Science and Technology
Xerox invested 20.6% of our grants in the area of science and technology. Organizations supported by the Foundation included The Cleveland Clinic, FIRST, Connecticut Science Center, New York Hall of Science, and Rochester Institute of Technology.
Included in the science and technology program area is funding of the Xerox University Affairs Committee. The committee – which consists of about a dozen Xerox scientists from around the world – made 42 grants to 33 university science programs. The Foundation provided approximately $800,000 to this effort.
Each grant is championed by a Xerox scientist from the United States,
Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom or Spain. Universities outside
the United States received 13 grants. All 33 universities are conducting
research aligned with the long-term strategic interests of Xerox. In
2007, Xerox hired three graduate students as a result of the program
and hosted 11 interns. In addition, Xerox scientists, and the professors
we funded, co-authored and published 36 research papers in leading
academic journals.
Environmental Affairs
Xerox made 3.5% of our investments in the new category of environmental affairs, which is anchored by a $1 million grant payable over three years to The Nature Conservancy. The grant is aimed at efforts to advance sustainable forest management. The Nature Conservancy is working to identify and incorporate biodiversity components into the forestry standards by which our paper suppliers are certified, and provide data and tools to enable paper suppliers to simultaneously meet their business objectives and do the right thing.
Other investments in this focus area include: Outward Bound which
teaches respect for the environment to young people, the Mill River
Collaborative in Stamford, Conn., The Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk,
Conn., SUNY College of Environment and Forestry, SoundWaters, and
many other organizations and institutions that work toward the goal
of a sustainable world.