Vermont Business Magazine Berkshire Bank, with branches in southern Vermont, has been named a finalist for the 2018 Halo Award. Presented annually at the Engage for Good Conference in Chicago, the Halo Awards are one of North America’s highest honors for corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. These prestigious awards look at philanthropic campaigns targeted at consumers and employees that take innovative and impactful approaches to supporting causes. Past recipients of the awards include many of the most globally recognized brands.
Berkshire was named a finalist in the Employee Engagement Group Volunteering category which recognizes initiatives that meaningfully and measurably engage a company’s employees in a cause-focused initiative to achieve both a social and a business impact. Berkshire’s work on their Xtraordinary Day of Service in June 2017 in which it mobilized 92% of their workforce across the country to directly impact more than 400,000 individuals coupled with their broader XTEAM® corporate employee volunteer program which boasts a 100% employee participation rate earned them the selection. Berkshire provides its employees with paid time off to volunteer during regular business hours at a series of company-supported service projects through the program. The other finalists for the award include FedEx, WestJet and Habitat for Humanity International. The winner will be announced in Chicago on May 24.
Berkshire Bank has gained national attention for its corporate responsibility efforts over the last year including recognition as a finalist in 2017 for the North American Halo Award for Top Employee Engagement Program and as a finalist for The Citizens Awards presented by the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation in the Top Corporate Steward Category. In addition to these national accolades, the bank was named a Top Charitable Contributor by the Boston Business journal for the fifth consecutive year for their philanthropic efforts through their Foundation.
About Berkshire Bank Foundation
Through foundation grants to nonprofits, scholarships to students, environmental programs, and employee volunteerism, Berkshire Bank is making a difference. Each year the Foundation donates $2 million to nonprofits throughout the Bank's footprint and 100% of bank employees provide over 40,000 hours of service through their XTEAM® corporate volunteer program. Berkshire Bank was named one of Massachusetts' Most Charitable Companies by the Boston Business Journal in 2017. To learn more about Berkshire Bank Foundation, visit www.berkshirebank.com/community.
About Berkshire Bank
Berkshire Hills Bancorp (NYSE: BHLB) is the parent of Berkshire Bank, America's Most Exciting Bank®. The Company, recognized for its entrepreneurial approach and distinctive culture, has $11.6 billion in assets and 113 full service branch offices in Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Vermont, New Jersey and Pennsylvania providing personal and business banking, insurance, and wealth management services. To learn more, visit www.berkshirebank.com, call 800-773-5601 or follow us on: Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Berkshire Bank is the official bank of NESN's Boston Bruins coverage and the community partner of Boston Seasons at City Hall Plaza.
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