In 2021, as part of ISS’ Business Clean Up day efforts, they organised 32 clean up events across the country, involving their staff and partnering with customers to create fantastic engagement and team-building opportunities. 

ISS harnessed its sizable national workforce to help make a difference. ISS CEO – Australia and New Zealand, Stuart Rose, comments: 

“Across Australia, we have around 15,000 employees who are geographically dispersed over a large number of sites in the Aviation, Health, Resources, Education and Business & Industry sectors. We leverage the power of our employee numbers and partner with our customers to create multiple Clean-Up events across the country or participate in other COVID-safe means to really make a difference to our local communities”. 

“ISS is proud to partner again with Clean Up Australia in a program dedicated to tackling Australia’s waste challenges.” 

“As one of the country’s largest facility services companies, we help businesses reduce their environmental footprint every day through our sustainable cleaning and waste management practices. This partnership aligns strongly with our CSR values that provide practical solutions to help us all live more sustainably, while also making a difference to the communities in which we operate.” Stuart Rose, CEO, ISS Facility Services.

Operating worldwide, ISS is one of the world’s largest facility services companies. Across Australia ISS provide cleaning, catering, property, aviation security and support services for hundreds of customers, dedicated to their purpose of “connecting people and places to make the world work better”.  

ISS is a Major Business Supporter for Business Clean Up Day in 2021. As a leading provider of facility services to Australian businesses, ISS is thrilled to continue this successful partnership, which aligns with their social responsibility values of environmental sustainability and community engagement.  

Brita organised a group plogging event as part of our Plog-a-thon Corporate Challenge. They teamed up in groups (according to fitness desire!) and all met at a central location. They then went off in different directions, running and walking at different paces while plogging (picking up rubbish while exercising). They came back together to share in their experiences and celebrate their good work. 

We asked the organisers at Brita a few questions:

What did you enjoy about the day? 

It was a great day to spend time with the team and usual day-to-day grind in order to stop and reflect how lucky we are to be in such a beautiful country while also doing our part for the environment.

What do you think your team got out of participating? 

The team became more aware of the amount and types of rubbish that is improperly disposed of. We were very surprised with the amount of garbage we were able to collect considering the regular cleaning that is done in the area.

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More great answers from BRITA: 

How did you make the day a success? 

The staff at BRITA are proudly advocates of sustainable practices for a cleaner, brighter environment for our community so it was an exercise we were passionate about. We treated the activity as a team building event with prizes for farthest distance plogged and most amount of rubbish collected, and most unique piece of rubbish collected.

Why did Brita get involved? 

BRITA is committed to doing our part to be more sustainable and participating in activities to help protect the environment for a cleaner community for generations to come. 

Will you do another event like this? 

Absolutely! We at BRITA are proud to have aligned with such a terrific organisation like Clean Up Australia. 

Pipe Management Australia is a leading utilities management service provider operating on the east coast of Australia that was formed with a simple vision: to consistently provide the most effective solution for clients. For over 10 years we have been helping cities, councils and private organisations to identify, solve and maintain the flow of stormwater and sewer drain networks.

Our forward-thinking, solutions-focused approach to solving problems has seen PMA grow from a small team in Sydney to over 60 highly skilled experts across the east coast of Australia. 

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Pipe Management Australia is a leading utilities management service provider operating on the east coast of Australia that was formed with a simple vision: to consistently provide the most effective solution for clients. For over 10 years we have been helping cities, councils and private organisations to identify, solve and maintain the flow of stormwater and sewer drain networks.

Their forward-thinking, solutions-focused approach to solving problems has seen PMA grow from a small team in Sydney to over 60 highly skilled experts across the east coast of Australia.