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Employees unite with Sempra Foundation to raise over $5 million for charity

Submitted by sempra_katie on Fri, 03/17/2023 - 11:52
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Sempra employees participating in a volunteer tree-planting project in TexasThe term “philanthropist” may conjure mental pictures of wise and wealthy do-gooders or bronze plaques adorning the walls of cultural institutions. The reality is that philanthropists are everyday people throughout our communities and workplaces helping, often silently, to make the world a better place.

Sempra Foundation Helps Bring Cleaner Cookstoves to Indigenous and Environmental Justice Communities Across Mexico

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SAN DIEGO, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra Foundation, founded and funded by Sempra (NYSE: SRE) (BMV: SRE), is helping to advance energy access and emissions reductions for environmental justice and indigenous communities in Mexico through a $1.1 million donation to Tijuana, Baja California-based nonprofit Fundación Mozcalti to provide these communities with cleaner cookstoves and other clean energy assets. Once all installations are completed, the projects are anticipated to benefit over 40,000 people in more than 60 communities in the Mexican states of Baja California, Sonora, Michoacan

Sempra Foundation Wins U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Top Honor for Corporate Citizenship

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SAN DIEGO, Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation has recognized the charitable achievements of Sempra Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded and endowed by Sempra (NYSE: SRE) (BMV: SRE), for Best Community Improvement Program as part of its 23rd Annual Citizens Awards. The Citizens Awards recognize purpose-driven businesses for taking a leadership role in helping solve the world's biggest challenges and recognize innovative and impactful corporate citizenship initiatives that are raising the bar on social responsibility and accelerating momentum

Bringing solar energy to border communities in Texas

Submitted by sempra_ben on Mon, 11/14/2022 - 11:15
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The Lone Star State is harnessing the power of the sun to help reduce energy costs, especially in underserved areas where electricity use can consume a disproportionate share of monthly budgets. For families in the Colonias communities in the Rio Grande Valley along the Texas-Mexico border, any cost increases in basic needs like electricity, educational supplies and even food create situations where people have to make uncomfortable choices.

Advancing energy access in Mexico

Submitted by sempra_ben on Wed, 09/07/2022 - 08:00
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Sempra Foundation investing in cleaner cooking for marginalized communities

New stoves being distributed to community members

Sempra Foundation and GRID Alternatives Advance Energy Access for Orphans and Migrant Youth in Mexico

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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra Foundation, founded by Sempra (NYSE: SRE) (BMV: SRE), and GRID Alternatives announced the completion of multiple solar energy installations designed to help provide access to clean renewable power for environmental and economic justice communities in northern Baja California, Mexico. The solar installations serve as onsite power sources for several organizations including Rancho de los Niños, an orphanage near Ensenada, and YMCA Menores Migrantes, a youth migrant shelter in Tijuana. Organizations have seen electricity cost reductions of up to 50%

Sempra Foundation Donates More Than $350,000 To Grid Alternatives To Help Advance Energy Access In Tribal Communities

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SAN DIEGO and OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra Foundation, founded by Sempra (NYSE: SRE) (BMV: SRE), has donated more than $350,000 to GRID Alternatives to help advance energy access in California tribal communities by developing, financing and implementing solar power projects. About 200 kilowatts of solar capacity will be installed at single-family residences and apartment buildings at four reservations in San Diego County and Bishop, California, supporting more than 200 tribal members. The installations will be completed through the Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund (TSAF)

Supporting Strong and Sustainable Texas Communities

Submitted by fp-admin on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 10:04
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Strengthening local communities remains at the heart of our energy behind Texas. In response to the historic Texas winter storm earlier this year, Sempra immediately responded with grants totaling $250,000 to be used for emergency food and water supplies. Grant recipients included the Houston Food Bank, the Southeast Texas Food Bank and Grace Hub Inc., for the Greater Port Arthur Food Bank.

Sempra Companies Donate Over $42 million in 2020

Submitted by fp-admin on Mon, 03/15/2021 - 16:06
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The Sempra family of companies invested a record $42.1 million in charitable giving in 2020. Between the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple climate-related disasters and calls for social justice, 2020 presented immense challenges to the communities where we operate.