Pitney Bowes Honored by National Business Group on Health as a 2012 Best Employer for Healthy Lifestyles
June 28 2012 - 8:14AM
Business Wire
Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) was honored today by the National
Business Group on Health, a national non-profit organization of
large employers, as a 2012 Best Employer for Healthy Lifestyles for
its continued commitment and dedication to promoting health and
wellness and encouraging its employees to support and maintain
healthy lifestyles.
Distinguished as one of only five companies to be honored for
seven consecutive years, Pitney Bowes was recognized for creating
cultural and environmental changes that support employees who are
committed to long-term behavior changes. Pitney Bowes was among 66
employers who received the 2012 Best Employers for Healthy
Lifestyles award at the Business Group’s Institute on Innovation in
Workforce Well-being Leadership Summit held in Washington, DC.
“Pitney Bowes is synonymous with innovation in health and
wellness, and as true leaders in this arena, they know the
importance of supporting their employees’ efforts to choose a
healthier way of life,” said Helen Darling, president of the
Business Group. “We are very pleased to honor Pitney Bowes for
their continued support and dedication to providing lifestyle
improvement programs designed to promote healthier lifestyles for
their employees.”
Pitney Bowes has worked to build a culture of health since 1993.
In designing health and wellness programs, Pitney Bowes believes
that employees and employer need to work in partnership in
prevention of health conditions and cost containment. Programs
assist in attainment of healthy behaviors and utilize a variety of
program and educational formats, as well as incentives to appeal to
diverse employees. Using evaluations, benchmarking, and program
analysis, Pitney Bowes has advanced the Company's health
improvement programs and seen positive results in health
improvement and in containing health care costs. Pitney Bowes
continues to refine programs and services to meet the changing
needs of employees and its shareholders.
“Recognizing the value of an engaged and productive workforce,
we have created a culture of health within our organization, which
in turn helps fuel our culture of innovation,” said Johnna Torsone,
executive vice president and chief human resources officer, Pitney
Bowes. “We are honored by the Business Group’s recognition of our
continued health care accomplishments.”
About the National Business Group on Health
The National Business Group on Health is the nation's only
non-profit, membership organization of large employers devoted
exclusively to finding innovative and forward-thinking solutions to
their most important health care and related benefits issues and to
being the voice for large employers on national health care issues.
The Business Group, whose 345 members include 64 of the Fortune
100, identifies, develops and shares best practices in health
benefits, disability, health and productivity, related paid time
off and work/life balance issues. Business Group members provide
health coverage for more than 55 million U.S. workers, retirees and
their families. For more information, visit
www.businessgrouphealth.org.
About Pitney Bowes
Delivering more than 90 years of innovation, Pitney Bowes
provides software, hardware and services that integrate physical
and digital communications channels. Long known for making its
customers more productive, Pitney Bowes is increasingly helping
other companies grow their business through advanced customer
communications management. Pitney Bowes is a $5.3 billion company
with 29,000 employees worldwide. Pitney Bowes: Every connection is
a new opportunity™.
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