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Students in the Ysleta Independent School District in El Paso, Texas, are getting new learning experiences outside the classroom that support workforce development.High school students in engineering courses recently explored interactive exhibits about subjects such as robotics at the city’s new science and learning center.The visit came through the district’s partnership with Marathon Petroleum’s El Paso refinery, which has also provided internships and equipment for job-based classes.

The Ysleta Independent School District (YISD) in El Paso, Texas, is providing new learning experiences outside the classroom to build upon career-oriented programs for high school students. The district recently leveraged its educational partnership with Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s (MPC) El Paso refinery for a visit by more than 30 students and teachers to the city’s La Nube (pronounced noo-beh) STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) Discovery Center.

“We invited some of the engineering students, since we have been working with Marathon on workforce development and engineering is one of the main careers of focus,” said YISD Career and Technical Education (CTE) Coordinator of Workplace Learning Cecy De La O. “Some of the instructors said that the exhibits gave them ideas for future lessons, activities or projects.”

“We have been working with Marathon on workforce development, and engineering is one of the main careers of focus.”

The students who toured La Nube are enrolled in courses that are part of Engineering Foundations, one of several professional development curricula available at high schools in YISD.  Among other advantages, these programs of study can help students acquire industry certifications, earn college credit and pursue work-based learning opportunities.

“Hosting the students was an extension of our continuing partnership with YISD’s CTE Department,” said MPC Principal ESG and Stakeholder Engagement Representative V.J. Smith. “Our support includes grants to fund participation in skills competitions, purchases of industrial equipment for CTE classes, employee volunteers helping stage academic contests, and summer internships at the refinery.”

MPC representatives coordinated the visit as part of celebrating Flow, an interactive exhibit the refinery funded. This exhibit focuses on the science behind water, how machinery harnesses its power and the importance of conservation. Along with Flow, the students spent time at La Nube’s eight other learning zones that offer hands-on activities for exploring subjects such as robotics, geometry, 3D printing and acoustics.

“Our involvement with the school district reflects MPC’s commitment to strengthen the communities where we operate and help make people’s lives better,” Smith said. “Our core value of collaboration motivates us to work with stakeholders to find ways of making a positive, measurable impact.”

At Tapestry, we believe great design and an exceptional customer experience must come first. With this foundation, we then focus on producing quality products through material efficiency, embracing circularity and innovation across our supply chain.

CREATE PRODUCTS WITH CARE GOALS FOR 2025 AND BEYOND

95% traceability and mapping of our raw materials by 2025.90% of leather used in our products comes from Silver- and Gold-rated Leather Working Group (LWG) tanneries by 2025.95% of polyamide (nylon) will be from preor postconsumer recycled sources by 2025.90% of cotton will be organic- or regenerativecertified by 2025.75% recycled content in consumer packaging by 2025.95% of polyester will be from pre- or post-consumer recycled sources by 2027.10% of leather will be from farms using regenerative agriculture practices, made with recycled inputs or made with “next-generation” materials by 2030.

Tapestry’s circularity strategy is centered on supporting the three principles of the circular economy, all driven by design: eliminating waste and pollution, circulating products and materials and regenerating nature. We categorize our projects into three workstreams that support these principles:

Fabric of Change targets: Our sustainability targets serve as the foundational work underpinning our circular economy strategySystem initiatives: Establish and invest in partnerships, infrastructure and innovations needed to implement circular business models and circular economy principlesProduct initiatives: Empower our brands to create products that are designed to flow through multiple lives, utilizing recycled and regenerative materials

Through these workstreams, we aim to scale circular business models that extend product lifecycles and value.

Tapestry is a Network Partner of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity that develops and promotes the idea of a circular economy. The Foundation’s Fashion Initiative is leading international efforts working with businesses, governments and NGOs to fundamentally redesign both the products of the future, and the services, supply chains and business models that deliver them and keep them in use. The program seeks to inspire the fashion industry to ensure products are used more, are made to be made again, and are made from safe and recycled or renewable inputs in order to create a resilient and thriving industry.

We continue to prioritize the education of our employees on circular business principles. For more information see the section Upskilling our Employees and our Supply Chain.

Read more about our commitment to circularity in our Corporate Responsibility Report, The Fabric of Change