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Innovation & Technology

VIDEO: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Living Progress Challenge

Feb 22, 2016 12:35 PM ET

Environment

Brightening Our Corner

Feb 22, 2016 12:00 PM ET

The 2016 Biomimicry Global Design Challenge is still accepting teams to compete. Finalist teams for the 2016 Challenge will be announced in October 2016 at the Bioneers Conference, where we will present the inaugural $100,000 Ray of Hope Prize to one of eight finalist teams from the 2015 Challenge.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Sunrise Banks Empowers the Underserved to Achieve

Feb 22, 2016 12:00 PM ET

Guided by a mission “to be the most innovative bank empowering the underserved to achieve,” David Reiling has grown inner city St. Paul's Sunrise Banks into a banking group with $900 million in assets, 6 branches operating in Minneapolis/St. Paul, and a national prepaid card business based in Sioux Falls, SD, representing 25 percent of revenues.

Health & Healthcare

Creating a Health and Well-Being Culture: What Hospitals and Senior Communities Can Do

Feb 22, 2016 11:40 AM ET

Recently stakeholders from strategic and geographic aligned acute care and senior living organizations came together to work collaboratively to answer the question “How can hospitals and senior living providers work better together?” Attendees of The Role of Acute Care and Senior Living in an Integrated Healthcare Delivery System Roundtable, were eager to collaborate, knowing the results could be significant. As I’ve mentioned in previous blogs, acute care hospitals and senior living providers are grappling with new realities: our elders are living longer and want to live healthier, while the government is challenging providers to do more with less.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Major League Baseball Players Trust Announces Recipients of 2016 Michael Weiner Scholarship for Labor Studies

Feb 22, 2016 11:35 AM ET

The Major League Baseball Players Trust today announced the five recipients of a 2016 Michael Weiner Scholarship for Labor Studies, established by Major Leaguers to honor the life and work of the Major League Baseball Players Association’s late executive director.

Events, Media & Communications

“Our Common Future” – the Masterpiece of Gro Harlem Brundtland, Also Known to Many As the Influential “Brundtland Report”

Feb 22, 2016 11:35 AM ET

Former Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland of Norway (and then special envoy for the United Nations) was invited by the UN to create and manage a “World Commission on Environment and Development (“WCED”), which over time became known as the “Brundtland Commission.” The commission gave the world a framework for moving forward on what would become known as “sustainable development.”

Social Impact & Volunteering

Southern Nevada Christmas Tree Recycling Program

Feb 22, 2016 11:15 AM ET

Congratulations to the Southern Nevada Christmas Tree Recycling program for recycling more than 20,000 Christmas trees this year! A new record for Southern Nevada. ‪#‎MulchMadness.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Quest Diagnostics Named One of 2016 "World's Most Admired Companies" by Fortune Magazine

Feb 22, 2016 11:00 AM ET

Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced that it has been named one of the "World's Most Admired Companies" for 2016 by Fortune.

Environment

Unlocking the Promise of Bio-Based Plastics

Feb 22, 2016 10:15 AM ET

The growing global glut of crude and corresponding collapse in oil prices are reshaping short-term market dynamics. In this environment, it is easy to forget that – long term – industries that have traditionally relied on petroleum-based feedstocks must still innovate to sustainably meet the needs of a rapidly expanding global population. A global, connected middle class – expected to roughly double by 2030 – is rapidly changing the breadth and scale of consumer demand, as well as signaling the need to rethink how we meet it. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the plastics industry.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Body Shop Celebrates 40 Years of CSR with “Enrich, Not Exploit”

Feb 22, 2016 10:15 AM ET

The Body Shop is no stranger to CSR commitments. In fact, the beauty brand has been in the trenches on social and environmental issues since its founding in 1976.

Environment

What's In Store for 2016: CBRE’s Big Predictions for Sustainability in 2016

Feb 22, 2016 9:45 AM ET

Education

The Power of Zero Book Release

Feb 22, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Innovation & Technology

Innovating for Sustainable Productivity: An Interview with Lisa, Atlas Copco’s Human-Machine Interface Programmer

Feb 22, 2016 8:40 AM ET

At Atlas Copco we have taken on the challenge to transform industries, to create a more sustainable future.

Environment

GOJO Taking big Steps to Reduce its Chemical Footprint

Feb 21, 2016 11:55 AM ET

Responsible Production & Consumption

The European Conflict Minerals Debate Continues, Will You Be Affected?

Feb 19, 2016 8:20 PM ET

Trialogue negotiations have begun. The EU Conflict Minerals regulation is now on the radar of many companies and questions are being asked. What are some best practices companies can follow for supplier engagement? How do companies effectively perform quality Due Diligence? How do companies properly report our compliance efforts? And most importantly, which companies will be affected?

