Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to our three witnesses for being with us today following the terrible tragedy in Bangladesh.
I would like to start with a comment. Listening to all three of you, I was struck by the fact that there is a general consensus. In fact, I will repeat what you said. You stated
that we need to work together; that we can't do it in isolation.
There truly is a consensus that everybody must work together, be it the industry, the government, international organizations, the unions, civil society, investors or consumers. I find that very striking. It is simply a comment I wanted to make.
The government has cut the funding it provided to the Corporate Social Responsibility Centre of Excellence. The centre is now funded only by the industry, which puts civil society in a bit of ambiguous situation. It therefore decided to withdraw. It seems to me that things are moving in the exact opposite direction to the consensus here, which is that all players need to work together.
Now, I do have a quick question for you, Mr. Iliopoulos. I would like to congratulate you on all the work you have done in terms of corporate social responsibility and on your achievements. You said that you have built three schools in Honduras. Did you build them using your own funds?