Category: Corporate Responsibility

2020 Global Corporate Social Responsibility Report

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In honor of Climate Week 2020, PDI announces the publishing of its first global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report in collaboration with sister company, Nice-Pak, a pioneer and global leader in the production of wet wipes. The report, Together for Health and Life, covers worldwide performance and efforts across Nice-Pak, Nice Pak International, and PDI.

For four generations, the family-owned businesses have been dedicated to product quality, leading-edge research and development, and excellence in customer service.  Outlined in the report, there are three strategic pillars that ground the companies’ CSR vision:

  • Advancing the health, safety, and wellbeing of our associates, our customers, consumers, and communities through our products, workplace standards, and social and ethical standards.
  • A commitment to sustaining our environment through innovation and continuous improvement across all stages of the product life cycle.
  • Supporting communities economically and socially with an unwavering commitment to improving every life that we touch.

Climate Week, an event that brings together companies and governments to collaborate and showcase climate action, serves as a backdrop for the release of the report, which marks the beginning of a new phase of corporate social responsibility for the companies. As part of the effort, a governance structure has been formed that includes a CSR steering committee to develop and manage working groups across the organizations in preparation for the next decade of social responsibility.

Click here to view the report.

PDI and Nice-Pak Associates Participate in Annual Giving Initiatives through Onsite and Remote Community Service

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Rockland and Bergen-based sister companies dedicate the day for associates to give back to local communities

ORANGEBURG, NY and WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ, June 18, 2020 – Associates of PDI, a global leader in infection prevention products and solutions, and Nice-Pak, the pioneer and leading producer of wet wipes, are participating today in volunteer activities both onsite and remotely, as part of the companies’ initiatives to help support local communities. With a long history of giving back through community engagement, donations, and volunteer efforts, this year will mark PDI’s 9th annual “Be the Difference®” Day as well as the 1st annual “Nice-Pak Proud” event.

“These last few months have presented us with tremendous challenges but also extraordinary opportunities to give back,” said Robert P. Julius, Chief Executive Officer, Nice-Pak. “We wanted to give our associates, working both in our facilities and remotely, the opportunity to do something meaningful for their local communities and organizations during this unprecedented time.”

In 2012, the Rockland County local government proclaimed June 18 as “PDI Be the Difference®” Day in recognition of the company’s many social and economic contributions to the community and its decades of service.  This year, at PDI’s Orangeburg manufacturing plant, associates are assembling 850 “Blizzard Bags” for the Rockland County-based Meals On Wheels organization. These vital “Blizzard Bags” contain a full day’s supply of nonperishable food, including tuna fish, soup, almond milk, cereal, apple juice and diced fruit and are used for homebound Rockland County residents.

Additionally, PDI and Nice-Pak associates working remotely are devoting time to causes they are passionate about. Associates are participating in a wide range of volunteer activities, including donating used books to a local library, cleaning up trash in a neighborhood or nearby park, volunteering at a soup kitchen, bringing blankets to a homeless shelter, mowing an elderly neighbor’s lawn, fostering shelter animals, and organizing a collection for food pantries.

“It’s an honor to have PDI’s commitment to supporting the local community formally recognized,” said Zachary T. Julius, Chief Executive Officer, PDI. “Our associates look forward to the annual tradition of giving back to the community, and by partnering with Nice-Pak and their “Nice-Pak Proud” event, we are able to have an even bigger impact for those in need.”

Photos of associates helping others and making a difference are available at wearepdi.com/news.

About PDI

PDI is dedicated to leading the fight against preventable infections in healthcare, foodservice and our communities. Driven by a commitment to research, quality and service, PDI provides innovative products, educational resources, training and support to help prevent infection transmission and promote health and wellness. PDI has three divisions, PDI Healthcare, Sani Professional® and PDI Contract Manufacturing. Visit WeArePDI.com to learn more.

About NICE-PAK

Headquartered in Orangeburg, NY, Nice-Pak is a global leader in the manufacturing, distribution, and marketing of pre-moistened wipes. Since 1957, Nice-Pak and its family of companies have been the go-to choice for surface and skin hygiene in hospitals, restaurants, and homes around the world. The portfolio of Nice-Pak brands includes Nice N Clean®, Grime Boss®, and Wet-Nap®.  Visit Nicepak.com to learn more.

PDI Employees Support Woodcliff Lake NJ Police Department Holiday Toy Drive

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PDI employees donated new, unwrapped toys on behalf of the Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey Police Department Holiday Toy Drive. The donations will be distributed by Police Officers to girls and boys in local hospitals who are too ill to go home for the holidays.

Supporting Volunteer New York! #GivingTuesday

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PDI Executive Vice President, Jonathan Kupperman, supports this year’s #GivingTuesday by wearing the Volunteer New York! hat.

