Kerry’s MyCommunity Initiative: Empowering Employees to Serve Local Communities Worldwide
Kerry is proud to champion community engagement through its innovative MyCommunity program, which grants each employee a paid volunteer day annually, allowing them the flexibility to contribute to community endeavors close to their hearts.
At the core of the MyCommunity program is Kerry’s commitment to leveraging its resources and expertise to support employees in volunteering for locally driven initiatives focused on food, nutrition, and health. Alongside providing up to 21,000 paid volunteer days, Kerry has allocated a €1 million community fund to bolster grassroots initiatives.
Now in its fourth year since its successful launch in 2020, Kerry employees continue to enrich and expand the MyCommunity initiative. Here’s a glimpse of how Kerry employees have made a positive impact on communities worldwide through the MyCommunity program in 2023.
Selo Amor Espresso: Campinas, Brazil In Campinas, Brazil, Kerry employees utilized MyCommunity funding to bolster the Selo Amor Espresso program, which empowers women facing vulnerability by offering specialized barista training, alongside psychological support and guidance on achieving financial independence. Over 60 women have undergone transformative training through this initiative, with Kerry’s support facilitating the hosting of two workshops in the past year.
Kids Around the World: Beloit, US Last September, over 100 volunteers, including Kerry colleagues and their families from the Beloit site in the US, came together to pack nearly 800,000 meals for children in Zambia, the Dominican Republic, and Ecuador. This effort supported the Kids Around the World program, aimed at addressing childhood malnutrition by providing highly nutritious meals to children in need across various institutions and communities.
What-a-Waste: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Kerry’s Global Business Services leadership collaborated with What-a-Waste Malaysia to offer financial backing and volunteer hours to prepare 400 nutritious dinners for the local community. What-a-Waste Malaysia is dedicated to combating food waste and supporting marginalized communities by rescuing surplus food, preventing greenhouse gas emissions, and ensuring food security for thousands of underprivileged families.
Through initiatives like these, Kerry employees are actively contributing to building stronger, healthier, and more sustainable communities around the globe, demonstrating the company’s unwavering commitment to corporate social responsibility and community empowerment.”
