Our four pillars of social responsibility
- Business Values – our ethical standards
- Diversity – our commitment to developing a diverse workforce and vendor base
- Environment – our responsibility in reducing the carbon footprint
- Community – our volunteer, civic responsibilities, mentorship and in-kind contributions
ASW's position on supply chain sustainability
Our sustainability mission is to assist our customers in achieving their economic, environment and social responsibility goals. Together with our employees, clients, and vendors we work to reduce the carbon footprint and minimize the environmental impact on today's community and future generations.
- Applying lean principles to reduce cost and waste
- Using technology to promote a paperless environment
- Utilizing electric powered lift trucks throughout all facilities
- Working with clients to implement collaborative distribution solutions to reduce the carbon footprint
- Serving the community through philanthropy and volunteerism with area non-profit organizations
- Conducting network optimization to reduce waste
- Designing custom recycling/recovery solutions for clients
- Installation of energy-efficient internal and external lighting
- Managing safety and health initiative programs to keep employees healthy, happy and productive
- Holding food, clothing, and other drives for employees to donate to local charities