Brad Bateman

Streaming Media

Publication Date

6-10-2010

Document Type

Interview

Duration

17 minutes

Subjects

Meat Industry and Trade, Sustainability -- Oregon

Abstract

Interview of Brad Bateman by Nemah Dalai at Costco Clackamas, Oregon on June 10th, 2010.

The interview index is available for download.

Biographical

Bradley E. Bateman is the Logistics Manager at Costco in Clackamas, Oregon. He was born in Seattle, Washington.

Description

Brad Bateman, a Costco Manager of the Clackamas location, is interviewed about his experience with sustainability practices within his assigned store (as well as the Costco brand as a whole). Mr. Bateman describes a few practices such as recycling and food safety, along with refining their measures of success by sales improvement, customer service, and/or a decrease in costs. Freight costs are also reduced by improved packaging methods as well as utilizing efficient fright practices. Safety and human resource training is targeted as a high priority for Costco employees, with a monthly and annual occurrence. Finally, the United Way Program and Backpack Program are a few of the local charities that the Clackamas Costco employees donate to their community.

This interview is part of “The Sustainability History Project: Documenting Sustainable Development and Practice in the Pacific Northwest” at Portland State University.

Rights

This digital access copy is made available as streaming media for personal, educational, and non-commercial use within the parameters of “fair use” as defined under U.S. Copyright law. It cannot be reproduced, distributed, or broadcasted for commercial purposes. For more information, please contact Special Collections at Portland State University Library at: specialcollections@pdx.edu or (503) 725-9883.

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/10757

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