Feature Story Fluor Community Impact Report

Fluor Community Impact Report
Issue 1, July 2012
Feature Story
Welcome to the first issue of the Fluor Community Impact Report, the source for information about Fluor’s
community involvement and investments. We will periodically report and provide examples of our ongoing
commitment to make a sustainable impact in locations where Fluor has a presence, through proactive
community engagement, employee volunteerism, and philanthropy. As we reflect upon our 100-year
history and consider what is required for the next 100, we recognize that our stakeholders – citizens,
corporations, governments, and communities – live in a fast-moving, interconnected, and complex world;
and it is incumbent upon us to play our part to help affect meaningful and lasting change.
Every issue of Fluor Community Impact Report will share highlights of the company’s efforts, including
partnerships cultivated through the global contributions program and snapshots of Fluor Cares, Fluor’s
employee volunteer program. The issues will also include quantifiable data in the “By the Numbers” section.
As a corporate citizen committed to social responsibility, Fluor strives to make a sustainable impact in the
communities where it has operations and projects.
To better serve our communities, Fluor Community Affairs and the Fluor Foundation underwent a strategic
review of our purpose and processes. This review resulted in several improvements to the program,
including newly refined giving categories included below:
Education
We believe education, particularly the disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM),
is a foundational component of success in the 21st century. Therefore, Fluor supports higher education
and university STEM programs, as well as those benefiting grades K-12 (approximately ages 6 to 18), with
particular emphasis on:
• STEM teacher training and professional development
• Middle and high school STEM enrichment programs
• STEM programs in higher education and K-12
Social Services
As a global company, working in both developed and underdeveloped countries, we recognize how
important it is to ensure that people have access to basic needs. To this end, we support organizations that:
• Provide nourishing food to the hungry
• Shelter the homeless, victims of abuse, and orphans
• Offer prevention programs and emergency services during crises, such as food, shelter, and counseling
• We also support agencies through the United Way™.
Community and Economic Development
If communities thrive, so do the businesses and residents that work and live there. No doubt, the stability of a
community is greatly affected by the condition of its infrastructure and its ability to attract and retain talent. To
help ensure this vibrancy is maintained and nurtured, we are committed to supporting programs that:
• Build quality, affordable, and energy efficient low-income housing
• Refurbish existing substandard housing and general infrastructure
• Create jobs or develop workforces by providing job training or retraining for adults
• Prepare youth to compete in today’s global economy
• Assist with rebuilding or infrastructure support in case of a natural or man-made disaster
Environment
As an engineering and construction company, we are very sensitive to our impact on the environment and
the need to ensure its preservation for generations to come. As such, Fluor is committed to responsible
stewardship of the environment and supports organizations that protect natural resources and habitats
through:
• Conservation, restoration, and beautification
• Environmental education
• Proactive community engagement, employee volunteerism, and philanthropy
We will apply our resources and expertise to make a significant difference in these four areas.
Centennial Community Fund
Fluor kicked off the company’s centennial year with a major employee celebration event held at
14 locations around the globe. This global event was broadcast Saturday, April 21, from
the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Texas. Fluor’s ongoing centennial year
celebrations will include numerous activities for employees, communities, and key stakeholders
based in Fluor’s 30 global offices on 6 continents.
One of the initiatives was the creation of the US$100,000 Centennial Community Fund, where
10 winning community projects, nominated by employees, were announced during the live
worldwide celebration.
From an original pool of more than
200 nominated projects, Fluor
employees around the world voted
for the top 10. These projects will
each receive help from Fluor Cares,
employee volunteers, as well as
$10,000 in funding. At the end of
the year, one “best-in-class” project
will receive an additional $10,000 to
use toward its mission.
Go to Fluor100.com to read and
comment on blogs from the
nominating employees about why
they submitted their projects, and
follow them throughout the year to
learn about the continued progress
of each project.
Partner Profile – South Carolina’s Coalition for Math and Science
Fluor was a sponsor of the first South Carolina Summit on
STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) Education
in Greenville, South Carolina, organized by Clemson University
and the South Carolina’s Coalition for Mathematics and Science.
The summit brought together business leaders and educators
to address the need for a greater focus on STEM education to
prepare students to compete in the global workforce.
According to a 2011 report by the U.S. Department of Commerce,
STEM occupations are expected to grow by 17 percent by
2018, which is nearly double the rate of growth in non-STEM
occupations. However, more than half of 2011 high school
graduates were not adequately prepared for college-level math or
science.
Hugo Linares, general manager of engineering at Fluor’s
Greenville office, participated in the summit by facilitating a
panel discussion on “Preparing and Supporting STEM Educators.”
Linares emphasized the importance of improving communication
between the education and business communities, telling
educators, “We need to know what you’re teaching and you need
to know what we’re hiring.”
Linares also talked about engaging children at an early age,
having enthusiastic teachers who make STEM education fun, and
involving industry partners.
One school in Greenville has become a model for early STEM
education. A.J. Whittenberg Elementary School provides an
engineering curriculum and offers activities through which
students can get hands-on experience with technology. Fluor
employees volunteer at A.J. Whittenberg, serving as coaches for
student robotics teams and in other capacities.
Summit discussions also focused on STEM education as a
workforce and economic development issue. Without a qualified
workforce to fill jobs in STEM disciplines, businesses will be
forced to go elsewhere, which could be catastrophic to the South
Carolina economy.
The conversation will continue at the second summit to be held
in Columbia, South Carolina. Our senior director of Community
Affairs and the Fluor Foundation, Torrence Robinson, will serve as
the keynote speaker.
Fluor Cares Feature – Gawad Kalinga (Manila, Philippines)
In the ironically named Sunshineville slum, Fluor Philippines employees are
making lives brighter for several families by building houses with the Gawad
Kalinga (GK) organization.
Gawad Kalinga, a Filipino term meaning “to give care,” is composed of several
programs geared toward housing, livelihood and values formation as a means of
improving the lives of impoverished families while fostering caring and sharing
in communities. Since its inception in 2003, the organization has transformed
1,171 slums into villages, renewing the lives of roughly 46,840 families.
GK requires its home recipients to “pay back” the houses given to them in order to foster
a sense of dignity and pride. A prospective homeowner must work twice a week at the
build site, contribute hours in various community programs, and volunteer in other
developments. This model ensures program continuity and helps prevent families from
returning to poverty.
Fluor’s Manila office became involved with GK in 2007, making a long-term
commitment to the organization to build 90 homes in Sunshineville. This effort is part
of a project which aims to build 700,000 homes in 7,000 communities in seven years
for the poor nationwide. Fluor’s employees chose to volunteer with GK to be part of a
legacy that will give back the dignity of their countrymen. And, comments volunteer
Elizabeth Yu, “Closer to home, we enjoy getting out of the office, flexing our muscles,
getting down and dirty, and experiencing construction work that is out of our norm.”
Fluor believes an economically thriving community can best meet the needs of its
citizens. Our efforts in support of the GK project help strengthen the local workforce
and revitalize the local economy.
Fluor has been operating in the Philippines since 1987. The Manila office has successfully executed over 100 engineering, procurement and
construction management (EPCM) projects located in more than 20 countries and served a wide variety of clients worldwide.
By the Numbers
In 1952, the Fluor Foundation began with a budget of $19,000, with which to support various charities in eight Fluor office
communities in the United States. In 2011, Fluor and the Fluor Foundation contributed $6.1 million to educational and community
organizations throughout the world. In the past 60 years, Fluor has donated $125 million in 17 countries.
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