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Our actions.
Empowering the next generation 3M empowers the next generation of scientists and engineers by supporting education initiatives that advance equitable outcomes in STEM and business for underrepresented and underresourced students.
Community training resources.
As manufacturing evolves and companies like 3M invest in facilities of the future, it is essential that our local technical schools and high schools have access to appropriate technologies and training. Below are some of the programs 3M is investing in to help keep the workforce pipeline flowing.
• The 3M Manufacturing and Academic Partnership (MAP) program provides manufacturing equipment, teacher training, and student scholarships through partnerships with high schools and technical colleges in communities where we operate. Learn more about creating partnerships to solve the worker shortage problem.
• 3M has helped close the workforce gap across many industries around the world by supporting WorldSkills™ since 2013 and SkillsUSA since 2008 — two programs that provide forward-thinking educational programs, events, and competitions. Learn more about skilled trade development by visiting our feature story, “Helping close the skills gap” • 3M sponsors an annual event called “Robots Invade the Plaza” that in 2019 brought 22 local high school teams to 3M headquarters to showcase the robots they designed, built, and programmed as part of the FIRST® Robotics Competition. The teams compete throughout the year at events organized by FIRST®, a 3M STEM partner. 3M is committed to helping all students gain access to high-quality STEM programming like FIRST. To support this goal, 3M established a sponsorship application process to assure 3M funding goes to robotics teams that enable underresourced and underrepresented students to participate.
STEM superheroes campaign.
To inspire and empower younger students’ love for STEM, 3M and DoSomething.org launched the STEM Superheroes campaign. Students (ages 13-25) designed posters featuring superheroes who use STEM-related powers to save the world. They were encouraged to display these posters where younger students could see them — such as schools and libraries — to show that STEM is exciting, relevant, and relatable. The campaign encouraged participants to design diverse superheroes so all young students could picture themselves in a future in STEM. Two students who participated in the campaign will receive a $2,500 scholarship.
One giant STEP for students.
Each year for 48 years, the 3M Science Training Encouragement Program (STEP) has offered a ninemonth science encouragement experience to underserved students located near 3M’s headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota. In 2019, 38 junior and senior high school students had the opportunity to participate in on-site science training, mentorship with 3M scientists, and hands-on experience in 3M labs in the summer.
3M has hired many employees who are STEP alumni, working in areas across the company. Read about one 3M scientist’s journey in the story, “3M’s ‘100-Patent Woman’ Audrey Sherman Explains How She Did It.” 35.
In 2019, we supported high schools.
Team sponsorships are one aspect of 3M’s support of FIRST — 3M currently provides an annual total of $1.5 million in product and financial donations, which includes $250,000 to support FIRST’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion program to increase participation of underrepresented students in robotics. Hundreds of 3M employees share their expertise by volunteering as coaches, mentors, and judges for the FIRST Robotics Competition program • Teach For America recruits, develops, and supports a diverse network of recent college graduates who make a two-year commitment to teaching in urban and rural communities across the United States. The 3M grant will go toward recruitment, training, and professional development of diverse STEM teachers — recognizing that when teachers reflect student demographics, it is academically beneficial for all students and particularly students of color.
Science for teachers and students.
Teachers are the most important school-related factor influencing student achievement. Since 1984, 3M has selected 40 teachers each year and helped them improve their classroom instruction by providing an opportunity to experience science in 3M labs and manufacturing sites to discover how we apply science to real life.
The 3M Visiting Wizards are trained 3M volunteers who travel to elementary schools to showcase interesting science demonstrations and fun hands-on experiments. The goal is to encourage students in grades one through six to become interested in science and technology and raise interest in STEM. These simple experiments help students understand how 3M science can impact everyday life and show that science can be fun. Learn more about supporting science and technology teachers by visiting 3M’s Visiting Wizards website.
STEM-equity support.
To support efforts in communities where our sites are located, 3M awards grants to organizations with effective STEM-equity programs. Below are some 2019 examples.
• Georgia Tech’s Challenge program, also known as “Academic PreSeason,” offers incoming students an opportunity to prepare for their college experience. Along with participating in courses that simulate their first year, students gain exposure to resources and networks that will support their success. The 3M grant enabled more individuals to participate in this program, which is targeted to students from underrepresented groups who may not have had access to such opportunities before • STEM scholarships for diverse undergraduate students attending the University of Illinois, Northwestern University, University of Wisconsin, and Georgia Tech enable the students to develop professional skills and participate in research programs as they pursue STEM degrees • GEM (National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science, Inc.) Fellowships support graduate students from underrepresented populations as they earn advanced degrees and gain practical experience in engineering and applied science fields. The grant will bring a fellow to 3M for an advanced-level internship and will also enable GEM fellows to attend national GEM conferences 10 community and technical schools 65 scholarships and provided.
Teachers are the most important school-related factor influencing student achievement.
Who we are 62 63 3M 2020 Sustainability Report #improvinglives Communities