Click here to hear him explain why he believes in giving back to the community and continuing to #bethedifference every day!

Volunteer New York!’s “core mission is to inspire, mobilize, and equip individuals and groups to take positive action to address pressing challenges, support nonprofits and strengthen the quality of life in our community.”

PDI Celebrates Pink Day – Supporting Susan G. Komen Foundation / Breast Cancer

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  PDI employees participated in Pink Day to help raise awareness for the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Foundation, whose goal is to reduce the number of breast cancer deaths by 50% in the U.S. by 2026.

PDI Healthcare and sister company, Nice Pak, donate to those affected by Hurricane Florence.

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The entire team at PDI, and sister company Nice-Pak, is keeping everyone affected by Hurricane Florence in our prayers. To show our support, donations were facilitated through Americares, American Red Cross, and Diaper Bank of North Carolina. The result was the delivery of over $200,000 worth of critically needed baby wipes, hand wipes, surface wipes and floor cleaning wipes to support personal care and household cleanup for the millions of people affected by the hurricane.

PDI Participates in The United Way Fall Day of Caring 2018

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Nice-Pak/PDI has been the lead sponsor for the United Way of Rockland’s Day of Caring for almost 10 years. Its purpose is to have businesses in the community help not-for-profit agencies and others in need with projects, without burdening their budgets. Projects in the past have included painting, yard work, inventory rotation, working with seniors, etc.

This year almost 30 Nice-Pak and PDI associates stepped up and gave of their time and talents to help worthy organizations in our local community. Some volunteered at the Center for Safety and Change, which works to develop strategies to end gender-based violence and provides shelter and supportive services that empower survivors of domestic violence, sexual abuse and other crimes. Others assisted at VISIONS Camp for the Blind (VCB). VCB is owned and operated by VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired, a nonprofit social service and vision rehabilitation agency serving blind youth, adults, elders and blind children with their parents. It is one of the largest and most comprehensive residential rehabilitation and training facilities of its kind in the US.

PDI Celebrates Seventh-Annual Be the Difference® Day with Hunger and Hygiene Initiatives

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Employees assemble and distribute kits to benefit local Rockland County organizations

ORANGEBURG, NY – June 18, 2018 – PDI, a leader in infection prevention products and solutions, today hosted its seventh-annual Be the Difference Day, a company-wide celebration of local community service, at its headquarters in Orangeburg, N.Y. Rockland County officials formally recognized Be The Difference Day in 2012 in honor of the company’s history of social and economic impact on the local community.
This year, PDI employees focused on community initiatives tackling hunger, health and wellness, through the assembly and distribution of non-perishable food packages and cleanliness kits, benefitting local charities Meals on Wheels Rockland, the New-City based Center for Safety & Change, and People to People, Inc.
“At PDI, we believe in the power individuals have to make a significant impact on the world around them,” said Zachary T. Julius, chief executive officer, PDI. “In that spirit, we are honored to work with Rockland County to give back and actively participate in making a difference in the well-being of our community.”
PDI assembled “Blizzard Boxes,” packages of donated, assorted non-perishable food items, to be delivered by Meals on Wheels Rockland when the organization’s standard food deliveries are pre-empted by inclement weather conditions or other emergencies. This contribution will aid in the creation of over 1,000 packages, and account for 37% of the organization’s projected need for the upcoming winter season.
“We are deeply grateful to PDI for their commitment to aiding Rockland County’s residents who are at risk of hunger,” said Dr. Donald Hammond, CEO & President of Meals on Wheels. “This contribution will provide food and safety to the most vulnerable in our community this winter, and we appreciate PDI for their continued support.”

PDI employees also helped build and distribute over 2,000 hygiene kits from Clean the World, an organization that recycles hotel soaps to provide clean solutions to vulnerable communities. These kits will benefit organizations throughout Rockland County, including the Center for Safety & Change, a nonprofit community organization serving victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and other violent crimes in Rockland County, Meals on Wheels and People to People, Inc., Rockland County’s largest food pantry. Employees also participated in a food drive benefiting People to People, Inc.

 

About PDI: PDI is dedicated to leading the fight against preventable infections in healthcare, foodservice and our communities. Driven by a commitment to research, quality and service, PDI provides innovative products, educational resources, training and support to help prevent infection transmission and promote health and wellness. PDI has three divisions, PDI Healthcare, Sani Professional® and PDI Contract Manufacturing.

PDI Supports Annual Hispanic Health & Heritage Fair

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Stamford, CT – PDI donated free products at a booth to help provide health/prevention to between 1,000 and 2,000 people in their local Hispanic communities, and to anyone impacted by low income, being uninsured or undocumented, unemployed/under-employed, or who may be non-English speaking or with limited English-language skills.

 

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