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Erb Featured Business Sustainability Case Study | Dell: Upcycling Ocean Plastics Through Supply Chain Innovation

This case focuses on Dellโ€™s efforts to develop an open-source, scalable, and cost-effective supply chain capable of delivering ocean plastics waste to its production facilities, and potentially to those of partnering companies through a consortium. Piyush Bhargava, vice president of global operations at Dell and leader of Dellโ€™s Ocean Plastics Initiative, must deliver a strategic plan for how to proceed with the initiative but has three primary challenges: (1) how to deliver โ€œadditionalityโ€, (2) how to operationalize an ocean plastics supply chain at scale, and (3) how Dell should approach developing a consortium to ensure meaningful demand for the material.

Fortune 500 Companies Focus on Climate Change's Effect on Earnings

The implications are clear for publicly traded companies, said the ratings agency: โ€œWe may begin to see institutional investors build climate risk factors into their portfolio selection processes, thereby placing greater emphasis on climate when directing investments.โ€

Comcast NBCUniversal Releases 2018 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Comcast NBCUniversal released its 2018 Corporate Social Responsibility Report today. It covers the following seven themes: Bridging the Opportunity Divide; Building a Community of Civic Engagement; Using our Platforms to Inform and Inspire; Supporting our Military Community; Stronger, Better: a Year of Disaster and Resilience; Transforming the Customer Experience, One Customer at a Time; and Sustainable Excellence from the Ground Up.

HP Tracks Progress and Renews Commitment to the Planet, People and Communities in its 2017 Sustainable Impact Report

Sustainability Impact is at the heart of HPโ€™s reinvention journey, fueling the companyโ€™s innovation and growth, and strengthening HPโ€™s business for the long term. It supports HPโ€™s vision of creating technology that makes life better for everyone, everywhere.

New Sustainability Report Highlights Ecolabโ€™s Role as a Global Catalyst for Corporate Responsibility

In its new annual corporate sustainability report, Catalyst for a Better World, Ecolab Inc. (ECL) highlights how it helps customers reduce water and energy use, ensure clean hospitals, hotels and restaurants, and safely produce the worldโ€™s food and energy.

Singtel Group Publishes Its Fourth Group Sustainability Report 2018

The Singtel Group Sustainability Report 2018 is the companyโ€™s fourth Group report which covers the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and sustainability strategies, initiatives and performance of its operations in Singapore and Australia for the financial year ended 31 March 2018 (FY2018).

NRG Energy INFOGRAPHIC | 2017 Sustainability Achievements At-A-Glance

Sustainability is at the heart of NRGโ€™s mission. It is a business opportunity to meet evolving market demands in a rapidly changing industry. Our sustainability efforts focus on driving business results, reducing risk and enhancing our brand value.

A Peaceful War on CSR โ€“ Making CSR Work for the Poorest

The Erb Institute participated in the India Centre for Responsible Business's fourth annual International Sustainability Standards Conference in Delhi. We were inspired by Sudhir K. Sinha, the Founder Director and Chief Coach at the Centre for Sustainability and Responsibility Inc (CSR Inc) in India and asked that he write an article on the state of CSR in India.

Annual Update on Dellโ€™s 2020 Legacy of Good Plan

Stepping into the Chief Responsibility Officer role this year, Iโ€™m truly honored to represent this commitment and an impressive body of work that reflects the integrity, passion and entrepreneurial spirit of the global Dell team. Together we remain committed to putting our solutions and expertise to work in innovative and meaningful ways that will have a lasting impact on the communities we serve.

Seeking New Frontiers in Green Energy

Seeking new frontiers in green energy is what CLP Chief Financial Officer Geert Peeters is committed to as he charts the way forward for sustaining the companyโ€™s growth and powering the communities it serves.

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