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MicroEdge + Blackbaud Webinar: What is Your Outcomes Maturity Level?
Ready to grow your organization's outcomes capacity for greater impact? No matter where you are in your outcomes journey, join us in this webinar led by Michelle DiSabato to learn the essential steps to strengthen your impact and outcomes.
Focusing on Sustainable Palm Oil
One of the growing issues concerning sustainability is the production of palm oil.

Palm oil is found in 1 of 10 products in grocery stores, and this list of items includes toothpaste, baby food, deodorant, chocolate, shampoo, and many other products.
The Missing Link: Rewarding Tenant Engagement In Sustainability Benchmarking
A common theme amongst various sustainability benchmarking frameworks, such as the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB), and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), is the weight placed on working with tenants. More specifically, landlords are now expected to capture and report on tenant energy use if they wish to achieve top scores.
Carnival Corporation Among “50 Best Companies for Diversity” Per Black Enterprise Magazine
Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) the world's largest leisure travel company, has been named one of 2016’s “50 Best Companies for Diversity” by Black Enterprise Magazine, which annually recognizes companies that promote inclusivity, including workforce education, board member diversity, senior management, employee base and procurement.
Microgrids Should Be a Key Element in Power Grid Modernization
Modernization of the U.S. power grid will not only require replacement of old components with new ones, it will also need to account for larger amounts of renewable energy and distributed generation. This movement is causing utilities to consider microgrids as a part of the solution.
Domtar EarthChoice Monthly Minute | November/December 2016
While not all turkeys have it easy this holiday season, those living on the grounds of Domtar's Bennettsville, SC mill have it better than most. In an effort to increase healthy biodiversity around the facility, Domtar instituted a wildlife habitat management plan few years ago. Today those efforts are paying off, including for wild turkeys living within the mill's gates.

Patagonia, Fossil Group and Timberland Share Employee Engagement Strategies
Given the recent election, Brexit and issue around social inclusion, it is even more important for business to understand the need to resonate with all stakeholders and lead the way with a responsible mind-set.
Improving America’s Health Starts with Measurement
More than 80 years ago, Blue Cross Blue Shield conceived the very idea of health insurance. Ever since, we have provided Americans with high-quality health coverage and led new innovations to transform the health care system.
For Every 100 Mill Jobs, Domtar Creates 325 Jobs Outside the Mill
Domtar has been a centerpiece in some of our communities for more than a century. We depend on them, and they depend on us.

Sustainability Has Never Been More Affordable
Successful sustainability practices are more important than ever. Not only will 90% of investors scrutinize a company’s sustainability performance before making investment decisions (according to this study), but nearly 50% of investors indicated that they would not make any investments if the company had less than optimal sustainability performance. Additionally, due to increased public awareness concerning the use of conflict materials, businesses both large and small are facing a great deal of pressure to institute sustainable business models.