WATERLOO, ON, May 6, 2021 /CNW/ -- BlackBerry
Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced it has been named as
one of Canada's Greenest Employers
for 2021. This is the sixth consecutive year that the company has
received recognition for being one of the country's leading
organizations with environmental programs and earth-friendly
policies that actively involve their employees.
"BlackBerry is delighted to be recognized as one of Canada's Greenest Employers," said
Neelam Sandhu, Senior Vice President
and Chief Elite Customer Success Officer, BlackBerry. "We are
committed to taking meaningful action to ensure our business
practices and our platform enable a more sustainable and equitable
world, for our stakeholders and the global community we are all a
part of. We are on track to be carbon neutral this
year."
Now in its 14th year, Canada's
Greenest Employers is an editorial competition organized by the
Canada's Top 100 Employers project
in partnership with The Globe and Mail. The editors evaluate and
select the recipients based on four sets of criteria: unique
environmental initiatives and programs developed; success in
reducing their environmental footprint; employee involvement in
programs and whether they contribute any unique skills; and whether
their initiatives have become linked to the employer's public
identity and whether they attract new people to the
organization.
"We're thrilled that our corporate efforts to reduce
BlackBerry's environmental footprint have led to us being
recognized as one of Canada's
Greenest Employers, the sixth year in a row that we've earned the
distinction," said Nita White-Ivy,
Chief Human Resources Officer at BlackBerry. "BlackBerry has
established a culture of environmental awareness through our
innovative sustainability initiatives which engage employees in a
wide variety of ways with a view to making a difference in our
local and global communities. This achievement would not have been
possible without their support and commitment to fostering a
cleaner, greener workplace – and world."
This year's Greenest Employer honor follows the eleven
"employer" awards BlackBerry was recognized with in 2020, honoring
the company's comprehensive employee enrichment programs, community
and culture building initiatives, and wellness and work-life
balance priorities, as a global 'employer of choice'.
BlackBerry has over 3,400 employees with offices in 21
countries. We are currently recruiting for top talent across the
company, primarily in Sales & Marketing, R&D, and more.
Please visit our careers page at:
https://www.blackberry.com/us/en/company/careers.
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB)
provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises
and governments around the world. The company secures more
than 500M endpoints including over
175M cars on the road today.
Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the
company leverages AI and machine learning to deliver innovative
solutions in the areas of cybersecurity, safety and data privacy
solutions, and is a leader in the areas of endpoint security,
endpoint management, encryption, and embedded systems.
BlackBerry's vision is clear - to secure a connected future you can
trust.
BlackBerry. Intelligent Security. Everywhere.
For more information, visit BlackBerry.com and follow
@BlackBerry.
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or services.
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BlackBerry Media Relations
+1 (519) 597-7273
mediarelations@BlackBerry.com
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