Liberty Tire Recycling | 2022 Environmental, Social & Governance Report 31 ENGAGING PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Liberty Tire is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our human capital is our most valuable asset and we embrace and encourage our employees’ differences. Our diversity initiatives focus on the ongoing development of a work environment built on the premise of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) that encourages and enforces: ` Respectful communication and cooperation between all employees. ` Inclusive teamwork and employee participation, permitting the representation of all groups and employee perspectives. ` Employer and employee contributions to the diverse communities we serve. With the advantage of a highly diverse employee population, Liberty Tire emphasizes offering communication options for its many Spanish speaking employees. Employee support in Spanish ranges from Benefits Representatives and summary materials, employee training materials, employee policies and procedures, employee communication postings, and bilingual site resources. Through its support of all employees, whether English or Spanish speaking, Liberty Tire is dedicated to building an inclusive, collaborative, and informed workplace. In addition to conducting company-wide DEI training in 2022, Liberty Tire focused our efforts on our St. Louis and Godfrey IMC Outdoor Living facilities. We worked with community groups to offer interviews to all applicants that were interested in working with our organization as well as sponsored and participated in networking events and job fairs. ` Saint Louis University Transformative Academy assists individuals coming out of prison or have a criminal record with finding gainful employment. IMC Outdoor Living has been a sponsor of the last three Second Chance Job Fairs. ` Urban League Save Our Sons program seeks to help economically disadvantaged African American men living in the St. Louis region find jobs and earn livable wages. All individuals that participate in the program complete job training and are assisted with obtaining post-secondary education and life skills training to be successful employees. IMC Outdoor Living has partnered with the Urban League to assist with job training initiatives and to offer interviews. ` Goodwill of Alton and St. Louis Workforce Center provides individuals the opportunity to build essential work skills and provides resources to obtain gainful employment. IMC Outdoor Living has partnered with Goodwill to assist with job training initiatives as well as to offer interviews. ` Honest Jobs is the leading national job marketplace for people affected by the criminal justice system. IMC Outdoor Living has been certified through Honest Jobs as a Fair Chance Employer by demonstrating our commitment to hiring individuals with criminal records. ` VETwork provides opportunities for veterans and employers to meet in informal environments to build relationships and gain resources for employment. IMC Outdoor Living has participated in several of their monthly events. ` Diversity Job Fair is held quarterly in North County St. Louis to provide qualified and diverse job seekers the opportunity to meet with employers. IMC Outdoor Living is a platinum sponsor of the event. These pillars of our company foundation were formalized in a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policy in 2022.
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