Community Engagement

CONNECTING COMPANY
AND COMMUNITY.

At U. S. Steel, we believe our business thrives when we are actively engaged and involved in the communities where we make steel.

Just as U. S. Steel is strategically focused on the company’s future, we are committed to strengthening the future and livability of communities that we call home, some for more than a century.

We take pride in the communities that are home to our operations. From employees’ volunteer work to corporate contributions; from partnering in support of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education to awarding scholarships, we are engaging and supporting our neighbors and employees to strengthen our communities.

U. S. Steel’s contributions to community organizations and activities support a range of causes. The primary goals of our contributions: to positively impact the communities that U. S. Steel calls home, to enhance and improve quality of life in those communities, and to support projects and opportunities that advance safety, education and environmental stewardship.

In addition to the STEM area, the “Sons and Daughters Scholarships” program is a powerful example of a meaningful initiative through which U. S. Steel promotes and advances education. This competitive scholarship program supports the higher education and career goals of U. S. Steel employees’ children who attend a two- or four-year college or university or vocational-technical school in the United States. Scholarships are awarded by a third-party administrator based on applications submitted.

 

As a responsible and caring community partner, U. S. Steel is committed to the economic success and advancement of every region in which we operate. Learn more about the specific ways in which our presence has had a positive impact. The below Economic Impact Studies detail and quantify the numerous contributions U. S. Steel has made:

Arkansas Economic Impact Study Pennsylvania Economic Impact Study
Minnesota Economic Impact Study

Recent U. S. Steel community initiatives

Braddock Library and Methodist Hospitals

U. S. Steel teamed up with the Pittsburgh Penguins on the Carnegie One Capital Campaign in 2022, co-chaired by our CEO and Bryan Trottier, the former Penguin and Hockey Hall of Famer. The Campaign is continuing renovations on the Braddock Carnegie Library, Andrew Carnegie’s first library in the United States. Donations now exceed $20M as they work to finalize the revitalization of this community center for future generations. The building is expected to re-open to the Mon Valley communities in the first half of 2025.

We also supported the Methodist Hospitals in Gary, Indiana. Gary Works Vice President Dan Killeen and Gary Works employees presented a check for $100,000 to the hospital to mark its 100-year anniversary.

SteelSUSTAINABILITY:
Empowering Employees to Help Our Communities

The SteelSUSTAINABILITY Employee Resource Group (ERG) organized teams from Mon Valley Works’ Edgar Thomson, Irvin and Clairton facilities as well as the nearby Research and Technology Center to participate in the 2023 Litter League, a six-week litter collection tournament organized by Pittsburgh-based Allegheny CleanWays and Friends of the Riverfront. In total, the U. S. Steel teams collected more than 25 net tons of trash from the communities surrounding U. S. Steel facilities.

Salute Our Heroes Program

Through our partnership with the Pittsburgh Steelers, U. S. Steel employees honor a veteran on the field at Acrisure Stadium at the beginning of the third quarter of each home game. The honoree is presented with a steel plaque that is made from the steel we mine, melt and make right here in America.

The plaques are fabricated by the employees at our Research and Development facility in Munhall, Pennsylvania, powder-coated by Electro-Kote in Irwin, Pennsylvania, and custom etched by our partners at Wendell August Forge, just north of Pittsburgh. The plaque represents the veteran’s strength and courage, a testament to their resilience and dedication to our nation. Presenters include members of the SERVE ERG, and other veterans.

Click here to see how the plaque is made.

Corporate Contributions to Education

Reading Champions

The Reading Champions program, partnered with the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation, is providing profound impact to our Pittsburgh community by improving student reading literacy in the Mon Valley communities as we finish our third season in February 2024. Since launching in 2021, over 1,150 Mon Valley third graders have participated in the program. Students have logged more than a combined 1 million minutes of reading, a figure that’s growing fast.

SOCIAL AREAS OF FOCUS

U. S. Steel’s current governance areas of focus align with the results of our ESG Materiality Assessment.