We’re excited to be a partner at Trellis Impact 26, taking place June 23–25 in San Francisco. Trellis Impact brings together 3,500+ leaders powering the future of sustainable business,
This was the initial thought that crossed my mind as I approached this year’s Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit, the tenth annual conference presented by Making Cents International. However, these thoughts were quickly replaced by the acknowledgement that youth are more than the promise of the future. They are powerful individuals. Indeed, they are a force, and it is our collective challenge to ensure that they are a force for good.
Many investors and senior business leaders are growing increasingly frustrated by the lack of disclosures associated with “quarterly capitalism.” The truth is, investors are looking at companies to provide disclosures around environmental, governance and social risks that would encourage rational long-term capital allocation
Checkout highlights here from the final week of the Global Health Corporate Champions, a dynamic group of eight professionals that spent four weeks working to improve the quality of public health in Accra, Ghana this past June. The initiative engaged employees from The Dow Chemical Company, PIMCO, and PwC to contribute their expertise to improve the operational strategy of three social sector health organizations. Drawing from their collective knowledge in management, product sustainability, operations, and finance, the GHCC participants focused on projects designed to increase access to quality healthcare for communities throughout the region.
UN Global Compact convenes over 600 leaders from business, civil society, the UN and Government in Dubai to drive business awareness and action in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the region. Hosted by Global Compact Network UAE, the four-day series of events entitled Making Global Goals Local Business – Dubai explored the actions and partnerships needed to advance the SDGs at the local level, particularly in the realm of peace and the humanitarian agenda.
To bring greater focus to the critical importance of organ donation, Astellas and Donate Life America will attempt to break the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for online organ donor registrations in an eight-hour period from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT) on Saturday, Nov. 5. The record-breaking attempt will take place during the Astellas-sponsored New Zealand All Blacks and Irish Rugby Football Union match at Chicago’s Soldier Field.
The most commonly used sustainability reporting standard for corporate and institutional reporting on an organization’s economic, environmental and social/societal impacts - The Global Reporting Initiative's (“GRI”) framework - has now moved from the fourth generation (G4) to the new modular GRI Standards. The titles of these corporate reports prepared using the GRI approach to disclosure carry varying titles: Corporate Sustainability, Corporate Responsibility, Corporate Citizenship, Environmental Stewardship, and more.
The captain and crew of Holland America Line’s ms Veendam were honored by the Association for Rescue at Sea with a prestigious AFRAS AMVER Award for the 2015 rescue of a pilot who ditched his aircraft in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii.
Obesity rates have tripled in the past 30 years, a trend that means, for the first time in our history, American children are predicted to live a shorter life than the generations before them. But it’s not too late.
Professor Paul Argenti is a pioneer in the field of corporate communication. He taught some of the earliest courses on the subject for Harvard Business School, Columbia Business School and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
November 1, 2016 /3BL Media/ - Companies are talking about sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) in record numbers.
To hear how Twin Cities news outlets are covering business stories involving environmental and social issues, 3BL Media will host a breakfast and networking forum for corporate, nonprofit and agency communications professionals on Dec. 14. Attendance is free.
“Meet the Media: Minnesota CSR & Sustainability Stories,” will be held from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. in the Events and Games Studio at the Radisson Red, 609 South Third St., Minneapolis. Breakfast will be provided by Peace Coffee and Patisserie 46.
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