The CESL Asia and Friends Sport Fun Day was held on 10 June at Workers Stadium, a cooperative effort to promote social integration and stimulate institutional, corporate and public awareness for the untapped potential for the challenged members of our community as contributors for the social and economic development of our community. The event, with the support of participating entities and individuals, succeeded in raising a total of MOP 80,000 for Macau Special Olympics (MSO) to empower its mission of transforming lives through sports.

This year’s event aimed at increasing the number of participants that are involved in CESL Asia’s annual Sport Fun Day activities by including a bocce ball tournament alongside with the annual football tournament which have received great support and recognition from those participating in previous years. The bocce tournament fostered face-to-face interactions among participating teams with MSO athletes and families as well as cultivated mutual understanding through the joy of participating in sports activities. The on-site Kids Corner extended the fun to the younger participants and also helped to introduce them to the benefits of an inclusive society into all aspects.

The impact and success of the event were attributed to the generous support of the participating teams, namely Administration of Airports Ltd., Banco Comercial de Macau, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Be-1, BOC Macau Branch Sports Association, Ernst & Young, Galaxy Entertainment Group, Global Communications Advertising & Marketing Ltd., Golden Burger (Macau) Food Co. Ltd., Housing Bureau, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Ltd., Jorge Neto Valente, Lawyers and Notaries, Jornal Tribuna de Macau, Macau Coca-Cola Beverage Co. Ltd., Macau Daily Times, Marine and Water Bureau, Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., MGM, Milton Exhibits & Engineering (Macau) Ltd., Philippine Consulate General - Macau SAR, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sociedade de Jogos de Macau, S.A., The Macau Institution of Engineers, and University of Saint Joseph, as well as over 80 volunteers.

Some participants expressed their excitement in exploring the bocce game and the hand-on experience of partnering with MSO athletes; while the latter shared their joy in meeting new friends.

As committed at the establishment of its Social Investment program in 2000 and inspired by its motto “How to grow a city.”, CESL Asia will continue fostering the interaction among diverse parties of our community through sports events and other initiatives, while working with its staff, their families and business associates for the development of a prosperous and caring community.

On 13 May, Mr. António Trindade, the President and Chief Executive Officer of CESL Asia, led the group’s Social Investment Team to the Macao Blood Transfusion Service Centre for collective blood donation, encouraging the life-saving voluntary acts and ensuring sufficient blood supplies for the city.

This activity was held for the fourth consecutive year, together with more than 20 CESL Asia members and their families to support this meaningful life-changing event. CESL Asia continues its efforts in contributing to the community and helping the needy through blood donation, hoping that this initiative can influence all around the society with caring.

To promote the intellectual, social, cultural and physical well-being of the community, CESL Asia initiated the non-profit “CESL Asia Social Investment Fund” in 2000. Over these years, the company keeps organizing a variety of Social Investment Programs and works closely with staff members, clients and likeminded entities to advance local community development.

With progressive mindset and solid actions, CESL Asia has been committed to playing its part in bridging Mainland China, the Portuguese-speaking countries and other European countries under the Macau’s Platform to implement green, innovative and sustainable business approaches for economic and social development of these territories. At this year’s MIECF, CESL Asia will also showcase its association with Spin.Works, a Portuguese technology company that applies proprietary space technology to an unmanned craft that is equipped with high-tech intelligence that can be applied to a wide variety of areas.

With its breadth of local experience in Macau, China and Portugal, CESL Asia is devoted to serving a portfolio of prestigious references with its high-performance and value-added management and operations, with a focus on sustainability and environmental solutions. Meanwhile, CESL Asia is also making tireless contribution to foster Sino-Luso economic and social development with investments and operations in both markets, namely in terms of advancing the use of sustainable energy and technology solutions. CESL Asia, as a Macau company, pioneers in the high-tech renewable energy industry in Portugal and has so far invested two Concentrating Photovoltaic Power Plants in Southern Portugal. CESL Asia will further its investments into seed to table projects and into the application of state-of-the-art technologies to energy and agriculture projects. All like Spin.Works business proposition that integrates the functionalities of survey, surveillance and data analysis, featuring proprietary, multidisciplinary solutions for the applications in commercial agriculture, water management, mining, topography, etc. CESL Asia believes that such innovations will create higher values and harvest a brighter and sustainable future for its business and the generations to come.

With a well-deserved reputation over the past 28 years, CESL Asia takes the lead in applying and transferring prominent technology into localized and superb services. CESL Asia will seize every opportunity brought up by One Belt One Road Initiative, as a promising new economic tie between China, Macau, Pan-Pearl River Delta (9+2) and the Portuguese-speaking countries to press ahead with its commitment to serving the community, while developing its business.

On 24 August, CESL Asia organized its Kids Movie Day for the sixth consecutive year. CESL Asia Social Investment (CSI) Team entertained around 80 local kids with the animation movie Chibi Maruko-chan: The Boy from Italy, through which the company wished to deliver a message of embracing cultural diversity to the kids while they were enjoying the movie. After that, a lunch party at McDonald’s restaurant in Macao Science Center was arranged to further amuse the kids.

