Global Giving and Disaster Relief
Global Giving
At CST, we enjoy gathering for summer and winter company events, but in 2021 safety protocols dictated that we forego such events during the COVID-19 pandemic. $150K that would have been used for company social events were pivoted to support community organizations across the globe, chosen by employees.
This gave life to our annual "Global Giving" campaign that we celebrate the week of #GivingTuesday. In 2022, we decided to celebrate our new commitment to 1% for the Planet by selecting global nonprofits focused on protecting biodiversity.
2021 Focus: Community Need: Basic Health Care, Food Insecurity, Shelter
- Beverly Bootstraps (US)
- Han Hong Love Charity Foundation (China)
- One Foundation (China)
- Katariba (Japan)
- Kidsdoor (Japan)
- Red Cross EU (Europe)
- World Food Programme (Global)
2022 Focus: Protecting Biodiversity at CST
- Conservation Law Foundation (US)
- Rocky Mountain Institute (US)
- Hearts in the Ice (EMEA)
- European Forest Institute (EMEA)
- Oceanic Wildlife Society (Japan)
- NACS-J (Nature Conservation Society of Japan)
- Chinese Mangrove Conservation Network (China)
- Shan Shui Conservation Center (China)
Disaster Relief
CST matches 100% of employee donations for global disaster relief.
The following is a sample of employee + corporate combined giving.
2018 | $8,365: California wildfire disaster relief
2019 | $7,895: Hurricane Dorian relief
2020 | $50,794: Wildfires in Australia, earthquake in Puerto Rico, COVID outbreak in Wuhan
2020 | $7,797: India COVID relief
2020 | $25,000: Japan disaster relief
2020 | $19,936: US racial justice (not including Rising Black Scientists Awards)
2021 | $27,000: US wildfires, flooding in Germany, earthquake in Haiti, Kentucky tornado relief
2022 | $23,000: Food programs to support Ukrainian refugees
2022 | $15,000: China earthquake relief