Tag: Corporate Social Responsibility
Mission 500 closes out ISC West 2025 with celebration of industry changemakers
April 25, 2025SSN Staff
MIAMI—Mission 500, the security industry's nonprofit charity dedicated to supporting children in need across the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico, ended ISC West 2025 on a high note with its annual awards ceremony, which celebrated individuals and organizations making a meaningful impact through service and philanthropy.
The Mission 500 Awards Ceremony took place on Thursday, April 3, at The Bridge within the ISC West exhibit hall.
This year’s Mission 500 Humanitarian Award was...
And the winner is…
March 5, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
Hollywood just handed out the Oscars for excellence in film. Now it’s the security industry’s turn to showcase its finest.
The next few weeks will be jam-packed with awards presentations for security professionals and companies that go above and beyond protecting people and assets.
Let’s take a sneak peek at what’s in store on the security awards docket for the rest of the month and into early April. First, the Security Industry Association (SIA) will reveal...
Mission 500 opens nominations for CSR, Humanitarian Awards
February 26, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
LAS VEGAS—Mission 500, a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving children and families in need across the U.S., has announced an open call for nominations for its annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Humanitarian Awards.
The Mission 500 Corporate Social Responsibility Award recognizes companies in the security industry that demonstrate outstanding commitment to helping those in need. Nominations are evaluated based on the effectiveness of CSR programs in impacting children...
CSR at Axis Communications – focusing on a smarter, safer, more sustainable world
May 11, 2022Cory Harris, Editor
LUND, Sweden and CHELMSFORD, Mass.—Axis Communications is much more than just a manufacturer of network cameras for the physical security and video surveillance industries.
Sustainability is a natural part of its operations, and it is this focus on developing products and solutions for a smarter, safer world that drives Axis’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts.
Fredrik Nilsson, Vice President of the Americas for Axis Communications, told Security Systems News that the...
Mission 500 opens nominations for 2022 Corporate Social Responsibility and Humanitarian Awards
February 2, 2022SSN Staff
MIAMI—Mission 500, a non-profit charitable organization focusing on the security industry and dedicated to serving children and families in need across the U.S., is now accepting nominees for their 2022 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award and 2022 Humanitarian Award.
The Mission 500 CSR Award honors a company within the security industry that has made a significant contribution to those in need. The judging criteria includes an assessment of applicants’ CSR programs as they...
Convergint celebrates 20th annual Social Responsibility Day
June 21, 2021SSN Staff
SANTA ANA—For the 20th consecutive year, Convergint offices will close so more than 3,400 colleagues can give their time, expertise and resources at 85 locations across the globe. The $1.6 billion global system integrator’s efforts are part of their 20th annual Convergint Social Responsibility Day, launched to commemorate the founding of the firm in 2001, and to support the local communities where their colleagues live and work.
Helping underserved schools and organizations step up...
ADI Global Distribution and Ken Gould to receive Mission 500 award
May 18, 2021SSN Staff
MIAMI, Fla.—Mission 500, a charitable non-profit organization engaging security professionals to assist families in crisis across the USA, has announced the winners of its annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Humanitarian Awards. This year’s recipients are ADI Global Distribution and Ken Gould, President of Ken Gould Consulting and Chairman of Mission 500, respectively.
ADI Global Distribution, recipient of Mission 500’s 2020 CSR Award, supports a wide range of social...
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Industry giving back during great time of need
March 17, 2021Paul Ragusa
With Mission 500 recently opening nominations for their 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award and 2021 Humanitarian Award, we here at Security Systems News wanted to highlight how important it is to recognize those companies that do give back, while hopefully inspiring others. We also wanted to use this opportunity to gauge where the industry is when it comes to CSR programs, and just giving back, in general.
After a year since COVID, the need to give back to those in need is greater...
PSA announces corporate social responsibility program
August 14, 2020SSN Staff
WESTMINISTER, Colo.—To better its community as well as the low-voltage systems integration industry as a whole, PSA, which is focused on philanthropic giving, employee wellness and developing the next generation of industry leaders, launched its corporate social responsibility program. “Our employees have been the driving force in getting PSA involved in supporting our communities,” Bill Bozeman, CEO, PSA said in the announcement. “I’m constantly impressed by their willingness to jump...
Mission 500 announces awards for 2020
March 20, 2020SSN Staff
MIAMI—Non-profit, charitable organization that engages security professionals to assist families in crisis across the U.S., Mission 500, announced the winners of its annual Humanitarian Award—George Fletcher, president, DMF Consulting and its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) award—ADT.
“Every year Mission 500 recognizes an individual and corporate entity for its outstanding contributions towards the betterment of society and mankind,” Ken Gould, chairman of the...