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Community investment Confirmed

Honda awards $75,000 for hunger relief

Honda awarded $75,000 to Second Harvest to support hunger relief operations, increasing donations by 50%.

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Second Harvest has been awarded $75,000 from Honda to support hunger relief operations, increasing its donation to Second Harvest by 50% compared to previous years, the food bank said.

Community investment Confirmed

Honda partners with Regional Food Bank for hunger relief

Honda partners with the Regional Food Bank to support local families experiencing food insecurity.

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Keeler Honda is partnering with the Regional Food Bank to support local families experiencing food insecurity.

Labor & working conditions Confirmed

Honda raises hourly worker pay by 11%

Honda is giving American production workers an 11% pay raise.

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10—Honda is giving American production workers an 11% pay raise.

Climate & energy Confirmed

Honda funds 750k tree plantings in New Zealand

Honda funded the planting of over 750,000 trees in New Zealand since 2004 via the Honda TreeFund.

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Since 2004, the Honda TreeFund has funded the planting of more than 750,000 trees throughout New Zealand.

Labor & working conditions Confirmed

Honda raises hourly worker pay 11% in January 2024

Honda's U.S. facilities will give an 11% wage increase to production associates starting January 2024.

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facilities, production associates starting in January 2024 at Honda's U.S. facilities will receive an 11% wage increase, the same percentage hike that would be granted to production workers at the Detroit Three if a majority of the rank-and-file votes in support of the deals.
finance.yahoo.com
24—GREENSBURG — Production workers at Honda facilities throughout the United States recently received an early holiday present when company officials announced an 11% pay increase for production associates starting in January 2024.

Community investment Confirmed

Honda donated $50,000 to hunger relief

Honda donated $50,000 to A Simple Gesture, a nonprofit hunger relief organization in Greensboro, to address food waste in Guilford County.

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yahoo.com
Honda donated $50,000 to A Simple Gesture, a nonprofit hunger relief organization in Greensboro, to address food waste in Guilford County.
The contribution from Honda will help A Simple Gesture increase the amount of food recovered and delivered to nonprofits, with over 850,000 pounds of perishable food already rescued in 2025, equivalent to 1,062,500 child-size meals or 708,333 adult-size meals valued at $1,640,500.

Climate & energy Confirmed

Honda begins battery sharing test in Sweden

Honda and GoCimo start a one-year battery sharing service verification test in Malmö, Sweden in February 2025.

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As part of our initiatives to achieve zero environmental impact, Honda and GoCimo, a Swedish start-up that operates rental and sharing service of electric motorcycles with swappable batteries, together have commenced a battery sharing service verification test in Malmö, Sweden in February 2025 for a period of one year.

Climate & energy Confirmed

Honda undertook restoration in New Zealand and elsewhere

Honda tackled a restoration project in New Zealand and other locations.

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This is a project Honda has tackled in New Zealand and elsewhere.

Labor & working conditions Confirmed

Honda — factory worker wages

South Korean automaker Hyundai has joined Honda and Toyota in raising factory worker wages after the United Auto Workers union reached new contract agreements with Detroit automakers.

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South Korean automaker Hyundai has joined Honda and Toyota in raising factory worker wages after the United Auto Workers union reached new contract agreements with Detroit automakers.
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South Korean automaker Hyundai has joined Honda and Toyota in raising factory worker wages after the United Auto Workers union reached new contract agreements with Detroit automakers.