable, meaningful initiatives to make a direct
difference. "After Rio I was hopeful, after Kyoto I was optimistic,
but after Copenhagen... I think now it is time for people to take a
stand."
"The European Union is the
world leader in political thinking and effective action on environmental
issues, and their legislation is commendable." said Kiyoharu
Kawabata, President and CEO. "Of course EIKI has reduced packaging,
hazardous material, and power consumption to comply with EU legislation."
he continued. "We will continue to search for opportunities to
reduce, reuse, recycle. But we must do more!".
 "The most
significant, proactive thing we can participate-in is reforestation,
"continued Kawabata. "More trees means less global warming: it's
that simple! Rebuilding the world's lungs is critical to reducing
CO2 in the atmosphere. And planting a tree is something everyone can
understand. Simple, direct, and effective.".
"As a first step, EIKI
pledges to pay for the planting of one tree for each EIKI projector sold
worldwide, supporting a reforestation project in an equatorial country."
said Sekino. "Our initial project is in Costa Rica, and we will post
details of this project and our participation on our global website at
www.EIKI.com. There are other initiatives we will undertake in the
months to come, with the goal of helping to make the world a little
greener."
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Founded in
Osaka, Japan in 1953 to manufacture technology for classroom instruction,
Eiki Industrial Co. Ltd. quickly recognized it possessed special expertise
in the engineering of 16mm Film Projectors, and set out to design and
build the best classroom film handling equipment possible through a
process of continual improvement. This focus on quality and
integrity ultimately made EIKI the largest selling 16mm projector in the
world, and is the cornerstone of the Company.
Applying its
projector expertise to new technologies, the Company grew through
expansion, acquisition, and partnership, offering additional AudioVisual
products, and ultimately Presentation media devices, to ProAV Dealers
around the globe. Today EIKI (Digital) Projectors are marketed
globally through a network of Subsidiary Offices in the USA, Canada,
Germany, the Czech Republic, China, and Malaysia and ProAV Distributors
and Dealers in major counties worldwide.
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For more information, contact Wayne Coombes,
Marketing Manager, Eiki International, Inc.
Tel: +1 (705) 527-4084 •
Fax: +1 (705) 527-4087 • E-Mail: wcoombes@eiki.com
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