We have prepared this brochure to give you, our stakeholder, a quick overview of how we view our social responsibilities, and in general, how we carry out our commitment to be a good corporate citizen in those communities where we have a presence.

We invest approximately $5 million annually in grants to community organizations. More is given through in-kind goods and services. Many of our employees serve in leadership positions with these and other organizations. Thousands more give of their time and talent as part of an employee volunteer effort. From Allentown to Piedmont to Rio Rancho in the United States, and from the United Kingdom to South Africa to Indonesia worldwide, we show our caring about community concerns in hundreds of different ways every day.

You will see us at work in excited students learning science in new ways, or at-risk youth finishing high school and going on to higher education. It is visible in young people forgoing drugs and alcohol to become the best they can be, or in impoverished families receiving food and housing.

We are in community parks, schools, learning centers and arts facilities that enhance the fabric of our communities. We are helping flood victims in China, drilling wells for clean water in Indonesia, constructing houses in Mexico, underwriting soccer leagues in Singapore, sponsoring literacy education in South Africa, and preserving wildlife areas in Florida.

Essentially, our social responsibility is all about Air Products and its employees helping others in their communities to meet their needs. People Helping People.

When All Is Said and Done

Air Products' social responsibility is all about caring for the environment and communities in which our employees, their families, friends and neighbors live and work. We are deeply involved in helping our communities both because it is the right thing to do and because it is the smart thing to do.

It is the right thing to do because we exist, grow and prosper as a company only with the consent and support of the publics and the communities that surround us. We therefore have an obligation to do our share to ensure that those communities are healthy and vibrant.

It is the smart thing to do because we simply cannot achieve our business objectives without a social, economic and community infrastructure that is strong and supportive. Plainly speaking, it is a prudent investment to contribute time, money, knowledge and other resources to ensure that our communities remain healthy, competitive and good places to live and raise a family.

When all is said and done, however, our social responsibility is all about people. Air Products employees are about giving, learning and growing by helping their communities. We hope that the citizens of our communities are better off because we and our employees are there to help.