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Genesis Biosciences Joins Antimicrobial Resistance Consortium

By |2024-02-21T22:21:26-06:00February 21, 2024|

Genesis Biosciences has joined the COMBAT AMR consortium. Led by Professor Jean-Yves Maillard of Cardiff University, the consortium seeks to understand and control the emergence and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in complex drain biofilms. Genesis Biosciences will collaborate with universities and educational institutions throughout Europe on this research project, Cleaning Hygiene Today reports. The COMBAT ARM consortium ...

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3M Files With SEC for Healthcare Spin Off

By |2024-02-21T22:19:36-06:00February 21, 2024|

3M has officially filed a Form 10 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the planned spin-off of its healthcare business as the newly independent healthcare company Solventum. Pending final approval from 3M’s board of directors, Solventum is slated to spin off April 1. The new company has applied to list ...

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Making Safer Choices

By |2024-07-16T21:04:47-05:00February 21, 2024|

ISSA proudly announces a new partnership with Penn State College of Medicine and The City College of New York School of Medicine (CUNY Med) to improve human health and the environment in disadvantaged communities across Pennsylvania and New York. The initiative will be funded by a US$1.19 million Pollution Prevention (P2) grant from the U.S. ...

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ISSA Members Among Top Employers for the Black Community

By |2024-02-20T21:05:06-06:00February 20, 2024|

Seven ISSA member companies have been named to DiversityComm Magazine’s 2024 Top Employers for the Black Community list. The publication’s annual list acknowledges companies across a variety of industries for promoting diversity and inclusive work environments. The ISSA member companies included in DiversityComm’s 2024 list include: Aramark Colgate-Palmolive Co. Ecolab Inc. Hilton Worldwide Jones Lang ...

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Cintas Acquires SITEX

By |2024-02-20T21:03:01-06:00February 20, 2024|

Cintas Corp. has acquired SITEX, a Kentucky-based, family-owned supplier of uniform and facility service programs. Established by the Sights family in Henderson, Kentucky, in 1961, Sitex currently has five locations with operations in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Financial details of the transaction were not announced. “The Sights family has grown SITEX into a strong ...

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AFFLINK

By |2024-03-21T14:58:41-05:00February 19, 2024|

In the vast and diverse world of ISSA member organizations, each one is like a unique fingerprint, leaving its distinct mark on the industry. One such member is AFFLINK, a company that has been making waves for half a century. Who is AFFLINK? “Well, it’s not a duck, that’s for sure,” said Michael Wilson, president ...

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Sodexo Appoints Chief Commercial Officer

By |2024-02-16T16:00:51-06:00February 16, 2024|

Sodexo has promoted David Woodbury chief commercial officer (CCO) for the company’s Sodexo U.S. division. Woodbury has been with Sodexo for more than 20 years, working in operations and commercial leadership roles with increasing levels of responsibility in multiple divisions throughout his tenure. He most joined Sodexo’s U.S. healthcare team in 2020 as vice president ...

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Artificial Intelligence

By |2024-03-11T17:56:52-05:00February 16, 2024|

A previous article found in the November/December 2023 issue of ISSA Today shared some ideas on how artificial Intelligence (AI) could be beneficial in a distributor’s warehouse and how it could recommend a target warehouse accuracy level. Further, it could determine if a warehouse worker is as productive as they should be. As the distribution ...

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Sofidel Recognized for ESG Risk Management

By |2024-02-15T20:42:17-06:00February 15, 2024|

Sofidel recently ranked as the top company in the household products category of Morningstar Sustainalytics’ annual ESG Risk Ratings.  Each year, Sustainalytics analyzes more than 14,000 companies worldwide on their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance and its risk to the business’ financial stability. Sofidel received a score of 14.4, placing it in the Low Risk ...

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Attracting Younger Sales Talent

By |2024-03-11T17:56:51-05:00February 14, 2024|

The sales profession is changing, and unfortunately, it’s graying. Statistics show a professional salesperson’s average age is now 47.1 years old. Fifteen years ago, that number was 42. That means that our profession has aged five years in the last 15, and that’s unsustainable. The sales profession needs new blood. With millennials now making up ...

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