• Employees from 3M Malaysia spent a day with students at MySkills, a nonprofit that equips at-risk teenagers with skills to prepare them for the workforce. Together, 3M employees and the students completed a landscaping project, painted a mural, and participated in fun science games, including an egg drop challenge • 3M employees from the Global Service Center in Costa Rica facilitated Sustainability-themed workshops at the Tree Festival at the Parque La Libertad, helping 450 public school students learn about environmental conservation • Around three dozen 3M employees across the North Europe Region rolled up their sleeves to support their local communities. Teams from 3M Bracknell undertook gardening projects at residential care homes, and 3M Bangor repainted the children’s training room — complete with a mural — at Donaghadee Sailing Club. 3M Atherstone helped clear an area for animals at AIM Educational’s new farm, where young people with disabilities or special educational needs will gain practical rural skills along with traditional academic qualifications • More than 100 3M Poland employees and their families helped with painting and upkeep at two orphanages and a social care home • Nearly 50 volunteers from 3M Mexico took part in forest maintenance activities at Nevado de Toluca, a national protected area, to help prevent forest fires • 3M Korea brought a few nonprofit partners on-site, including The Beautiful Foundation, which creates aids to provide support and mobility for children with disabilities. Employees helped assemble several eco-friendly aids for donation.
Post-graduate learning opportunity.
The 3M Optimized Operations Experience (O2 Engage) is a manufacturing and supply chain development program that provides recent engineering, supply chain, and environmental, health, and safety graduates the opportunity to jump-start their careers.
A world of volunteers.
Our sixth annual 3M Global Volunteer Day broke records as more 3M sites got involved this year than ever before. Observed in September, 3M Global Volunteer Day encourages 3M employees to demonstrate our commitment to improving lives by dedicating time to volunteer service. More than 30 international 3M sites around the world organized community engagement activities. Here are a few ways 3M volunteers made a positive impact this year: • Nearly 30 volunteers from 3M China brought interactive science experiments and contests to the Shanghai Huahong migrant children primary school to increase students’ interest in STEM • Fifty volunteers from 3M Colombia visited the main landfill in Bogotá and planted 200 trees in an area prioritized by the city for reforestation • Twenty volunteers from 3M Hong Kong prepared 1,100 meal boxes at Food Angel, an organization that rescues edible surplus food from different sectors of the food industry and turns it into nutritious hot meals for people affected by poverty.
Inspiring employees to make an impact.
By investing in programs that promote a circular economy, fight against climate change, and create a more positive world through science, 3M inspires employees to make an impact on the world.
Passion making a difference.
When asked why they love to work for 3M, many employees say they enjoy making a difference in the world. The company offers a program called 3M Impact, where employees travel to communities around the world to work on-site with local nonprofit organizations for two weeks. 3M Impact in a Day was added in 2019 — a week of half-day service hackathons connecting 100 3M employees with more than 20 local nonprofits seeking functional expertise on a specific project. Also, in 2019,
In 2019, 20,600 skills-based work hours were donated through 3M Impact activities.
Learn more about the 3M Impact program.
• Around 100 volunteers from 3M global headquarters in St. Paul brought hands-on science demonstrations to nearly 900 second-graders in the St. Paul Public School District — helping to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers 125 the global 3M Impact program expanded from 50 to participants who traveled to 9 cities around the world.
Global community investments.
Sweden Poland Czech Republic.
Switzerland.
Austria.
Hungary.
Kenya South Africa.
Nigeria Israel Saudi Arabia 3M Gulf*
India.
Sri Lanka.
Hong Kong.
Japan South Korea.
China Russia.
Ukraine.
Lithuania Latvia Estonia.
Kazakhstan.
Taiwan.
Philippines.
Vietnam.
Australia.
Malaysia.
Indonesia.
Singapore.
New Zealand.
Norway.
Italy.
Spain Portugal.
Denmark.
Morocco.
Egypt.
Turkey.
Greece.
UK.
Germany.
Belgium.
Netherlands.
Ireland France.
United States Canada.
Mexico.
Guatemala.
El Salvador Costa Rica.
Trinidad & Tobago.
Colombia.
Panama.
Venezuela.
Peru.
Chile.
Argentina.
Uruguay Ecuador.
Brazil.
Puerto Rico.
Dominican Republic.
Romania.
Volunteer programs Foundation boards STEM-type programs 3M Impact projects.
Key.
Pakistan *3M Gulf consists of UAE, Qatar, Lebanon, Egypt, Oman, Kuwait, and Bahrain.
Volunteer programs in 29 countries/regions STEM programs in 29 countries/regions 15 countries/regions hosted 3M Impact global projects Foundations in 5 countries/regions.
Who we are 64 65 3M 2020 Sustainability Report #improvinglives Communities


