b"INDUSTRY NEWSWeichert rolls outAires awarded new products & servicesStevie AwardsWeichert Workforce Mobility introduced Aires recently won not one but twotwo innovative new products to improveStevie Awards: a Gold Stevie Awardthe relocation experience: Sumplicity, a in the Customer Service SuccessOthernew app for managing lump-sum moves, Service Industries category as well as aand Advisory Studio, which delivers a Silver Stevie Award in the Best Use ofsmarter approach to building aThought Leadership in Customer relocation program.Service category. The aptly named Sumplicity changes the game for Without our customers, we dont have a business; without ouremployees receiving lump sums for their professional staff, we dont have any customers, said Aires vice president ofmove. With Sumplicity, lump sum employees are empowered customer experience Andrew Meadowcroft about the win. Wewith choice: they can do it all on their own, or request assistance are honoured that the prestigious Stevie Awards organizationfrom personal hosts who provide destination counselling, answer recognizes the work we do to truly understand what our clientsquestions and expedite moves. Available through the Weichert and their relocating employees need.Go platform, the app-based solution builds a high-tech personal-ized experience for lump sum relocatees by employing machine The Silver Stevie Award for Best Use of Thought Leadershiplearning to analyze their relocation and lifestyle needs, along with recognized Aires unique Mobility101 program. Mobility101their company's policy, and to provide solutions.is a two-day course on the fundamentals of international andThe app gives employees access to real people to answer questions, U.S. domestic mobility, offered to clients to ensure a broada vetted list of certified suppliers and local resources like temporary understanding of global mobility. housing or dog walking services, curated content such as inter-Twelve years ago, we created this program to help educateactive maps, in-app access to the broad resources and real estate our clients on the basics of global mobility. Since then, weexpertise of the Weichert Companies. For interns, there is also have worked hard to improve and evolve Mobility101, and itaccess to Intern Community, a series of internet chatrooms that continues to grow and reach more professionals each year, can help them find a roommate, coordinate a meetup, orsaid Stacy Baker, Aires manager, consulting services.share tips.For mobility managers, the app provides real-time visibility into Winners at the 18th annual Stevie Awards for Sales &each program, including pulse surveys on the employee experience Customer Service were determined by the average scores ofand detailed reporting showing the most utilized services. more than 200 professionals worldwide in a formal judgingThe Weichert Advisory Studio, on the other hand, is a facilitator-process. The Stevie Awards competitions receive more thanled workshop designed to help companies quickly and easily 12,000 entries annually from organizations in more than develop a pathway to their ideal mobility program. It is based on 70 nations. design studio principles in which Weicherts consultant engages with a mobility team and key stakeholders to drive a successful outcome. It offers the toolsincluding the companys proprietary AI-powered policy benchmarking databaseto generate ideas, Dwellworks releases advance organizational initiatives, and achieve sustainable results.annual ESG Impact ReportDwellworks LLC released its fourth annual ESG Impact Report, detailing theenvironmental, social and governance (ESG) strides the company has made over the past year.In particular, the report highlighted how Dwellworks lowered its greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 47 per cent since 2021; integrated its Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) into its newly redesigned website; and experienced a 13 per cent improvement in the uptake of sustainable products, services LET US EXPAND and green innovation among its corporate housing supply chain. YOUR REACH IN Dwellworks approach to ESG is pragmatic,THE INDUSTRY, said Maura Carey, the companys ESG lead.NO MATTER The better we align with our stakeholders,THE DISTANCE. including our service partners and commun-ities, the greater our success. ESG is a logicalRobert Thompson, extension of our values and results-orientedSenior Vice President way of working. 647-494-4229robertt@mediaedge.caSummer 2024PERSPECTIVES11"