Roche Colorado and the Boulder Community

Roche Colorado is a proud corporate citizen of Boulder, Colorado. The Boulder community provides Roche Colorado with, among other things, access to a highly talented workforce in beautiful surroundings.

It is only fitting that Roche Colorado business practices and civic endeavors should complement those qualities that make Boulder such a wonderful working environment.

Find out more about Boulder, Colorado here.

Corporate Citizenship

The following are some of the measures Roche Colorado has undertaken in an effort to uphold its obligations as a good corporate citizen:

Good Neighbor Pledge

In 1991 Roche signed the Good Neighbor Pledge and continues to abide by the committments of this pledge. The committments are:

Operate plant and facilities in a manner that protects the environment, our employees, and the community.
Make health, safety, and environmental considerations a planning priority (including, reduce total air emission volumes by at least 50 percent from their 1989 levels by 1994). Find out more about our Environmental Efforts here.
Communicate openly with our neighbors and form a Community Advisory Panel. Find out more about the Roche Colorado Community Advisory Panel here.

Roche Colorado employees participating in United Way Day of Caring

Charitable Contributions

Roche Colorado annually contributes a great deal of financial and in-kind resources toward a variety of charitable causes in the Boulder community. In addition, Roche Colorado matches dollar for dollar the contributions of its employees toward the annual Boulder County United Way campaign. Roche Colorado also provides opportunities for its employees to invest work hours on community projects. This includes participation in the United Way Day of Caring campaign and an annual cleanup of Boulder Creek. Roche Colorado employees spend additional hours serving on a variety of civic boards and committees. Specific contribution information can be found here.

Roche Colorado Science Show

Educational Support

Roche Colorado has made substantial financial commitments to local education programs. This includes contributions toward chemistry and engineering scholarship programs, school capitol campaigns, and funding for a variety of scholastic initiatives. Roche Colorado also pledges to match the gifts its employees make to the educational institutions of their choosing, from elementary school through university level. Finally, Roche Colorado employees volunteer many hours toward the production of a popular children's science show.

Charitable Contributions

The following is a summary of some of the many agencies and programs Roche Colorado supports through its charitable contributions:

Culture of Giving Program

Roche Colorado is proud to be a member of the Community Foundation Culture of Giving Program. Learn more about the program here.

Health Programs

Boulder County AIDS Project

Roche Colorado has made a significant financial commitment to the Boulder County AIDS Project in support of its efforts to provide comfort and assistance to those in our community who are living with the AIDS virus.

Women's Health

Roche Colorado provides financial assistance to Women's Health, helping them to meet their mission of providing quality gynecological health care services to the women of Boulder County.

Grillo Information Center

Roche Colorado provides grants toward meeting the technology needs of the Grillo Information Center, a resource for information on the treatment and care of individuals suffering from cancer and other serious illnesses.