Brightening Our Corner - Fall 2015

Are you Seeking Credit or Impact?

In this interview, George Chavel, President & CEO of Sodexo North America, talks about the issue of “credit” and how expecting recognition for everything you do in a team environment is unrealistic and a red flag for most senior leaders.

TECHO: Working to Overcome Poverty in Latin America with NetSuite.org

For some, the knowledge that 165 million people in Latin America are living below the poverty line (ECLAC), might leave them wondering how they could ever make a difference.

Accenture Recognized by CDP as Global Leader for Corporate Action on Climate Change

For the second consecutive year, Accenture (NYSE:ACN) is recognized as a global leader for its actions and strategies in response to climate change and is named to the “Climate A List” by CDP, an international not-for-profit that drives sustainable economies. The “Climate A List” is produced at the request of 822 investors who represent more than a third of the world’s invested capital.

Stories of Change - Mirvac's 2015 Sustainability Report

Mirvac’s 2015 Sustainability Report, “Stories of Change”, is the Group’s first interactive report that lets readers pick the story they are interested in reading, watching or listening to, and lets them create their own report.

A New Kind of Olympics

So what would the Olympics look like in non-sports form? Let’s assume the whole world was willing to gather for some other purpose, sending official delegations, national leaders, support staff and even fans to one city for two weeks. What if that gathering captured the same spirit of hope and enthusiasm that permeates the Olympic Games? Perhaps the focus could even be something as ambitious as solving climate change.

Greening the Web with Efficient Data Centers

Mostly, we think of the Internet, the cloud and the explosion of mobile technology as things that save us energy: letting our fingers do the walking, avoiding unnecessary trips, being more precise when we do go looking for something, and buying online. And for the most part, that is the case. Those UPS trucks running up and down your street, even though they are bigger than anything you’re driving (I would hope), they are running a specific route that passes near your house anyway.

Celebrating Green Performance

On the corporate level, we continue to track our environmental performance and progress using industry benchmarks like the Carbon Disclosure Project and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Creating a GreenQuest culture across our company has proven to yield new innovations and measurable improvements time and time again.

More than 380,000 Deaths and Serious Injuries Could Be Prevented in Brazil if Basic UN Vehicle Regulations Were Adopted

A new report commissioned by Global NCAP has revealed that 34,000 Brazilian lives could be saved and 350,000 serious injuries prevented by 2030, if UN vehicle safety regulations were adopted and car manufacturers sought to achieve higher ratings in the Latin NCAP crash test programme.

E-Waste Infographic Makes a Splash

Arrow Value Recovery’s new E-waste infographic covers the causes behind the electronic waste challenge,
how widespread e-waste is becoming, how consumers can affect a change, and how organizations can extend the useful life of electronic devices.

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