Yili promised to be a responsible enterprise citizen. During more than ten years’ development, Yili has always taken the social responsibility as its foundation, and adhering to the development concept of "Foundation development is superior to develop speed, prosperity of industry is better than individual glory, social value is more important than company wealth". Depending on its good management, harmonious coexistence with environment, and Multi-win-win with society, Yili promoted the permeation of enterprise citizen concept in China business circle. Until the end of 2007, Yili had three times in a row won the "Best Enterprise Citizen", and set up the new responsibility example for Chinese business circle.

Up to 2008, Yili Group has accumulatively paid taxes over 7 billion RMB. Meanwhile, Yili successively launched many large-scale social commonweal activities such as "Sunny Love Full of Tibet", "Love illuminates way Home" and so on, accumulatively investing 0.6 billion RMB for the public service. Moreover, Yili provided over 40 billion RMB funds for the cow-raisers and nearly 2 billion funds for the farmers to buy cows. With help of Yili Group, 5 million cow-raisers have become rich.

After the Sichuan Wenchuan earthquake happened in May 12, 2008, Yili donated 13 million RMB through various channels to the disaster area, and actively participated in the rebuilding work after the earthquake. Yili continually carries out its "Healthy China" Project, and is long-term dedicated to promote the healthy development of "community, youth and environment" to realize the harmonious communion of healthy culture and healthy life. In 2008, this project will begin with two public-spirited activities, "Sunny Community Public Welfare Dream" and "Sunny Soul Care Action". Through which Yili will continuously pay attention to the psychological healthy of youth in Sichuan earthquake disaster area, and sincerely help the community members' Olympic dreams come true.