Employee Q&A: Sustaining Local Communities Through Volunteerism
Employee Q&A: Sustaining Local Communities Through Volunteerism
On our human approach to corporate citizenshipGisela Martinez, Senior Administrative Associate
吉塞拉·馬丁內斯，高級行政助理
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / May 30, 2024 / Our people making a difference is a series featured throughout Owens Corning's 2023 Sustainability Report.
馬薩諸塞州北安普敦/ACCESSWIRE/2024 年 5 月 30 日/歐文斯·康寧的《2023年可持續發展報告》系列報道了《我們的員工有所作爲》。
Since high school, Gisela Martinez has been actively volunteering in her community. She joined Owens Corning as an intern in 2017, and she brought her passion for service to her role almost immediately when Mexico City, Mexico, was struck by an earthquake. Gisela helped lead her co-workers into action, providing food, clothing, and more. Upon moving into her current role, she has continued to lead the way in volunteerism, bringing people together to help in meaningful ways in Mexico City and beyond.
從高中開始，吉塞拉·馬丁內斯就一直在她的社區積極做志願者。她於2017年以實習生的身份加入歐文斯康寧，在墨西哥墨西哥城遭受地震襲擊時，她幾乎立即將對服務的熱情帶到了自己的崗位上。吉賽拉幫助她的同事們採取行動，提供食物、衣物等。在擔任現任職務後，她繼續在志願服務方面處於領先地位，將人們聚集在一起，以有意義的方式爲墨西哥城及其他地區提供幫助。
On our human approach to corporate citizenship
論我們以人爲本的企業公民觀
Owens Corning is always trying to reach as many people as possible, and that is achievable with all the fantastic people that volunteer. I personally always try to help more people every year as an objective. We care about the people we're giving back to and how we are impacting their lives. When the Community Engagement team came to Mexico City in 2023 to present the Volunteer of the Year award, they were able to see how our contributions have helped many girls in vulnerable situations, or children suffering terminal cancer, or a 13-year-old who arrived at the Hummingbird House in an unresponsive state who now is able to walk, talk in English, and enjoy being a kid again. That's why I always suggest taking some extra time to visit the associations you're benefiting with your work and donations, so you'll see firsthand how you are making the world - and their world - a better place.
歐文斯·康寧一直在努力接觸儘可能多的人，而所有優秀的志願者都是可以實現的。我個人一直努力以每年幫助更多的人爲目標。我們關心我們回饋的人以及我們如何影響他們的生活。當社區參與團隊於2023年來到墨西哥城頒發年度志願者獎時，他們看到了我們的捐款如何幫助了許多處境脆弱的女孩，或患有晚期癌症的兒童，或者一個反應遲緩地來到蜂鳥之家的13歲孩子，她現在能夠走路、說英語，並再次享受小時候的樂趣。這就是爲什麼我總是建議你多花點時間去拜訪那些因工作和捐款而受益的協會，這樣你就能親眼目睹自己是如何讓世界——以及他們的世界——變得更美好。
On the ways community engagement fits with sustainability
論社區參與如何與可持續發展相結合
I believe that there's no way a company can claim to be sustainable without benefiting the people around them and showing them our value as a neighbor and a socially responsible citizen. That's why it's important to include community engagement and giving back to our community in our approach to sustainability, as this is bringing us closer to our aspirations as a company.
我相信，如果不讓周圍的人受益，不向他們展示我們作爲鄰居和社會責任公民的價值，公司就不可能宣稱自己是可持續的。這就是爲什麼在我們的可持續發展方針中納入社區參與和回饋社區很重要的原因，因爲這使我們更接近公司的願望。
On engaging employees at the plant level
關於在工廠層面吸引員工
In Mexico and Latin America, we all do informal volunteering - helping people around us in our community, like relatives, neighbors, or victims of a natural disaster. But when we ask people in operations to come and volunteer in a formal system, it can be hard for them. We offer more diverse programs so people will have something to engage with. If they don't feel close to a certain cause, they always have different options, and they're welcome to bring new projects to the table. I always tell them to try it once and if they don't like it, hopefully there is going to be something else they are interested in. Now, after six years of running this, I have people asking me when they're going to be able to volunteer again. This year, we've been seeing more participation from people in the plant because we've been offering more activities on weekends. Also, we donate our own insulation materials, and our co-workers love to see where the material they make is going. When they see the faces of the people who benefit from their hard work, they get even more engaged.
在墨西哥和拉丁美洲，我們都從事非正式的志願服務——幫助社區中我們周圍的人，例如親屬、鄰居或自然災害的受害者。但是，當我們要求行動人員來正式系統做志願者時，對他們來說可能很難。我們提供更多樣化的項目，讓人們有機會參與其中。如果他們對某項事業不感興趣，他們總是有不同的選擇，歡迎他們提出新的項目。我總是告訴他們嘗試一次，如果他們不喜歡，希望他們還會有其他感興趣的東西。現在，在經營這個項目六年之後，我有人問我什麼時候能再次做志願者。今年，由於我們一直在週末提供更多活動，我們看到了越來越多的工廠員工的參與。此外，我們還捐贈了自己的保溫材料，我們的同事們喜歡看看他們生產的材料去向何方。當他們看到那些從辛勤工作中受益的人的面孔時，他們的參與度就會更高。
View additional multimedia and more ESG storytelling from Owens Corning on 3blmedia.com.
在3blmedia.com上查看更多多媒體內容和更多來自歐文斯·康寧的ESG故事。
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