Future Entrepreneurs
Mariner is committed to the workforce of tomorrow and supports a number of
post-secondary education programs in order to attract and develop
entrepreneurs. This initiative offers training, mentorship, and
apprenticeship opportunities to select students from post-secondary institutions
throughout Atlantic Canada. Mariner believes that contributing to
the development of students is beneficial to both the students and Mariner as
this initiative helps to provide students with some of the tools, skills and
experience that they will need to start businesses.
Mariner's partners in this area include:
Social Development Entrepreneurship
Mariner’s Social Entrepreneurship program encourages employees to share their
skills (eg. IT Marketing, Finance, HR) with nonprofit and charitable
organizations. This program allows employees to allocate a portion
of their work day to these activities. It also recognizes and
rewards the contributions made by those employees that choose to participate in
the initiative.
Contributions
Mariner contributes to those organizations that work to reduce poverty within
the community. Mariner believes that this approach will provide
individuals with the tools that they need to develop the skills and the
confidence required to enhance their quality of life and participate in the
community. Many of these programs involve child development with
an emphasis on literacy and social skills.
Mariner's partners in this area include:
Environment
Mariner recognizes that environmental considerations are an important component of sustainability. Through significant investment in research and development, Mariner was a driving force in the creation of Shift Energy (www.shiftenergy.com). Shift Energy’s solution enables enterprises in the Maritimes to maximize energy consumption efficiency. Mariner will continue to participate in initiatives aimed at the protection and enhancement of our environment.
Partners
Mariner “Partners in Innovation” to create new, unique solutions to meet the needs of our clients, our employees, our community, and our environment. Our partners are composed of many individuals and organizations, including our customers, the new entrepreneurs that we mentor, the charitable institutions that we support, hardware/software solution venders, and other IT companies. We strive to create a culture of trust and high ethical standards to ensure that our relationships with these many entities are built on solid foundations, leading to mutually beneficial outcomes that are sustained and grown over the long term. We will also look to develop relationships with others that share the same beliefs surrounding social responsibility and sustainability, in hopes that a concerted effort in those areas will deliver greater positive impacts within a shorter duration of time.