Kesko's support to universities and higher education institutions exceeds one million euros
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
KESKO CORPORATION PRESS RELEASE 17.05.2010 AT 15.00 1(1)
Kesko's Board of Directors has decided to support Finnish institutions of higher
education with substantial donations. The donations are granted to Aalto
University and the Universities of Helsinki, Tampere, Turku, Eastern Finland,
Jyväskylä, Oulu and Vaasa, and to polytechnics to be announced later. The total
donation amount is 1,115,000 euros.
? The K-Group as a whole employs some 45,000 trading sector professionals. For
us, it is important to contribute to high-quality education and research, says
President and CEO Matti Halmesmäki.
The donations are in line with Kesko's objective to be the most attractive
workplace in the trading sector. In addition to higher education institutions,
Kesko supports polytechnics and the operation of business schools with, for
example, scholarships to students who have been particularly successful in their
studies.
As a whole, the Kesko Group annually supports the public good in many different
ways, mainly by promoting children's and youths' wellbeing. Kesko cooperates
with the Young Finland Association for the promotion of children's and youths'
physically active and healthy lifestyles. Significant amounts are also given to
non-governmental and environmental organisations, science, research, education
and culture.
Further information:
Senior Vice President Paavo Moilanen, Corporate Communications and
Responsibility, Kesko Corporation, tel. +358 1053 22764
Kesko (www.kesko.fi
whose stores offer quality to the daily lives of consumers. Kesko has about
2,000 stores engaged in chain operations in the Nordic and Baltic countries,
Russia, and Belarus.
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Datum: 17.05.2010 - 14:00 Uhr
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