Pitney Bowes, a Company Built on Innovation, Community & Diversity & Inclusion, Marks its First 100 Years & the Next Century ...
April 23 2020 - 12:01AM
Business Wire
“The Innovators – Pitney Bowes at 100” to Air
on Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) and Made Available On
Demand Globally
Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI), a global technology company that
provides commerce solutions in the areas of ecommerce, shipping,
mailing and financial services, today marks 100 years of delivering
innovative products and solutions to drive commerce.
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To chronicle this significant milestone, Connecticut Public
Television (CPTV) will broadcast “The Innovators – Pitney Bowes at
100” which will tell the Company’s story of innovation on April 23
at 8 pm ET. The show will also be available globally on-demand on
the CPTV website. “The Innovators,” a half-hour show narrated by
veteran American journalist and newscaster, Paula Zahn, takes a
close look at innovators and innovations from the past 100 years,
and their impact and relevance in the global world of commerce.
“The Innovators” includes interviews with historians and business
experts, as well as current and former Pitney Bowes leaders.
The CPTV broadcast of “The Innovators” commemorates the 100th
anniversary milestone with employees around the world. However, due
to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pitney Bowes has postponed several events
to September 1, 2020, the day the Postal Service formally approved
the Pitney Bowes postage meter for use in the United States.
“Throughout our 100 years, we have supported millions of clients
around the world, contributed significantly to our communities
where we live and work, and invented industries and business models
that have endured and evolved for decades,” said Marc B.
Lautenbach, president and CEO. “Today, we are leveraging our core
mailing and related financial services capabilities to provide
shipping and strategic capital to help our clients grow their
business.
“You don’t reach 100 years in business without facing
challenges, disruption and uncertainty at one time or another,”
added Lautenbach. “Throughout our long and storied history, we have
confronted difficult times, including the Great Depression, World
War II, the Great Recession of 2008, and each time we have come out
stronger. The pandemic has disrupted every sense of normalcy around
the world, impacting the lives of many. Our primary concern remains
protecting the welfare and safety of our employees, especially our
‘essential critical infrastructure workers’ who serve our clients
every day. Through this global crisis, our teams continue to carry
great pride in the work they do to power commerce, and secure the
foundation we’ve built for our second century.”
The 100th anniversary is a remarkable milestone for a company
that began in 1920, when Arthur Pitney, the inventor, and Walter
Bowes, the promoter, first met and put their ideas together to
invent the first postage meter -- the award-winning Model M,
creating the “metered mail” market and a new industry with it.
As a long-standing member of the business community in Stamford,
CT, the State of Connecticut, and numerous countries around the
world, Pitney Bowes has been a positive force for change across its
local communities. This commitment is part of the Company’s core
value of “doing the right thing the right way,” and is embraced and
supported by the company’s employees across the globe with a
philanthropic focus on literacy, education and health.
Pitney Bowes has been recognized for its exceptional workplace
culture, including Bloomberg’s 2020 Gender Equality Index, Forbes
Best Employers for Diversity, Best Employers for Women and
America’s Best Large Employers lists. Recently, the Company was
recognized with the 2020 Climate Leadership Award for Excellence in
Greenhouse Gas Management.
About Pitney Bowes’ 100 Years
On April 23, 1920, Arthur Pitney, the inventor, and Walter
Bowes, the promoter, founded The Pitney Bowes Postage Meter
Company. Over the next 100 years, the combination of creativity
with business acumen enabled Pitney Bowes to pioneer innovations
for over one million clients through several decades – beginning
with the postage meter to pushing the boundaries of global
ecommerce. The Pitney Bowes centennial commitment continues to put
the client first with sustainable innovation created by exceptional
people who have deep ties to our communities and driven by a
culture of “doing the right thing the right way.” For additional
information about the Company’s storied history and centennial
plans, visit www.pitneybowes.com/100.
About Pitney Bowes
Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI) is a global technology company providing
commerce solutions that power billions of transactions. Clients
around the world, including 90 percent of the Fortune 500, rely on
the accuracy and precision delivered by Pitney Bowes solutions,
analytics, and APIs in the areas of ecommerce fulfillment, shipping
and returns; cross-border ecommerce; office mailing and shipping;
presort services; and financing. For nearly 100 years Pitney Bowes
has been innovating and delivering technologies that remove the
complexity of getting commerce transactions precisely right. For
additional information visit Pitney Bowes, the Craftsmen of
Commerce, at www.pitneybowes.com.
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