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Source Intelligence’s Jess Kraus Finalist for Most Admired CEO

Feb 19, 2016 6:20 PM ET

Jess Kraus, CEO and Co-Founder of Source Intelligence, was honored as a finalist. Kraus was recognized for his more than 30 years of experience and leadership in environmental and sustainability programs at some of the world’s largest brands.

Events, Media & Communications

Australia Aspires to Global Green Leadership

Feb 19, 2016 4:00 PM ET

Frasers Property Australia’s ‘Brickworks’ retail project to host global design competition, the Living Building Challenge

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Mainstream Financial Firms Embrace Do-Good Investing

Feb 19, 2016 4:00 PM ET

Sustainable investing has traditionally been perceived as a niche asset class catering only to a select group of wealthy individuals and institutions that want to avoid controversial industries.

Social Impact & Volunteering

#GoingToBat Community Spotlight: Miguel Cabrera

Feb 19, 2016 3:35 PM ET

Miguel Cabrera traded in his uniform for a tuxedo a few weeks ago at The Miggy Ball Gala, his foundation’s inaugural charity event. The event was held at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, where Cabrera resides in the offseason.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Goldcorp, Women Working in Mining Join Forces in Support of Vancouver’s Dress for Success

Feb 19, 2016 3:30 PM ET

On January 27, 2016 Goldcorp was the proud presenting sponsor of Dress for Success’ Casino Night, an exclusive ladies-only event which took place at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. Now in its second year, the event brought together 120 women working in mining and mining–related fields, who collectively raised over $48,000 in support of Vancouver’s Dress for Success. Net proceeds of the event will make it possible for approximately 600 local women to participate in programs that empower women to achieve economic independence by providing professional attire, career services, and skills development programs to help women thrive in work and in life.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Goldcorp, Mujeres que Trabajan en la Minería unen Esfuerzos en Apoyo a la Organización “Dress for Success Vancouver"

Feb 19, 2016 3:30 PM ET

El 27 de enero de 2016, Goldcorp tuvo fue orgulloso patrocinador de la Noche Casino de Dress for Success, un evento exclusivo para mujeres que se realizó en el Hotel Fairmont de Vancouver. En su segundo año consecutivo, éste evento reunió a 120 mujeres que trabajan en la industria minera y en áreas relacionadas a éste sector, quienes en conjunto recaudaron más de $48,000 mil dólares en apoyo a dicha organización. Lo recaudado durante el evento hará posible que alrededor de 600 mujeres de la población local participen en programas de empoderamiento para poder alcanzar una independencia económica, al proveerles de atuendos ejecutivos, servicios de asistencia laboral y programas de desarrollo de habilidades, con el fin de ayudarlas a superarse tanto en el ámbito laboral como personal.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Participating in a Year of Service Can Pay Huge Dividends for Future Career

Feb 19, 2016 3:30 PM ET

Idealism is the defining characteristic of youth and it has many expressions. Many young people yearn to do something meaningful to help others and to fix society’s myriad problems. The Peace Corps is an example of a successful effort aimed at channeling young Americans’ passion and energy to create positive change in our world. There are many other programs, like Teach for America and City Year, that provide the opportunity for young Americans to do service, but the U.S. has never developed a major nationwide initiative or campaign that has truly transformed how we think about national service in our country and how it can improve the quality of life for both U.S. citizens and people globally. Until now.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Goldcorp et L’étoffe du succès de Vancouver - Les femmes du secteur minier unissent leurs forces en soutien à la cause

Feb 19, 2016 3:30 PM ET

Le 27 janvier 2016, Goldcorp a été le fier commanditaire de la soirée casino préparée par l’organisme L’étoffe du succès, un événement réservé exclusivement aux femmes, qui s’est tenu à l’Hôtel Fairmont de Vancouver. Pour sa deuxième année, l’événement a réuni 120 femmes travaillant dans l’exploitation minière et les secteurs connexes et a permis d’amasser plus de 48 000 $ à l’appui de l’organisme L’étoffe du succès de Vancouver (Dress for Success). Le produit net de l’événement permettra à environ 600 femmes de la région de participer à des programmes qui aident les femmes à atteindre l’indépendance économique en leur fournissant des vêtements professionnels, des services d’orientation de carrière et des programmes de perfectionnement professionnel pour se tailler une place avec success.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Booz Allen Named a “World’s Most Admired Company” for Fifth Year Running

Feb 19, 2016 2:55 PM ET

Environment

The Missing Voice on Climate Post-Paris: Students

Feb 19, 2016 2:15 PM ET

In a surprising move, the Supreme Court last week delayed U.S. climate action for a year. Justice Antonin Scalia’s passing following that ruling only complicates matters.