On 10 April, YICT won the accolade of “Role Model in Water-saving of Shenzhen” by the Steering Committee of Water-Saving Programme of Shenzhen, for its continual efforts at conserving water. In 2012, YICT saw a reduction of water use by 70,000 cubic metres, 10% less compared with the year of 2011, which equals to the water consumption of 280 households of Shenzhen in a year.