Lear Joins United Nations Global Compact Initiative
Launched in 2000, the compact encourages companies to align their operations with ten universal principles supporting human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. In addition, signatories pledge to support 17
"We are proud to join other companies in 166 countries in the largest corporate sustainability initiative in the world," said
Becoming a signatory to the
Responsibility During the Pandemic
To support the global business community during the COVID-19 pandemic, Lear publicly shared its Safe Work Playbook, an 80-page guide to help safely restart operations. Since its publication on
During this time, Lear has donated critical supplies, including personal protective equipment, to communities in nearly every region in the world. The company quickly added capacity at several facilities globally to produce face masks for first responders, hospital workers and employees. To date, Lear has produced more than 2 million face masks. In addition to Lear's support, employees have also donated their personal time, money and equipment to various causes in their local communities.
Sustainability and Giving Year-Round
Through Lear's Operation GIVE, which stands for Grow, Invest, Volunteer and Empower, the company supports the local communities where it operates by volunteering employee time and financial resources to provide books and educational supplies for schools, food and clothing for the needy, and medical aid for the communities. Employees have planted trees, cleaned up forests and beaches, and recycled tons of waste otherwise destined for landfills.
Lear's Focus on the Drive campaign builds awareness about distracted driving for everyone who sits behind the wheel, rides as a passenger, or walks or bikes on the road. To date, more than 25,000 people have pledged to keep their eyes on the road, hands on the wheel and minds on driving.
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