Trees and Trains Add Up to Sustainable Business

Wed, 09/14/2016 - 07:30

In 2015, Norfolk Southern completed a five-year community partnership to reforest 10,000 acres in the Mississippi Delta, a “Trees and Trains” initiative to mitigate carbon emissions the natural way. Partnering with GreenTrees, a reforestation program, NS invested $5.6 million to plant more than 6 million cottonwood and native hardwood trees on land cleared for farming years ago but that had become marginally productive as cropland.

NS Ergonomics: Safety, Efficiency, and the Bottom Line

Wed, 09/07/2016 - 07:30

Norfolk Southern: Helping Communities Prosper

Wed, 08/31/2016 - 07:30

The positive economic impacts generated by Norfolk Southern’s business operations ripple through states and local communities across the eastern U.S.

Antea Group Named #4 Environmental Management Firm

Thu, 08/18/2016 - 09:20

Antea Group, an international engineering and environmental consulting firm, ranked #4 among the Top Environmental Management Firms, #16 among Top Environmental Firms Working in Non-US Locations, and #32 overall among the nation’s Top 200 Environmental Firms according to Engineering News-Record magazine.

M&S, Unilever and Nestle: CR Reporting Benchmarks

Thu, 08/18/2016 - 05:00

As part of Ethical Corporation’s latest free analysis on sustainability reporting, they have just released a pack of report reviews featuring Unilever, Nestle & Marks and Spencer

The Business Case for Generating Mutual Value

Mon, 08/22/2016 - 09:00

The correlation between responsible business practices and profitability has become increasingly apparent as communities, governments and employees hold companies accountable for generating mutual value. Defining that value in relevant terms is equally important – and accomplished through long-term relationships with stakeholders.

Taproot Foundation Releases Highlights from the U.S. Pro Bono Summit: The Upshot

Mon, 08/22/2016 - 10:10

T. Rowe Price Releases 2015 Corporate Social Responsibility Summary

Thu, 08/18/2016 - 10:30

T. Rowe Price’s 2015 Corporate Social Responsibility Update details the firm’s efforts to promote financial education, reduce its environmental footprint, and empower associates to have an impact in their communities. Among the firm's accomplishments last year, T. Rowe Price:
• Reached more than 1.5 million people through the firm’s financial education websites, online games, exhibits, apps, and programs
• Reduced landfill waste by 80% since 2010
• Activated more than 7,000 solar panels on its Maryland Campus
• Amassed more than 57,000 associate volunteer hours
• Distributed $8.2 million in direct grants and associate matching gifts through the T. Rowe Price Foundation

NAEM Introduces Career Stage Benchmarks for Individual EHS & Sustainability Leaders

Wed, 08/17/2016 - 10:30

Today NAEM announced it is making its career benchmarking data more accessible to those corporate EHS and sustainability leaders who want to see how their salaries, skills and career ambitions compare with their peers.

‘Eco’ Locomotives, ‘Sleeper’ Plug-In Heaters, and ‘Slugs’ Add Up to Lower Emissions for Norfolk Southern

Wed, 08/24/2016 - 07:30

Norfolk Southern considers it a corporate responsibility to mitigate the environmental impacts of rail operations. Because the consumption of locomotive diesel fuel makes up about 90 percent of the company’s carbon emissions, NS has adopted strategic initiatives to reduce fuel use, which lower business costs and environmental impacts.