William, WenYuan Wong, the president of the Formosa Plastics Group, was awarded the 11th 2016 Compassion Award. For many years, President Wong has treated philanthropy as both a responsibility and a habit, applying the management principles used in running the company to "manage" charitable efforts. He has systematically and comprehensively promoted social welfare and charity initiatives in Taiwan and Mainland China, reaching out to vulnerable groups such as the elderly, prisoners, individuals with disabilities, women, and children, benefiting countless people in society.
President Wong donated the full 90,000 USD prize from the Compassion Award to charity and further contributed by donating additional funds to the Taiwanese Ministry of Justice, expanding the "AIDS Prevention and Prison Drug Rehabilitation Program" in other prisons. His goal is to help more drug offenders reintegrate into normal society and family life. President Wong said, "If we can help one person, it is equivalent to helping a family and contributing to social stability."
President Wong's award holds significant meaning. It not only represents public recognition of the past charitable deeds of Formosa Plastics Group and Wong’s public trust in charity but also sets an example for large corporations to take the lead in the trend of corporate philanthropy. His efforts promote the spirit of "corporate love and charity," ensuring that charitable endeavors continue to thrive.
台塑企業集團總裁王文淵獲頒第11屆‧2016愛心獎,王文淵總裁多年來把公益當成責任和習慣,運用管理企業的精神「經營」公益事業,全面和有系統性地在台灣及大陸推動社會福利慈善事業,關懷的觸角深入老人、受刑人、身心障礙者、婦女及兒童等範疇,讓社會上無數人受益。
王總裁將愛心獎9萬美元獎金全額投入公益,並且加碼,捐贈給台灣法務部,一起在其他獄所擴大辦理「愛滋防治及監獄戒毒班」計劃,期望幫助更多毒品犯回歸正常社會及家庭生活。王總裁說:「如果能夠幫助一個人,就等於是幫助一個家庭,並且對社會安定有所幫助。」
王文淵的獲獎意義非凡,除代表大眾對台塑集團及王詹樣公益信託過往行善事蹟肯定外,更期待王總裁帶頭成為大企業投身慈善公益風潮的領航員及標竿,將「企業愛心獻公益」的精神發揚光大,讓愛心事業生生不息。