Following the devastating earthquake in Sichuan, BlueScope Steel China sent out an appeal to its employees for earthquake relief donations. BSS China employees responded to the call magnificently, donating over 515,400 RMB to the company led appeal. However, they did not stop there. BSS employees from across China initiated and participated in a wide variety of charitable activities for earthquake relief- from the donation of urgently needed goods including non-perishable food, drinks, and even vans (which in all totaled to nearly 30,000 RMB in value), to over 35 employees registering to donate blood.

Since BlueScope China President, Bob Moore, said in his announcement following the earthquake, “Take care of your colleagues and yourself.” BlueScope China has been working to do just that. The BSS China senior management team worked quickly to arrange the earthquake relief appeal, to match the China employee donation, and to offer swift assistance to employees who were directly affected by the quake (including time off to assist their family in recovery and, in cases of extreme loss, compensation). All the BlueScope brands quickly joined the effort. Butler supplied an operator, Mr. Feng, with a house after his was badly damaged in the quake. BlueScope Steel Suzhou, with the support of Coated business, has donated numerous tents directly to impacted families. Lysaght Chengdu has initiated a new safety system to respond to emergencies. Finally, Butler and Lysaght have projects in place to help rebuild, not only the buildings, but the lives of those affected in the coming months.