The 2018 Cox Corporate Social Responsibility Report CEI_2018_CSR_Report | Page 24

COX CONSERVES
In 2018, the Cox Conserves and You portal supported the
launch of over 50 customized sustainability engagement
campaigns. The highlight of those came during Earth
Month 2018. Employees undertook more than 20,000
green actions in just 30 days — more than in any other
year to date. The activities created positive environmental
impacts in diverse ways. Cox Automotive employees in
Burlington, Vermont, held a “Joy of Composting” lunch and
learn, while the Atlanta Cox Campus hosted a local organic
food Farmer’s Market. Employees in Cox Communications
Arizona set up a livestream on Yurview to cover the
blooming of a rare flower from the Cox Butterfly and Orchid
Pavilion at the Tucson Botanical Garden. Cox Media Group
employees at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution hosted a
screening and discussion around Chasing Coral, a
documentary film that describes the impacts of climate
change below the water’s surface. And in Fort Myers,
Florida, Manheim employees joined forces with Keep Lee
County Beautiful to cleanup the Fort Myers Cemetery.
To further strengthen interest and participation in
Corporate Social Responsibility activities, in 2018 we
piloted an expansion of Cox Conserves and You to
include more responsible business modules. The
Atlanta pilot tested the viability of adding Team Cox
volunteerism, diversity & inclusion and wellness
activities to create an online resource for employee
engagement. The collaboration has increased
participation and engagement in all four areas, and the
site was rolled out nationally in February of 2019.
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A Conserves and You Leader
Matthew Sanstra, a Cox Communications Central
employee, has tracked over 3,800 green actions and
was identified as a super user on Cox Conserves and
You, our employee engagement platform. From using
a reusable water bottle to composting, his individual
actions have added up, saving enough water to fill
3,291 bathtubs and four dumpsters worth of trash. He
subsequently joined the local Cox Conserves Council
and has become a champion of conservation among
co-workers. Matthew has worked closely with other
council members to execute a Tulsa cleanup event, a
regionwide One Less Cup campaign and to identify
office energy-saving opportunities.
Employees
undertook more than
20,000
green actions in just
30 days — more than in
any other year to date