When it comes to milk, the best part – cream – always rises to the top. Avnet has more than its share of such employees – people who not only fulfill their work-related duties, but also make time to volunteer to help others in need. Last year, Avnet Cares began honoring the cream of its [...]

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As the world recently celebrated Earth Day, many companies paid lip service to being environmentally friendly, but Avnet’s EBV division walks the walk.
When EBV planned to fly all 1,000 employees to Spain for a sales conference and teambuilding event, it offset its carbon footprint by arranging for them to plant 7,500 seaside juniper trees, which [...]

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They say one man’s trash is another one’s treasure, and that’s certainly true for nonprofit organizations, as Avnet Technology Solutions (TS) recently learned. When its Demo Center was discontinuing old platforms and getting rid of older servers, Avnet found an organization that was thrilled to have them.
Employees were astonished when they first visited Homeward Bound, [...]

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The Hunger Games movie and book presents a bleak view of the future, but Avnet strives to provide today’s children with something better to look forward to by supporting Arizona SciTech Festival and Junior Achievement of Arizona’s BizTown, which help Arizona children understand the importance of studying business and STEM subjects.
Avnet also provides them with [...]

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Holidays have a way of bringing out the best in people, and Avnet is no different. As many around the world celebrate Easter or Passover this weekend, I’d like to highlight some of the things Avnet employees around the world did to ensure children and families enjoyed the winter holidays.
At Thanksgiving, employees in Phoenix set [...]

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