2021 Owens Corning Sustainability Report | Expanding Our Social Handprint | Community Engagement | 235 Many of our partnerships address findings gathered from community needs assessments, which help us identify needs, look for synergy with our operations, and determine opportunities for volunteering. We choose to support projects based on their fit with our areas of focus and potential volunteer opportunities for our employees. We vet charities that approach us — if these criteria are met and there is employee interest, we usually find a way to support them. To ensure that our corporate citizenship program is both business-relevant and meaningful to our local communities, we regularly gauge its impact and verify its alignment with our key business drivers. Our metrics include: ■ Facility engagement in community service projects. ■ The number of volunteer hours and other employee engagement metrics. ■ Completion of contractor-related projects. ■ The number of Habitat for Humanity builds in each community. ■ The number of homes that have been reshingled or insulated through product donations or other work with strategic partners. The Owens Corning Foundation The Owens Corning Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 1978 to enhance lives through charitable contributions. The foundation supports Owens Corning’s stakeholder communities throughout the U.S. and around the world through strategic partnerships. Additionally, the foundation engages employees through multiple programs designed to encourage volunteerism and giving. This corporate citizenship program is managed under the umbrella of Owens Corning’s corporate affairs department. The president of the Owens Corning Foundation also serves as the director of community affairs and is responsible for developing and implementing our companywide corporate citizenship strategy. The director of community affairs reports to the vice president of corporate affairs with additional oversight from the Owens Corning Foundation board. In addition to regular contact with the chief executive officer, the director of community affairs reports each year to the full executive committee or a member of the executive committee. This helps ensure that the Foundation’s efforts are aligned with and in support of our overall approach to corporate citizenship and philanthropy. Each year, the program is benchmarked against Giving in Numbers, a survey from the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) on corporate giving and employee engagement at the world’s largest companies. Budgets and programs are then planned accordingly, with a constant focus on meeting our goal of 100% facility engagement by 2022. Going forward, this process will also inform our plans to engage 100% of employees by 2030. Engaging with Our Communities Our approach to corporate citizenship empowers our employees to support their communities in ways that are truly meaningful to the people we serve. And because our approach is metrics-driven, it also helps us gauge our real impact around the world. The Owens Corning Foundation provides financial support through strategic partnerships with nonprofit organizations that align with our corporate citizenship strategy and key business drivers. Our partnerships frequently include financial contributions from the Owens Corning Foundation, product donations, and employee volunteerism. We also provide support through our employee matching gift programs. ASSESSING LOCAL COMMUNITY NEEDS ENGAGING OUR EMPLOYEES MEASURING OUR IMPACT Photo submitted by: Misty Flantroy | Granville, Ohio, U.S. Blanket-making session for Fleece & Thank You, an organization that provides fleece blankets to children’s hospitals. Left to right: Stephanie Hawkins, Arrion Harris, Nadine Barfield, Misty Flantroy, Syreeta Skipper