Environment

New Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals Expected by July 2018

Read Antea Group’s summary of the EPA’s proposed final rule for hazardous waste pharmaceuticals in July 2018 and find out how we can assist you.

Energy & Infrastructure

Lighting Upgrades in Our Plants Increase Energy Efficiency, Reduce Environmental Impact

When team members arrive to start their day at Ingersoll Rand’s Club Car plant in Augusta, Georgia, the energy-efficient LED lights start turning on section by section as they sense movement. And as people leave an area, the motion-sensitive LED lights start dimming to save energy and then turn off entirely after 30 minutes.

Health & Healthcare

New Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy Launches to Accelerate Progress Toward a World Without Leprosy

Ahead of World Leprosy Day on Sunday 28 January 2018, several leading leprosy groups have joined forces to launch a Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy to accelerate progress towards a world without leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease.

Awards & Rankings

Tetra Tech-Supported Clean Trucks Program Recognized for Improving Quality of Life in New York

Tetra Tech is helping reduce harmful diesel emissions in the Hunts Point and Port Morris communities of the South Bronx through an award-winning grant incentive program to replace older diesel trucks with new diesel and alternative-fueled, emission-compliant trucks.

Environment

Tetra Tech-Supported Project Wins Phoenix Award of Excellence in Brownfield Redevelopment

The Tetra Tech-supported Chicago Park District (CPD) Big Marsh redevelopment project received a 2017 Phoenix Award for outstanding achievement in brownfield redevelopment at the National Brownfields Conference in December. The Phoenix Awards honor innovative projects that solve critical environmental problems and transform abandoned properties into productive sites.

Events

Announcing Majora Carter as Keynote Speaker at Living Future unConference

The International Living Future Institute is pleased to announce Majora Carter as their third keynote speaker at the annual Living Future unConference, held this year in Portland, OR from May 1-4.

Carter is a leading urban revitalization strategy consultant, real estate developer, and Peabody Award winning broadcaster. She is responsible for the creation & implementation of numerous green-infrastructure projects, policies, and job training & placement systems.

She will join author and activist Raj Patel + conservationist and advocate Terry Tempest Williams as keynotes.

The Living Future unConference is the forum for leading minds in the green building movement to make strides toward a healthy future for all. To learn more and to register visit 2018livingfutureunconference.org.

Events

Sustainable Brands Kicks Off Global Showcase of Brands

Sustainable Brands® recently opened general registration for its flagship conference: SB’18 Vancouver. More than 3,000 business leaders are expected to gather June 4-7th at the Vancouver Convention Centre for conversation around how brands are staying relevant and resilient in a challenged world. The conference will showcase brands that are proactively innovating their product and service offerings to align with shifting consumer societal aspirations.

Events

The Realized Worth 2018 CSR Conference Guide

It’s back! Every January, Realized Worth shares a guide of the year’s upcoming CSR and employee volunteering conferences around the world – with a few relevant employee engagement and sustainability events included, too. Based on what we’ve seen, it looks like we’re going into this year with even more of a global focus, and a more visible push to strengthen multi-sector partnerships in the name of social good. Big things are in store for 2018!

Environment

Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner Was Just Certified by FAA

The new Dreamliner jet is designed to be at least 25 percent more fuel efficient than the planes it is replacing.

Environment

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.

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