Employees at The Chemours Company Thursday joined forces to celebrate International Volunteers Day and launch its inaugural Corporate Responsibility Commitment Day with service projects and events throughout the world.
The volunteer efforts are directly connected to the company’s broader Corporate Responsibility Commitment program and its 10 goals that cover people, the planet and a more sustainable portfolio, with most of the activities directed toward the company’s goal of investing $50 Million on safety, sustainability, and education programs in the communities where Chemours operates by the year 2030.
As we wrap up CRC Day, employees read to school children in our local communities and assemble nearly 2,000 #STEM literacy kits in support of the @UnitedWayDE’s “My Very Own Library program.” pic.twitter.com/kqBDoQFD9E
— The Chemours Company (@chemours) December 6, 2019
Hundreds of Chemours employees are volunteering at more than 55 events across 21 locations in 11 countries around the globe, totaling nearly 700 hours of service.
In Wilmington, home of Chemours’ headquarters, employees are assembling 2,000 literacy kits for four local elementary schools and including items that will encourage students to take an interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or STEM. Elsewhere in Wilmington, employees are reading the book ‘Sasha Loves to Code’ to students at Carrie Downey Elementary, hosting an interactive session on STEM at the Urban Promise High School, and hosting a sustainability workshop at Kirk Middle School.
“We know that part of being a good business is being a good neighbor, and we’re grateful for the opportunity to give back to the communities that have helped build us into the company we are today. We’re going to lean into every opportunity for us to reach our goals, and redouble our efforts to lead our industry forward on issues of social and environmental responsibility,” Chemours CEO Mark Vergnano said. “I am proud to stand beside the hundreds of women and men at Chemours who are working today to make their communities a better place, and work every day to accomplish great things through the power of chemistry.”
