Volunteering & Community

2015 was a year of innovation and encouraging all Caterpillar employees to band together and share ideas, big and small, to drive efficiency.

Hear from Berkshire Bank—“America’s Most Exciting Bank”—to learn about the benefits they reap from a robust employee volunteer program.

Learn best practices that will allow you to stop spending so much time on routine administration of employee engagement programs, and start spending that time instead on developing and improving your strategy, and growing your programs.

On August 3, I was honored to watch as the 10 finalists of the Living Progress Challenge gathered on stage at the New Lab venue in New York, and pitched their prototypes for digital solutions to accelerate social good.

In a side-by-side study, Caterpillar compared two distinct road-building processes – 1) traditional road building, most commonly used today, and 2) a technology-focused approach, using our Cat Connect technology. Cat Connect technology automates and facilitates construction through on-machine hardware and software along with off-machine solutions dramatically reduces the costs and impacts of road building.

Before China became the world’s second-largest economy, Caterpillar’s 40-year relationship with them began with the three words “send pipelayer experts.” Caterpillar is delighted to support all our Chinese partners, contribute to their communities and invest in our people there, both internal and external.

With distractions like Snapchat®, Xbox®, and Netflix® at kids’ fingertips, it can be difficult to get them off the couch and out participating in healthy activities. It can be even more challenging to get kids engaged in learning about their health and why it’s important to maintain a healthy lifestyle. But making health fun can make a big difference in engaging young people and encouraging them to embrace the power of prevention.

Caterpillar is proud to employee individuals from a variety of backgrounds at different stages in their career

Domtar's Hawesville Mill and Owensboro Converting, in conjunction with Domtar's Sustainability Committee, made a financial donation to Project Exploration Station, a retired school bus that has been renovated into an educational center on wheels. The Foundation for Daviess County (Kentucky) Public Schools Board of Directors developed an exciting and unique educational platform for area students so that learning doesn't have to stop over the summer.