Monthly Archives: January 2022

Winter 2022 Edition of Contractor’s Corner Now Available Digitally

By |2024-03-11T15:40:26-05:00January 27, 2022|

The Winter 2022 edition of Contractor’s Corner is available digitally from ISSA Canada. ISSA Canada’s quarterly publication is geared specifically toward the building service contractor (BSC) and in-house service provider markets. The Winter 2022 edition covers such topics as: What government needs to know about the impact of the cleaning industry The benefits of using proportioning/dispensing systems When ...

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Dow 4th-Quarter Sales Climb 34%

By |2024-03-11T15:40:24-05:00January 27, 2022|

Dow Chemical Co. has reported fourth-quarter net sales of US$14.4 billion, an increase of 34% year over year. Dow credited the gains to top- and bottom-line growth year-over-year across all of its operating segments. Sales in the company’s packaging and specialty plastics segment jumped 40% from the previous year to $7.2 billion, its industrial intermediates and infrastructure segment ...

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14 ISSA Members Obtain Perfect Corporate Equality Scores

By |2024-03-11T15:40:24-05:00January 27, 2022|

Fourteen ISSA-member companies have achieved a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI). First published in 2002, HRC’s annual list rates companies on their internal policies regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender employees, consumers, and investors. This year more than 1,200 companies actively participated in HRC’s survey, with 842 businesses ...

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More Than 340 Facilities Demonstrate Commitment to Cleanliness With GBAC® STAR Facility Reaccreditation

By |2024-03-11T15:40:23-05:00January 27, 2022|

From airports to convention centers to hotels to arenas, nearly 350 facilities around the world have completed the annual reaccreditation process for GBAC® STAR Facility Accreditation. The accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, gives employees and visitors of these environments reassurance that the facility has the proper cleaning protocols, ...

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January/February Edition of ISSA Today Now Available Digitally

By |2024-03-11T15:40:22-05:00January 26, 2022|

The January/February edition of ISSA Today—now available in digital format for your desktop, smartphone, or tablet―helps you stay up to date on the latest cleaning industry and ISSA-member news. This month’s issue delves into the supply chain and distribution challenges facing the cleaning industry with a State of the Industry special report.   The January/February issue ...

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Kimberly-Clark Increases 4th-Quarter Revenue 3%

By |2024-03-11T15:40:22-05:00January 26, 2022|

Kimberly-Clark Corp., parent company of Kimberly-Clark Professional, reported fourth-quarter revenue of US$5 billion, an increase of 3% from one year ago. Kimberly-Clark also reported a quarterly net income of $521 million, or $1.06 per share, down from $749 million, or $1.58 per share, for the same period last year. The company attributed the decline to charges related to its 2018 ...

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Grainger Maintains Steady Dividend Payout

By |2024-03-11T15:40:22-05:00January 26, 2022|

W.W. Grainger Inc. has declared a quarterly dividend of US$1.62 per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend―$6.48 annualized with a yield of 1.3%―is payable March 1 to shareholders of record at the close of business February 14. Grainger has paid an increased dividend to shareholders without interruption for 49 consecutive years. About Grainger W.W. Grainger, ...

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Six ISSA Members Included in 2022 Gender-Equality Index

By |2024-03-11T15:40:21-05:00January 26, 2022|

Six ISSA-member companies have been named to Bloomberg’s 2022 Gender-Equality Index (GEI). Bloomberg’s annual list recognizes the financial performance of public companies committed to supporting gender equality through policy development, representation, and transparency. The GEI measures gender equality across five pillars: female leadership and talent pipeline, equal pay and gender pay parity, inclusive culture, sexual harassment policies, and pro-women ...

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Global Disinfectant Market Poised for Growth

By |2024-03-11T15:40:21-05:00January 26, 2022|

The global surface disinfectant market will reach US$4.3 billion by 2026 from $2.9 billion in 2021, a compound annual grown rate (CAGR) of 8.4%, according to projections in a report from MarketsandMarketsTM. The report found market growth is driven by several factors including the rising demand for infection control measures to curb the occurrence of ...

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The ISSA Impact: ABC Sales & Services

By |2024-03-21T02:40:59-05:00January 26, 2022|

The ISSA Impact is a new video series from the ISSA Media team featured on Straight Talk! that spotlights the success stories of ISSA member companies. In each episode, ISSA Media Director Jeff Cross invites and interviews ISSA-member companies and organizations about how they got started in the cleaning industry, how they successfully navigated various ...

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