Throughout her career, Michelle Woodard has seen 3M’s promise of progress. Now, as 3M’s first Black chair-elect for the Women’s Leadership Forum, Michelle will advance that promise and help others progress at 3M.

Over the past year and a half, multiple 3M departments have been hard at work freshening up the overall aesthetic of 3M’s corporate headquarters.

3M is planning to invest $470 million and add around 600 new jobs by 2025 to its plant in Clinton, Tennessee.

3M and the Honnold Foundation join forces to fund a large-scale solar installation in West Virginia. The solar array will help power Coalfield Development’s community facility.

In response to the recent tornado outbreak in the South and Midwest, 3M is providing emergency cash assistance and needed supplies to their disaster relief partners.

As a founding member of the Global Alliance for Sustainable Energy, 3M advanced the coalition’s mission by sharing insight and discussing common barriers in the renewable industry at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26).

3M shows its support for The Hispanic Promise by raising the Hispanic Star flag at its headquarters in Maplewood.

3M and education non-profit Play Africa adapt 3M’s Science at Home series to make STEM education more accessible for the children of South Africa.

To advance its equity initiatives, 3M formed the Community Coalition - a project that will unite diverse leaders around the Twin Cities to advise 3M on how to equitably disperse a $50 million investment to address equity gaps in the community.

Anila Prabhu, vice president of sustainability for 3M Health Care, explains how her business group is collaborating with community organizations, health care systems and thought leaders to implement their equity commitments.