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Company: The Collaboration Vector Inc., Pierrefonds, QC, Canada
Company Description: A differentiated container logistics provider, born and bred to service people and relationships. Using local knowledge and world-leading logistics expertise, the company puts greater flexibility in supply chains. Powered by Maersk, the world’s largest shipping company, passionate local teams combine agile thinking with an unrivaled global network to service the Americas efficiently.
Nomination Category: Company / Organization Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year - At Organizations With Up to 2,500 Employees
 Nomination Title: SEALAND - A MAERSK COMPANY’S COMMUNITY PROGRAM PROVES ROBUST
- Which will you submit for your nomination in this category, a video of up to five (5) minutes in length about the achievements of the nominated organization since January 1 2020, OR written answers to the questions for this category? (Choose one):
Written answers to the questions
- If you are submitting a video of up to five (5) minutes in length, provide the URL of the nominated video here, OR attach it to your entry via the "Add Attachments, Videos, or Links to This Entry" link above, through which you may also upload a copy of your video.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this first question: Briefly describe the nominated organization: its history and past performance (up to 200 words):
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Sealand – A Maersk Company, headquartered in Florida, was born and bred to service people and relationships. Working with businesses throughout the Americas, the company is a local integrator of logistics, aiming to make shipping more efficient through innovative ocean transport, inland, supply chain and digital solutions*.
In 2015, the company implemented a transformational community program that would be led by leaders (employees) at the grassroots*. It engaged proactively with employees and non-profits to deliver inclusive Quality Education, Decent Work, and Climate Action programs through long-term goal-directed partnerships, in granular alignment with 3 UN SDGs*. By 2022, 82 leaders had developed in the program that counts 15 long-term partnerships throughout the Americas today*.
Commitment by Sealand’s management team has been unwavering. Entrenched in the company’s core culture, the program was sustained during a serious 2017 cyber-attack on the company and grew during this pandemic. Employees already involved with their communities further heightened their own contributions during the coronavirus crisis.
As The Collaboration Vector Inc. and Sealand’s community program implementation partner, it’s a privilege to pay tribute to this company, its employees, leaders, and impactful non-profit partners, for the robust community program built and the impact delivered during the pandemic.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this second question: Outline the organization's achievements since the beginning of 2020 that you wish to bring to the judges' attention (up to 250 words):
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Sealand’s community program had a “head-start” when the pandemic hit. As a result of the company’s long-term approach to community partnerships, strong pre-existing relationships were in place, ready to pivot. The company did not have to make decisions about who or how to help in the community. Support continued seamlessly for communities already known to Sealand as objectives were reset to attend to immediate and fluctuating needs.
One by one, the partnerships shifted collective resources, both in terms of funds and of volunteer time, to help solve immediate problems. By Q3 2020, 14 of 15 partnerships had adapted and virtual volunteering was well underway, albeit in a non-traditional sense.
Supported by Sealand leaders in Colombia for example, non-profit partner PAPORTI set up a temporary food distribution center that would provide daily groceries to street vendor families, all of whom were out of work during quarantine*. Children received devices, reading glasses, tutoring, spiritual, socio-emotional support, and access to medical care.
In Ecuador, employees implemented a 3-fold plan of vocational training, coaching by employees, and well-being sessions to support girls and teens in becoming independent women of the future. Virtual coaching was energetic and creative with each session prepared by one or a team of employees. Teams shared valuable resources to accompany sessions including Excel training, brain yoga, motivational sessions, career search and much more.
Each of Sealand’s partnerships has its own unique story to tell of how leaders and non-profits adapted to support communities meaningfully, during a time of greatest need.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this third question: Explain why the achievements you have highlighted are unique or significant. If possible compare the achievements to the performance of other players in your industry and/or to the organization's past performance (up to 250 words):
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- Approach
- Integrated approach to leadership and community development*
- Long-term employee-led, transformational partnerships aimed at solving social problems*
- Anchored on century-long core values of parent A.P. Moller – Maersk
- Same rigor applied to community program as core business
- Centrally aligned; locally customized
- Objective-based; evaluated on ability to deliver social progress*
- Evidence-based; social and business impact pilot studies*
- Leadership development through purpose
- 82 top-performing leaders
- Supported, empowered, nurtured
- Development of soft and technical skills through purpose
- Leadership development in community alongside company
Customer and stakeholder engagement (case example): In an extraordinary effort spanning months, the partnership in Honduras secured collaborators and customers’ support to equip a new primary school in La Venada. It enabled school construction as planned in 2020, despite the impact of the pandemic and back-to-back hurricanes ETA and IOTA. Additional collaborators were secured to ensure school operations would be sustained moving forward.
- Results
- Delivering measured gains in granular alignment with 3 UN SDGs*
- Over 50% of workforce had voluntary joined program by Year 2*
- Program undiscernible part of company’s one-of-a-kind culture*
- Involved employees 12% more engaged than company mean*
- COVID-19*
- Robust; leaders engaged in different way with same partners
- Generating business value (uniting remote workers)
- Social value (providing life changing essential goods and services).
- Elsewhere, volunteering dropped by between 93% and 100%*
- Wide-Ranging Recognition
- Highly Commended by Ethical Corporation for being early adopter of UN SDG alignment*
- 46 global awards and distinctions since 2017 (CSR, innovation, inclusion, culture, engagement); GOLD Stevies® (2019, 2020, 2021); Inspiring Workplace Award (2021).
- You have the option to answer this final question: Reference any attachments of supporting materials throughout this nomination and how they provide evidence of the claims you have made in this nomination (up to 250 words):
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