MWW Group Receives ISO 14001 Certification, Joins Select Group of Agencies Worldwide To Achieve Prestigious Environmental Standard
Certification Reinforces MWW Group’s Commitment to Minimizing its Environmental Impact and to Delivering Continual Improvement of its Environmental Performance
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - June 22, 2009 - MWW Group (www.mww.com), one of the nation’s top ten public relations firms, today announced that it has received ISO 14001:2004 certification, the globally-recognized standard for environmental management systems focused on minimizing an organization’s environmental impact and for the measurement and reporting of ongoing environmental performance. With today’s announcement, MWW Group becomes just the second U.S.-based public relations firm to earn ISO 14001 certification and is among a handful of firms worldwide to be certified to this important environmental standard. ISO 14001 certification applies to all MWW Group offices and represents achievement of an important milestone in the firm’s “MWW Group Green” initiative.
“All of us at MWW Group take an active role in minimizing the firm’s environmental impact and we are extremely proud to have achieved ISO 14001 certification,” said Michael Kempner, MWW Group president and chief executive officer. “When we issued our 2009 Corporate Citizenship Report we committed to achieving ISO certification by year-end, and while today’s announcement makes good on that pledge, MWW Group’s commitment doesn’t stop there: we will continue to minimize our environmental impact through innovative programs and process improvements; we will continue to offset our total carbon footprint as we have done for three years running; and whenever possible, we will help our clients and peers to make smart environmental choices that will benefit us all.”
“MWW Group believes that being a good corporate citizen and a responsible steward of our natural resources requires more than good intentions - it requires sustained action and clear accountability,” continued Kempner. “Organizations serious about the environment must evolve both their operating philosophies and management processes. They must commit to continuous improvement and to minimizing their operations’ environmental impact and, perhaps most importantly, they must adopt a higher level of accountability and transparency.”
MWW Group’s ISO 14001:2004 certification was accredited by ERM Certification and Verification Services Ltd., an independent member of the worldwide Environmental Resources Management Group of Companies (ERM CVS certificate number 438 - ERM CVS is accredited by UKAS: No. 067).
About MWW Group
MWW Group is one of the nation’s top ten public relations agencies and is known for its results-driven approach to public relations and “Aim High… and Deliver” commitment to client service. For the past four years, MWW Group has been honored with the #1 ranking in the Holmes Report agency client satisfaction survey. MWW Group achieved top rankings in the categories of account leadership, strength of account team, creativity, strategy and planning, and program execution. In 2006, MWW Group was named PR Agency of the Year by The Holmes Report and Mid-size PR Firm of the Year by PR News, in recognition of the firm’s growth, strategic account leadership and industry-leading employee retention. MWW Group is part of the Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE: IPG).
