The following are examples of actions Arkema is taking around the world to accelerate the inclusion of women, provide access to education and culture for all, and pave the way to more sustainable development, proving that we are serious about putting environmental and societal issues at the heart of our philanthropy policy.
Malaysia
Encouraging people to recycle their “e-waste”
As part of a partnership with Terengganu Polytechnic School, the regional WWF, CIMP Bank, and the Malaysian government, Arkema’s team at its Kerteh plant chose to raise awareness among the local population of provisions to recycle their end-of-life televisions, computers and household appliances or donate them for reuse, in line with the Group’s objectives to reduce waste and promote recycling.
Bostik and Ontex Donation of feminine hygiene products in Zambia
Maydred Siamuzwe is an accountant at our subsidiary Bostik in the UK, which manufactures adhesives used in feminine hygiene products. When Maydred learned that girls in Zambia were missing school because of lack of access to sanitary pads, she decided to collect these items for students in her hometown in Zambia. This charitable initiative was soon picked up by Bostik’s non-woven hygiene department and its partner client Ontex, the international leader in personal hygiene products. Thanks to their joint efforts, one million packs of sanitary pads have been distributed in this southern African country.
Arkema-ArrMaz supplies schools with clean drinking water
Arkema and its subsidiary ArrMaz, one of the world leaders in specialty surfactants, have donated €50,000 to the Chinese NGO One Foundation to provide water filtration units to ten schools in priority areas of Yunnan Province. In addition to supplying the water purifiers, the project aims to raise awareness of hygiene and health issues and has reached four thousand students. Water treatment and access to drinking water are one of our five R&D platforms.
642
The number of common ground® programs carried out worldwide in 2020.
Arkema's international education fund
This fund is designed to support projects proposed by employees who volunteer in education programs. Through these efforts, Arkema wants to foster employee engagement across all countries. Since the fund was created four years ago, it has selected and financially supported 48 charitable educational projects in 15 countries.
