Publix recognized on 2022 PEOPLE’s Companies that Care list
Sep. 01, 2022
We have been ranked No. 28 on the 2022 PEOPLE Companies that Care list. This is our 3rd consecutive year on the list, which highlights the top U.S. companies that have succeeded in business while also demonstrating outstanding respect, care and concern for their employees, their communities and the environment.
“Since our company was founded in 1930, we have prioritized taking care of our associates, customers and communities,” said Director of Communications Maria Brous. “At Publix, our core values, like respecting the dignity of our associates and giving back to our communities, have created a culture where our associates feel proud of the positive impact their company makes.”
Care for our associates
We are committed to being a great place to work and frequently review our benefits to continually offer a comprehensive package to our associates, including paid parental leave for eligible full- and part-time associates to take time off with pay within the 1st year after the birth or adoption of a child.
Care for our communities
Providing nourishment to people facing food insecurity is fundamental to our mission of being responsible citizens in our communities. While we have long supported several initiatives focused on alleviating hunger, in 2021 we launched our Feeding More Together register campaign that provides both produce and nonperishable food items to food banks. Through this campaign, we match customer donations at the register, which are used to provide nonperishable food items, with an equivalent value of fresh produce. Since the campaign’s launch, our company, associates and customers have provided more than 173 million meals to neighbors in need. In addition to these donations, we help alleviate hunger through our perishable recovery program by gathering dairy, deli, meat and produce that is wholesome but unsalable and donating it to food banks throughout our operating area.
Care for our environment
Sustainability and the environment are also important to us, and we continue to look for ways to reduce waste and protect natural resources. Last year, we announced we would donate a total of $2 million to the National Audubon Society and the National Park Foundation to protect, restore and conserve 2 areas of the Florida Everglades. The Everglades supplies nearly 8 million Floridians with fresh water and provides a natural habitat for endangered native species. The initiative will return an estimated 174 million gallons of water per year to the local environment.
Our most recent water stewardship efforts also focused on long-term collaborations to support the restoration of damaged Florida watersheds through a donation to the Arbor Day Foundation. The donation allowed for the planting of 126,000 longleaf pine saplings near Ecofina Creek and Chipola River, areas nearly stripped of trees by Hurricane Michael in 2018.
Additionally, this year we announced our continued support of seafood sustainability by donating $40,000 to Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP).
List methodology
In compiling the list, PEOPLE partnered with Great Place to Work to analyze surveys and data from more than 1 million employees on their experiences of how their workplaces have made a difference in their lives and communities. Rankings also reflect Great Place to Work’s assessment of the generosity of each organization’s benefits and its philanthropic and community support, with a particular focus on activities that occurred in the last year.
To read more about our ranking and see the full list, visit the PEOPLE Companies that Care list on PEOPLE’s website.