Nissan gives $200,000 to refugees
Nissan Motor is to donate $200,000 to help
displaced victims of the conflict in Lebanon, the ancestral home of Carlos Ghosn, the car
maker's chief executive.
It is not unsual for companies to pledge aid in humanitarian crises
such as earthquakes and other natural disasters, but it happens rarely
when it involves a politically charged environment.
A spokesman for Nissan said: "We recognise that there may
be some level of risk in making donations when the situation is political,
but from the standpoint of corporate social responsibility, we concluded
that this was a just cause."
A Nissan official said the decision was initiated by the company's
Corporate Citizenship Team, which concluded that the social impact of the
conflict in Lebanon warranted the aid, especially because it involved many
children.
Nissan said that the money would be donated to organisations that
specifically help refugees.
Ghosn, who also heads Nissan's partner, Renault SA, is a naturalised
Frenchman born in Brazil, but spent his formative years in Lebanon. Ghosn's
parents are of Lebanese descent.
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