CAREERS INVESTORS LOCATIONS HIGH CONTRAST Search this site with a keyword or phrase Keyword or phrase Menu You are here: HOME CSR DARLING CARES CSR COMMUNITY UPDATES CSR Community Updates Developments in Darling’s corporate social responsibility are ongoing. See some of our recent efforts here. Jobs and support for villagers in China Another way to provide value to communities is by offering skills teaching and employment. In Wenzhou, China, Rousselot's teams have worked with the government to create jobs in villages with few resources. By helping to provide farmers with jobs, Rousselot enables them to earn money and to stay in their native region. The skills they acquire help them improve their daily lives, too. Also, a donation has been made to the poverty movement. Toy Drive Donation by National Stock Yards Plant The Darling Ingredients National Stock Yards Plant (St. Louis) helped with a donation to the Fairmont City Fire Department Toy Drive again this year. This toy drive was a big affair before COVID with fire trucks delivering Santa and his helpers to the homes of children that were not going to have a very pleasant Christmas without a little help. This year was challenging with the social distancing because who wants to see Santa and not get a hug? In the photo, left to right, Bobby Allen, Fairmont City Fire Chief accepts the donation from Garry Byrd GM and Mark Mitchell PM. We would like to thank Bobby and his crew for organizing this event so we can give back to the community. Sustainability Brazil: 38174 kg CO2 capture & Water Production A company is made by people and these people inspire other people. This is what is happening in Brazil. On a wonderful Saturday, November 28, 2020, a by Sustainability motivated group of volunteers from the Rousselot Amparo Team, were on the Mosquito River Basin region. This is where the Amparo plant is located. Together, they planted 234 trees. Their families were together and could learn about the environmental. This is a simple and little seed but a relevant meaning of "purpose" for the forest preservation and water production. In 20 years, these trees will capture around 18 ton of CO2 producing water. DAR PRO crowned 2020 recycling champions DAR PRO's Florida plants were recently honored as 2020 Recycling Champions by the Florida Recycling Partnership. As members of the Florida Recycling Partnership, we were one of five brands recognized with this award. The judging panel was a collection of graduate students at the University of Florida and they selected winners based on the criteria of innovation, communication and education among companies, organizations, government entities and individuals seen as game changers in the recycling industry. “Our team did a great job using this opportunity to showcase and increase public awareness of the many services DAR PRO Solutions provides to our partners in the community,” said Kelly Horne, SR Vice President of Operations. “The work on this project will have a long lasting and significant impact." In 2019 alone, they helped produce approximately 10.9 million gallons of renewable diesel – the equivalent of 18,181 cars removed from the road. Their rendering process prevented roughly 186,000 tons of CO2 form entering Florida's air and returned 22 million gallons of water to the environment. That's enough to fill over 33 Olympic size swimming pools. Rousselot Brazil holds Environmental Week From September 21st to 25th 2020, Rousselot Amparo - Brazil held their first Environmental Week. During this week, lectures regarding sustainability, solid waste and recycling, water, and energy were hosted by experts on each area, both online and on the plant. Over 200 employees participated on the lectures, mostly online from their Home Office. Some operational personnel participated at the plant, always respecting COVID19 safety measures. Also, a campaign for collecting solid waste for recycling and books for donation was held during the week. As a result, more than 6000 units of solid waste and over 2500 books were brought by the employees. Both were donated to local organizations to generate extra money income and upgrade their public library, respectively. Many feedbacks were given by the employees, who explained they changed some habits and learned new things during the week. This showed the main goal of the week was achieved: the environmental mindset of the company. Darling Cares Supports Community Amid COVID-19 Darling Ingredients recently enacted its Darling Cares Food Donation Action Plan to help neighbors in the community cope with the hardship associated with the COVID-19 outbreak. In addition to continuing operations to provide necessary resources for the world’s consumable needs, cash donations, catering and over 700 gift cards to local eateries have been distributed to the following charities: Food for the Soul: www.FoodForTheSoul.org Ronald McDonald House Charity: www.rmhc.org Irving Schools Foundation: www.IrvingSchoolsFoundation.org Darling Works With Dave Thomas Foundation to Help Foster Children In an ongoing effort to help those affected by COVID-19, Darling Ingredients has donated to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. Established in 1992 by Wendy’s founder Dave Thomas, the Foundation provides grants to adoption agencies to help find permanent homes for children who are currently waiting in foster care across the nation. The COVID-19 pandemic has added levels of difficulty to the funding and operation of adoption programs. The Foundation’s fundraising gap caused by the cancellation of major fundraising events has been compounded by delayed or cancelled court hearings leading children to spend prolonged time in foster care. Darling Ingredients’ donation will help narrow this gap and support adoption agencies and their employees in finding loving, permanent homes for children waiting in foster care. “Thank you for this generosity, for your belief in the work of the Foundation and for your commitment to the children and families who are simply suffering, through no fault of their own,” said a Dave Thomas Foundation representative. “We are grateful beyond measure to and for you.” To learn more about the Foundation and how you can support their mission, go to www.davethomasfoundation.org National FFA Scholarship Awarded to Riley Stokes Congratulations to Riley Stokes of New Home, TX on winning a National FFA Scholarship. Riley was awarded the $10,000 Darling Ingredients Inc. Scholarship! The scholarship is awarded based on the student's activities and a 1,000-word essay. The selection process takes into account the whole student, including FFA involvement, work experience, supervised agricultural experience, community service, leadership skills and academics. Through the National FFA Foundation, businesses and individuals support scholarships that are awarded to students with a wide variety of higher education plans and career goals in agriculture. More than 6,200 students applied online for the scholarships, with many of the applicants being considered for multiple awards. The scholarships were available to students pursuing two-year or four-year degrees or vocational programs. This year marks the 36th year for the scholarship program, which began in 1984 with 16 scholarships offered. Since then, more than $50 million has been awarded through National FFA scholarship funds. 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