{"id":11221,"date":"2021-02-12T03:22:55","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T03:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecos.com\/?p=11221"},"modified":"2024-08-05T18:02:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T18:02:32","slug":"on-being-a-high-road-employer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecos.com\/live-cleaner\/on-being-a-high-road-employer\/","title":{"rendered":"High Road: On Doing Business Differently"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sustainability has been part of our DNA for over 50 years. To us, sustainability is holistic; you can\u2019t make environmentally friendly products in an unsustainable way and be successful.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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That means not just using locally sourced ingredients, but also making products in zero waste facilities powered by renewable energy, by employees who are paid fair wages and get family-friendly benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

At ECOS, we pay our employees well above the minimum wage at our facilities in California, Washington, Illinois and New Jersey, and we have for many years. For example, in 2014 we raised our minimum wage to $17 an hour, one of the highest in the industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Paying a living wage is part of our commitment to \u201chigh-road employer\u201d practices. Fair wages, health insurance, paid family leave, wellness programs, incentives for buying low-emissions vehicles and solar panels; they\u2019re all part of how we create a more sustainable workforce to support our sustainable business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

High-road employer practices like a fair minimum wage don\u2019t just help employees and their families; they help strengthen local communities and our economy. Employees who earn a living wage shop in the stores in their community, creating a strong cycle of economic growth. \u200b<\/span><\/p>\n

Sure, there are upfront costs associated with being a high-road employer, so why do we do it? Because our mission is to protect the health and wellness of people and the planet. But we also do it because it just makes good business sense.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a little like the old saying \u201cYou can\u2019t see the forest for the trees.\u201d Some companies can\u2019t see the bigger benefits of investing in employees because they\u2019re too focused on short-term profits. But if they took a wider view of the advantages, they\u2019d see significant long-term savings, like lower turnover costs, higher productivity, and retained corporate memory\u2014real savings that boost their bottom line.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve been a high-road employer for many years, so we know the incredible value it brings to our business and to our ECOS team members. It\u2019s a win-win-win scenario: Employees and families thrive, economies grow, and our company prospers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s proof that you really <\/span>can<\/span><\/i> do good and do well at the same time.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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