‘We Want Equal Opportunity’

Tue, 10/03/2017 - 14:00

Wells Fargo team members like Stacey Milbern look forward to raising awareness and celebrating inclusive workplaces during National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October.

Domtar Sustainability: Ensuring Top Quality From Pulp to End Product

Thu, 10/05/2017 - 10:15

People may look at our products and wonder what baby diapers and copy paper have in common.

The answer is the core of our business —sustainably sourced wood fiber. It is at the heart of our paper products, and in the case of our personal care products, it literally makes up the absorbent core.

Domtar Sustainability: Just as Bright, with Less Bleach

Tue, 10/03/2017 - 10:15

Getting your supplier to help you use less of their product may seem counterintuitive, but that is exactly what Domtar’s procurement team did with our pulp bleaching chemical supplier. And thanks to the strategic partnership we have built with them, they agreed to help us.

By leveraging our supplier’s chemical expertise and our process knowledge, we identified opportunities to improve chemical efficiency through audits at all of our mills with bleach plants.

Newmont's Sustainability Practices in Action: Water in Peru

Mon, 10/02/2017 - 14:30

The region of Cajamarca, located in northern Peru, is home to many rural communities whose residents depend on agriculture. From May to October, the region sees little to no rainfall creating drought-like conditions impacting agricultural production and livestock grazing. This annual dry season also impacts life in the City of Cajamarca, where inadequate water infrastructure means many households only have access to running water for a few hours day.

Webinar: Transforming Business and Industries to Deliver Long-Term Impacts

Wed, 10/04/2017 - 06:00

Increasingly businesses are realising that small sustainable impacts are no longer enough. To meet the UN Global Goals and 2 Degree target requires a wholesale shift in thinking and operations across both the business and industry.

Michael Bloomberg: Let's Take Climate Change Into Our Own Hands

Wed, 10/04/2017 - 11:55

Mike Bloomberg appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to discuss his co-authored book with Carl Pope, "Climate of Hope" (plus see a blast from his past).

Bloomberg's New European Headquarters Rated the Most Sustainable Office Building Design

Mon, 10/02/2017 - 17:15

Bloomberg’s New European Headquarters Rated World’s Most Sustainable Office Building

Tue, 10/03/2017 - 15:55

Opening later this month in the City of London, Bloomberg’s new European headquarters is the world’s most sustainable office building, as designed. The building achieved an ‘Outstanding’ rating against the BREEAM sustainability assessment method, with a 98.5% score. This is the highest design-stage score ever achieved by any major office development.

Cultivating a Global Inclusive Culture, with Pride

Mon, 10/02/2017 - 10:25

How Dell’s LGBT employee resource group, Pride, is making inroads, opening dialogue.

Responsible Investing: Past, Present and the Next 25 Years

Tue, 10/03/2017 - 10:05

Sustainability Joins the Mainstream - Thanks to vocal consumers, shareholders and responsible investment firms, a growing number of companies are now promoting their sustainability, workplace and other social achievements as essential aspects of their brands. At the same time, many corporate leaders have come to realize that pursuing social responsibility can reduce litigation and reputational risk, while also improving innovation and efficiency. In addition, recent academic studies have demonstrated that investing in companies with strong ESG profiles can improve portfolio returns.