Golden Burger (Macau) Food Co. Ltd. again bolstered this event by sponsoring lunch meals to all participating kids. The company has an enduring partnership with CESL Asia in the latter’s Social Investment Program, jointly fulfilling their social responsibility. The CEO of Golden Burger, Ms. Michelle Ho and the President & CEO of CESL Asia, Mr. António Trindade, together with senior management, were present at the party and had a great time with the kids. The performance of classic McDonald’s iconic characters and interactive games aroused continuous peals of merry laughter and exaltation of all participants, perking up an exciting ambience.

Participating kids came from four local child care institutions, Cradle of Hope Association, Fountain of Hope Association, Lotto Home, and Mong-Há Children and Youth Home, many of which CESL Asia have been working with for years to jointly create unforgettable summers for the less fortunate kids. CESL Asia Kids Movie Day over the years witnesses the growth of the kids and meanwhile enables CSI Team to gain precious and beneficial experience.

In 2000, CESL Asia established “CESL Asia Social Investment” fund (CSI), a non-profit fund intended to enhance the intellectual, social, cultural and physical well-being in local community and among staff members. The charitable CESL Asia Credit Card, in partnership with BNU, for years targets the local youth development, investing the company’s resources in the future of Macau community.

On 18 June, CESL Asia organized a collective blood donation. Mr. António Trindade, the President and CEO of CESL Asia, led more than 20 volunteers to the Macao Blood Transfusion Service Centre, showing their active involvement in maintaining sufficient blood supply for the city.

This activity was held for the third consecutive year in CESL Asia. A volunteer expressed that he had his first blood donation through this activity three years ago and now he is a regular donor. Through organizing various social investment activities, the company hopes to enhance the association and exchange among its staff, families and the community while giving back to the society.

In 2000, CESL Asia introduced the non-profit “CESL Asia Social Investment Fund” with an objective to enhance the intellectual, social, cultural and physical well-being of the community and staff members. The company actively encourages its employees to develop Social Investment Program and joins hands with its likeminded clients and organizations to make a broader investment and impact to the development of the community in Macau, growing our city together.

Macao, 7 May 2016 - CESL Asia held its CESL Asia and Friends Invitational Charity Football Tournament at Mini-Soccer Pitch of University of Macau. The philanthropic sport event was held for the third consecutive year and this year succeeded in raising a total of MOP50,000 for Macau Special Olympics to support the organization’s activities and advance their social charter. Through this event, CESL Asia furthers their commitment of association with likeminded clients and cooperation partners to jointly promote for higher social acceptance of individuals with intellectual disabilities, to promote an inclusive society and while arising public interest in such undertakings.

CESL Asia invited football teams from Administration of Airports Ltd, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Be-1, Consulate General of Portugal in Macau & Hong Kong and the Macau Institution of Engineers to participate in this meaningful event. Banco Comercial de Macau, Macau Coca-Cola Beverage Co. Ltd. and Milton Exhibits & Engineering (Macau) Ltd. also provided generous support to make this charitable event more successful.

After several rounds of keen competition, the championship went to CESL Asia Team. The tournament finally came to a successful end with a check presentation by Mr. António Trindade, the President & CEO of CESL Asia, to Mr. Hetzer Siu, the CEO of the Macau Special Olympics.

With its Social Investment fund, CESL Asia is devoted to organizing and participating in activities to promote social development and assist the disadvantaged in the community, and at the same time provides its staff with opportunities to enrich their experience of developing closer ties with business associates, families and our community while developing a company leadership that is mindful of high business performance with high integrity.

Macau Special Olympics, a non-profit organization, is active in providing social integration and inclusion by providing sport trainings and competitions, vocational rehabilitation services and social assistance to people with intellectual disabilities and with special education needs.

Macao, 31 March 2016 - CESL Asia is a local company that provides innovative, high value-added services and solutions to its clients and the community. The company’s innovation capability has earned wide recognition in the market, the community and by peers in the business community. In 2015 the Macau European Chamber of Commerce distinguished CESL Asia as the first recipient of their “MECC Award for Euroexcellence in INNOVATION”.

“How to grow a city” is CESL Asia’s call for excellence and also the company’s commitment to the pursuit of quality of life that leads to “zero waste” and, at the MIECF 2016, the company will exhibit again its “Made-in-Macau” award-winning innovation.

To CESL Asia, “Zero Waste Management” -- subject which this year’s MIECF revolves around, is not simply an objective; it is a call for excellence that is achievable but only as a consequence of continuous collaboration of everyone to do better, every day, in the pursuit of high quality of life.

Therefore, CESL Asia believes that the company can be successful by providing service solutions which are the best that the world can offer and the most suitable and appropriate to meet local conditions, thus creating value from significantly reducing wasteful practices and resource consumption.

