Carnival Shipboard and Shoreside Employees Participate in International Coastal Cleanup Day

Hundreds of Carnival Cruise Line employees, both on board and ashore, did their part to help our environment by participating in the annual International Coastal Cleanup Day, the world’s largest single day cleanup event spearheaded by the Ocean Conservancy.

Offshore Wind Power, From Rhode Island to Copenhagen

For the past couple of summers, our family has watched as construction workers ferried back and forth between Rhode Island’s Point Judith and a wind farm being built off nearby Block Island.

We knew the turbines would be spinning soon when the main highway traversing the peninsula was gouged to make way for a cable that would bring ashore any surplus electricity not consumed by Block Island residents and businesses.

A Business Framework for Global Impact

As I interact with the heads of corporate sustainability for Fortune 500 companies on a daily basis. What is fundamental to these conversations, as well as to my regular conversations with the responsible investing community, is the increasing desire for companies to better understand the broader environmental and social impacts they are having, both positive and negative.

McNeese Professor and E.K. Key Elementary Teacher Travel the Seas as Part of CITGO STEM Initiative & Ocean Exploration Trust

Two local educators recently were chosen to participate in ocean voyages aboard the E/V Nautilus as part of the CITGO and Ocean Exploration Trust’s initiative to inspire science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) based education.

CITGO Lemont Refinery Promotes Higher Education through STEM Scholarships

Fifteen college-bound students from three Lemont area high schools were awarded a CITGO Fueling Education Scholarship for excellence in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The students received their award from Peter Collarelli, Government and Public Affairs Manager and were recognized by their peers during a school assembly.

CITGO and Special Olympics Arkansas Hit the Road for the World’s Largest Truck Convoy®

CITGO Petroleum Corporation and Special Olympics Arkansas took to the highways of Arkansas for the World’s Largest Truck Convoy® to help raise awareness and funds for Special Olympics’ year-round programs for people with intellectual disabilities.

Spokane’s Urbanova Set to Drive Innovation and Economic Development for Cities of the Future

Recently, Avista along with partners Itron, Inc., City of Spokane, McKinstry, WSU Spokane and the University District Development Association, announced Urbanova.

The Palazzo Hotel Operations Team Prepare Meals at Three Square Food Bank

At the end of September, members of Hotel Operations at The Palazzo participated in a volunteer event at Three Square, helping with the preparation of snacks and meals for the less fortunate. They aim to volunteer at two local organizations per year as a part of their efforts to give back.

Republic Services Named to the “Gold Standard” of Corporate Sustainability Rankings; Listed Among the Top Companies in Two 2016 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG), an industry leader in U.S. recycling and non-hazardous solid waste, scored in the 90th percentile of the Commercial Services and Supplies sector of the 2016 Dow Jones Sustainability – North America Index™ (DJSI), and was named to both the 2016 DJSI World and North America indices.

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