CSL Ltd Annual Report 2021

11 Our Communities CSL has launched a community partnership with six National Urban League affiliates across the US to provide support to address the most pressing needs where CSL has a strong community presence. The National Urban League is a historic civil rights and urban advocacy organisation that provides direct services that impact and improve the lives of more than 2 million people across the US. Areas of focus of the partnership include strengthening public health, leadership development, workforce diversity and job creation and training. The partnership also works toward the goal of improving understanding and awareness about plasma donation in coordination with CSL Plasma centres in each of the affiliates’ communities. CSL, with global operational headquarters in the greater Philadelphia region, piloted the collaboration with the Urban League of Philadelphia, focusing on leadership and career development as well as public health, with specific funding to support the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium. The company is also working directly with five other Urban League affiliates, including Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, Baltimore and South Florida (Broward County), to have company leaders volunteer on their respective boards and align on goals and priority areas of support for these regions. An additional CSL Behring contribution will go to the National Urban League Career Services Center to promote talent identification and job placement throughout the U.S. Addressing community needs throughout the US Young researchers in search of treatments and cures for rare diseases received US$140,000 in unrestricted grants at the Uplifting Athletes Young Investigator Draft Presented by CSL Behring. The draft spotlights scientists and helps boost their research projects by awarding US$20,000 grants. CSL Behring has been supporting the event since it launched in 2018. Normally held with much fanfare at Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Philadelphia Eagles, the Young Investigator Draft was held virtually for the first time in 2021. Founded in 2007, Uplifting Athletes (UA) brings hope and inspiration through the power of sport with a powerful network of over 20 college football student-athlete led chapters, Uplifting Ambassadors and TeamUA participants. Tackling rare diseases by supporting emerging researchers CSL Limited Annual Report 2020/21 58