Standing out among standouts.
For the past 33 years, the 3M Volunteer Award has celebrated extraordinary 3M volunteers who generously share their time and talents to improve lives in the areas of education, community, or the environment. In 2019, 26 awardees were honored globally, including:
Dr. Boon Kiat Lim, Application Specialist in Singapore, honored for his role in STEM education outreach activities. As a mentor and judge for the 3M Science Outreach Program at the School of Science and Technology, Singapore-3M InnoScience Challenge, Boon Kiat has engaged students in STEM, helped them develop problemsolving skills, and encouraged them to innovate.
Jim Brown, Project Manager in Indianapolis, Indiana, honored for founding and leading the 3M Visiting Wizards program in his city to help inspire the next generation of STEM enthusiasts. Jim also contributes to the restoration of the Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area by performing surveys to monitor bird species, serving on the Board of Directors, and coordinating social media for the organization.

Our actions.

Empowering the next generation 3M empowers the next generation of scientists and engineers by supporting education initiatives that advance equitable outcomes in STEM and business for underrepresented and underresourced students.

Community training resources.

As manufacturing evolves and companies like 3M invest in facilities of the future, it is essential that our local technical schools and high schools have access to appropriate technologies and training. Below are some of the programs 3M is investing in to help keep the workforce pipeline flowing.

• The 3M Manufacturing and Academic Partnership (MAP) program provides manufacturing equipment, teacher training, and student scholarships through partnerships with high schools and technical colleges in communities where we operate. Learn more about creating partnerships to solve the worker shortage problem.

• 3M has helped close the workforce gap across many industries around the world by supporting WorldSkills™ since 2013 and SkillsUSA since 2008 — two programs that provide forward-thinking educational programs, events, and competitions. Learn more about skilled trade development by visiting our feature story, “Helping close the skills gap” • 3M sponsors an annual event called “Robots Invade the Plaza” that in 2019 brought 22 local high school teams to 3M headquarters to showcase the robots they designed, built, and programmed as part of the FIRST® Robotics Competition. The teams compete throughout the year at events organized by FIRST®, a 3M STEM partner. 3M is committed to helping all students gain access to high-quality STEM programming like FIRST. To support this goal, 3M established a sponsorship application process to assure 3M funding goes to robotics teams that enable underresourced and underrepresented students to participate.

STEM superheroes campaign.

To inspire and empower younger students’ love for STEM, 3M and DoSomething.org launched the STEM Superheroes campaign. Students (ages 13-25) designed posters featuring superheroes who use STEM-related powers to save the world. They were encouraged to display these posters where younger students could see them — such as schools and libraries — to show that STEM is exciting, relevant, and relatable. The campaign encouraged participants to design diverse superheroes so all young students could picture themselves in a future in STEM. Two students who participated in the campaign will receive a $2,500 scholarship.

One giant STEP for students.

Each year for 48 years, the 3M Science Training Encouragement Program (STEP) has offered a ninemonth science encouragement experience to underserved students located near 3M’s headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota. In 2019, 38 junior and senior high school students had the opportunity to participate in on-site science training, mentorship with 3M scientists, and hands-on experience in 3M labs in the summer.

