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This month we are pleased to feature the SSI PRIDE Employee Resource Group. This group, which is comprised of LGBTQ+ employees and allies from across the enterprise is focused on education, safety, building a community, and cultivating equity. There mission is to promote an inclusive community for all gender expressions, support SSI’s efforts to diversify staff at all levels and work actively to attract, retain and motivate LGBTQ+ individuals. Fittingly this group launched during PRIDE month in 2020 and has been our most active ERG. Next month they will officially launch their Pronoun Education Campaign and are in the planning stages for their Safe Space Program.
Schnitzer Steel is committed to hiring and retaining active duty, reserve, guard, veterans and military spouses. Through this commitment, we have been designated a Military Friendly® Employer for the second year in a row!
Tamara L. Lundgren, Chairman and CEO of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. shares her perspective on the importance of diversity and inclusion in ensuring equal economic opportunity.
Schnitzer Steel is proud to join Time to Vote, a nonpartisan, business-led initiative to help ensure our employees have access to and information about early voting, vote-by-mail options, paid time off on Election Day, or making Election Day a day without meetings. Join us, maketimetovote.org #TimeToVote
We are pleased to announce the release of Schnitzer Steel’s fiscal year 2019 Sustainability Report, “Recycling Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow.” Our focus has always been to help ensure a future with less waste, more natural resources, and cleaner air. This report demonstrates how our commitment to sustainability positively impacts our business, operations, and workplace and our local communities. To learn more about our sustainable business model and our multi-year sustainability goals, please read the Sustainability Report.
Employee Spotlight Embracing change can be challenging but it can be viewed as an opportunity. Christine Phillips, Pick-n-Pull (PNP) Director, Store Support, embraces change and with it the opportunities and new challenges. Christine began at our PNP Sacramento store as a salesperson and is now the Director, Store Support. In her current role she is responsible for the CPU/Title Processing Department, the Support Services Helpdesk, the Quality Control Auditors/Trainers, and the vehicle purchasing, sales policies, and procedures. Christine’s professional accomplishments go beyond PNP. She is a member of the Automobile Recycling Association and State of California Auto Dismantler Association (SCADA). Christine received the SCADA’s Auto Dismantler of the Year award to recognize her contributions to the industry and association, the value of corporate involvement, and protecting the environment. Christine’s advice to anyone interested in a PNP career–embrace change and the growth opportunities. During her 24 years at PNP she has taken this advice and is looking forward to the future.
We are excited to be recognized as Oregon Food Bank’s (OFB) Corporate Donor of the Month for September. Through our partnership with the OFB we are proud to support their mission “to eliminate hunger and its root causes…because no one should be hungry.”
We're excited to announce that our corporate office in Portland, Oregon has achieved GOLD certification by the City of Portland's Sustainability at Work program. Since the launch of Sustainability at Work PDX in 2007, the program has helped thousands of Portland businesses advance green initiatives in the workplace - from small start-ups to nonprofits to large corporations like ours!
Employee Spotlight At our Modesto Pick-n-Pull (PNP) store, Jake Wilkerson recently celebrated his one year anniversary as a Vehicle Purchasing Agent (VPA). When Jake applied at PNP he was interested in expanding his retail sales and management experience. He has not only increased those skills but has also gained a stronger self-confidence by developing his decision making, organizational, and leadership skills. As a VPA Jake is responsible for vehicle purchasing at the store which includes ownership verification and payment issuing. He said that what he enjoys most about his role is that every day is different. He is continuously looking for new opportunities at PNP such as pursuing management roles and becoming forklift certified. What is next for Jake? He is excited about his future. He is currently attending college for Business Administration while working full-time at PNP. After he graduates from college he is interested in a career in real estate or a management position at PNP. Jake’s advice to prospective PNP candidates– take safety seriously and always do your best!
Tamara Lundgren, President & Chief Executive Officer of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., has signed on with nearly 200 other CEOs of leading companies to the Business Roundtable’s Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation. The Statement can be found at:
