Enterprise Holdings announced its newest five-year goals for its businesses on Monday, included in its fiscal year 2015 sustainability report.
Within the report, titled The Business of Sustainability, the operators of well-known companies such as Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car built on their last five years of sustainability results and set new goals through its 2020 fiscal year.
"These new goals reflect a fresh look at our priorities based on conversations with our many stakeholders and leadership teams," said Pam Nicholson, president and chief executive officer at Enterprise Holdings.
The goals Enterprise Holdings listed include the following:
- Waste: Reduce companywide paper use 40 percent by FY 2020.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG): Reduce Scope 1 (direct GHG from owned operations) and Scope 2 (indirect GHG from consumption of purchased electricity, heat and/or steam) greenhouse gas emissions 10 percent by FY 2020.
- Energy: Reduce annual direct and indirect energy use and related costs, compared to the previous year.
- Water: Reduce annual water use (per vehicle wash), compared to the previous year.
- Workforce Development: Continue investing in the workplace by providing an average of at least three days' professional development annually per full-time management employee, and also encouraging all employees to attend relevant company sessions, events, programs and forums.
"We still firmly believe providing long-term benefits and seamless solutions to customers, partners and communities is the key to sustainability in the transportation and travel sector," said Brad Carr, vice president of corporate business development for Enterprise Holdings. "However, we're also seeing more and more contract-related questions about top-line sustainability issues. That means we work to help organizations better understand the long-term impact of corporate travel in terms of cost, plus environmental considerations, efficiency and duty of care."
Looking back at the 2010-2015 fiscal years, Enterprise Holdings listed the following achievements in the area of sustainability:
- Energy: Reduced natural gas consumption 14.8 percent and cut electricity use 19.1 percent, compared with FY 2010 baseline. Figures have been calculated using same-store and weather-normalized data (excluding new locations and branch offices where an external landlord is responsible for utility bills).
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG): Achieved a 10.1 reduction in Scope 1 emissions and a 31.2 percent reduction in Scope 2 emissions since FY 2010. Combined, Enterprise Holdings reduced its GHG emissions intensity 18.6 percent.
- Alternative-Fuel Shuttle Buses: Converted 98 percent of airport shuttle buses to biodiesel, synthetic diesel, compressed natural gas or hybrid models since FY 2010.
- Enterprise Sustainable Construction Protocol (ESCP) Guidelines: Invested more than $150 million, including thousands of new and retrofitted construction projects, since FY 2010.
- Product Lifecycle: Recycled 1.4 million gallons of oil and more than 1 million oil filters for its fleet last year, representing 95 percent of the oil and virtually all of the filters used in its North American service centers.
To learn more about Enterprise Holdings’ sustainability values, click here.
KAR Auction Services closed out 2015 on a philanthropic note, announcing toward the end of December that it had raised $173,228 for the United Way of Central Indiana.
Following two weeks of fundraising, the campaign involved employees partaking in various activities to raise awareness about United Way’s endeavors. The events included a trivia contest, a coffee chat with Torchbearers and loaned executives, a silent auction, collectively raising $3,890. Another $84,669 was raised by employees. KAR matched the funds raised dollar-for-dollar, bringing the total over $170,000.
The figure broke last year’s total funds raised of $129,000.
“It is inspiring to work with people who are so generous and so dedicated to giving back to the communities in which we live and work,” said Jim Hallett, KAR’s chairman and chief executive officer. “We continue to surpass our record each year, and I couldn’t be more proud of our team and thankful for the positive impact this will have in helping those in need in the Indianapolis area.”
KAR’s annual United Way fundraising campaign is part of the company’s year-long corporate giving campaign. To learn more about the company, click here.
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, a global organization focused on Type 1 diabetes research, received a healthy donation from ADESA and Emkay toward the end of December.
ADESA announced in late December that it, in partnership with Emkay, raised $50,660 in support of JDRF, bringing the partnership’s total contribution tally for the last four years to nearly $160,000.
How were the donations collected? During the eight-month campaign, both companies donated $10 for each Emkay vehicle sold at an ADESA location.
“At ADESA, we appreciate every opportunity to support JDRF, so joining forces with industry partners like Emkay, who is also a longtime supporter, is a natural fit,” said ADESA president and chief executive officer Stéphane St-Hilaire. “We hope that the funds raised will help to someday find a cure for Type 1 diabetes, which affects the lives of so many people in our families and communities.”
To learn more about JDRF or provide support, click here.
Dealer's Auto Auction of Huntsville, as well as Dealers Auto Auction of the Southwest, have recently received awards of various types, including organizational and individual acknowledgments.
DAA of Huntsville announced Thursday that it was recognized as the Outstanding Promotion Event East Region Top Auction for 2015 during the Remarketing by Element awards ceremony at the beginning of December.
