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Cisco Employees Spend a Week Going Green

Oct 19, 2018 9:15 PM ET - The leaves on the trees may no longer be green, but Cisco employees are! Despite the changing of the seasons, employees across Cisco spent last week participating in local, environmentally-friendly activities to reduce their carbon footprints.

"What Were You Meant to Be?" Andrew Hoffman Challenges Students at Loyola Convocation

Oct 19, 2018 4:45 PM ET - On August 24, 2018, Andrew J. Hoffman, the Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan, delivered the Convocation Address at Loyola University Chicago to 3,250 students and 250 faculty members.

Booz Allen Systems Engineer Theresa Wesley Honored with Society of Women Engineers Emerging Leader Award

Oct 19, 2018 3:15 PM ET - Only 13 percent of engineers and 26 percent of computer scientists in the workforce are women, and over 32 percent of women switch out of STEM degree programs in college, according to research by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). SWE aims to...

Energy Star Certified LG Gram Laptops Rated as Top Performers

Oct 19, 2018 3:15 PM ET - Premium, high-performance 2018 LG gram® laptops from ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year LG Electronics are ranked at the top of the charts in the ultrabook category across the 13-, 14- and 15-inch screens sizes by a leading U.S. consumer product...

Bloomberg Joins UK Movement to Change How Workplaces Think and Act Around Mental Health

Oct 19, 2018 2:35 PM ET - Today, Bloomberg L.P. Chairman Peter T. Grauer signed an employer pledge with Time to Change, the growing social movement run by charities Mind and Rethink Mental Illness, which is changing how people across the UK are thinking and acting with...

AEG and Pepperdine University Unveil Classroom and Educational Programming at STAPLES Center

Oct 19, 2018 2:30 PM ET - Innovating to meet the demand for graduate and undergraduate level educational offerings in the sports and entertainment industries, AEG and Pepperdine University are proud to debut a branded classroom within the iconic STAPLES Center, home to four...

Mohawk Industries Goes Pink for Breast Cancer at Corporate HQ in Georgia

Oct 19, 2018 1:55 PM ET - Employees at Mohawk Industries recently took part in their company-wide Pink Out to rally in support of Susan G. Komen. The annual event is part of the flooring manufacturer’s annual observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and took place at the...

Bacardi on Sustainability in Packaging: ‘We’ve Learned a Lot About the Importance of Addressing More Than Just Weight’

Oct 19, 2018 1:05 PM ET - In 2014 Bacardi set out a goal to reduce its packaging by 10%, but says that since then it’s learned that sustainability in packaging is about a lot more than weight.

Sysco Virginia Donates Major Gift to Blue Ridge Area Food Bank

Oct 19, 2018 12:50 PM ET - Sysco Virginia has made a major gift to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, committing at least $38,000 over two years to support food bank operations as part of their Nourishing Neighbors program. Each year, the Food Bank provides more than 21...

Boston Neighborhood Welcomes a New Nonprofit and a New Food-Forest Garden

Oct 19, 2018 12:20 PM ET - Volunteers from Boston’s Dorchester area will gather to plant fruit trees to complete the set-up for the new H.E.R.O. Nurturing Center Inc. Hope Garden (H.E.R.O. is for Hope, Empathy, Redemption, Oasis), on Geneva Avenue, October 25 from 10:00 AM –...

Points of Light Releases Global Family Volunteering Research Findings, Underwritten by The Walt Disney Company

Oct 19, 2018 11:45 AM ET - Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service, released the “Global Volunteerism Journey Report,” a first-of-its-kind study that examines the similarities and differences in family volunteering from five countries...

How NRG Keeps Its Supply Chain Sustainable

Oct 19, 2018 11:35 AM ET - In today’s global economy, virtually no organization is fully vertically integrated. This makes sustainability relevant across a company’s entire value chain. After setting an ambitious goal addressing downstream avoidance of customer greenhouse gas...

Island Adventure: How One Teacher Found Connection With the Planet & Her Classroom

Oct 19, 2018 10:35 AM ET - “We looked for harmful algal blooms – and we learned about how this is happening because of people and climate change. Fish eat these algae. Sea lions eat the fish. Scientists are seeing how harmful algae is affecting neurochemicals of the sea lions...

Xylem Employees in Axminster Raise Awareness about Issues Associated with Water Scarcity

Oct 19, 2018 10:30 AM ET - During Xylem Watermark’s October Month of Service, employees from Xylem’s office in Axminster, UK have created a simulation in which they cycle in the office to raise awareness of the 6.5km walked by women each day for approximately 20 liters of...

3 Myths About Sustainability and Business

Oct 19, 2018 10:20 AM ET - Before us lies a great opportunity — for the economy, for the health of our cities and businesses, and much more. While the innovations of the Industrial Revolution introduced many of the practices that we now know contribute to climate change,...

Waste-Reduction Initiatives: A Key Part of Sustainability

Oct 19, 2018 10:15 AM ET - At Domtar, our position as a forest products industry leader is rooted in our ability to focus on sustainability across our manufacturing processes. That’s apparent in the great progress we’ve made toward achieving our 2020 sustainability goals,...

VIDEO | "He's Giving CPR to a Squirrel": Officers Witness Remarkable Rescue

Oct 19, 2018 10:05 AM ET - Just outside Minneapolis, Brooklyn Park police officers Jeremy Halek and Tony Weeks were driving around town recently when they came across something remarkable. ...

LA Kings Team Up With Team Smile to Provide Free Dental Care for 300 Students in Crenshaw, Los Angeles

Oct 19, 2018 10:00 AM ET - AEG’s LA Kings and Kings Care Foundation teamed up with Team Smile, a national advocacy group that provides life-changing dental care to underserved children, to host and provide free dental care to 300 students from the Crenshaw area in Los Angeles...

Pentair Helps Transform Lives in Kibera

Oct 19, 2018 10:00 AM ET - In collaboration with Shining Hope for Communities, Pentair recently completed a multi-year endeavor to expand access to safe drinking water in Kibera.

P&G and Always Stand in Support of Girls Education and Equality on International Day of the Girl

Oct 19, 2018 9:45 AM ET - At P&G, we're committed to creating a world where women and girls have equal opportunity and an equal voice. In honor of International Day of the Girl, a day focused on bringing attention, action, and enthusiasm to helping girls reach their...

How Companies Can Showcase Leadership in the Face of Climate Change

Oct 19, 2018 9:35 AM ET - The Financial Stability Board's Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) has developed recommendations that help companies disclose climate-related risks and opportunities in their financial filings and help investors make...

Consumers Energy Contributes $75,000 to Kellogg Foundation's Small Business Loan Fund

Oct 19, 2018 9:20 AM ET - In June, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation announced a new loan fund for small businesses in Battle Creek. The target was $10 million, with the foundation committed to matching each $1 given to the fund with $2. The fund moved another step closer to that...

2018 Youth Homelessness Summit | Faces of Collaboration: Marquan and Patricia

Oct 19, 2018 9:20 AM ET - The Las Vegas community joins together on November 2 at the 2nd Annual Youth Homelessness Summit.

eBay Revitalizing Main Street by Helping Small Businesses Thrive Locally and Sell Globally

Oct 19, 2018 8:25 AM ET - As a technology company, eBay believes that one of the most meaningful ways we can make an equitable impact is by investing in the revitalization of small business. Our company’s driving purpose is to create opportunity for all. Supporting...

Corporations Cite Values in Pulling Out from Saudi Investment Conference

Oct 19, 2018 8:15 AM ET - Which brands are taking a moral stance by boycotting "Davos in the Desert"?...

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