IISE Sustainable Development Division
Helping Industrial and Systems engineers make the world more sustainable
SBP (formerly St. Bernard Project) is a nonprofit founded in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Their mission is to “shrink the time between disaster and recovery” by providing disaster preparation and recovery support for 10
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Kitchens for Good (KFG) is a San Diego nonprofit that is transforming lives through culinary arts. Apprentices with barriers to employment gain technical and life skills they need to launch meaningful careers in the hospitality
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The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) handles major transportation hubs and infrastructure within the state, including Logan Airport in Boston, waterfront property, cruise ship terminals and shipping ports. They have undergone a period of extensive reviews
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The Portland, Oregon (USA) nonprofit organization Free Geek is quickly learning about Lean and continuous improvement methods in order to meet growing demand for digital devices. Free Geek is a 501(c)(3) organization with a mission
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The City of Fort Collins in Colorado (USA) has been on a continuous improvement journey since 2010. They made great progress on their Income-Qualified Assistance Program (IQAP) to help residents pay their utility bills, and
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The IISE Sustainable Development Division would like to recognize successful improvement projects conducted with a not-for-profit (government agency, nonprofit or benefit organization, or non-government organization (NGO)), that supports at least one of the 17 UN
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