WM Logistics Indore - Annual Sports Event 2013

Waste Management Names Sustainability Challenge Winner

Waste Management (NYSE: WM) today announced that the Shell Houston Open has been named the winner of its inaugural Sustainability Challenge. In a contest that invited all PGA TOUR tournaments to detail their respective sustainable event initiatives, The Shell Houston Open received the highest ranking out of 24 tournament submissions for its cumulative score in the following categories: Materials Management, Natural Resources Tracking and Conservation, Economic Impact and Overall Sustainability.
In an effort to spread sustainability-driven event planning, similar to the successful programs implemented by Waste Management at its eponymous Phoenix Open, The PGA TOUR distributed a voluntary questionnaire. The sustainability services team at Waste Management graded participating tournaments.
As the winners of the Sustainability Challenge, Shell Houston Open executives were invited to attend the 2014 Waste Management Phoenix Open and Waste Management’s fourth annual Executive Sustainability Forum during tournament week (Jan. 27 – Feb. 2, 2014).
“In addition to honoring us for our sustainability initiatives at the Shell Houston Open, Waste Management was also responsible for driving much of the behind-the-scenes efforts that are helping us build the most sustainable event possible,” said Steve Timms, tournament director for the Shell Houston Open and president and CEO of the Houston Golf Association. “We are committed to the belief that sustainability is the right thing to do.”
“Waste Management is not only dedicated to greening the game of golf and raising the bar in sustainability and sports, but we also have a social responsibility to educate and engage others,” said Dave Aardsma, chief sales and marketing officer, Waste Management. “The Sustainability Challenge has provided us the opportunity to recognize the successes of PGA TOUR tournaments like the Shell Houston Open so that others will be encouraged to follow our lead.”
Since 2007, Waste Management has been a committed partner to the Houston Golf Association and the Shell Houston Open, played at the Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas. In 2013, the Shell Houston Open committed to executing a sustainable tournament and to reducing the amount of materials sent to the landfill. To help achieve this, Waste Management designed a plan to produce less waste and enhance diversion through material reuse, recycling and composting. Through the development of an enhanced triple-bottom-line sustainability strategy (incorporating three dimensions of performance: social, environmental and financial) the 2013 tournament exceeded environmental goals and expectations and achieved an overall diversion rate of 87.3 percent.
As title sponsor of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, Waste Management continues to evolve innovative programs to increase environmental and social responsibility at the tournament. The Waste Management Phoenix Open has become a major platform for showcasing Waste Management’s sustainability initiatives, including the four Rs – reduce, reuse, recycle and recover.
http://azbigmedia.com/ab/green/waste-management-names-sustainability-challenge-winner
 

Waste Management Brand Video - Reimagine Waste

Waste Management Named to Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies List for the Seventh Year in a row

 Award recognizes leadership in ethical business practices and commitment to sustainability

Company has earned award for seven consecutive years with dedication to ethical business practices and sustainability

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2014-- 

Waste Management (NYSE:WM), a leading environmental solutions provider for North America, has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute, an independent center of research promoting best practices in corporate ethics and governance, as a 2014 World's Most Ethical Company(R).
This is the seventh time that Waste Management has been honored with this award, which recognizes organizations that continue to raise the bar on ethical leadership and corporate behavior. World's Most Ethical Company honorees understand the correlation between ethics, reputation and daily interactions with their brand and that the award belongs as much to their associates as it does to them. Waste Management is one of only two companies in the Environmental Services industry honored this year.
"This recognition reflects our most fundamental commitment to keeping the environment--and our people and our neighbors--safe," said David Steiner, chief executive officer and president of Waste Management. "As an industry leader, we continue to develop strategies to extract value from waste stream to minimize our environmental impact, while at the same time demonstrating a culture where safety and ethics are core beliefs."
"The entire community of World's Most Ethical Companies believe that customers, employees, investors and regulators place a high premium on trust and that ethics and good governance are key in earning it," said Ethisphere's Chief Executive Officer, Timothy Erblich. "Waste Management joins an exclusive community committed to driving performance through leading business practices. We congratulate everyone at Waste Management for this extraordinary achievement."
The World's Most Ethical Company assessment is based upon the Ethisphere Institute's Ethics Quotient(TM) framework. The Ethics Quotient framework has been developed over years of effort to provide a means to assess an organization's performance in an objective, consistent and standardized way. The information collected provides a comprehensive sampling of definitive criteria of core competencies, rather than all aspects of corporate governance, risk, sustainability, compliance and ethics. The Ethics Quotient framework and methodology was determined, vetted and refined by the expert advice and insights gleaned from Ethisphere's network of thought leaders and from the World's Most Ethical Company Methodology Advisory Panel.
http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140320-912116.html

Recasting Customer Communications

Holi Gala at WM Logistics!!!!