3M has hired many employees who are STEP alumni, working in areas across the company. Read about one 3M scientist’s journey in the story, “3M’s ‘100-Patent Woman’ Audrey Sherman Explains How She Did It.” 35.

In 2019, we supported high schools.

Team sponsorships are one aspect of 3M’s support of FIRST — 3M currently provides an annual total of $1.5 million in product and financial donations, which includes $250,000 to support FIRST’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion program to increase participation of underrepresented students in robotics. Hundreds of 3M employees share their expertise by volunteering as coaches, mentors, and judges for the FIRST Robotics Competition program • Teach For America recruits, develops, and supports a diverse network of recent college graduates who make a two-year commitment to teaching in urban and rural communities across the United States. The 3M grant will go toward recruitment, training, and professional development of diverse STEM teachers — recognizing that when teachers reflect student demographics, it is academically beneficial for all students and particularly students of color.

Science for teachers and students.

Teachers are the most important school-related factor influencing student achievement. Since 1984, 3M has selected 40 teachers each year and helped them improve their classroom instruction by providing an opportunity to experience science in 3M labs and manufacturing sites to discover how we apply science to real life.

The 3M Visiting Wizards are trained 3M volunteers who travel to elementary schools to showcase interesting science demonstrations and fun hands-on experiments. The goal is to encourage students in grades one through six to become interested in science and technology and raise interest in STEM. These simple experiments help students understand how 3M science can impact everyday life and show that science can be fun. Learn more about supporting science and technology teachers by visiting 3M’s Visiting Wizards website.

STEM-equity support.

To support efforts in communities where our sites are located, 3M awards grants to organizations with effective STEM-equity programs. Below are some 2019 examples.

• Georgia Tech’s Challenge program, also known as “Academic PreSeason,” offers incoming students an opportunity to prepare for their college experience. Along with participating in courses that simulate their first year, students gain exposure to resources and networks that will support their success. The 3M grant enabled more individuals to participate in this program, which is targeted to students from underrepresented groups who may not have had access to such opportunities before • STEM scholarships for diverse undergraduate students attending the University of Illinois, Northwestern University, University of Wisconsin, and Georgia Tech enable the students to develop professional skills and participate in research programs as they pursue STEM degrees • GEM (National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science, Inc.) Fellowships support graduate students from underrepresented populations as they earn advanced degrees and gain practical experience in engineering and applied science fields. The grant will bring a fellow to 3M for an advanced-level internship and will also enable GEM fellows to attend national GEM conferences 10 community and technical schools 65 scholarships and provided.

Teachers are the most important school-related factor influencing student achievement.

Who we are 62 63 3M 2020 Sustainability Report #improvinglives Communities

• Employees from 3M Malaysia spent a day with students at MySkills, a nonprofit that equips at-risk teenagers with skills to prepare them for the workforce. Together, 3M employees and the students completed a landscaping project, painted a mural, and participated in fun science games, including an egg drop challenge • 3M employees from the Global Service Center in Costa Rica facilitated Sustainability-themed workshops at the Tree Festival at the Parque La Libertad, helping 450 public school students learn about environmental conservation • Around three dozen 3M employees across the North Europe Region rolled up their sleeves to support their local communities. Teams from 3M Bracknell undertook gardening projects at residential care homes, and 3M Bangor repainted the children’s training room — complete with a mural — at Donaghadee Sailing Club. 3M Atherstone helped clear an area for animals at AIM Educational’s new farm, where young people with disabilities or special educational needs will gain practical rural skills along with traditional academic qualifications • More than 100 3M Poland employees and their families helped with painting and upkeep at two orphanages and a social care home • Nearly 50 volunteers from 3M Mexico took part in forest maintenance activities at Nevado de Toluca, a national protected area, to help prevent forest fires • 3M Korea brought a few nonprofit partners on-site, including The Beautiful Foundation, which creates aids to provide support and mobility for children with disabilities. Employees helped assemble several eco-friendly aids for donation.

Post-graduate learning opportunity.

