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March 2009
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2009 1st Quarter
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VOLUME 2
ISSUE 1
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Change the World
How Ordinary People Can Accomplish Extraordinary Results
by Yolanda Londoño
A couple of years ago, someone suggested I read a book called “Change the World” by Robert E. Quinn. The subtitle is “How Ordinary People Can Accomplish Extraordinary Results.” The book suggests that we are all potential change agents, capable of moving ourselves and others to the highest levels of excellence in ways that will change the world for the better.
I loved the book and I recommend it. But, I do take exception to one word in the subtitle. “Ordinary.” In my view, there is no such thing as ordinary people. I believe we are all embedded with extraordinary skills that, more often than not, flourish when times are tough. We have seen this time and time again. Compassion seems to grow exponentially when resources are scarce. And, the creativity is impressive. People figure out how to do for others when their own pockets are empty.
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Global Volunteer Day Around the World
by Raquel Berberena
President Calvin Coolidge observed, “No enterprise can exist for itself alone. It ministers to some great need, it performs some great service, not for itself but for others, or failing that it ceases to be profitable and ceases to exist.”
While Tupperware Brands weaves responsibility to others into every aspect of business, each October we pay special tribute to this commitment through Global Volunteer Day. Across the globe, Tupperware Brands’ associates, sales force members, and their families and friends take part in service projects to reinforce the message that this company does not exist for itself alone.
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Executive Message
by Simon Hemus
Sustainability…What does it mean? How do you achieve it? These questions are being discussed and debated in  board rooms and break rooms in businesses and communities across the globe. An ancient proverb highlights why it is important to look for answers: “In every decision, we must consider the impact of that decision on the next seven generations.”
Many businesses initially viewed sustainability as just an environmental issue. But that trend is changing and Tupperware Brands has been at the forefront of that change, embracing sustainability as a way to “meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
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A "Sustainable" Conversation
by Rashit Ismail & Victoria Vilbrandt
Recently, Good Works visited with Rashit Ismail, Senior Vice President, Global Product Marketing, and Victoria Vilbrandt, Director, Global Product Marketing about Tupperware’s sustainability initiatives.
  What are the origins of Tupperware’s sustainability focus?
Rashit: At the beginning of 2008, senior management recognized that we needed to develop our environmental position and we started thinking in terms of the challenges as a plastics product manufacturer; how do we impact the environment; how do consumers and our sales force view us; how do we develop a road map?
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Going Green at Work
Picture this. A company posts its green initiatives all over its website.  The company president tells an audience about its environmentally-friendly practices. Then, one day a member of that audience arrives at the company for a meeting. He is offered bottled water, but declines. He is then offered coffee, which he accepts, but it is served in a Styrofoam cup. And, he questions just how serious this company can be about going green.
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Tupperware Brands Global Impact Award Winners
by Yolanda Londoño
By weaving social responsibility into all that we do, we magnify its significance and multiply our achievements. In this issue of Good Works, we salute our top achievers--the recipients of the 2007 and 2008 Global Impact Awards.
These awards recognize those markets that embraced community engagement and social investments as integral parts of the success of their business. These awards also recognize the type of leadership that inspires employees to embrace every aspect of their business plans and, indeed, help change the world. Their achievements inspire us to aim even higher in 2009.
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Tying Quilts and Hearts
IT Holiday Quilt Project for Families in Orlando
For the past several years, Tupperware’s IT department has done something special during the holiday season for  families in need in the Orlando community. But this past year, they wanted to do something different. They came up with some great ideas to generate donations of clothing, food, toys, and money. But, Rosemary Knoll, IT, Team Leader, kept coming back to a question. What could we do that gives more of ourselves?
Rosemary loves to quilt, and one day when she was at home making the bed and folding the t-shirt quilt she made for her husband, the idea came for her. “For every event at Tupperware, we get these neat decorated t-shirts. What could be better than to get everyone in the department to donate a Tupperware t-shirt that would become part of a quilt we made together?”
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Logros Foundation - Uruguay
Planting Seeds of Change
It started with an idea from one woman, and from that a dream has taken root throughout Uruguay. Nuvo’s partnership with the Logros Foundation is harvesting self-confidence, self-reliance, and teamwork as well as fresh fruits and vegetables across the country.
A program that started in one school is now in place in 377 schools in Uruguay, 25 schools in Argentina, and 35 schools in Brazil. Children, teachers, families, and neighbors are working together cultivating organic gardens. Over 180,000 children have already participated in the program and are enjoying the fruits of the program and acquiring new healthy eating habits.
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Tupperware Canada Partners with Take it E.A.S.Y. Program
Children struggle with many challenges as they grow into the preteen and teenage years. It can be a time of great confusion and anxiety leading to increased chances of school drop out, drug and alcohol abuse, eating disorders, and unplanned pregnancy. A program developed by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Nova Scotia, Take It E.A.S.Y., helps girls deal with these difficult transition years by focusing on self-esteem and self-reliance and providing support and resources that enable girls and young women to make better life choices. Tupperware U.S. & Canada, an avid supporter of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada, has taken a special interest in the program and has provided grants to help launch Take It E.A.S.Y. activities at fifteen Clubs.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Special thanks to our contributors:
Anna Walker
Joy Keys
Rebecca Rhodes
Meghan Llewellyn
Jillian Scruggs
Janet D'Anjou
Susan Chiono
Jean Paul Chiono
Helena Ponzio
Germaine Ellis
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