Corporate Responsibility

Can E-Commerce and Sustainability Co-Exist?

As more shoppers click to buy, the demand for a seamless shopping experience lands on retailers, and oftentimes the effort to provide this comes at an increased cost to the environment.

Corporate Responsibility

Ecocentricity Blog: Alex, I’ll Take Economic Systems for $800

Capitalism is fundamentally a more efficient system than communism. By empowering private citizens to seek their own self-interest, the system becomes decentralized, making it more locally attuned to market demands and shifting conditions.

AI & Technology

Black & Veatch: Rise of Data Propels Growing Adoption of Smart City Solutions

Cities and utilities are increasingly relying on data analytics tools to advance their smart systems, even as municipal leaders grapple with how to pay for these upgrades. Fulfilling the smart city promise will require integrating communication technology and increasing stakeholder engagement. This combination will help transform cities and infrastructure, according to Black & Veatch’s just-released 2017 Strategic Directions: Smart City/Smart Utility Report.

Philanthropy

James M. Cox Foundation Contributes $2 Million to Centennial Olympic Park’s Renovation and Expansion

The James M. Cox Foundation announced a $2 million contribution to help fund Centennial Olympic Park’s renovation and expansion. The park served as a focal point during the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Environment

Green Mountain Employees Dig in to Do Good

Green Mountain Energy partners with Trees For Houston to give back 500 trees to the Houston area.

Education & Workforce Development

Edison International Supports Environmental Education with "Discovery Agents" app

Beginning in 2013, Edison International has provided funding support for the development of Discovery Agents “missions” aimed at helping young people ages 8-to-14 connect with nature, educate them about their local environment, and promote physical activity. Discovery Agents is a mobile game application (“app”) developed by Community Partners, a non-profit organization, for the U.S. Get to Know Program.

Awards & Rankings

SCS Global Services Named Clean Energy Award Recipient

Global Energy News has named SCS Global Services as recipient of its 2016 Best Renewable Energy Verification Specialist award, highlighting SCS' certification and verification services in the renewable energy sector and involvement in national and international standards development.

Environment

Green is for Organics: Voluntary Container Color Standard Recommended by Consortium of Organics Collection Organizations and Agencies

National nonprofit Keep America Beautiful and the United States Composting Council (USCC) today announced that they, along with five other participating nonprofits and government agencies, recommend designating green as the voluntary container color standard for organics collection containers. This initiative was simultaneously announced at the USCC’s 25th Annual Conference in Los Angeles and at the Keep America Beautiful National Conference in Washington, D.C., both taking place through Jan. 26.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Major Drivers and Trends in SRI Investing Growth

Read about the numerous trends have shaped the evolution and growth of SRI within US financial markets - that has Sustainable Responsible Impact Investing assets up 33% in 2 years.

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