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Have you ever thought about the number of surfaces and objects your hands come into contact with each day? From door handles and computer keyboards to public transportation seats and the hands of your loved ones, many of these can spread germs to you, which you can then pass to others if you fail to perform hand hygiene.

In the cleaning industry, labor typically accounts for 80 to 90 percent of facility maintenance costs. With 2016 projections of labor rates around the world to be the highest in three years, and with new legislation in the U.S. and UK having a potential effect on increasing labor costs, the outlook worsens.

We’ve just wrapped up yet another successful Global Food Safety Conference in Berlin, which welcomes food safety professionals from more than 60 countries and provides an opportunity for manufacturers, government bodies, academics and service providers to come together to discuss key concerns and solutions related to food safety.

During the event, we hosted a breakfast session titled, “Innovative Technology Driving Digital Food Safety Culture,” to highlight how technology is changing the way organizations manage food safety.

As we close 2015, I thought it would be interesting to take a look back at the impact Sealed Air’s Soap For Hope program has had this year. The program partners with hotel chains to take discarded soap scraps and use them to bring local community residents out of poverty. The soap scraps are repurposed by local residents, trained by our Soap For Hope team,  and a new method of livelihood is born. Families and communities are experiencing new opportunity thanks to this program.