India
Arkema invests in training for women
A three-year training program was launched by the NGO Vibha India with the support of our peroxide plant in India, to enable 200 young women in rural areas to gain financial independence. The grant provided for the opening of a sewing training center and supply of equipment near Cuddalore in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
United States
Improving the lives of the underprivileged
Nearly 400 employees at Arkema’s eleven sites in the United States have now responded to the appeal from United Way, an American NGO taking action against poverty. Our employees have raised more than €270,000 to support various educational, vocational, healthcare, and financial assistance programs for underprivileged people.
L dans la ville Equal opportunities for girls
Arkema is a partner of Sport dans la Ville, a French charity that runs an “L in the City” program specifically aimed at girls and young women. The program works with more than 1,000 girls from priority neighborhoods to offer pathways through sports, cultural experiences, visits to companies, and training workshops in order to give them the same chance of success as boys. Action is taken locally by our various sites.
Arkema sponsors the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
In France, Arkema is a Friend of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. Arkema specifically supports the theater’s programming for young people, which gives disadvantaged children aged six to twelve access to music and opera. The program is part of Arkema’s strategy to support education and integration. In 2020, it allowed 12,000 children to experience the magic of opera.
Arkema D1 takes action on breast cancer
In October, players from the twelve clubs in France’s elite women’s football division had extra reason to celebrate their goals. At a rate of €100 per goal, Arkema raised €10,000 for France’s “Ruban Rose” organization, which supports breast cancer research.
CGénial Promoting science careers among young people
In France, Arkema is a partner of the CGénial Foundation for the promotion of science to high school students. The Group supports dialog with the academic sector by taking part in the various flagship programs run by the foundation, involving school visits by our engineers and tours of our factories for teachers. In 2020, despite the pandemic, more than 400 high school students enjoyed presentations by our volunteers in classrooms and virtual meetings.
LISTENING TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Through its common ground® program, our Group leads hundreds of initiatives around the world every year to foster dialogue with local communities, institutions, schools and charities. We want to be involved in the communities where we operate through educational and philanthropic projects. In 2020, nearly a third of these initiatives concerned education and jobs, while 25% related to health and safety. In 2020, we partnered with 205 charities and NGOs, in addition to 168 institutions and 139 schools and universities.
