CSX Honored with a 2020 Halo Award for Social Impact
May 28 2020 - 11:15AM
CSX’s Pride in Service initiative was recognized with Engage for
Good’s 2020 Gold Halo Award for Employee Engagement.
In 2018, CSX launched Pride in Service, a signature initiative
to support and recognize military, veterans and first responder
service members and their families. The initiative was quickly
embraced by employees across the company’s 23-state footprint who
have shown their passion for those who serve and generously donated
their time to volunteer with nonprofit partners: Blue Star
Families, First Responders Children’s Foundation, Operation
Gratitude, Operation Homefront and Wounded Warrior Project. From
connecting with families to bridge the civilian-military divide, to
raising funds and participating in events, to writing letters of
gratitude and packing care pouches, CSX employees have contributed
nearly 5,000 hours to the cause and reached 85,000 individuals in
the first full year of this program.
“CSX is honored to be recognized by Engage for Good with this
prestigious gold halo award for our Pride in Service program,” said
Nathan Goldman, executive vice president and chief legal officer
for CSX. “At CSX, service is an integral part of our culture and we
are so proud that approximately one in five of our employees have
served our country and communities, either in the military or as a
first responder.”
The Halo Awards, presented by Engage for Good, are North
America’s highest honors for corporate social initiatives and cause
marketing. This marks the 18th year that Engage for Good will honor
businesses and nonprofits with Halo Awards.
“If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it’s the
importance of companies leading with purpose. The companies that
have been able to quickly pivot and make a meaningful impact are
the ones that already had a strong corporate social impact
foundation they could activate and further engage during this time
of crisis,” said Engage for Good President David Hessekiel.
While the pandemic has postponed in-person service events in
CSX’s markets of operation, it has not stopped CSX from supporting
the issue in creative ways. Employees have continued with virtual
volunteerism by writing thank you letters, and CSX has donated
transportation support for needed supplies and gifts of gratitude
across the country and into the hands of front-line workers in
hard-hit cities.
CSX has been recognized as one winner among a total of 28
category awards given out to programs judged the best social impact
campaigns of 2019 at the first-ever Engage for Good Virtual
Conference.
“This year’s recipients provide tangible examples of effective
and innovative purpose-driven efforts and demonstrate the many ways
companies and causes can collaborate to create meaningful business
and social returns,” said Hessekiel.
A list of the Halo Award winners can be seen at
http://www.engageforgood.com/halo-awards
About CSX
CSX, based in Jacksonville, Florida, is a premier transportation
company. It provides rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload
services and solutions to customers across a broad array of
markets, including energy, industrial, construction, agricultural
and consumer products. For nearly 200 years, CSX has played a
critical role in the nation’s economic expansion and industrial
development. Its network connects every major metropolitan area in
the eastern United States, where nearly two-thirds of the nation’s
population resides. It also links more than 230 short-line
railroads and more than 70 ocean, river and lake ports with major
population centers and farming towns alike. More information about
CSX Corporation and its subsidiaries is available at www.csx.com.
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About Engage for Good
Engage for Good, producer of the Engage for Good conference and
Halo Awards, helps business and nonprofit executives succeed
together by providing practical information and inspiration,
opportunities to build valuable relationships and recognition for
outstanding work engaging employees and consumers around social
good and cause-related marketing efforts.
A wealth of information on cause marketing, corporate social
impact programs and Engage for Good’s offerings can be found
at http://www.engageforgood.com.
Contact:Bryan Tucker, Corporate
Communications855-955-6397
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