TD Bank Group Named One of Canada's Greenest Employers Nine Years in a Row

Thu, 07/27/2017 - 10:15

For the ninth year in a row, TD Bank Group was recognized as one of Canada's greenest employers by Canada's Top 100 Employers (Mediacorp Canada Inc). The award evaluates the environmental leadership of organizations based on a variety of factors, including the types of green initiatives that were developed and the degree to which employees get involved in reducing their carbon footprint.

Nestlé Waters N.A. Awarded First AWS Certificate in North America by SCS Global Services

Thu, 07/27/2017 - 09:00

SCS Global Services congratulates Nestlé Waters North America, the first facility in North America to earn Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) Certification.

How Corporate Gardens Help Grow Employee Wellness

Thu, 07/27/2017 - 09:15

While corporate gardens are perhaps an unconventional office perk, the potential benefits are obvious enough—fresh air, exercise, team building and, of course, food (for company employees and their communities).

Don’t Start Your Engines! Duke Energy Project Tackles Truck Idling

Thu, 07/27/2017 - 11:00

A total of 36 electric power outlets will help trucks at the Merchants Distributors, LLC (MDI) distribution center in Hickory cut costs and lower air emissions as part of a Duke Energy $320,000 electrification project.

New CSRHub Bulk Extract Tool Simplifies CSR/ESG Analysis

Thu, 07/27/2017 - 12:00

The team at CSRHub has just launched the new Bulk Extract Dashboard tool – a powerful Macro-enabled Excel template for quickly comparing large numbers of companies and CSR data.

#ParksAndRecreationMonth: Cox Enterprises’ COO Alex Taylor Shows How “Actions Speak” in Tulsa

Thu, 07/27/2017 - 12:30

NRG Sustainability Commitments Stronger Than Ever

Thu, 07/27/2017 - 09:35

NRG Sustainable Operations | Reducing Carbon Emissions

Wed, 08/02/2017 - 09:15

NRG closely monitors its environmental impacts. We emit CO2 when generating electricity at most of our facilities. The graphs presented below illustrate our U.S. scope 1 emissions of CO2e for 2014, 2015 and 2016. We anticipate reductions in our future emissions pro le as we modernize our fleet through repowering, improve generation efficiencies and explore methods to capture CO2.

Republic Services Participates in Corvallis Community’s ‘Couch Patrol’

Wed, 07/26/2017 - 17:30

The City of Corvallis, Republic Services and other local partners teamed up for what is locally referred to as Couch Patrol. The idea came out of a Rental Property Managers Group meeting at the Corvallis Elks Lodge last May, and has turned into a successful initiative. Local property managers and landlords, the City of Corvallis and Oregon State University are also involved in this effort to reduce the clutter on the streets and other livability issues that stem from the spring move-out (in the spring) or move-in (in the fall) of OSU students.

Nestlé Waters Factory Becomes First Facility in North America to Achieve Prestigious Water Certification

Wed, 07/26/2017 - 14:55