The 3M Optimized Operations Experience (O2 Engage) is a manufacturing and supply chain development program that provides recent engineering, supply chain, and environmental, health, and safety graduates the opportunity to jump-start their careers.

A world of volunteers.

Our sixth annual 3M Global Volunteer Day broke records as more 3M sites got involved this year than ever before. Observed in September, 3M Global Volunteer Day encourages 3M employees to demonstrate our commitment to improving lives by dedicating time to volunteer service. More than 30 international 3M sites around the world organized community engagement activities. Here are a few ways 3M volunteers made a positive impact this year: • Nearly 30 volunteers from 3M China brought interactive science experiments and contests to the Shanghai Huahong migrant children primary school to increase students’ interest in STEM • Fifty volunteers from 3M Colombia visited the main landfill in Bogotá and planted 200 trees in an area prioritized by the city for reforestation • Twenty volunteers from 3M Hong Kong prepared 1,100 meal boxes at Food Angel, an organization that rescues edible surplus food from different sectors of the food industry and turns it into nutritious hot meals for people affected by poverty.

Inspiring employees to make an impact.

By investing in programs that promote a circular economy, fight against climate change, and create a more positive world through science, 3M inspires employees to make an impact on the world.

Passion making a difference.

When asked why they love to work for 3M, many employees say they enjoy making a difference in the world. The company offers a program called 3M Impact, where employees travel to communities around the world to work on-site with local nonprofit organizations for two weeks. 3M Impact in a Day was added in 2019 — a week of half-day service hackathons connecting 100 3M employees with more than 20 local nonprofits seeking functional expertise on a specific project. Also, in 2019,

In 2019, 20,600 skills-based work hours were donated through 3M Impact activities.

Learn more about the 3M Impact program.

• Around 100 volunteers from 3M global headquarters in St. Paul brought hands-on science demonstrations to nearly 900 second-graders in the St. Paul Public School District — helping to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers 125 the global 3M Impact program expanded from 50 to participants who traveled to 9 cities around the world.

Global community investments.

Sweden Poland Czech Republic.

Switzerland.

Austria.

Hungary.

Kenya South Africa.

Nigeria Israel Saudi Arabia 3M Gulf*

India.

Sri Lanka.

Hong Kong.

Japan South Korea.

China Russia.

Ukraine.

Lithuania Latvia Estonia.

Kazakhstan.

Taiwan.

Philippines.

Vietnam.

Australia.

Malaysia.

Indonesia.

Singapore.

New Zealand.

Norway.

Italy.

Spain Portugal.

Denmark.

Morocco.

Egypt.

Turkey.

Greece.

UK.

Germany.

Belgium.

Netherlands.

Ireland France.

United States Canada.

Mexico.

Guatemala.

El Salvador Costa Rica.

Trinidad & Tobago.

Colombia.

Panama.

Venezuela.

Peru.

Chile.

Argentina.

Uruguay Ecuador.

Brazil.

Puerto Rico.

Dominican Republic.

Romania.

Volunteer programs Foundation boards STEM-type programs 3M Impact projects.

Key.

Pakistan *3M Gulf consists of UAE, Qatar, Lebanon, Egypt, Oman, Kuwait, and Bahrain.

Volunteer programs in 29 countries/regions STEM programs in 29 countries/regions 15 countries/regions hosted 3M Impact global projects Foundations in 5 countries/regions.

Who we are 64 65 3M 2020 Sustainability Report #improvinglives Communities

Standing out among standouts.

For the past 33 years, the 3M Volunteer Award has celebrated extraordinary 3M volunteers who generously share their time and talents to improve lives in the areas of education, community, or the environment. In 2019, 26 awardees were honored globally, including:

Dr. Boon Kiat Lim, Application Specialist in Singapore, honored for his role in STEM education outreach activities. As a mentor and judge for the 3M Science Outreach Program at the School of Science and Technology, Singapore-3M InnoScience Challenge, Boon Kiat has engaged students in STEM, helped them develop problemsolving skills, and encouraged them to innovate.

Jim Brown, Project Manager in Indianapolis, Indiana, honored for founding and leading the 3M Visiting Wizards program in his city to help inspire the next generation of STEM enthusiasts. Jim also contributes to the restoration of the Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area by performing surveys to monitor bird species, serving on the Board of Directors, and coordinating social media for the organization.