InnerView and Kroger Invite Youth to Engage in Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Social Impact Plan
17 October 2020 - 12:00AM
Business Wire
2020-21 Zero Hero Youth Awards to recognize
students helping end hunger and waste
In celebration of World Food Day, InnerView Technologies and The
Kroger Co. today announced the second annual Zero Hero Awards,
recognizing students ages 14 to 24 taking action to create Zero
Hunger | Zero Waste communities. InnerView offers paths for
students to explore volunteer opportunities, capture service
activities, develop skills through impact-driven projects, and
demonstrate community impact aligned with the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste youth program with InnerView
builds on the success of the 2019-20 school year. During last
year’s pilot, nearly 5,000 students in 41 states committed 37,000
hours of service aligned with SDG 2: Zero Hunger and SDG 12:
Responsible Consumption and Production. Of these, 960 students
earned recognition as Zero Heroes for achieving the highest level
of service. These efforts support Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste
social impact plan, which aims to end hunger in its communities and
eliminate waste across the company by 2025. This year, the program
endeavors to engage more students in service activities and awards,
plus add topic-focused workshops and a collaborative youth advisory
panel.
Kroger highlighted this platform and Zero Heroes in its full
2020 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, which
highlights the company’s improved performance on Zero Hunger | Zero
Waste and key sustainability commitments.
Through this program, Kroger invites students – whether they
experience school in a virtual or classroom environment – to join
interactive workshops with subject matter experts and key partners
on a range of topics, including hunger relief, food waste,
recycling, climate change, fair trade and more. Each program will
include virtual or in-community activities as well as an
introduction to purpose-driven careers in these categories.
“In a year like no other, we are eager to engage the nation’s
impassioned youth in the social issues that COVID-19 has amplified,
like food insecurity. Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste mission has
never been more critical and relevant, and InnerView’s platform is
one way we invite others to join our journey to creating
communities free of hunger and waste,” said Keith Dailey, Kroger’s
group vice president of corporate affairs and chief social impact
officer. “We applaud all Zero Heroes for being part of the
solution, and we look forward to connecting even more students with
organizations and programs aligned with our mission.”
“2020 will be a moment in time that students never forget. Every
aspect of life has been affected by COVID-19, and there has never
been a better personal understanding of the connectedness between
people, local, and global challenges,” says Kristine Sturgeon, CEO
of InnerView. “The start of this school year has been different;
however, the most consistent pattern we have seen is the desire for
students to continue to take action for their personal beliefs and
passions. We are excited for students to work with industry leaders
to engage in issues, activities, and volunteerism that aligns with
their impact-driven nature.”
This Zero Hunger | Zero Waste engagement program is open to all
students ages 14 to 24 in the United States. Awards for this school
year take into consideration community service activity from June
1, 2020 through April 15, 2021. To learn more about the spirit of
the Zero Hero award and service requirements, please visit the
awards page online at InnerView.org/awards.
About The Kroger Co.
At The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), we are dedicated to our Purpose:
To Feed the Human Spirit®. We are nearly half a million associates
who serve over 11 million customers daily through a seamless
digital shopping experience and 2,761 retail food stores under a
variety of banner names, serving America through food inspiration
and uplift, and creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities by 2025.
To learn more about us, visit our newsroom and investor relations
site.
About InnerView Technologies
InnerView is the leading youth social responsibility platform to
help students, groups, and schools highlight community service
impact, passion for causes, skill development, and connect local
effort to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. All college and
high school aged students are welcome to join thousands of 14 to 24
year olds who have discovered ways to get involved and developed
dynamic visual service resumes through my.InnerView.org. InnerView
Technologies is a social impact organization working with students,
groups, schools, nonprofits, and committed & compassionate
institutions. Learn more at https://InnerView.org
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Kristal Howard Kroger 513-762-1304 kristal.howard@kroger.com
Brianna Fedak InnerView 440-520-0823 Brianna@InnerView.org
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