Covestro LLC is one of the leading producers of high-performance polymers in North America and is part of the global Covestro business. Covestro manufactures high-tech polymer materials and develops innovative solutions for products used in many areas of daily life. The main segments served are the automotive, electrical and electronics, construction, medical and sports and leisure industries. i3 (ignite, imagine, innovate) is Covestro LLC’s companywide corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative that aims to spark curiosity, to envision what could be and to help create it. Built on the three pillars of philanthropy (i3 Give), employee volunteerism (i3 Engage) and STEM education (i3 STEM), i3 seeks to create sustainable and lasting impacts.
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08-31-17
Today, Covestro LLC donated $100,000 to the American Red Cross to help fund ongoing hurricane relief efforts in Texas. As part of its corporate giving program, i3 Give, Covestro’s donation will be used to assist the Red Cross in providing safe shelter and comfort to those impacted by Hurricane Ha...
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08-17-17
Covestro is putting its own unique stamp on corporate social responsibility (CSR) through the THINC30 Summit – an initiative that aims to have a positive impact on the Pittsburgh community … and well beyond. The daylong event will take place Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at the David ...
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07-11-17
Today, Covestro LLC and the Eddie V. Gray Wetlands Education Center in Baytown, Texas, unveiled a state-of-the-art traveling exhibit designed to educate the public about sustainable energy. Called “Cleaner energy – Brighter world,” the new exhibit was developed by the Wetlands Center through a ge...
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06-20-17
Jerry MacCleary, president of Covestro LLC, has been named co-chair and Covestro a founding partner of “CEOs for Sustainability,” an initiative of Sustainable Pittsburgh aimed at helping companies throughout Southwest Pennsylvania improve their sustainable business performance and understand the ...
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05-15-17
International science education expert and engineer Melissa Rancourt brought her global greenlight for girls (g4g) initiative to Space Center Houston today. Hundreds of local girls, ages 11-15, participated in the day-long interactive, hands-on science event with retired NASA astronaut Brian Duf...
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04-24-17
The United Nations Environment Programme has launched “Young Champions of the Earth,” a new initiative that aims to celebrate and support individuals between the ages of 18 and 30 with outstanding ideas to save the environment. The initiative is sponsored by Covestro, one of the world’s leading p...
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04-20-17
In recognition of their contributions to advancing women in manufacturing, Covestro employees Rebecca Lucore and Paige Kassalen will be honored today as recipients of the “Women in Manufacturing STEP Ahead Awards,” presented by The Manufacturing Institute at the fifth annual ceremony in Washingto...
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03-28-17
Rebecca Lucore, head of sustainability and corporate social responsibility at Covestro LLC and a leading voice in Corporate America for skills-based volunteerism, has nominated Pittsburgh to be the headquarters for the “Purpose Economy” in a new Huffington Post blog.