Archives for April 2014

ES3 and C&S Provide 23,400 Books to Area Children

Keene, NH; April 11, 2014 – ES3 and C&S employees volunteered during National Volunteer Week by sorting and packing 23,400 books for kids in the Monadnock Region. This event, generously sponsored by First Book, has given 31 area schools and non-profit organizations brand new books. First Book is a non-profit organization that provides brand new…

8. Lean and Green: Sustainable Supply Chains

As consumers become more vocal about humanity’s impact on the planet, Corporate Social Responsibility is becoming a top priority for companies.  Companies have taken on many Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects, and increased dialogue on their environmental impacts.  Recent events, such as the factory fire and resulting collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh, have continued to raise consumer awareness…

Collaboration: Is it Really Happening?

A recent article in Supply Chain Brain poses the question is collaboration really happening?  We argue that it is, and that it is more than just collaborative forecasting.  True end-to-end supply chain collaboration is about streamlining the whole supply chain from the factory to the store.  This requires a level of sharing and transparency for which…

Yorktown Park Playground Update

On September 27th, more than 200 volunteers from ES3, C&S, Bring On Play, the City of York, and KaBOOM! helped to build a new playground at the Yorktown Park. Since then, hundreds of children in the York, PA area have taken advantage of this new playground. We are extremely happy to see this new play…

ES3 Reduces Non-Recyclable Waste by 40%

ES3 is committed to reducing its environmental impact.  During the month of February 2014, ES3’s trash tonnage, at its York, PA facility, decreased by 40% compared with January and February of last year.  February 2014 has had the least amount of compactor trash leaving the facility. The ES3 Sanitation Team is the driving force responsible…