MIRAMAR, FLA., June 19, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arise Virtual Solutions, the leading, global provider of virtual, work-at-home business process outsourcing and crowdsourcing solutions was honored with a bronze Stevie Award in the Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year category in The 12th Annual American Business Awards in Chicago on June 15.
With an entirely virtual business model, Arise is committed to maintaining and preserving the community, while providing opportunities for people to work-from-home. In developing an Environmentally Friendly Business Model Arise has:
- Saved 265.5 million miles per year in vehicle miles traveled.
- Reduced gas consumption by 10.8 million gallons per year.
- Eliminated CO2 emissions in the atmosphere.
- Saved 82,000 kilowatts of energy by eliminating the need for 86 traditional call centers.
"We are honored to receive such a prestigious award. At Arise, we are committed to giving back to society and changing the way the world works." Jared Fletcher, Vice President, Operations and Chief Marketing Officer.
"It's an honor for us to recognize and celebrate such an outstanding class of organizations and individuals," said Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards. "The judges were especially discerning this year. All of this year's Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie winners should be proud that the judges recognized their achievements and their ability to express those achievements in a way that captured the judges' hearts and imaginations."
About Arise:
Arise Virtual Solutions is a work-at-home business process outsourcing company that uniquely blends crowdsourcing innovation, virtual technology and operational efficiencies to deliver better results. Recognized as a work-at-home call center pioneer, Arise has been delivering services in the cloud for over 15 years, through its network of tens of thousands of independent, work-at-home customer service, sales and technical support providers in the United States, Canada, the Europe. Arise provides flexible and cost-effective customer contact, business processing, e-learning and consulting solutions to premium brands around the world, including many Fortune 150 and 500 companies.
To learn more about No Boundaries, Better Results™ and how Arise Virtual Solutions can help you, please visit www.arise.com.
About the Stevie Awards:
Stevie Awards are conferred in five programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. A sixth program, the German Stevie Awards, will debut later this year. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.