Environment

Brightening Our Corner Newsletter - August 2016

Brightening Our Corner is the quarterly newsletter of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation. This edition features news from The Ray, the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business at Georgia Tech's Scheller College of Business, Green Guy Media, Georgia News Network, Georgia Department of Transportation, Biomimicry Institute and Bioneers.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Business Case for Generating Mutual Value

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.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How Will Tracking Outcomes Help Your Organization's Story?

Over the years, as the bar raised people increasingly asked “So what?” “What has been achieved for those dollars?” “What is different for those people that our grants support?” our journey to tracking outcomes and results began and we started to ask ourselves tough questions.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

BLOG: Why Participate in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index?

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Engaging Customers in Your Sustainability Story

Health & Healthcare

Amway El Salvador Joins Forces with the Gloria de Kriete Foundation (GKF) to Address Childhood Malnutrition

Partnership. It’s a unique blend of trust, respect, and dedication directed toward a specific cause. It’s that exact kind of partnership Amway found when it joined forces with the Gloria de Kriete Foundation (GKF) in October 2015 to address the critical issue of childhood malnutrition in El Salvador.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Fyffes: Valuing the Workforce to Improve Performance

Fyffes’ CR policies apply best practices that improve business performance — and support employees. Miranda Ingram reports…

Innovation & Technology

CDL Embarks on Its Next Phase of Sustainability Innovation

CDL integrates sustainability into its business strategy to provide a holistic account of its value creation for stakeholders. Adam Woodhall reports...

Environment

On World Elephant Day, a Victory for Wildlife

Elephant populations across the globe are threatened due to habit loss and poaching, but on World Elephant Day, celebrated last week on August 12, the beleaguered giants​ and other animals​ have something to celebrate as leading e-commerce and social media companies came together to take action on the sale of illegal wildlife products all over the world.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Carnival Cruise Line’s Newest Ship, Carnival Vista, Recognized by Lloyd’s Register for ‘Green’ Ship Environmental Design, Construction and Operation

Classification society Lloyd’s Register has bestowed the “ECO Notation” designation on the new Carnival Vista, marking the first Carnival Cruise Line ship to achieve this distinction. The notation recognizes that the cruise line designed, built and operates Carnival Vista in a manner that exceeds current maritime statutory environmental regulations.

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