WHO IS MARY THUO?
Mary Wanja Thuo, C.E.O & founder of Cityscape Trends Services Limited, We are a Purpose driven enterprise for Social impact. We provide sustainable Commercial Cleaning and maintenance services for offices and buildings through leveraging our core business to address social and environmental impacts.
She has a wealth of experience in business and the service industry. Before she left formal employment in 2005, she had initially worked as a waitress in the coast region of Kenya. Due to political upheaval during the time, she left the coast region and relocated to Nairobi, where she was employed in beauty salons, for a period of 3 years, before finally quitting formal employment and venturing into self-employment.
She founded a beauty salon—‘Talk of The Town Executive Salon and Barber Shop’, a business venture that turned out quite successful and which she managed for 10 years, before venturing into Cityscape Trends, still in the service industry. She later sold off the beauty salon, in order to fully focus on Cityscape Trends.
Mary applied and was accepted by the GoldMan Sach’s Foundation Centre for Executive Entrepreneurs Development program (CEED) which is run in collaboration with the USIU (United States International University) Africa, in Nairobi. This was the turning point for Mary. She learnt and implemented professional business practices, including proper book -keeping, which enabled success and sustainability in her business.
Headquartered in Nairobi, Cityscape Trends serves various NGOs, private and public institutions in Kenya, East Africa.
WORK EXPERIENCE & ADVOCACY
Summary
I am an experienced Managing Director with a demonstrated history of working in the environmental services industry with varied skills in Customer Service, Sales, Leadership, Public Speaking, and Marketing. Am a strong believer of Diversity and inclusion in gender Equality, human rights and labor laws and environmental sustainability, at the work place.
Present Work Experience
Cityscape Trends Services Ltd : Managing Director – July 2011 – Present
Cityscape Trends Services Limited is a social impact enterprise for profit. We provide sustainable commercial cleaning and maintenance services for offices and buildings. We leverage our core business to address social and environmental impacts.
All our business operations are inspired by united nations guiding principles for example, human rights, Labour laws, Anti-corruption, Environment and of course sustainable development goals for example sdg 1: No Poverty, sdg 13: Climate aAction and sdg 17 Partnership for goals.
We design customized flexible solutions at a premium cost so that customers can regain a sense of control and focus on what matters most. Our 400+ team is exposed to up-skill training on cleaning industry management standards{CIMS} which ensure certified quality control measures are maintained.
We believe Sustainable Development Goals is a positive action that will ensure we become a driving force for Social, Environmental and Economic benefits, We believe Sustainable Development Goals is a positive action that will ensure we become a driving force for Social, Environmental and Economic benefits, hence creating a GREENER, CLEANER, HEALTHIER and a BETTER WORLD.
Statement Of Commitment
To all our stakeholders,
It is my pleasure to reaffirm our continued support and commitment to the United Nations Global Compact and its Guiding Principles and the United Nations Declaration on Business and Human Rights.
As we submit our annual reports, we describe our progress and action in integrating the United Nations Global Compact Principles and the United Nations Guiding Principles on Human Rights and Business into our business strategy, culture and daily operations.
As we continue to grow, we commit to continually share this information to our stakeholders using our primary channels of communication and also through the United Nations Global Compact website.
Sincerely,
Mary W. Thuo
Media Appearance
Mary has been featured in various media stations and publications, including management magazine, K-24and Citizen Television.
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