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Did you know that the US’s first comprehensive urban organics collection was pioneered by Recology? By composting yard trimmings and food scraps, Recology helps ensure that organic material is put to the best and highest use possible. Last year alone they composted 1.1 billion lbs of yard trimmings and food scraps, sold 296 million pounds…

“A lot of the stuff we do, both from the Zappos perspective in terms of employees within the office and the city level is really thinking about how do you get people to collide more often. We prioritized collisions over convenience.” – Tony Hsieh Whether it was a small apartment or a few spaces in…

“They come in, they train locals, they transfer that technology, and then they let them loose. At the end of 10 years, we’ll have a trained workforce to continue the work.” – WSC General Manager Glen Laville to the New York Times. Miya’s projects all work based on the value of glocalizing: bringing in knowledge…

We love to show our partners, distributors, and suppliers how much we appreciate them. When appropriate we create a product to say thank you — or send a card or gift certificate to let them know we appreciate what they do. One of our printers has close ties to the Girl Scouts, so we created…

The Cultivating Good Water program is based on national and planetary documents and promotes the company’s social-environmental initiatives related to the conservation of natural resources. Its focus is on the quality and quantity of water and on people’s quality of life. The name Cultivating Good Water highlights the idea that, just like we cultivate the…

When the Medicinal Plants program was created, the first step, as well as other initiatives of Cultivating Good Water, was to seek partnerships with organizations already working with the theme in region, such as universities, laboratories, associations, NGOs and government agencies. Thereafter, we conducted a regional survey about which were the most common diseases and…

We give employees 40 hours of paid volunteer time each year to work with organizations they feel passionate about. We also orchestrate volunteer days for teams and entire offices, deepening the connections between our employees and our local communities.

How do you make insurance affordable enough that someone living on less than $4 a day can afford it? And once they can afford it, how do you convince them to buy it? Enter the game-changing work of MicroEnsure. By 2020, they aim to give more than 30M low to middle income families in Africa…

So what is a culture fit, anyway? Does it mean signing up to be a company clone, a Yes man or a Yes woman? Can candidates be a culture fit and still be themselves? “We believe you can put your best foot forward and still be you – core values are our guide,” says Christa…

In order to support the employee quality of life, our Oregon office has a “Walkstation Treadmill Desk”. This “Walkstation Treadmill Desk” is whisper-quiet for the office environment and allows employees to sit, stand or walk and work. Employees can exercise while at work, increasing good health habits to sedentary workers. Movement improves brain function, mental…