Month: February 2024

Originally published by Progressive Grocer.

By Emily Crowe.

Albertsons Cos. has made big sustainability moves in recent years through its Recipe for Change initiative, and the company is keeping a keen eye toward future strategies in the space. Suzanne Long, Chief Sustainability and Transformation Officer at Albertsons Cos., joined a panel discussion on the opening day of Manifest 2024, the supply chain and logistics conference held Feb. 5-7 at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas, to discuss supply chain sustainability, technology advancements, circularity and more.

See original article on Progressive Grocer and read more about Albertsons Companies and our Recipe for Change on our website.

An undeniable correlation exists between employee wellness and a business’ overall health. Health, safety and well-being are core to Walgreens Boots Alliance’s purpose and heritage to inspire more joyful lives through better health. We recognize that each of our team members has their own needs, challenges, hopes and dreams. We have created a workplace where team members feel supported, respected and celebrated for being their authentic selves.

WBA encourages open dialogue and constructive feedback from our stakeholders, including employees, to help ensure we achieve best practices. We also require all segments, businesses and corporate functions to have formal governance processes in place for health and safety matters in the operations for which they are responsible. Please see how we have engaged with priority stakeholders in our 2023 Environmental, Social & Governance Report.

To create a safe and productive workplace, employees across our businesses are provided with avenues to report questions or concerns, including contacting management; calling a toll-free, confidential hotline; submitting an online report; contacting the Compliance Officer or department and/or contacting human resources.

The safety of our employees is of the utmost importance to WBA. As such, we routinely look for ways to prioritize safety and education trainings.

In fiscal 2023, Boots UK continued evolving our digital incident reporting management system. We consolidated two third-party management systems that managed different parts of the business into one, all-encompassing system. This has helped to streamline the data collection process and makes action against incident reports more effective.

In Boots stores, routine safety inspections enable a real-time view of compliance. This program continues to develop and plans to simplify it to be more practical and effective are being developed.

Boots UK is working with Primary Authorities to gain assurances around workplace safety. Working alongside Primary Authorities has helped Boots to review existing safety protocols and to work towards the development of new pieces of assured advice.

Maintaining a safe stockroom environment helps protect our Walgreens team members, which is the reason for implementing our Safety Focused Stockroom program. This program prioritizes maintaining a clean, neat, and organized stockroom and lowering product stored in the stockroom. Stores can effectively reduce the risk of an incident occurring and achieve a safety focused stockroom environment.

Walgreens has programs in place to support customers and team members through incident management. Our Customer Care Advocate Program proactively offers support to customers who have reported an in-store incident. Our Nurse Triage Program is an upstream process for team members that provides timely quality care following a workplace injury. Through the service, team members with workplace injuries can call and speak to a registered nurse to determine the appropriate first level of care.

For more information on WBA’s employee health, safety and well-being initiatives please see the latest ESG Report.

HORSHAM, Pa., February 29, 2024 /3BL/ – On Tuesday, March 12, Mohamed Abaas, environmental sustainability specialist from Sofidel, will present tips for cutting through greenwashing to improve scope 3 emissions and meet sustainability goals at the Clean Buildings Conference (CBC) in Baltimore. His eye-opening presentation will take place at 8:45 a.m. EST.

“Business leaders must consider the full impact of a product’s life cycle to determine if it’s truly sustainable and worth buying for their facilities,” said Abaas. “It’s not enough to trust that if a product is labeled ‘green’ it is benefitting the environment.”

Attendees of the two-day conference will gain a better understanding of pressing issues in the cleaning industry via speaker presentations, workshops, panel discussions and more. They will learn how to make and attain sustainability goals that will help the planet as well as facility occupants while improving their bottom line. The conference will coincide with NFMT Expo which will highlight the latest trends in facility management.

“It’s never too late to embrace tools and knowledge that will help businesses achieve their sustainability goals. CBC is a great place to network and gain valuable skills regarding sustainability,” added Abaas.

Sofidel is a leading provider of paper for hygienic and domestic use across the U.S. and Europe. With its global headquarters in Italy, Sofidel America has been offering its innovative sustainable paper products to U.S. customers since 2012. Sustainability is one of Sofidel’s core organizational values. It recently earned an A- in the Climate Change and Forests categories by CDP, and the company is a member of the UN Global Compact.

Registration is open now for CBC, with pricing starting at $49 to attend CBC conference sessions. To learn more and register, visit https://www.cleanbuildingsconference.com/lp/CBCEarlyReg/.

For more information about Sofidel, visit www.sofidel.com.

About The Sofidel Group   
The Sofidel Group, a privately held company, is a world leader in the manufacture of paper for hygienic and domestic use. Founded in 1966, the Group has subsidiaries in 13 countries – Italy, Spain, the UK, France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Poland, Hungary, Greece, Romania, and the USA – with more than 6,800 employees. A member of the UN Global Compact, the Sofidel Group considers sustainability a strategic imperative and is committed to promoting sustainable development. For more information, visit www.sofidel.com.

Media Contact: 
Brianna Fitzpatrick, Mulberry Marketing Communications,  bfitzpatrick@mulberrymc.com

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