Sustainability: Innovating for Good

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Innovating for Good means we are committed to making the world a better place with our actions and our products. By doing this, we are helping to create a sustainable future for the company and our people, the communities in which we operate, and the planet we all share.

Protecting the Environment

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Improving Communities and Economies

Last year, we gave approximately $50 million to support nonprofits and help boost the economies in which we operate. We supported educational programs, such as Corning Glass Class in Mainland China and the Future Innovators Program in Taiwan, that help prepare students for promising futures. Our employees continued to donate their time and efforts to help improve the quality of life in our communities around the world.

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Valuing Diversity and Inclusion

In 2019, we achieved 100% pay equity for men and women in Mainland China and Taiwan and made significant progress in other locations outside the U.S., where we achieved pay equity in 2017. Last year, Corning was named to the “Best-of-the-Best” Corporations for Inclusion list by the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce, earned a score of 100 on the Disability Equality Index for the second year in a row, and was recognized as a “Best Place to Work” by the American Association of People with Disabilities and Disability:IN.

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Transforming Lives with our Products

For more than four decades, our clean-air products have been removing harsh gases and particulate matter from the exhaust of cars and trucks. Gorilla Glass for Automotive improves safety and fuel efficiency. Corning® EAGLE XG® Slim Glass for displays is produced with no added heavy metals. Our lab products support important medical research and our pharmaceutical packaging enhances the storage and delivery of medicines essential to public health. Optical fiber and cable connects communities because being connected is no longer a privilege, but a necessity.

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