CSRHub CEO Cynthia Figge Speaking at FiRe 2017

CSRHub Co-Founder and CEO, Cynthia Figge, will be moderating a conversation at the Future in Review® (FiRe) Conference in Park City, Utah held October 10-13, 2017. Cynthia will be hosting a discussion titled “Supporting the Carbon Trifecta: Building Elon’s World”, on Thursday October 12th.

The Novartis Foundation launches Healthy Schools for Healthy Communities with the University of Basel and other partners

The Novartis Foundation and the University of Basel, together with other partners are pleased to announce the launch of Healthy Schools for Healthy Communities. The initiative aims to address poor health in disadvantaged schools in South Africa and is the first Novartis Foundation program to include the education sector, bringing new opportunities for achieving impact.

Smithfield Foods Announces New, Industry-Leading Environmental Initiative, Smithfield Renewables

Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced today the launch of Smithfield Renewables, a new platform within the organization that will unify, lead and accelerate the company’s industry-leading carbon reduction and renewable energy efforts. Smithfield Renewables will ensure the company meets its environmental commitments including its goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 25 percent by 2025.

Reporting matters Study Reveals Measurable Improvement in Sustainability Reporting Among Top Global Companies

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and Radley Yeldar released the fifth edition of Reporting matters – WBCSD’s annual review of member companies’ sustainability and integrated reports.

Winner of 21st Century Fox’s “Earth in Focus” Employee Photography Contest Takes Once in a Lifetime Nat Geo Trip to the Galápagos Islands

To celebrate Earth Month this past April, 21st Century Fox invited colleagues to take part in a unique photography competition in partnership with 21CF’s National Geographic on their Your Shot platform. The contest, judged by a Nat Geo photo editor, enoucraged 21CF colleagues around the world to submit their best nature photography and shots of action against climate change for a chance to win a free National Geographic Expedition trip, well as runner-up prizes of GoPro and Canon PowerShot cameras.

As Long as Climate Change Does Not Touch the Rich, Nothing Will Change, Says Andrew J. Hoffman

Andrew J. Hoffman is an American Professor of Sustainable Business at the University of Michigan. He came to the Czech Republic for the release of his book, "How Culture Shapes the Debate on Climate Change."

On Track to Sustainably Source Oats

Our beloved Cheerios were named Cheeri-Oats when they launched in 1941. So you know that oats have been at the core of our business for a long time. Dating back to 1928, in fact.

Today, nearly four years into our commitment to sustainably source our ingredients, we are well on our way – particularly with oats.

As a global food company, our business depends on quality ingredients being grown and available to us every year. We see the ingredients we buy as a way to be transparent about where and how crops for General Mills foods are grown. So, in 2013, we set out to sustainably source 100 percent of our ten priority ingredients by 2020.

UN Global Compact Bulletin (October 2017)

The UN Global Compact Bulletin is designed to keep participants up to date on news, actions you can take, resources and events. Participants are encouraged to look to this monthly communication for important information. Please note that actions and events are intended for Global Compact stakeholders, unless otherwise indicated. The Bulletin is published in English, French, Spanish and Chinese.

BIER Releases Latest Practical Watershed Context Tool

The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable’s (BIER) concept paper, entitled Performance in Watershed Context: Insights and Opportunities, provides a pragmatic decision support process to assist the beverage industry and beyond in making informed water-related investments across a portfolio of operational sites.

Bloomberg Announces $64 Million in New Funding to Move America Beyond Coal as Trump EPA Tries to Prop up Dead End Fuel Source

One day after the Trump Administration formally announced its plans to rescind the Clean Power Plan, the Obama Administration’s climate change policy that has been held up in federal court, Michael R. Bloomberg announced a new commitment of $64 million to support the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign and other organizations working to advance the U.S. clean energy market at the state and local level. Pollution from coal-fired power plants is the largest source of carbon emissions and kills 7,500 Americans annually, down from 13,000 when the Beyond Coal campaign began expanding in 2011 through support from Bloomberg.

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