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Social Responsibility In 2019, we kicked off the E.M.P.O.W.E.R
(Embrace Change, Mission Impossible, Public
Associate engagement is important. Engaged Service, Own Your 20 Square Feet, Words Matter,
associates serve customers better. They find Encourage Each Other, R Factor) series of ‘Lunch
solutions and innovate not for reward, but and Learns’ to inspire and empowerment. The
because it’s rewarding. Creating a creative, objective of the series is to identify and use tools
engaging environment is a core value at Hexion that help associates tap into their potential and
and several initiatives helped to improve associate gain insight through small group discussions. This
engagement. series included topics such as “How to Manage
and Handle Change,” “Own Your 20 Square Feet,”
Catalyst Hub and “Encourage Each Other.”
In February 2020, Hexion opened its new and
Think Global, Act Local
highly anticipated Catalyst Hub, at its Columbus,
Ohio headquarters. It creates a collaborative Hexion achieved 95 percent site participation in
space where Hexion associates meet and 2019 with its community outreach activities with
come together, whether for business, lunch more than $700,000 in charitable contributions
or socializing. It also provides healthy snack and approximately 7,000 employee volunteer
alternatives for associates. The Catalyst Hub hours.
serves as an inspirational space for Columbus-
In 2019, we expanded our “Hexion Cares Day”
based associates as well as visitors and
throughout the United States. More than 250
associates from all over the world.
Hexion associates spent the day volunteering
Women of Hexion with fellow colleagues to help make a difference
in the communities where we operate by
Women of Hexion is an associate-driven supporting nearly 20 national and local community
group which serves the purpose of promoting organizations across the country including; Habitat
networking, mentoring/coaching, leadership for Humanity, The American Red Cross, The Mid-
development, discussion of topics of interest, Ohio Foodbank, the South Side Learning Center,
and general fellowship among all of Hexion’s Columbus Early Learning Centers, Community
associates. Shelter Board, YWCA, United Way and the
Homeless Families Foundation. Associates gave
The group’s mission is to promote professional
back to their communities by doing a myriad of
growth of associates and achievement of
projects from painting, building homes, installing
company objectives, including realizing Hexion’s
smoke detectors, serving meals, organizing events
strategic outcome of “empowered, agile and
for children and reading at after-school programs.
diverse associates” and making Hexion an
employer of choice for female associates.
Participation is open to all Hexion Associates,
regardless of gender.
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