Corporate Partner Spotlight: UL Solutions

In honor of Earth Day, we are celebrating our global partnership with UL Solutions ! With more than 8 million square feet of space at 375+ Ronald McDonald House programs around the world, RMHC is committed to prioritizing sustainability practices in each community we serve.

Read more about the partnership and how UL Solutions’ team members champion the mission of RMHC below:

1.????What made UL Solutions interested in partnering with RMHC and our network of local Chapters?

Cooperation, caring and competency play essential roles in solving the world’s shared challenges and ensuring thriving communities. This is why UL Solutions partners with purpose, sharing our mission of working for a safer world to make an impact on the planet, people and prosperity.

We have proudly partnered with RMHC to advance its sustainability efforts and help provide healthier environments for families with children who are sick while also providing educational resources to reinforce sustainability priorities for RMHC Chapters across the globe.?

“As the organization’s first-ever partner?solely dedicated to supporting their global sustainability efforts, UL Solutions’ scientific expertise is helping support Ronald McDonald House Charities as they continue to provide critical resources and comfort to families with children who are ill or injured. It’s a partnership that supports both organizations’ missions and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by working to provide healthier and more inviting indoor environments for children and families during their medical journeys.” - Barbara Guthrie, vice president of Corporate Sustainability at UL Solutions

2.????How does UL Solutions support RMHC mission delivery across the globe?

UL Solutions continues to advance the mission of RMHC by assessing the conditions of RMHC programs to help provide healthier environments for families, galvanizing our network of employees to give back and volunteer at their local RMHC Chapter and providing educational resources to reinforce sustainability priorities for RMHC Chapters across the globe. As an example, UL Solutions is delivering pro-bono UL Verified Healthy Building services at select RMHC Chapters in the U.S. To earn a UL Verified Healthy Building Mark for Indoor Air, RMHC Chapters undergo an extensive process to demonstrate that each facility has excellent indoor air quality (IAQ).

"We check for specific indoor air quality factors, with a focus on ventilation, filtration and hygiene to help ensure excellent indoor air quality over time. Once we complete a building’s verification, it receives a UL Verified Healthy Building Mark, allowing RMHC families to feel confident that the facilities they need are healthier and more sustainable.” - Sean McCrady, global director of Asset and Sustainability Performance in the Real Estate and Properties group at UL Solutions

3.????How do you galvanize your network of thousands of employees to support mission delivery in their local communities?

“As part of our partnership with RMHC, we launched our new global employee volunteer campaign, Families Helping Families, in which all members of our UL Solutions family can help support the millions of families served by RMHC each year. Our volunteer campaign goal is to support more than 1,000 RMHC families and make a lasting positive impact on the health and well-being of our communities.” - Tina Vaughn, senior manager of Social Sustainability at UL Solutions

We are well on our way to reaching our goal of supporting 1,000 RMHC families this year with volunteer events taking place across the globe, including:

• Cooking meals and making cookies for families at multiple programs around the world
• Painting apartments at the Ronald McDonald House in Mainz, Germany
• Packing more than 100 snack bags for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House in South Florida
• Completing a cleaning project at the Ronald McDonald House located inside the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Thailand
• Running the Milan Marathon Relay to support the Ronald McDonald House in Milan
• Participating in the Green Thumbs program, a gardening initiative of RMHC, during Earth Week at the Ronald McDonald House near Advocate Hospital in Oak Lawn, Illinois

Volunteerism is another way in which we contribute to our communities and help those in need. At UL Solutions, we walk the talk, providing a volunteer time off benefit to all full- and part-time employees.

“Our mission to work for a safer, more secure and sustainable world is one that every UL employee embraces.?When we share our mission through volunteerism, we make a positive impact on the communities where we work and live, as well as our own sense of well-being. The partnership with RMHC helps our team live our mission by helping to create healthier and more sustainable communities around the world while supporting the millions of families served by RMHC each year.” - Lynn Hancock, executive vice president and chief transformation officer at UL Solutions

?Thank you, UL Solutions !