This year CESL Asia will showcase its 27 years of local experience, reputation, and competence of providing the highest standard of services that are crafted by its local professionals for the needs of the company’s clients in Macau, ranging from architectural, engineering & planning consultant; facilities management services; and investments in technology & assets that our communities need today, tomorrow and more importantly, in the future.

Macao, 27 August 2015 - CESL Asia held its Kids Movie Day for the fifth consecutive year. CESL Asia Social Investment (CSI) Team, led around 80 kids to enjoy the animation movie, Doraemon - Nobita and the Space Heroes, followed by a joyful lunch party at McDonald’s restaurant in Macao Science Center.

CESL Asia invited the less fortunate kids from four local child care institutions, Cradle of Hope Association, Caritas Family Services, ECF Macau Fellowship Orphanage, and Mong-Há Children and Youth Home. With this event the company aims to provide a day of joy and warmth to the kids and support their families and caretakers, while providing an invaluable opportunity to enrich CESL Asia and its team with the experience of developing and executing a successful social investment project.

To enhance our young guests’ experience at the movies, our CSI Team specially purchased gift sets made and packaged by mentally and physically disabled individuals from Fu Hong Association and distributed the gifts to the kids participating in the event.

McDonald’s Macau continued to render support to this event by sponsoring lunch meals to the participating kids. Their Managing Director, Ms. Michelle Ho joined Mr. Antonio Trindade, the President and CEO of CESL Asia, together with his senior management and CSI Team for the lunch party and enjoyed a great time with the kids. The presence of Ronald McDonald further enlivened the pleasant atmosphere and he delighted the already excited kids with fantastic magic show, attracting continuous exhilarated laughter and cheers of all participants.

Believing that those youngsters are extremely important for the future of our company, CESL Asia, through its Social Investment Program which was established 15 years ago with a charter that includes a specific mandate, as part of the company annual business plans, develops its own programs in support of youth and community development.

Macao, 18 July 2015 - Macau Special Olympics (MSO) hosted its “2015 CESL Asia & MSO Bocce Game Event” at the MSO headquarter on 18 July. The event was planned on the hope that, through the bocce game, mentally-challenged people or students with special education needs would be motivated to participate in sport activities, which are believed to be beneficial to their physical and mental health. In an expression of their enthusiasm to foster social integration of able-bodied and disabled persons, volunteers from CESL Asia – Investments & Services, Limited also took part in the bocce game and participated with the players.

The activity attracted around 100 participants, including mentally-challenged individuals from special schools, sheltered workshops, caring centers and residential homes as well as their parents. The game encouraged participation of non-athletes by classifying them into various groups on basis of their ages and skills. All participants enjoyed very much their experience of the game.

This was the third consecutive year of CESL Asia’s sponsorship of the bocce game. On the day of the event, more than 20 enthusiastic volunteers from CESL Asia convened to play with the students, with an aim to enact the spirit of integrating able-bodied and disabled individuals and to promote social acceptance for special groups in our community.

At the same time, this game served as a performance test for the MSO Bocce Team prior attending the international competition.

Representatives from CESL Asia, Macao Sport Development Board, Education and Youth Affairs Bureau, Macao Sports Committee and other agencies also attended the event and granted the winning athletes awards as encouragement.

Macao, 16 May 2015 – CESL Asia organized the ‘2015 CESL Asia and Friends Invitational Charity Football Tournament’ at Hac Sa Park, Coloane on the 16th of this month. The event has raised a total of MOP 40,000 for which a cheque was presented by, Mr. António Trindade, the President and CEO of CESL Asia, to Mr. Hetzer Siu, the CEO of Macau Special Olympics. The tournament were won by BNU and CESL Asia after several rounds of keen competition.

This year the participating companies and organizations included Administration of Airports Ltd, The Macau Institution of Engineers, Be-1, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau Special Olympics Cheng Fai, and CESL Asia. The philanthropic event was jointly sponsored and supported by Macau Coco-Cola Beverage Co. Ltd., Banco Comercial de Macau, SA as well as Milton Exhibits & Engineering (Macau) Ltd.

Through its non-profit ‘CESL Asia Social Investment Fund’, CESL Asia invited local companies and organizations to participate in this charitable event and raised funds for the Macau Special Olympics, helping local people with intellectual disabilities take part in regular exercises and recreational activities. Such charitable acts could arouse more concern in local business organizations and communities for Macau people with intellectual disabilities, in tandem with a promotion of corporate social responsibility.

Macau Special Olympics provides people with intellectual disabilities free sport training, tournaments and recreational activities in various degrees on year-round basis, hoping to encourage development both physically and mentally so that these people can explore their potential, enhance self-confidence, and cope with possible challenges in future. At the same time, it not only allows these less fortunate to experience an enhanced sense of meaning in their lives, but also enable the community to have a better understanding and acceptance of them.