JetBlue and Airbus Take to the Sky Using Renewable Jet Fuel

JetBlue today received its latest A321 aircraft from Airbus’ U.S. A320 Family production facility in Mobile, Ala. The acceptance flight followed by JetBlue’s scheduled ferry flight, taking place on September 20, marks JetBlue’s first-ever flights fueled with renewable jet fuel blend. The fuel for these flights, provided by Airbus and certified by Air BP, consists of 15.5 percent renewable jet fuel blended with traditional jet fuel.

Wells Fargo No. 2 Corporate Cash Giver in Chronicle of Philanthropy Rankings

According to a new survey on corporate giving from the Chronicle of Philanthropy, the Wells Fargo Foundation is the No. 2 corporate cash giver in the U.S. and the top financial institution in overall giving. The rankings, based on 2017 data, reflect more than $286.5 million in cash contributions distributed by Wells Fargo to over 14,500 nonprofits.

The UPS Foundation to Award $2.6 Million in Environmental Grants

The UPS Foundation, which leads global citizenship and philanthropy programs for UPS, announced it will award nearly $2.7 million in grants to preeminent environmental organizations worldwide. The missions of these organizations align with The UPS Foundation and the company’s environmental sustainability goals, which address creation of global standards and best practices as well as other issues such as renewable energy sources and reducing its absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from global ground operations.

MSD Publishes 2017/2018 Corporate Responsibility Report

MSD (tradename of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA (NYSE: MRK)) has issued its 2017/2018 Global Corporate Responsibility Report. The report reflects the company’s performance and progress in its four corporate responsibility priority areas of Access to Health, Employees, Environmental Sustainability and Ethics & Transparency.

Mars Changing How It Does Business One Year From Launch of $1B Sustainable in a Generation Plan

Mars is changing how it does business—one year from the launch from its ‘Sustainable in a Generation’ Plan.

It comes after Mars CEO Grant F. Reid last year warned that the “global supply chain is broken,” and business needed to make a “huge step change” in order to deliver on the climate targets agreed in Paris and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

The Value Independent Certification Brings to Global Water Stewardship

Every year, World Water Week, a conference organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), brings together experts from around the world to discuss global water issues. This year’s event focused on Water, Ecosystems and Human Development, with discussions concentrating on how business, NGOs and government agencies are collaborating to address water-related challenges. During a session organized by third-party certifier SCS Global Services, water leaders shared how their water stewardship programs have advanced with the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) Standard.

Ecocentricity Blog: Slowing to a Crawl

Yes, Hurricane Florence began to weaken as it approached the Eastern seaboard. It also began to slow down, but that isn’t a good thing. A slow-moving storm might hit less area, but the area it does hit suffers tremendously.

New Platform Offers Resources and Engagement Tools for California Water Agencies and Communities

Maven’s Notebook, in partnership with Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Stanford’s Program on Water in the West (WitW), launched a new website today at www.groundwaterexchange.org to provide a central hub of science-based information related to California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).

Global Climate Action Series: Cisco Supply Chain Driving Positive Climate Action

Cisco has a long track record of working to address issues that impact our planet. We firmly believe that doing the right thing for the environment is also the right thing for our business.

Tetra Tech Sponsors Upcoming Engineering News-Record Webinar on Funding Utility Resilience for Water Extremes

Local utilities face significant challenges to build resilient infrastructure and maintain uninterrupted and safe operations as communities around the world continue to experience ongoing weather extremes. Tetra Tech is sponsoring the second of two Engineering News-Record (ENR) webinars focused on how utilities can cope with challenges ranging from drought to flooding and coastal inundation and fund the necessary infrastructure to protect their communities.

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