CINCINNATI, Ohio – To reinforce its commitment to support local green efforts, Manheim Cincinnati announced a $12,500 donation to Keep Cincinnati Beautiful. As a part of Cox Enterprises, Manheim Cincinnati participates in the Cox Conserves Chairman’s Cup, an internal program that recognizes Cox field locations for implementing sustainable business practices.
One location is selected from each of Cox Enterprises’ major subsidiaries (Cox Communications, Manheim, Cox Media Group and AutoTrader Group) as a winner. As the winning Manheim location, Manheim Cincinnati was awarded $12,500 to donate to a local environmental nonprofit and selected Keep Cincinnati Beautiful.
Keep Cincinnati Beautiful is an award-winning nonprofit organization that promotes beautification, recycling, litter prevention and community pride. The donation will assist Keep Cincinnati Beautiful in providing resources and programs to communities that empower residents to improve their neighborhoods.
“We’re excited to receive this contribution from Manheim Cincinnati and Cox Enterprises,” Keep Cincinnati Beautiful Executive Director Linda Holterhoff said. “This donation will assist our Environmental Education department by providing the resources we need to grow green habits in young children."
“We are extremely proud and humbled to have been selected for this great honor by our parent company,” said Anita Jamison, general manager of Manheim Cincinnati. “Our team has partnered with Cox Enterprises on multiple projects to help lessen our impact on the environment, and we could not have earned this achievement without them.”
Manheim Cincinnati developed a Conservation Committee last year to create a plan to help make the auction greener. The committee meets quarterly to develop new ideas to make the location more environmentally friendly, discuss volunteer projects and provide updates to ongoing projects. The committee promoted environmental awareness with an online quarterly newsletter to employees, developed an Online Dealer Exchange promotion, completed a waste audit, transitioned to paperless invoices that saves the printing of 5,200 invoices annually and participated in a river cleanup with Cox Media Group Ohio. As part of the cleanup, Cox and Manheim employees removed more than 1,000 pounds of trash from the Great Miami River.
About Manheim (www.manheim.com)
Manheim is the leading global provider of vehicle remarketing services, connecting buyers and sellers of used vehicles to the largest wholesale used-vehicle marketplace. The company helps dealer and commercial customers achieve results by providing physical and digital auction channels, data analysis, financing, transportation and mobile products and solutions.
Manheim pioneered in-lane vehicle auctions and has been an innovator in both digital and mobile auction platforms. Manheim registers nearly 8 million used vehicles annually, facilitating transactions representing more than $50 billion in value. Manheim’s research and consulting arm, Manheim Consulting, provides industry-leading market intelligence and publishes the widely recognized annual Used Car Market Report. The company offers dealer financing though NextGear Capital, Inc., and transportation services through Ready Auto Transport.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Manheim has more than 20,000 employees in 107 worldwide sites and generates annual revenues of more than $2.5 billion. A subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Manheim participates in “Go Green with Manheim,” the company’s sustainability program.
About Cox Conserves
Launched in 2007 by Chairman Jim Kennedy, Cox Conserves is Cox Enterprises' national sustainability program. Cox Conserves focuses on reducing waste and energy consumption, as well as conserving water. The program engages each of the company's major subsidiaries (Cox Communications, Manheim, Cox Media Group and AutoTrader.com) and encourages Cox Enterprises' 50,000 employees and their families to engage in eco-friendly practices.
About Keeping Cincinnati Beautiful
Keep Cincinnati Beautiful is an award-winning not-for-profit organization established in 1978 and is affiliated with Keep America Beautiful. KCB’s mission is to educate and encourage individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their community environments.