Dress Codes and Today’s Culture

Dress Codes and Today’s Culture

By |2024-01-05T22:20:10-06:00February 7, 2020|

You would have to be blind to miss the changes in people’s fashion preferences. Every year, millions of men and women are getting more piercings and tattoos. And the body parts that can be pierced, pricked, lanced, and tattooed are growing in number. You may see potential applicants with everything from the traditional pierced ears, ...

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Navigating Towel and Tissue Sustainability

By |2024-01-05T22:20:09-06:00February 5, 2020|

In this era of rising concerns about global environmental challenges such as ocean plastics, greenhouse gases, deforestation, and more, there is no shortage of voices calling for action. The challenge for all businesses is determining which voices to listen to. Companies frequently become either paralyzed by the complexity, and do nothing, or try to do ...

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The Evolving Distribution Industry

By |2024-01-05T22:20:08-06:00February 2, 2020|

The distribution industry is changing—actually being reshaped—before our very eyes. For instance, did you know that Uber and Lyft are now considered part of the supply chain in the United States and in parts of Europe? Some predict that, in terms of profits, their role in supply chain logistics in key areas of the world ...

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New York to Restart Ingredient Communication Rulemaking

By |2024-11-19T09:14:26-06:00January 30, 2020|

The New York State (NYS) Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced a public meeting on its renewed efforts to establish ingredient disclosure requirements for commercial and household cleaning products on  February 24, 2020, in Albany, New York. Background NYS is restarting the regulatory process for the purpose of establishing regulations that ultimately will require manufacturers ...

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IEHA and The W. Edwards Deming Institute

By , |2024-01-05T22:20:08-06:00January 30, 2020|

Welcome to the first installment of the IEHA-Deming Institute Success Series—a collaboration between IEHA, a division of ISSA founded in 1930, and The W. Edwards Deming Institute®, founded in 1993 to carry on the work of W. Edwards Deming. The series provides IEHA members with tools for success through the application of the Deming System ...

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Advocacy in Action

By |2024-01-05T22:20:09-06:00January 29, 2020|

In 2018, the ISSA board of directors decided to invest in an expansion of ISSA’s advocacy efforts to help create a legislative and regulatory environment that allows the worldwide cleaning industry to thrive. In January 2019, I started as ISSA’s director of government affairs and began developing and implementing a long-term strategic plan for the ...

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The State of the Industry

By |2024-03-21T02:40:37-05:00January 27, 2020|

As we enter a new decade, most can’t help but be excited about the evolving force of the global cleaning industry in making a significant impact on the health and welfare of those who inhabit the orb we call home—planet Earth. If you could anticipate important events, developments, trends, innovations, and projections of what’s important ...

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Facing the Next Pandemic

By |2024-01-05T22:20:06-06:00January 21, 2020|

Pandemic: An infectious disease outbreak with global implications. A pandemic is coming, and we are not ready. Experts across the globe agree it’s not if, but when. Bill Gates thinks a coming disease could kill 30 million people within six months—and says we should prepare for it as we do for war.1 Laurie Garret, a ...

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New Year, New You: How Mentoring Can Benefit Your Career

By |2024-01-05T22:20:06-06:00January 20, 2020|

Are you ready to boost your career this year? Considering January is National Mentoring Month, it’s a great opportunity to utilize a tried and true professional growth tool: mentoring. Professional mentoring connects an experienced person (the mentor) with another (the mentee) to work together and enhance the mentee’s knowledge and skillset. Establishing a professional mentorship ...

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ISSA Reacts to New York 1,4-Dioxane Law

By |2024-11-19T09:09:36-06:00December 11, 2019|

On December 9, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation (S.4389-B/A.6295-A) effectively prohibiting the presence of 1,4-Dioxane, an unintentional byproduct, in household cleaning and personal care products. The law would restrict the presence of 1,4-Dioxane above two parts per million (ppm) by the end of 2022, and above one part per million (ppm) by the ...

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