Cleveland-Cliffs and Its Employees Donate to Address Food Insecurity Across North America and in Ukraine
May 10 2022 - 2:04PM
Business Wire
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE: CLF) announced today that its
philanthropic organization, The Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation, is
committed to addressing food insecurity as one of its key areas of
social responsibility. Since the start of 2022, The
Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation has made cash contributions totaling
more than $1 million to food distribution organizations in the
local communities where the Company operates throughout the United
States and Canada. The Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation also recently
pledged a donation of $100,000 to support the people of Ukraine
through the World Central Kitchen (WCK), an organization noted to
be first to the frontlines providing meals in response to the
humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ukraine and surrounding countries.
In addition to these direct grants, The Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation
matches personal donations by employees to qualifying non-profits
through its Employee Giving and Matching Gift Program.
Lourenco Goncalves said, “We are experiencing the effects of the
global COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the food supply chains and the
dramatic rise in the cost of food in the United States and
worldwide due to food inflation and poor access to nutrition. This
is contributing to food insecurity across the world, particularly
for the poorest people. Cleveland-Cliffs is committed to making a
positive impact in the communities where we operate by working with
organizations that can best serve individuals and families.”
In the United States, Cleveland-Cliffs has collaborated with
more than 50 food distribution organizations in over 55 communities
located in Ohio, Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,
Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and
West Virginia as well as in the Province of Ontario, in Canada. The
Company encourages its employees to give back to their communities
and held its annual Souper Bowl Food Drive earlier this year. This
resulted in Cliffs employees donating more than 200,000 pounds of
food to their local communities. The Company’s total contribution
is estimated to provide more than 10 million meals, which is based
on guidance from hunger-relief organizations in the United
States.
Mr. Goncalves continued, “Russia’s heinous invasion of Ukraine
has severely disrupted livelihoods for millions of Ukrainians and
caused extensive damage to the country, crippling its agricultural
economy and deteriorating food security for people.
Cleveland-Cliffs’ selected WCK as a partner organization because it
currently provides 300,000 daily meals to Ukrainian families at
eight border crossings and in 30 cities and towns across Ukraine,
efficiently delivering food to those most in need.”
About Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
Cleveland-Cliffs is the largest flat-rolled steel producer in
North America. Founded in 1847 as a mine operator, Cleveland-Cliffs
also is the largest manufacturer of iron ore pellets in North
America. The Company is vertically integrated from mined raw
materials, direct reduced iron, and ferrous scrap to primary
steelmaking and downstream finishing, stamping, tooling, and
tubing. We are the largest supplier of steel to the automotive
industry in North America and serve a diverse range of other
markets due to our comprehensive offering of flat-rolled steel
products. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland-Cliffs
employs approximately 26,000 people across its operations in the
United States and Canada.
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