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Guiding Stars: Refining Our Guidance With Good Science

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To Thrive in Tomorrowโ€™s Economy, Businesses Must Engage Gen Z Now

For a long time the primary focus of marketers has been on reaching Millennials. But, to get ahead of current trends, companies need to turn their attention to the next generation on the horizonโ€”Generation Z (Gen Z). Although Gen Z is relatively young โ€“ Demographers place its beginning anywhere from the early โ€™90s to the mid-2000s according to a 2015 article in the New York Times, they already have nearly $44 billion in spending power and make up over a quarter of the U.S.โ€™s population. This new wave of tech savvy, responsible and authentic individuals calls for a different style of marketing to catch their attention.

Hershey Shares Progress on Social Responsibility Commitments

The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) today issued its latest Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report โ€“ titled โ€œShared Goodnessโ€ โ€“ showcasing progress made in 2015 against a variety of priority issues.

Zero-Waste Part of Sustainability Journey at Trane Facility in Waco, Texas

In 2008, the team at Ingersoll Randโ€™s Trane facility in Waco, Texas, committed to the goals of zero waste by 2016 and grid neutrality by 2020, as well as a significant reduction in water usage. The facility, which manufactures the Ingersoll Rand water source heat pump product portfolio, is well on its way toward achieving these targets.

One Week After the Conflict Minerals Filings, Here's What We Know

Transparency is the key to complete traceability in supply chain. When transparency increases, companies have better insights into where their products are coming from and how theyโ€™ve been made. Data is the key in supplier networks that provides greater data accuracy, clarity, and insights, leading to more contextual intelligence shared across supply chains.

Encouraging Tomorrow โ€“ Allianzโ€™ Sustainability Report 2015

โ€œHow can we ensure safety and progress in the midst of a transformation characterized by geopolitical tensions, our ageing societies, climate change, and digitalization? We can only do it together. We want to encourage and support you to actively help shape this transformation. To this end, we offer you our expertise in risk management, our resilience, and our integrityโ€, says Oliver Bรคte, our Chairman of the Board.

Innovative Energy Systems at Caterpillar

As a manufacturer of heavy equipment, some of Caterpillarโ€™s operations are extremely energy-intensive. But even in our most energy-dense environments, Caterpillar employees have found ways to implement innovative energy systems that reduce our energy costs as well as our environmental impacts.

2016 Global Food Security Index Released

On June 9th, 2016 the Economist Intelligence Unit released its 2016 Global Food Security Index (GFSI). The GFSI, sponsored by DuPont, is an annual benchmarking index that provides a common framework for understanding the root causes of food insecurity by examining the dynamics of food systems around the world. Through this framework, the GFSI has created a unique country-level food-security measurement tool that addresses the issues of affordability, availability and utilization in 113 countries.

Challenges and Opportunities of The Urban Transition: A DuPont Advisory Committee Report

A recently released white paper from the DuPont Advisory Committee on Agricultural Innovation & Productivity, โ€œThe Urban Transition: Implications for Global Food Security,โ€ explores the urban growth landscape, the opportunities and challenges of global urbanization, and the implications of urbanization on food and nutrition security.

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