Partnering With Benevity, a Corporate Purpose Software
Company, the Program Will Empower Teammates Through Volunteering
and Making Investments in Organizations of Their Choosing
SHELTON,
Conn., Jan. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Edgewell
Personal Care Company (NYSE: EPC) today announced the launch of
Together We Care, a new community impact program that
includes teammate matching gifts and volunteering, powered by
Benevity, the leader in global corporate purpose software. Through
this new initiative, Edgewell will match monetary teammate
donations within the U.S., Canada
and Puerto Rico for up to
$5,000, per calendar year, per
employee to non-profit causes of their choosing that aligns
with Edgewell's giving guidelines. The platform will provide new
opportunities for volunteerism and serve as a platform for cultural
and environmental education and awareness.
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Furthering Edgewell's Purpose, Values and Behaviors, this
program will effectively support the company's ongoing
cultural transformation through an enhanced commitment to
its people and communities. By expanding the company's
impact program, Together We Care will directly serve one of
Edgewell's core values of being a 'people first' organization. With
this program launch, the company aims to encourage charitable
giving and teammate volunteerism to support communities with a
focus on caring for Edgewell's people and the planet.
Edgewell Personal Care's Global Sustainability Vice President,
Amy Knight stated, "At Edgewell we
are dedicated to empowering our teammates across the organization.
We are thrilled to be expanding and enhancing our community impact
program to better support causes that resonate with our
teammates' interests. By partnering with Benevity, we are also now
able to provide our organization with new and exciting
opportunities to be more active in our communities, beyond just
charitable giving. I am so proud that our deep commitment to being
a people first company and our strong collaborative culture has
brought to fruition this exciting new program".
Benevity provides its services to some of the world's most
iconic brands to manage their community investments, drive DEIB
(diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging) and engage their
teammates through supporting the causes they care about. To date,
Benevity's clients and their people have donated more than
$10 billion and volunteered over 46
million hours to support 326,000 nonprofits worldwide. With
Benevity, Edgewell will be able to easily launch campaigns and
communicate regionally to teammates to raise awareness for
specific causes and initiatives that will help people, the planet
and local communities.
The company continues to work diligently toward its ambitious
2030 commitments, as outlined in its Sustainable Care 2030
strategy, which serves as a roadmap to ensure Edgewell remains
sustainable and responsible for generations to come. The launch of
Together we Care, plays a key role in Edgewell's
sustainability commitments to its people and communities, as
outlined in its annual Sustainability Report.
To learn more about Edgewell Personal Care's culture please
visit Edgewell.com/pages/our-culture.
About Sustainable Care 2030
Edgewell's Sustainable Care 2030 is the Company's ambitious
strategy that will enable it to sustain and grow its business while
inspiring a world where the joy of caring for yourself is balanced
with caring for our shared planet and society. Unveiled in 2020,
Sustainable Care 2030 includes key commitments and targets across
its brands, operations and supply chain, and workforce and
communities. For more information, visit
www.edgewell.com/sustainability.
About Edgewell Personal Care
Edgewell is a leading pure-play consumer products company with
an attractive, diversified portfolio of established brand names
including Schick® and Wilkinson Sword® men's shaving products;
Schick® and Billie® women's shaving products; Edge® and Skintimate®
shave preparations; Playtex®, Stayfree®, Carefree® and o.b.®
feminine care products; Banana Boat® and Hawaiian Tropic® sun care
products; Bulldog®, Jack Black® and Cremo® grooming products;
Fieldtrip™ skin care products; and Wet Ones® hygiene
products. The Company has a broad global footprint and
operates in more than 50 markets, including
the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Germany, Japan,
the U.K. and Australia, with approximately 6,500
employees worldwide.
About Benevity
Benevity, a certified B Corporation, is the leader in global
corporate purpose software, providing the only integrated suite of
community investment and employee, customer and nonprofit
engagement solutions. Recognized as one of Fortune's Impact 20,
Benevity offers cloud solutions that power purpose for many iconic
brands in ways that better attract, retain and engage today's
diverse workforce, embed social action into their customer
experiences and positively impact their communities. With software
that is available in 22 languages, Benevity has processed more than
$10 billion in donations and 46
million hours of volunteering time to support 326,000 nonprofits
worldwide. The company's solutions have also facilitated 770,000
positive actions and awarded 1.2 million grants worth $12 billion. For more information, visit
benevity.com.
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