Sustainability Monthly Minute: January 2018

Domtar was recently named a sustainability leader by Newsweek, coming in at No. 42 on Newsweek's Green Rankings 2017 list. Find out what else is happening at Domtar by checking out the January 2018 edition of the Domtar Sustainability Monthly Minute.

The Debate Over Forest Fire Control Rages On

2017 was marked by devastating forest fires that ravaged large swaths of North America. Millions of acres were scorched, hundreds of thousands of buildings were destroyed, and tens of thousands of people were displaced. Amidst these disconcerting numbers is a debate among ecologists, scientists and forestry experts: Should wildfires be controlled? Or should nature be allowed to take it's course? It's a complex question with many compelling answers.

Webinar: Activating the SDGs Into Business Operations

"Increasingly businesses are realising that small sustainable impacts are no longer enough. To meet the SDGs requires a wholesale shift in thinking and operations across both business and industry," says Candy Telani Anton, Head of Strategy Europe at Ethical Corporation. But how can companies go about integrating the SDGs into their own business operations?

Massachusetts Companies Meet With Lawmakers to Highlight Sustainability Leadership

A dozen Massachusetts companies and investors representing some of the Commonwealth’s largest employers will gather on Beacon Hill today to meet with lawmakers about their corporate sustainability goals and how these initiatives make businesses more competitive and drive economic growth.

The participating institutions include: Eastern Bank, Legal Seafood, MilliporeSigma, Partners Healthcare, and Schneider Electric, among others. These companies have set notable sustainability, clean energy, and energy efficiency goals and invested in innovative programs and projects to achieve these goals.

Your Briefing on Growing Green Finance

Ethical Corporation recently commissioned a 20-page complimentary briefing into the growing state of green finance, which goes into depth on the important role green finance has to play in tackling climate change.

Kris De Decker: Enough Is Enough

ReFED Analysis Reveals Food Waste Represents $18.2 Billion Profit Opportunity for Grocery Retailers

Today, ReFED, a multi-stakeholder nonprofit committed to reducing the $218 billion of food waste in the United States, launched the Retail Food Waste Action Guide, which finds that food waste represents an $18.2 billion opportunity for grocery retailers.

Climate Action Recognizes AEG’s StubHub Center and Los Angeles Convention Center for Sustainable Mobility Operations

Climate Action, an international contracted partner with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) – the world’s foremost body on environmental protection and stewardship – recently recognized AEG’s StubHub Center and Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC) for their sustainable mobility operations and their influential role in the sports industry in an infographic in its latest newsletter.

Cisco Named One of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations by Corporate Knights

Many exciting announcements were shared today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and one that we are very honored to be a part of is being ranked on the 2018 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World index.

Ray C. Anderson Foundation Commits Additional $2 Million to The Ray

The Trustees of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation have granted an additional $2 million to The Ray over the next two years, to fund important research, pilot projects and emerging technologies with the potential to shape the transportation infrastructure of the future.

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