Holi is the festival of colours; a day that symbolizes the victor of good over evil, and a festival that is most enjoyed by the youth! Holi also celebrates the arrival of spring with lots of colors, compassion, fun and food! Yes, you cannot possibly celebrate festivals in India without the mention of food. Ask anyone and they will tell you how irresistible gujjiyas, the special Holi sweets, are.

Elaborating Holi in the office....

What can be a better idea to break out of daily office routine and confines of our own cubicles. This year, whole WM Logistics team celebrated the festival with jollity, passion and many colors. The credit goes to our E2 team for organizing the festivities with such great efforts. The whole office Cafeteria was full of colors. Entering into the office cafeteria made our mood colorful and throughout the day the color mania was spread all over. The base theme of this Day was Rainbow Holi. All the employees gathered at the cafeteria in evening to celebrate Rainbow Holi. This reminded us of our childhood.

Seven liquid colors and a chart sheet were placed there, all the employees were requested to place their colored hand print on chart sheet. The simple colors and blank card-sheets transformed into a WM Family Rainbow, with the different color handprints of all the Employees.

WM LOGISTICS FAMILY RAINBOW

Along with this, Gujjiyas and dry powder color was also placed so employees who are interested to play dry Holi can enjoy that.
This event made us realize that celebrations need not be fancy or big, even small gatherings or acts of togetherness can bring smile and fresh energy within the team. And that is what the true reasons behind celebrating this festival of colors is, to leave behind all worries and look forward to a new Beginning.It is a culture at WM Logistics Indore to celebrate every occasion with fellow colleagues and friends like a Big Family! We all look forward to events and celebrations, and now these extraordinary times of coming and celebrating together have become an integral part of our Organization’s culture.

Wishing you all a Happy and Colorful Holi!!!!

WML Cricket League (WCL) - WM Logistics Indore

Let us recall that awesome moment of our childhood when we got out on the very first ball while playing cricket and we said to the baller

It Was A Try Ball Dear….…… 

Cricket is like a religion for all Indians, and we at WM Logistics are no exception… J

We initiated our first Cricket Tournament in March 2014. All the employees were extremely interested to take part in this tournament. As cricket is a Team Game, so entire organization was divided into four different teams.

Every Team needed to choose their Captain and Vice-captain and were asked to give a catchy name to their Cricket Team.  Each team created its own logo for the event, and they even went so far as to make t‐shirts emblazoned with their team names and logos.

The Ball Burners 

T10 Blasters

 

Cricket Sumos  

                     The Spartan Soldiers

This was a daylong out-door event and all the employees were invited along with their families.

The activity started with a small Welcome at Office building, after which we all boarded the Bus and started for the Venue (Cricket Ground).   

There were four Matches in one single day and every team was expected to play two matches. Winners of first two matches played with each other for Winner and runner-up position and the team who could not win the first two matches played the match for the third position.

The Match started with the Toss, 

the Captains of two teams came across for the Coin Toss……

The entire day was full of fun. People enjoyed the commentary throughout the matches and provided their inputs, which made it more interesting. 

Players on the ground..

Audience in the Pavilion…

Even the sunrays could not affect the players. Team Members waiting for their turn to Bat..

Kids too having fun with their Parents.. J

Four teams entered, but only one emerged victorious at the WML Cricket League. An estimated 60 employees arrived at the field to enjoy the day’s events and cheer on their teams. For the players, this tournament was not merely a one‐day event; preparation began well in advance. The employees gathered each weekend for practice 2‐3 weeks prior to the tournament, and each devised their own strategies to win.

Though there was only one champion, it was another great company event for WM Logistics Indore. Everyone involved had a great time ‐ from the players to the supporters. The event was a success for both the company and staff. The tournament was a great chance for our valued employees to get together on a beautiful Sunday afternoon… Kudos to Happiness Brigade for organizing such a Great Event.