"We received a call from Whirlpool Corporation wanting to know if we were interested in doing an appliance donation for some of our clients that are low-income,” said Yvonne Vidt of the Southwest Michigan Community Action Agency (SMCAA). “And I said absolutely!”
SMCAA is dedicated to reducing poverty in Michigan and changing the lives of low-income Michiganders through a variety of programs, and is part of a national network of over 1,000 local organizations that help people move from poverty to economic stability and self-sufficiency.
BENTON HARBOR, Mich., October 12, 2021 /3BLMedia/ – Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) announced today it has been named to Forbes’ 2021 list of the “World’s Best Employers.” The list includes 750 companies worldwide and acknowledges each company’s dedication to make every individual feel at home within the four walls of the business.
Whirlpool Corporation takes steps to use less paper in product packaging
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A pilot program at Whirlpool Corporation is taking thousands of pages of literature that has traditionally been included in packaging for its products, and replacing it with QR codes that instead lead to digital versions. The project started in 2019 and involves multiple stages of implementation.
“The intent was to reduce as many pages that we print as possible,” said Whirlpool Corporation Senior Engineering Manager Ryan Strain. “At this point, we’ve only kept what is required from a regulatory standard."
The lifeblood of Whirlpool Corporation’s American operations is the 15,000-strong factory workforce spread across nine different plants in the states of Ohio, Iowa, Oklahoma, Massachusetts and Tennessee. Whirlpool Corporation is once again honoring its U.S. manufacturing employees during Manufacturing Day on Friday, October 1. This year’s theme is “We invest in you,” and focuses on opportunities for employee advancement, educational reimbursement and volunteerism at the plants. (You can click on any of the links below to hear from employees at that plant!)
Benton Harbor-based Whirlpool brand installs washing machines and dryers in six schools across the district; provides access to clean clothes to combat chronic absenteeism for community students
Benton Harbor-based Whirlpool brand installs washing machines and dryers in six schools across the district; provides access to clean clothes to combat chronic absenteeism for community students
Earlier this month our employees in Mexico, together with the Mexican government, transformed our Nuevo León facility into a vaccination center, managing to administer more than 12,500 vaccines to Whirlpool Corporation employees, their families, and more than 20 neighboring companies.
That’s why Whirlpool Corporation has taken bigger and bolder actions in our all our manufacturing plants and distribution centers across the world to become carbon neutral. Our appliances today use less water, have a smaller carbon footprint and use recycled materials.
See the investments we’ve made because we truly believe there’s no place for waste, at home, work or anywhere on our planet.
