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Sustainable Communities

Community Initiatives and Investments
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A Purpose Driven Strategy

We value human connection and caring for people in meaningful ways. Our intentional and purpose-driven strategy creates opportunities and expands human possibilities through investments in people and the communities where we live and work, having an impact that extends beyond our own organization.

Targeting our Resources for Greater Impact

To make a greater impact with our resources, we partner with organizations that align with our philanthropic priorities in these four areas:

STEM Education

To prepare the world's innovators and makers of the future, we focus on supporting STEM education programs, particularly among young women and underrepresented groups.

Equity & Inclusion

It's a big world. And the more we include diverse perspectives in business decisions, the better we meet changing demands. That's why we support organizations and opportunities that increase diversity and allow employees to develop an understanding of the social, economic, and educational challenges in our communities.

Talent Engagement

We recognize the importance of enhancing the vibrancy and sustainability of the communities where we have a major business presence. We proudly support programs that provide essential services as well as those that foster creativity and innovation.

Disaster Relief & Recovery

Making a difference starts with helping others when they need us most. We respond to natural disasters affecting communities where our employees, customers, and business partners live and work.

Rockwell Total giving to communities in 2024

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Community Impact with ROK in Action

ROK in Action encourages employees worldwide to make an impact in ways that are most meaningful to them. We expanded this volunteer program globally in FY24. ROK in Action includes: ​

  • Volunteer paid time off. Employees have 24 hours of benefit time to use for volunteering during work hours. ​
  • Donations for Doers program. For employees who actively volunteer their time for a nonprofit or nongovernmental organization (NGO), Rockwell matches tracked volunteer hours with financial support to the approved nonprofit or NGO of the employee’s choice. ​
  • Matching Gifts program. Rockwell supports employees by matching their donations with a 1:1 match up to $5,000 to the approved nonprofit or NGO of the employee’s choice.​
ROK in Action numbers 2024

STEM Education: Engaging the Students with FIRST®

We focus our investments and our time to help develop people who will be ready to solve the world’s next challenges. To inspire students to pursue a career in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), we concentrate on building a strong educational foundation, especially for young women and underrepresented groups, through programs like FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). ​

​Supported programs include FIRST® LEGO League (FLL), a hands-on, STEM learning program designed to inspire young children through fun challenges and competitions using LEGO educational materials, and FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC).This global robotics community prepares young people for the future through inclusive, team-based robotics programs, helping to build the workforce of tomorrow.

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Helping Hands during Difficult Times

Hurricane Helene was the strongest storm ever to strike the Big Bend region of Florida and the third hurricane to hit the area in 13 months. Unimaginable and historic amounts of rain fell across the South, washing away homes, roads, and entire communities. Rockwell committed $100,000 to the American Red Cross to support disaster relief for Hurricane Helene, the second-deadliest mainland U.S. hurricane in the past 50 years. The donation supports American Red Cross efforts to provide emergency shelter, relief supplies, meals, and other support in the aftermath of natural disasters.​

Collaborating to build the Advanced Manufacturing Workforce of Tomorrow​

Automation enables competitiveness. The ongoing skills gap continues to be a top barrier to competitiveness. Manufacturers identify automation and advanced manufacturing technology as the best route to elevate competitive advantage and mitigate external and internal risk, including climate risk.2 Automation helps address the skills gap by enhancing efficiency, generating new workstream opportunities, and supporting employees’ skill development. There’s more to the talent solution, though.​

Creating the future of industrial operations depends on developing workers who have capability and inspiration to work with advanced technologies that will drive more efficient and sustainable industrial operations. We’re helping our customers, and our company reshape the workforce by connecting education pathways, training programs, and students closer than ever to our industry in our expanding ecosystem of partnerships across government, academic institutions, and industry. Our strategy for cultivating the workforce employers need includes upskilling current employees, reskilling military veterans, creating student access to Rockwell certifications and technologies, and supporting centers of innovation​

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Raising the Bar on Workforce Development​

Raising the bar on workforce development Rockwell’s Global Industry-Academia Enablement team continued building pipelines of diverse, qualified workers for our company and our customers. In 2024, we concentrated on making our technology and manufacturing ecosystem even more accessible to high schools, technical, and university programs globally. Our co-investment approach supports our goal of developing long-term partnerships that deliver lasting value in creating a skilled workforce and well-paying careers in advanced manufacturing. Our team also actively participated in industry-academic collaborations around emerging technologies and strategic industries. These centers of innovation are at the forefront of integrating advanced technologies in industrial operations. Rockwell technologies supported technical skills workgroups and reference projects. We contributed thought leadership in areas such as manufacturing execution systems, data analytics, and AI. Through partnerships and inclusive collaboration, we’re helping define and accelerate accessible education that prepares students for success in Industry 4.0 roles ​

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Connecting Students, Ecosystems, and Skills​

Our expanding partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) in 2024 led to several student-led innovations with practical business applications. Students at the SAP University Competence Center (UCC) at UWM worked with our Plex team to integrate our Plex smart manufacturing platform into SAP, creating new capabilities for executing orders and capturing valuable production and operations data. As one of only five SAP UCCs worldwide, UWM connects with 200 universities globally, enabling students to participate in SAP classroom sessions and app development.​

The Connected Systems Institute (CSI) launched Wisconsin’s first-of-its-kind Connected Systems Engineering master’s program at UWM in September to develop a pipeline of future industry leaders. The interdisciplinary program combines engineering, business, and data science with real-world applications. Rockwell is a founding partner of CSI, an academic-private sector ecosystem that empowers the future manufacturing workforce and drives economic development through education, technological advancement, and knowledge leadership. In 2024, CSI launched a hack-a-thon model and completed four unique industry-sponsored events that gave 150+ students project-based advanced manufacturing experience. CSI announced it will house the nation’s first manufacturing-focused AI Co-Innovation Lab. ​

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