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Sustainability Reporting

By |2024-03-11T17:56:51-05:00February 12, 2024|

Sustainability reporting is a powerful tool for those considering doing business with an organization, similar to reading a CARFAX™ report before buying a used car. Just as CARFAX provides a detailed vehicle history, sustainability reporting offers a comprehensive account of an organization’s environmental practices. Providing a window Prospective car buyers consider transparency vital for making ...

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Building Health and Wellness

By |2024-03-20T17:29:15-05:00February 9, 2024|

While the pandemic might be behind us, focusing on air quality, its cleanliness, and its health effects remains paramount. It’s not merely about eradicating germs, but about creating environments promoting well-being. With the evolving landscape of building cleanliness and its impact on health and wellness, ISSA and its Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC) division have ...

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ISSA 2023 Achievement Awards Recipients

By |2024-03-11T17:56:49-05:00February 7, 2024|

The ISSA Achievement Awards annually recognize individuals who are committed to driving the cleaning industry forward through their positive contributions in their businesses and beyond. Five honorees were recognized on November 14 at ISSA Show North America 2023, which took place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. The ISSA Honorary Lifetime Achievement ...

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Behind the Scenes at ISSA Show

By |2024-03-21T02:44:05-05:00February 5, 2024|

When you think of exciting and diverse professions, the cleaning industry might not be the first thing that comes to mind, but it has its unique charm. This is evident when reflecting on ISSA Show North America 2023 and the celebration of ISSA’s 100th anniversary. Ed Nichols is the director of ISSA Show North America. ...

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Introducing ISSA’s 2024 President

By |2024-03-11T17:56:48-05:00February 2, 2024|

In my business at Midlab, we are constantly seeking to improve, and I am bringing that same mental attitude with me in my role as your new ISSA president of our board of directors. But first, let me introduce myself and give you a glimpse into my world. I am Matt Schenk. Like many of ...

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Winter’s Threat: Navigating the Surge of Respiratory Illnesses as a Cleaning Professional

By |2024-03-20T20:14:11-05:00January 12, 2024|

It’s winter in the United States, and showing up along with the cold and snow is a rise in respiratory illnesses, namely influenza (flu), Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), and variants of COVID-19. How, as cleaning professionals, do we address the threat of these infectious diseases to protect others and ourselves? In this episode of BioTalk, ...

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Artificial Intelligence in the Warehouse

By |2024-03-11T17:56:45-05:00December 6, 2023|

Artificial intelligence (AI) is not magic. From my perspective and in the context of distributors, AI is a combination of software and data to solve and prevent problems. The software is usually a distributor’s ERP (Enterprise Resources Planning) system, modified to include AI logic and formulas, potentially interacting with CRM (customer relationship management) and e-commerce ...

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Power Follow-Ups

By |2024-03-11T17:56:43-05:00December 1, 2023|

For team leaders, supervisors, or managers, observation coaching involves something I call “power follow-ups.” This strategy is extremely important as we look to the future of our industry and your successful place in it. To do this, if you see or hear something that is not the standard set by your organization, try taking the ...

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Cleaning for Health: Sprinting to Scale

By |2024-07-16T21:04:40-05:00November 29, 2023|

As senior director of the Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC), I provide updates on where we are right now with Cleaning for Health initiatives, from workshops, legislation in play, cleaning verification, training, certification, and more. At the 2022 ISSA Show North America at McCormick Place Convention Center (a GBAC STAR® accredited facility) in Chicago, ISSA’s ...

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7 Ideas to Help Discuss Sustainability

By |2024-03-11T17:56:42-05:00November 27, 2023|

These days, many people have an opinion about sustainability that they are prepared to share—sometimes loudly and passionately. As business professionals, our goal is to serve our prospective and current customers, ultimately generating the best profitability for those who employ us. Thus, it is critical to become knowledgeable on important issues such as sustainability and ...

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