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Community Engagement

At Avendra, we believe our associates have great ideas and we want them to put these ideas to work in many ways, including helping define how we get involved in our local communities.

Our strategy for community involvement includes both company-defined programs and policies and associate-driven causes.

This approach connects our people more closely to the causes that matter most to them. It also gives associates the chance to get to know their co-workers in a different capacity, while experiencing the fulfillment that comes with giving back and helping others. In addition to focusing on social impacts in our own operations, we also seek to improve the focus on people and communities within our supplier’s supply chains.

 

Grassroots giving

Each associate is invited to the larger conversation around Avendra’s corporate citizenship and is encouraged to weigh in on how and where Avendra gets involved in the communities we touch and the charities which matter most to them. As a result, two to three dozen associate-selected charities are supported each year.

 

Designated Community Service for each associate

Every year, Avendra encourages each of its departments to spend a half-day doing community service together. Associates donate their time cleaning parks, packing lunches for children in need, working in the local food bank or assisting any number of local charities in many other ways.

 

Blood Drives

Avendra hosts semi-annual blood drives at our corporate headquarters to benefit local blood banks.

 

Food, School Supply, Toy & Clothing Drives

Throughout the year, Avendra associates donate food, school supplies, toys and clothes to local charity groups to support seasonal needs.

Organizations recently supported include:

  • American Heart Association
  • American Red Cross
  • American Red Cross of the National Capital Region
  • Animal Resource Foundation
  • Camp Sunshine
  • Catholic Medical Mission Board
  • Children’s Tumor Foundation
  • City of Rockville Community Services Division
  • Covenant Life Golf Classic
  • Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
  • Give Kids the World
  • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
  • Linkages to Learning
  • National Multiple Sclerosis Society
  • NCAC, BSA Leadership Dinner
  • Respiratory Health Association
  • ServiceSource Foundation
  • Jude Trike-A-Thon
  • The Healing Place
  • UNICEF
  • United Way

 

Balancing social impacts in the supply chain

Having a positive impact on people and communities is something that we focus on in our own operations. We also realize the influence we have within the supply chains that we oversee on behalf of our customers. Positive impacts on people and communities are a key component to a sustainable business. We seek to support the sustainability and corporate responsibility initiatives of our customers and encourage our suppliers to balance environmental, social and economic considerations in their businesses and supply chains.