BCtA and GRI Release Findings on Measuring Business Impact on the SDGs

September 22, 2016 /3BL Media/ -- Today, Business Call to Action (BCtA) and GRI are launching a report that finds that governments are increasingly interested in accounting for private sector contributions to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a trend that has evolved from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

SCS Named Editor's Choice Honoree by US Builders Review

SCS Global Services (SCS), an international leader in third-party certification of environmental and sustainability achievements, has been named one of US Builders Review’s 2016 Editor’s Choice honorees in the run-up to GreenBuild 2016.

BD Releases 2015 Sustainability Performance Update Report

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, has published its 2015 Sustainability Performance Update report.

Republic Services’ Southern Nevada Recycling Center Celebrated with Industry Facility of the Year Award

Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) is pleased to announce that the National Waste and Recycling Association (NWRA) has named Republic Services’ Southern Nevada Recycling Center the winner of the Recycling Facility of the Year Award. The award was presented today at the NWRA’s annual Waste360 Recycling Summit in Austin, Texas.

Alternative Water Supply Expansion for Southern California Earns Top Industry Honor

The Orange County Water District’s Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) Initial Expansion project, a Black & Veatch-designed alternative water supply system that bolsters water security for a large portion of Southern California, has been chosen to receive the prestigious Water Environment Federation (WEF) Project Excellence Award.

Transformation at the Crossroads: Impact Investing in South Africa

Twenty-two years ago, when apartheid fell, South Africa pointed the way from disinvesting to reinvesting in one of the landmark nonviolent social transformations of our time. A number of international investors decided then to put their money to work in building a more equitable South Africa. Today South Africa is the largest impact investment market on the African continent, with US $24 billion disbursed for impact investments by development financial institutions (DFIs), and US $4.9 billion by organizations other than DFIs.

Major Leaguers Provide Funds From Players Trust to Help Houston Area Little Leaguers Return to the Diamond

When floods ravaged the Houston, TX area this past spring, the Players Trust stepped to the plate with an $18,000 grant to help get two area Little Leagues back on the field.

HP Partners with Thread International, Timberland to Help Haitian Children, Families

Today, at the 2016 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting in New York, HP and key partners announced a three-year program to assist Haitian children and their families by providing educational opportunities, including more than 200 scholarships, as well as physical exams and health and safety training for Haitians working at the Truitier landfill near Port-au-Prince .

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