Freeport-McMoRan: Communities & People

Sustainable development means meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Freeport-McMoRan's approach to sustainable development combines three essential elements: continued economic success, building local community capacity and societal trust through stakeholder engagement, and improving environmental performance. Communities & People highlights news and stories of the company’s close collaboration with local stakeholders to minimize and mitigate adverse impacts and cultivate opportunities to maximize positive impacts.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

PT Freeport Indonesia Wins National Award for Sustainable Business Practices
PT Freeport Indonesia recently received the nationally recognized Sustainable Business Practices Award in the Highly Commended Category, making it one of the 20 companies and the only one from Papua getting recognition for its sustainable practices in the business sector.

Education

77 Receive Scholarships From Chile's Minera El Abra Indigenous Scholarship Program
Chile’s Minera El Abra recently awarded 77 scholarships through its Indigenous Scholarship Program that funds university students and technical professionals from Indigenous communities in the Province of El Loa.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Freeport-McMoRan Named One of 100 Best Corporate Citizens in U.S.
Freeport-McMoRan has been named one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens in the U.S. in annual rankings based on the environmental, social and governance practices of the 1,000 largest publicly traded companies.

Sustainable Development Goals

Minera El Abra Provides Support for Local Seafood Market
A new esplanade constructed with financial support from Minera El Abra will help provide economic opportunity in the El Loa Province in northern Chile.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Freeport-McMoRan United Way Campaign Tops $10 Million
Freeport-McMoRan and its employees continued the tradition of giving back to the community by pledging more than $3.8 million in 2021, which raised more than $10 million when combined with the company’s matching funds.

Sustainable Development Goals

El Abra Heritage Funds Supports Chilean Artists and Public Art Works
Minera El Abra’s Heritage Fund supports a variety of initiatives that promote and preserve the culture and traditions of the Indigenous communities of Ollagüe, María Elena, Tocopilla and Alto El Loa surrounding El Abra’s operations.

Sustainable Development Goals

Arizona Women Entrepreneurs Grow Their Businesses With Support of Freeport-McMoRan's DreamBuilder Program
DreamBuilder is a free online entrepreneurship training program developed for women who want to start or grow their own small business.

Sustainable Development Goals

Freeport-McMoRan Foundation Awards $2.8 Million to Projects in Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico
The Freeport-McMoRan Foundation recently awarded 39 grants to communities and non-profit organizations for projects supporting a range of locally determined priorities from education and workforce development, to childcare and housing.

Social Impact & Volunteering

PT Freeport Indonesia Supports Indigenous Papuan Kamoro Arts Exhibit
PT Freeport Indonesia joined with two cultural foundations to host an exhibition and sale of Kamoro Art in Jakarta, Indonesia in late October.

Sustainable Development Goals

El Abra Provides Start-Up Funds and Training to 33 Small Businesses in Chile
Minera El Abra selected 33 businesses for the Fund Empréndete 2021, which will finance businesses or business ideas of people in the Antofagasta Region who have been trained with the DreamBuilder program.

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