Contactless volunteer activity by employees

Donation of natural hand sanitizer

Stanley Black & Decker Korea (CEO Hong Sung-wan), the world's largest tool company, donated 19 units of natural hand sanitizer that it produced itself to the Taehwa Christian Social Welfare Center in order to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 within the local community.

This volunteer activity, in which 19 female employees of Stanley Black & Decker Korea participated voluntarily, was conducted through a non-face-to-face online class in consideration of social distancing due to COVID-19. The hand sanitizer that the employees made themselves that day together with a certified international aromatherapist instructor was delivered as disease-prevention supplies for the children of the Taehwa Christian Social Welfare Center.

This volunteer activity began with the aim of preventing in advance the difficulties that children, whose immunity is weaker than that of adults, might experience due to a shortage of hygiene products. The participating employees also did not forget the thoughtful touch of replacing the alcohol scent of the hand sanitizer with an aroma fragrance out of a desire for the children's health.

For more than 10 years since 2011, Stanley Black & Decker Korea has devoted itself to social contribution activities every year, participating in Habitat for Humanity Korea's House of Hope building activities and carrying out neighborhood-sharing volunteer work with the aim of coexisting with the local community. In addition, last year it provided 25,000 masks to dealerships nationwide to help overcome COVID-19.

Hong Sung-wan, CEO of Stanley Black & Decker, said, "Although it is difficult to carry out volunteer work in person due to COVID-19, we were concerned about children who have to worry about disease prevention at a time when they should be running and playing to their heart's content, so we decided to hold this contactless volunteer activity in which employees participate voluntarily," adding, "We hope that going forward children will be able to grow up healthily in a society free from worries about the virus."