Monthly Archives: November 2023

Tennant Announces Custodians Are Key Contest Winner

By |2023-11-29T14:27:55-06:00November 29, 2023|

Tennant Co. has named Alonzo Henly the grand prize winner of its second-annual Custodians Are Key recognition program. Initially launched in September 2019, the program recognizes the work K-12 custodians are doing in schools across the United States. Parents, teachers, and school administrators were invited to nominate custodians for their efforts to provide students with a healthy ...

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Reckitt Teams With Angels to Strike Out COVID-19

By |2023-11-29T14:27:56-06:00November 29, 2023|

Reckitt, parent company of Reckitt Professional, has been named an official partner of MLB’s Los Angeles Angels. The agreement calls for Reckitt’s team of disinfection experts and microbiologists to work with Angels officials in determining high-touch spots throughout the team’s home ballpark Angel Stadium. Reckitt will provide the Anaheim, California, stadium with a supply of U.S. ...

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Grainger Publishes Corporate Responsibility Report

By |2023-11-29T14:27:57-06:00November 29, 2023|

W.W. Grainger Inc. has released its 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report. The 10th-annual report details Grainger’s commitment to key environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. This year’s edition also contains expanded diversity, equity, and inclusion content and an overview of the company’s COVID-19 response and safe return-to-work facility plan. "If the events of this past year ...

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Healthy Schools Campaign & Green Seal Seek Comments on New Standard

By |2023-11-29T14:27:57-06:00November 29, 2023|

The Healthy Schools Campaign (HSC) and Green Seal® have opened public review for their Healthy Green Schools & Colleges Standard. The draft standard was developed in partnership with directors on the Healthy Green Schools & Colleges Steering Committee. It is geared toward both K-12 school districts and higher education institutions and is the centerpiece of ...

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BSCAI Seeks Submissions for 2021 CLEAN Awards

By |2023-11-29T14:27:57-06:00November 29, 2023|

The Building Service Contractors Association International (BSCAI) is now accepting nominations for its 2021 CLEAN Awards. The annual awards program honors BSCAI members for their contributions to the association. This year’s award categories include: BSCAI Cleaning for Health Award® Building Service Employee of the Year Award, presented by Hillyard Inc. Skip Marsden Education Excellence Award Walter ...

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Aramark Appoints SVP of Corporate Communications

By |2023-11-29T14:27:58-06:00November 29, 2023|

Aramark has appointed Debbie Albert senior vice president of corporate communications. Albert previously worked at Aramark from 1995 to 2010. During her 16-year tenure, she held a variety of leadership roles within the company’s corporate communications department. Albert has spent the last decade leading Albert Communications, a strategic communications and marketing firm she founded in ...

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Clorox Raises Quarterly Dividend 5%

By |2023-11-29T14:27:58-06:00November 29, 2023|

The Clorox Co., parent company of CloroxPro™, has increased the quarterly dividend on its common stock 5% to US$1.16 per share. The dividend―$4.44 annualized with a yield 2.48%―is payable August 13, to shareholders of record at the close of business July 28. Clorox has increased the total annual dividends paid to its shareholders every year since 1977. About ...

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Colgate-Palmolive Releases Sustainability Report

By |2023-11-29T14:27:58-06:00November 29, 2023|

Colgate-Palmolive Co. has released the company’s 2020 Sustainability & Social Impact Report. The report, entitled “Reimagining a Healthier Future for All,“ highlights the company’s ongoing progress in achieving its 2025 Sustainability & Social Impact Strategy , including reducing absolute greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 37.5% from 2002 and eliminating plastic waste in its products and packaging. ...

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IICRC Seeks Volunteers for Input on Three Standards

By |2023-11-29T14:27:59-06:00November 29, 2023|

The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification (IICRC) is now accepting volunteers to serve on consensus bodies for the development of three new standards. BSR/IICRC S210 Standard for Dimension Stone Maintenance and Restoration is a new standard for the cleaning, maintenance, restoration, rehabilitation, and repair of interior dimension stone. BSR/IICRC S320 Standard for Professional Assessment, ...

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ISSA LARU- Upcoming Free Webinar: What Is Going on in Washington?

By |2023-11-29T14:28:00-06:00November 29, 2023|

Welcome to the ISSA Legislative & Regulatory Update (LARU), our biweekly roundup of the latest public policy issues impacting the cleaning industry. This update touches on a June 8 ISSA advocacy webinar, ISSA representatives meeting with representatives from the Biden administration about workplace emergency temporary standards, a new ISSA Advocacy Fund infographic, and more. ISSA ...

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