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Guayakí is proud to have converted its entire operation to 100% renewable energy by transferring all of its conventional electrical power usage to renewable solar energy. We offset over 55 tons of our corporate CO2 footprint…locally. In tandem with this commitment, we have purchased enough solar power to offset the carbon 1 energy market in…

We provide our employees with an employee assistance program that can be used by them and any member of their household. It is an 800 number that employees can call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Licensed counselors answer the phone and can assist employees with confidential counseling, assessment, referrals, and crisis intervention.

The mission of Goodmans is “to create great lifetime furniture experiences”. That mission is slyly provocative because of the word “lifetime”. Our teams spend a lot of energy discussing the difference between just a “great furniture experience” and a “great lifetime furniture experience”. Specifically, this is the difference between “Day One” of a furniture project…

In 2012, Recyclebank and SC Johnson teamed up to host the Green Choices Recycling Challenge. The challenge enlisted one community from each of the 50 U.S. states in a competition to see which community could get the greatest proportion of their residents to report their recycling each month. The winning community would receive a $100,000…

We developed a new way to collect feedback from sellers by meeting them in person in the spaces where they make, create, and manage their shops. Seller studio visits gives Etsy employees from all departments a deeper under- standing of the seller experience. Employees learn firsthand about seller workflows, connecting them more deeply to sellers’…

Offering partially performance-based contracts, Miya ensures that utilities feel secure with its target-focused approach. The PB framework demonstrates to clients that Miya is focuses on achieving the goals set for a particular city according to its budget and priorities. As elaborated by Bahamas Water and Sewerage Corporation General Manager Glen Laville to the New York…

In the framework of its parent company’s initiative, Good Deeds Day, Miya offices worldwide volunteer with relevant local efforts to improve the lives of the community. Though these projects are concentrated to a particular week in March, Miya Group offices contribute to the community throughout the year, both directly through water works and indirectly through…

Every other year our CEO goes through a third-party 360 degree performance review. Approximately 35 people from around the company are asked to complete detailed, anonymous assessments about the CEO’s strengths and weaknesses. The CEO publishes the results along with a plan to improve his weaknesses. The message to the company is that we all…

Being a Transparent CEO – The 4 Door Glass Office The CEO’s office is entirely glass with gaps between the glass. The design is meant to support the cultural value of transparency and accessibility. The office has four doors on all sides – a not-so-subtle invitation for anyone to come in at any time.

We pride ourselves on paying insurance claims to our middle to low-income clients within 72 hours. This is faster than the average in the western world! Further, to help people make claims, we have “call-out centers” where we call people who, for instance, show a large drop in their monthly cell phone usage. Indicators like…