Learn About ISSA’s New Sustainability Council

ISSA's new Sustainability Council allows ISSA to directly assist with standards development for sustainability

June 28, 2022

ISSA is pleased to announce the formation of the ISSA Sustainability Council.

The ISSA Board of Directors realizes there is a significant need to take a leading role in the cleaning industry to assist ISSA members with their sustainability efforts. Under the leadership of ISSA Board members Amir Karim and Ailene Grego, the council has expanded to include members from manufacturing, distribution, and service providers.

The ISSA Sustainability Council members include:

  • Ailene Grego, SouthEast Link
  • Amir Karim, Polykar
  • Bill McGarvey, Imperial Dade
  • Oriana Raabe, Ecolab Inc.
  • Diana Wilson, Supreme Maintenance Organization
  • Wendy Welker, Georgia Tech
  • Marco Simoncini, Sofidel America Corp.
  • Jackie Poulakos, Mercedes Benz Stadium
  • Stephen Ashkin, The Ashkin Group LLC.

The ISSA Sustainability Council has approved an ISSA Alliance Membership with The Value Reporting Foundation’s Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Standards. This new alliance membership allows ISSA to directly assist with standards development for sustainability so that the voice of the association’s members will be heard. As part of the alliance membership, ISSA will work with Value Reporting Foundation to provide content, standards, and support related to the reporting of data points supporting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) that are relevant to the financial performance of the industry. For more information on the ISSA Sustainability Council visit the Sustainability Committee page.

 

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