PLZ ESG REPORT 2021 RESULTS
OUR PEOPLE | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Community Engagement
By engaging our workforce in environmental and social impact programs, we work together to better our surrounding communities.
We had an active and successful year of community participation and we are pleased to share some of our highlights.
Our Downers Grove, Illinois, headquarters partnered with Naperville Responds for Veterans, a nonprofit organization that provides services to Veterans in need. Our employees dedicated approximately 60 volunteer hours of time to support three events and contributed donations of approximately $5,000. Our Social Circle, Georgia, facility supported the local Police Department to host Earth Day events, and our Bridgeview, Illinois, facility staff joined Village Commerce Group in hosting events such as Trunk-or-Treat and making food and clothing donations. Our Indianapolis, Indiana, facility engages annually with the “Shop-with-a-Cop” program. During the 2021 holiday season, approximately 200 children were given the opportunity to shop for family gifts with a police officer. Each child was then presented with gift of a backpack filled with school supplies and personal care products. The Indianapolis site donated bottles of hand sanitizer to be included in the backpacks as a token of support for this program. Our Coal City, Illinois, facility also donated hand sanitizer to first responders in 2021, and supported a few other great causes, too, including their local high school students. They contributed to Coal City High School’s purchase of a 3D printer for use in its industrial arts program to enable students to learn digital programing and fabrication and build self- esteem to enter the workforce in industrial settings. They also contributed to the effort to raise the funds necessary to host a safe, post-prom celebration for the students. These are just a few of the many important and impactful community events PLZ Corp supported over the course of 2021. Beyond seasonal events, charities, and donations, several of our manufacturing facilities also consistently engage throughout each year with various external stakeholder groups based in their local communities such as Local Emergency Response and First Responders groups. We are very proud of all these efforts and contributions and look forward to sharing more stories in future reports.
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