The Huntsville, Ala. location hosts a weekly sale every Tuesday morning.
Further west, DAA of the Southwest also reached out to Auto Remarketing to let us know that two of its auctioneers have been awarded at the recent U.S. Bid Calling Championship.
DAASW’s Mitch Jordan has been recognized as the 2015 U.S. Bid Calling Champion and Sean Hanafi has been awarded as the 2015 Rookie Champion.
To see them both compete, check out the video of the competition here or in the window above. Jordan can be viewed at the following timestamps: 1:34:40, 2:10:07, and 2:42:48. Hanafi can be viewed at: 00:13:40 and 2:45:47.
Moving over to the east coast in Corry, Pa., the Corry Auto Dealers Exchange has been busy over the holidays. For the fifth consecutive year, Corry ADE held its annual food drive with local dealers who partook in a Thanksgiving meal in exchange for a donation to the Corry Area Food Pantry.
Donations were made in the form of non-perishable food items and cash donations.
“Donations weighed in at 547 pounds, well over last year’s total — plus we received nearly $200 in cash,” said George Kirik, a member of the Corry Area Food Pantry’s board of directors. “It was a great turn out for a wonderful cause. We appreciate what Corry ADE does to help so much.”
Corry ADE also assisted the international charity, Stop Hunger Now, with a donation of $17,400 over the Thanksgiving holiday in association with a local congregation.
This was the third year that Park United Methodist Church has assisted Stop Hunger Now and the second year that Corry ADE has helped them raise funds.
“This year we upped our donation with an added twist,” said Tad Swift, Corry ADE auction manager and family spokesperson. “We challenged the congregation to fundraise to add to our donation. The combined amount is making it possible to send 30,000 meals more than last year — 80,000. It’s awesome to be a part of this effort with our local church and especially to make a difference to people thousands of miles away.”
To learn more about Stop Hunger Now, click here.
The Larry H. Miller Group of Companies — a group that includes the Larry H. Miller Dealerships, among many other business entities — announced the release of “Behind the Drive: 99 Stories from the Life of an American Entrepreneur” on Friday, a collection of stories passed down about Larry H. Miller and written by his son, Bryan Miller.
According to the company, the book is the fulfillment of a promise that Bryan Miller made to his father prior to his passing away in 2009 due to complications from type II diabetes: to learn from his father’s successes and shortcomings and to share those lessons.
“The stories have the power to lift and inspire the next generation of leaders, as well as help everyone discover Larry’s formula for success: Do work you love, get better at it every day and serve others,” Miller said.
“Behind the Drive” contains 99 stories from the lesser-known aspects of Larry H. Miller’s life, including a forward from Mitt Romney as well as contributions from retired NBA commissioner David Stern; former Utah governor Jon Huntsman, Jr.; former Utah governor and administrator of the EPA Michael O. Leavitt; former NBA players Jerry Sloan, John Stockton and Karl Malone; and religious figure Elder M. Russell Ballard.
In conjunction to the book’s release, the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies has donated $100,000 to support the Stop Diabetes movement.
Following Larry H. Miller’s own autobiography, ”Driven: An Autobiography,” his son’s collection of stories about his father’s life was released for sale on Friday and is available for purchase online at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble as well as in-person at Deseret Book stores.
Mazda North American Operations is collaborating with four nonprofit organizations for its Mazda Drive for Good event that runs throughout the 2015 holiday season.
Running from November 23 to January 4, MNAO is partnering with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, American Red Cross, American Heart Association and Mazda Foundation (USA) Inc.
Customers who purchase or lease a new Mazda during the event will be able to designate $150 to one of the four national nonprofits or choose from 46 other local organizations.
Mazda also plans to donate one hour of charitable services from its employees, dealers and business partners across the nation for every vehicle test drive during the event, to be acted upon in the 2016 calendar year.
"Mazda Drive for Good isn't about selling cars. It is about giving back and building awareness," said Jim O'Sullivan, president and chief executive officer at MNAO. "Many people may think that we are building awareness for Mazda, but part of our goal is to build awareness for our nonprofit partners, that helps them long term, not just during the Mazda Drive for Good event."
Consumers will have access to a dedicated website for the campaign here.
Ally Financial, in partnership with local dealer Classic Chevrolet of Grapevine, Texas, recently presented over $180,000 in donations to ten charities in the Dallas area.
The donations culminated from an auction hosted by Ally’s SmartAuction platform, which celebrated its 5 millionth vehicle sale. That 5 millionth vehicle was auctioned off with the promise that the proceeds would be donated to the auction winner’s selected charities.
As you probably guessed, Classic Chevrolet won that bid and selected ten local charities to receive the donations.
