Environment

Sodexo’s Sustainability Team Celebrates Growth at Gonzaga’s Hydroponic Greenhouse

Sodexo, world leader in quality of life services, recognized its dining sustainability team at Gonzaga University for celebrating the one-year anniversary of the John J. Hemmingson Center Gonzaga Greenhouse. The team worked to successfully increase crop yields using a greenhouse design that recycles and consumes one-tenth the water of traditional farming.

Corporate Responsibility

Sodexo Announces Membership in the “Better Buying Lab” to Develop Sustainable Food Strategies

Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life Services, announced today that it has become a member of the Better Buying Lab, a new initiative of the World Resources Institute (WRI) that brings together the food industry and some of the brightest minds from consumer research, behavioral economics and marketing strategy to test and scale new ways to help consumers buy products that have a lower environmental impact.

AI & Technology

The Freeport-McMoRan Foundation Funds a Training and Technology Center in Safford, Arizona

The Freeport-McMoRan Foundation awarded $75,000 through the Graham County Community Investment Fund to the Safford Unified School District for a new training and technology center.

AI & Technology

Venture Atlanta and Techstars Atlanta Partner to Connect Investors with Innovative Startups

Venture Atlanta announced today that Techstars Atlanta, presented in partnership with Cox Enterprises, will be a headline sponsor of its 2016 conference and will provide added value for investors attending the event.

Research & Reports

Investment, Policy and Holistic Planning Integral to Drive Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure

A new white paper from Black & Veatch’s Smart Integrated Infrastructure (SII) business examines the current hydrogen fueling infrastructure in the U.S. and challenges that complicate development. Costs, financing, siting, policies and safety education are cited as the keys, and sometimes barriers, to greater fueling station deployment.

Health & Healthcare

What is the Impact of Regenerative Manufacturing on Health Care?

There’s a term that is known in healthcare as “toxic body burden.” It refers to the level of toxicity that exists in our bodies, accumulated in organs and fatty tissue, based on our exposure to chemicals and other harmful substances that are commonly found in building and consumer products.

Education & Workforce Development

Qualcomm Expands its Role with FIRST. New FIRST Tech Challenge Game Announced. [Video]

Watching the youth participants at a recent FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) event, I cannot help but feel inspired. The girls and boys, ranging in age from 6-18, are all smiles, whether they are listening intently to Qualcomm volunteer mentors or skillfully maneuvering robots of all sizes inside their respective arenas.

Philanthropy

Evolving CSR: Connecting Competencies Through Partnerships

The world is ever changing, and so too is the landscape of corporate social responsibility. The partnership of public, private and governmental entities to focus on a specific issue area is nothing new, but over the past few years the approach partners have taken to face an issue has shifted. Now more than ever, partners are leaning on their expertise and innovation, and not just philanthropy, to solve problems.

Events

Second Annual Living Product Expo Opens Today in Pittsburgh

Can we grow rather than manufacture materials? Why does a labor union care about green and regenerative manufacturing? How are 3D printing and the circular economy revolutionizing our currently industrial economy?

Philanthropy

Internship Opportunities Grow for Underserved Youth with AT&T Support for Genesys Works

AT&T* is contributing $2 million to Genesys Works, a unique program that connects rising high school seniors with critical college and career skills.

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IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

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