NEW YORK, March 27, 2015 /3BL Media/– On Saturday (March 28) at 8:30 p.m. local time, Verizon will turn off the lights in nearly 500 of its buildings in 37 countries around the world as it participates inEarth Hour2015. In all, Verizon will darken 25 million square feet (more than 2.3 million square meters) of building space around the world – the equivalent of nearly 12 Empire State Buildings.

自2010年以来，Verizon及其全球员工参加了地球小时的运动，帮助世界野生动植物基金会促进可持续的生活，扩大能源效率的意识，并立即反对气候变化。Verizon促进了其员工文化的可金博宝怎么注册持续性，鼓励参与地球时刻和社区环境活动。188bet网址怎么打不开结果，该公司最大的员工资源集团的17,000名成员Verizon Green团队中成千上万的员工已承诺在2015年地球时期将其在25个国家 /地区的房屋变黑。

看法吸引员工地球小时参与的信息图表。

看法a video of Verizon’s participation in Earth Hour.

世界野生动物基金会气候变化副总裁卢·伦纳德（Lou Leonard）表示：“ 3月28日，星期六，全球成千上万的人将庆祝地球时光，并表示他们对气候变化行动的支持。”“随着今年晚些时候，全世界各国为巴黎的气候协议做准备，从北京到波士顿的人们将启动自己的灯光，以呼吁全球合作朝着所有人的美好未来。”

James Gowen, chief sustainability officer for Verizon, said: “Verizon sees Earth Hour as an opportunity for our company and its worldwide employee Green Team to promote environmental awareness around the globe. This is our sixth year promoting Earth Hour, and each year the program reminds us to not only live green lifestyles, but to also think green at work.”

Verizonwill honor its participating employees by offering to plant a tree; or make a contribution to help an endangered animal; or give the participating employee a free energy-saving kit. The choice is theirs. Since joining the Earth Hour movement, Verizon has planted 6,000 trees to honor its employees who have participated in Earth Hour at their homes.

This year, Verizon will help spread global environmental awareness by dimming lights and illuminated signs at Verizon buildings located in the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States and Venezuela.

看法a Verizon Earth Hour map.

Verizon’s Commitment to the Environment and Sustainability

Verizon长期以来一直专注于能源效率和建立可持续的房地产实践。自2009年以来，Verizon通过在美国25个设施的现场燃料电池和太阳能发电系统建造现场燃料电池和太阳能产生系统，从而投资了1.6亿美元。Verizon还在美国西部的偏远地区使用了26个太阳能辅助细胞站点，以帮助为全国最大，最可靠的无线网络提供服务，为这些地区提供服务。

In 2009, Verizon began certifying Verizon Wireless retail stores in the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED program (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). LEED certification means that a building is designed, constructed and operated to ensure energy savings, emissions reductions and improved environmental quality. By the end of 2014, 230 of our retail stores had earned LEED certification. In addition, Verizon also seeks ENERGY STAR status certification for all eligible retail stores that meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s standards for energy efficiency and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. By the end of 2014, ENERGY STAR certification had been received for 177 Verizon retail stores.

Verizon Communications Inc.（NYSE，NASDAQ：VZ）总部位于纽约，是向消费者，商业，政府和批发客户提供宽带以及其他无线和有线通信服务的全球领导者。188bet上不了Verizon Wireless运营着美国最可靠的无线网络，在全国范围内拥有超过1.08亿个零售连接。Verizon还通过美国最先进的光纤网络提供融合的通信，信息和娱乐服务，并向全球客户提供集成的业务解决方案。188bet上不了Verizon在2014年的收入中拥有超过1,270亿美元的道琼斯工业公司30公司，雇用了177,300名劳动力。有关更多信息，请访问www.verizon.com/news/。

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