EarthWorks

This year, Applied Materials employees are going virtual in support of EarthWorks, the company’s annual campaign to inspire education and action around environmental sustainability and ensure a cleaner and greener tomorrow.

Applied Materials employees around the world are taking to the streets, the mountains and the beaches this month in support of EarthWorks, the company’s annual campaign to inspire education and action around environmental sustainability, and ensure a cleaner and greener tomorrow.

Teaching our youth through hands-on learning about the connections between health, the environment and the community.

Applied Materials employees and their families rallied behind the company’s annual EarthWorks environmental campaign to make our communities healthier, cleaner and more sustainable.

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As part of Applied Materials’ month-long EarthWorks program celebrating Earth Day, employees in Austin joined with their family members to support Keep Austin Beautiful (KAB) by participating in the environmental nonprofit organization’s annual Clean Sweep event.  This year’s KAB Clean Sweep included more than 4,000 volunteers city-wide, who completed many tasks aimed up cleaning and beautifying the City of Austin.

As part of Applied Materials’ month-long EarthWorks program celebrating Earth Day, employees in Bangalore, India contributed and supported a variety of activities, including making a conscious effort to continuously recycle, reuse and reduce their footprints on the environment. 

One great thing about working for a company involved in creating a more sustainable future is it has excellent 'Green Bag Lunch Speakers' sponsored through its Santa Clara employee 'green team' and the company's month-long EarthWorks program celebrating environmental awareness.  This month, Rod Diridon, Mineta Transportation Institute spokesperson and high speed rail visionary, talked about California's High Speed Rail (HSR) Project. This 790 mile basic system is California's plan to connect the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Inland Empire, Central Valley, San Diego and Sacramento.

Historian Adam Rome calls Earth Day the "most famous unknown event in modern American history." Its grassroots nature, spurred by Senator Gaylord Nelson's '60's wish for Americans to observe it "in any way they want," has become an annual event and international in scale.  Many corporations around the world use Earth Day as a centerpiece for employee and community focused environmental programs and Applied Materials is no exception.