People Home » Sustainability » People No Poverty Zero Hunger Good Health and Well-Being Quality Education No Poverty Over the past forty years, Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. has worked with local organizations to improve education, health, civic growth, spiritual development, and environmental protection. During the past five years alone, the company has donated over $5 million dollars to various charities. A few representative examples of our corporate citizenship activities are highlighted below: Corporate Donations $10M To charity, including Formosa contributions on behalf of the New Mighty Foundation. Employee Service 75+ Community organizations Contributions by Location Point Comfort, TX Provided environmental trust funds to the community. Helped rebuild the Formosa Wetland Walkway after Hurricane Harvey. Set aside wetlands to protect areas for migratory waterfowl and for educational purposes. Formosa TX employees volunteered their time to serve more than 75 different organizations in the community. Sponsored events and raised money for The United Way of Calhoun and Victoria counties. Baton Rouge, LA Keep Baton Rouge Beautiful Junior Achievement of Baton Rouge United Way March of Dimes Walk-a-Thon Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank Scotlandville Magnet School – High School Baton Rouge Area Foundation Engineering Professions Annual Charity Golf Tournament The Baton Rouge General Hospital Critical Care Burn Treatment Center Baton Rouge Community College Foundation Baton Rouge Community College Process Technology Program (PTEC) Livingston, NJ Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) Provided renewable annual stipends for up to 4 years of full-time undergraduate study through the National Merit Scholarship Program. Held annual blood drives to help save lives. Received an award for encouraging and supporting employees’ participation in Reserves, National Guard and related 17 country readiness organizations. Zero Hunger At times during the year, over 14 million households in the United States were uncertain of having, or unable to acquire, enough food to meet the needs of all their members, because they had insufficient money or other resources for food. Within that group, over 5 million were hungry to the extent that normal eating patterns of one or more household members were significantly disrupted sometime during the year. Fighting hunger is a mission where we all can win. 14 0 U.S. Households facing food insecurity Annual Food Drive 20 0 Tons of food donated 500 0 Turkeys donated Formosa’s NJ headquarters holds an Annual Food Drive, resulting in donations of nearly 20 tons of food and almost 500 turkeys yearly to the Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ). Urgent Relief In Partnership with the New Mighty Foundation, a $5 million contribution to provide approximately 15 million meals was provided to organizations in Texas, Louisiana and New Jersey to combat food insecurity. Good Health and Well-Being When the pandemic hit the United States, many critical supplies were rapidly depleted. The Chlor-Alkali team at Formosa Plastics, Texas did not hesitate to act. They quickly realized their unit could supply bleach to the 2,500 employees within the Formosa Texas complex and tens of thousands of people in the local communities. The unit quickly assembled a team and worked with partners Petroleum Service Corporation and Klean Corporation International to load and transport the 275 gallon totes of 6% bleach. Formosa donated more than 5,200 gallons of bleach to more than 17 local counties. Employee Health While offering a selection of various Health Care Plan options to our employees, continuing to maintain a medical plan option with no contribution from employees is our goal, and places Formosa in the top 1% of companies for medical benefits. In addition to their health and wellbeing, workplace safety is a main priority. We strive to be a leader in this space and have implemented systems and procedures which have reduced the workplace injury rate by 81% over 5 years. -58% The injury rate has been reduced by 58% between 2015-2019. Leadership Injury rate of 0.64, significantly under the NAICS* industry average of 1.9 and in line with AFPM benchmark of 0.5. *North American Industrial Classification System NAICS INDUSTRY AVERAGE 1.9 Recordable injuries FORMOSA 0.64 Recordable injuries (Per 200,000 man-hours) Quality Education Formosa provides a variety of opportunities for employees and members of the communities in which we live and work to enhance their education. Tuition Reimbursement Tuition reimbursement for all employees. Merit Scholarship Program Actively supports a Merit Scholarship Program for the children of employees. Summer Internships Full Training Center A full training center in Point Comfort, Texas to help develop talent for work in the petrochemical industry. Learn about our commitment to the environment. Learn More
