Belkin Partners with the World Resources Institute

Compton, CA - Belkin International, Inc. today announced its partnership with the World Resources Institute,an environmental think tank, which will bring financial support to WRI’s mission to find practical ways to protect the earth and improve people’s lives.

Belkin’s engagement with WRI to face these global environmental challenges is one element of Belkin’s long-term corporate strategy to create solutions for conservation and sustainability. Through its own Conserve energy management product line, Belkin aims to continue to educate and raise awareness of energy management in the home and office.

As a symbiotic partnership, Belkin and WRI will share insights from one another’s strengths and assets. Belkin will use WRI’s research to inform its own business practices as it endeavors to conduct itself as a better corporate citizen. Similarly, Belkin will provide its learnings, experience, and technical expertise from its extensive research on energy use and conservation to further WRI’s efforts.

Chris Perceval, Director of Corporate Relations, WRI: * "Chris Perceval, Director of Corporate Relations, WRI: We’re delighted to welcome Belkin into the WRI Corporate Consultative Group—a move that demonstrates the company’s commitment to deepen its knowledge of key environmental and societal topics that underpin long-term business success. "

Mark Reynoso, President, Belkin International, Inc. * "We’re proud to join WRI as a partner. It’s imperative that our commitment to sustainability and conservation are conveyed not just in the products we sell but also in our daily actions. By sharing our knowledge and insights, we can collaborate together to educate and inspire people to reduce our collective impact on the environment."

The World Resources Institute is an environmental think tank that goes beyond research to create practical ways to protect the earth and improve people’s lives.

WRI’s Corporate Consultative Group is a collection of forward-thinking companies interested in understanding sustainability issues that affect the corporate community.