"It's great to be able to celebrate such an important milestone by giving back to a dealer that uses SmartAuction to buy and sell vehicles," said Steve Kapusta, vice president of dealership online services and remarketing at Ally. "Tom Durant of Classic Chevrolet is an outstanding member of the community, supporting many local charitable organizations, so it is our honor to support his efforts with these grants."
The organizations that received the grants included: 6 Stones Mission Network, Christ's Haven for Children, The Angel Fund of Trinity High School, RISE Adventures, Grapevine Relief and Community Exchange, Food for the Soul, VAST (Valuable After School Time), Christian Community Storehouse of Kelleher, North Texas SNAP and Neuro Fitness.
"Ally's SmartAuction platform is an important tool for us when buying and selling inventory, so it was great to take part in the charity auction," said Tom Durant, owner of Classic Chevrolet. "We are incredibly proud that the funds from this auction will help many organizations in our community that make a difference in so many lives."
It’s that time of year again – the time of “Movember” and “No-Shave November.”
As we’re a couple of weeks into the month of November, you may be noticing quite a few men sporting freshly grown facial hair of various shapes, sizes and intensities, many in the name of various men’s health awareness initiatives.
One notable organization – the Movember Foundation – uses this time especially to collect donations to fight various men’s health issues, including prostate cancer, testicular cancer, poor mental health and physical inactivity.
And Autotrader would like to help.
On its own Movember website, Autotrader is sponsoring a campaign to assist the Movember Foundation by gathering mustached selfies from its dealer and OEM clients and donating $1 to the foundation for every selfie posted (up to a total donation of $2,000). Autotrader also says it will donate $3,000 on behalf of the client team that raises the most money. Teams can register here.
"Community service and wellness are core company values Autotrader shares with our dealer and OEM clients,” said Kevin Filan, vice president of customer marketing at Cox Automotive, Autotrader’s parent company. “We are very happy to lend our support to the important work related to men’s health that is being undertaken by the Movember Foundation.”
Dealer’s Auto Auction of Huntsville brought its year-to-date tally of charitable donations over $80,000 following its recent donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation that was announced on Thursday.
During a fundraising sale benefiting Make-A-Wish supported by local dignitaries and civic leaders along with dealers, the event raked in $32,775 in donations.
“For the past several years, we have used special event sales to give back to some very deserving charities that impact our community,” said Roger Fields, general manager of DAA Huntsville. “2015 is our biggest year to date, and it’s because our dealers and our staff care about more than just selling vehicles.”
How were the funds raised? The company says it was a combination of money acquired from auction fees, donations from partnering dealers, a silent auction of country music memorability, and contributions from the numerous companies that fall under the City Enterprises umbrella (DAA Huntsville’s parent company).
“The fact that these auction partners were willing to support us locally speaks volumes about DAA of Huntsville,” said David Andrews, City Enterprises’ president. “Because of their overwhelming generosity and support, the lives of the children in the Make-A-Wish community will benefit.”
Following the presentation of the donation, Fields addressed the auction crowd with a warm heart.
“This means that in Athens, Alabama, our little auction has accounted for $80,000 in fundraising this year,” Fields said. “We may be small, but we have the heart the size of the biggest auction you’ll find. I love you guys from the bottom of my heart, thank you for attending today, it means a lot to my team and to the people who receive your generosity.”
Want to learn more about the Dealer’s Auto Auctions? Check out their site here.
Ally Financial announced this week it has donated $10,000 to the Granite State Children’s Alliance in honor of this year’s 2015 TIME Dealer of the Year winner.
The winner, Andy Crews, is the president and chief executive officer of AutoFair Honda in Manchester, N.H. The selected charity, Granite State Children’s Alliance, operates four child advocacy centers that coordinate the investigation and treatment of child abuse and also coordinates child abuse awareness campaigns and prevention education.
"We are so appreciative of the support from AutoFair Honda and Ally," said Joy Barrett, executive director for the Granite State Children's Alliance. "The financial investment we received today will make a difference in our capacity to provide justice, healing and hope to our most vulnerable victims; child victims of abuse."
Continuing its philanthropic contributions to those honored for the award, Ally provides grants of varying sizes to organizations selected by dealer honorees for the annual TIME Dealer of the Year award: $1,000 grants to organizations selected by each of the 55 dealer nominees, $5,000 grants to community causes chosen by each of the three finalists, and one $10,000 grant for the winner.
"We're proud to recognize the incredible efforts of dealers who are making a difference in their communities," said Tom Kolski, Ally’s regional vice president. "Ally has provided more than 150 grants to nonprofit organizations in connection with the TIME Dealer of the Year program over the years. It's inspiring to see dealers like Andy, helping to make their communities thrive."
For more information, visit the Ally Dealer Heroes website.
