We develop stakeholder outreach plans aimed at addressing high priority needs and maintaining positive relationships with the communities near our largest operations globally. These plans include meetings with local leaders, facility tours, emergency response training, and support for education and philanthropy.
Our employees are also very engaged in their local communities. In 2021, Air Products' employees and retirees volunteered and were involved in hundreds of community programs.
Volunteerism and Employee Engagement
Canada
Supported the development of individual learning modules for apprentices in Alberta through the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.
CHile
For the fourth consecutive year, employees supported World-Skills Olympics, a competition to inspire students to pursue technical professions such as welding.
China
We continued to support the Healthy Drinking Water Initiative, donating 2.28 million Chinese Yuan (CNY) to provide clean water to 54 rural schools benefiting 33,500 local children.
California, U.S.
The team in Santa Fe Springs participated in their sixth Annual Toy Drive benefitting the Boys & Girls Club in Whittier
India
Colleagues helped neighborhood communities by providing tailoring machines, health-kits, and wall paintings, as well as sponsoring the education of underserved children.
Pennsylvania, U.S.
Air Products chaired the Lehigh Valley United Way drive in 2021 and raised over $19 million (USD), a record amount of funds which will help to meet community needs.
Saudi Arabia
We awarded scholarships to engineering students in the final year of their studies in the King Fahad University Hydrogen Mobility Programme, the first of its kind in the region. We also hosted a week-long health campaign in November for employees and their families, which included complimentary health check-ups and seasonal vaccinations
TAiwan
Employees hosted a “Traffic Safety Seminar” to educate local residents and share best practices and knowledge about road safety.
South Korea
Team members sponsored a “Bookstart Project” book gifting program to help children develop strong reading habits.
Spain
The team expedited the delivery of medical liquid oxygen to Tunisia and Algeria to support a sudden surge in demand during the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19. Air Products has supported many similar medical oxygen requirements at locations around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic since 2020.
Texas US
Colleagues participated in community programs to illustrate the magic of science and engineering, including the Beaumont Children’s Museum Touch-a-Truck event.
United Kingdom
Employees coordinated a UK-wide foodbank collection, during which over 300 kilograms, or more than 660 pounds of food were collected to help those in need.