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Innovation & Technology | Keysight Technologies

Collaborative Synergy: The Key to Unlocking 6G’s Potential

As we stand on the brink of the next phase in wireless technology evolution, 6G promises to transform how we connect the digital and physical worlds.

Research, Reports & Publications

Momentum Builds Towards Historic Dakar 2026 YOG

International Olympic Committee

Responsible Production & Consumption

Toxic Release Inventory Reporting: A Q&A With Kara and Friends

Antea Group

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Beets, Basketball and Mid-Bore Engines

Cummins Inc

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

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

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.

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Environment

Announcing the Next Step in Our Circular Economy Journey—Starting With Orlando to Increase Recycling Rates Nationally

For the past three years, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation has been on a journey to help the private sector and communities realize the value and implement the principles of the circular economy in the United States.

We’ve hosted tours and conferences, released research and case studies—but today, I’m excited to announce the next step in our circular economy journey: the city location for our Beyond 34: Recycling and Recovery for a New Economy project.

Innovation & Technology

Q&A About Data Science Code of Ethics With Lilian Huang of Data for Democracy

A new initiative from Bloomberg, BrightHive, and Data for Democracy is looking to create shared values on the ethics of data science. In September, at Bloomberg’s 2017 Data for Good Exchange (D4GX), the group announced a project called the “Community Principles on Ethical Data Sharing” (or CPEDS), which is designed to develop a set of guidelines for data scientists related to data sharing and collaboration on data-driven projects.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bacardi, Sus Marcas y Socios Distribuyen $215,000 USD a la Cruz Roja, UNICEF, Construyendo y Otras Organizaciones en México

Como parte de su compromiso con la ayuda en desastres, Bacardi brindará fondos para alivio inmediato y reconstrucción a largo plazo a organizaciones no gubernamentales que están trabajando para restaurar algún sentido de normalidad en las zonas afectadas. Bacardi donará un total de US$100,000 para labores de asistencia a los damnificados. La mitad de esta aportación está siendo entregada a la Cruz Roja y UNICEF ($25,000 USD a cada uno), mientras que los otros $50,000 USD se donarán a otras organizaciones enfocadas en la reconstrucción.

Innovation & Technology

GM Outlines All-Electric Path to Zero Emissions

General Motors announced today how it is executing on a major element of its vision of a world with zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion, recently announced by GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra.

Diversity & Inclusion

‘We Want Equal Opportunity’

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

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Scotiabank is Proud to Support One Million Kids and Counting … and it's Only the Beginning

Scotiabank has reached the important milestone of supporting one million kids and counting, through its commitment to kids' community hockey across Canada, since 2008.

Education

Picking Up ‘STEAM’

When Grayson Fast, a student at Horizon Middle School in Aurora, CO, first started working on a school project aimed at designing an artificial limb for a local military veteran, she knew it would have a significant impact on the recipient’s life – but she didn’t realize it would gain national attention and alter the future of custom prosthetics for people with disabilities.

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Environment

Cynthia Figge to Speak at SB New Metrics '17

CSRHub Co-Founder and CEO, Cynthia Figge, will be speaking at Sustainable Brands New Metrics ’17 Conference, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, held on November 13-15, 2017. Cynthia will speak at the plenary on Nov. 14th on “From Disclosure to Performance: Building the Virtuous Loop”.

Energy

Ecocentricity Blog: David and Goliath

Think about the energy that you use each day. Utility-generated electricity, gasoline-fueled mobility, and heat from natural gas are probably the largest sources, and each is powered by fossil fuels. If you wanted to “cut the cord” on these energy needs, how could you possibly do it?

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Visa Named Among Leading Companies for Political Disclosures

Visa’s commitment to transparency in political disclosures has led to the company being named a “Trendsetter” on the 2017 CPA-Zicklin Index of Corporate Political Disclosure and Accountability, one of the most comprehensive rankings of the political disclosures and accountability practices of leading public companies in the U.S.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Case Study: Sustainability Reporting Helps Direct Focus and Generate Savings

Read how LM Wind Power is using the GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards to create positive change, drive continuous improvement and generate savings.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

DC Scores Names Volkswagen Group of America Executives to Its Board of Directors

DC SCORES took another big step towards expansion by bringing eight corporate leaders onto its Board of Directors. These leaders, and the 14 Board members they are joining, are charged with growing DC SCORES sustainably and responsibly to serve every child in DC in need of a team.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Chase Operation Homefront, and the Scott Brothers Present Mortgage-Free Home to Military Family

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Operation Homefront, a national nonprofit that builds strong, stable, and secure military families, recently partnered with TV personalities, entrepreneurs, and authors, Drew and Jonathan Scott, and Asian Real Estate Association of America Education Foundation to present and award a military family with a mortgage-free home donated by Chase.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Chatbot Partners with Viacom’s LISTEN Campaign to Combat U.S. Addiction Crisis

Stndby, an innovative new messaging platform, customized for the LISTEN campaign, launched today to connect those struggling with drug and alcohol addiction to essential resources for prevention, treatment and recovery. By texting “LISTEN” (547836) on their mobile devices, users can begin a safe and anonymous online dialogue with Stndby’s chatbot to receive personalized help, including information about nearby treatment and rehabilitation facilities, addiction support group meetings, and other means of assistance.

The product’s unveiling dovetails with the efforts of LISTEN, a national campaign by global media company Viacom, to break down the shame and stigma attached to addiction and kick-start a conversation focused on solutions.

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Environment

Why Water Security Is the Future of Water Stewardship

Antea Group believes that water stewardship is not the end game — it’s the kick-off, and the actual winning touchdown is water security.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Cargill Cocoa Promise Report Charts Clear Path Toward Cocoa Sustainability

Cargill today published its third report on the progress and achievements of the Cargill Cocoa Promise, our commitment to sparking a more sustainable cocoa sector for generations to come.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Voya Financial Named a 2017 "Great Place to Work"

Voya Financial, Inc. announced today that it has been certified as a 2017 Great Place to Work by the independent analysts at Great Place to Work® — the global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures — for the second consecutive year.

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Health & Healthcare

WELL in the UAE: Trailblazing Towards a Happier, Healthier Future

If you spend just a few days in Dubai, it’s clear how critical real estate has been to the city’s economic success and population: construction cranes scatter the sky, huge billboards advertise new homes from mega developers and model communities representing dozens of acres dominate the lobbies of many buildings. Yet real estate has also contributed to some of the biggest health and safety challenges that face Dubai and the broader Middle East today.

Sustainable Development Goals

HPE and PwC Expand Partnership to Power Future Cities

On September 12, 2017, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) announced a new project with long-time strategic partner, PwC, to jointly create a Center of Excellence (CoE) in Kolkata, India, to advance development for future cities. Together, HPE and PwC are capitalizing on the Internet of Things (IoT) landscape to create opportunities for city administrators to optimize their assets and provide citizen-centric services.

Whole Foods Market Foundation

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Empowering Entrepreneurs: Interview with Rene Geneva, Powering Independence through Solar

Rene Geneva has worn multiple (and stylish!) hats over the years. We have benefitted from Rene’s generosity since the late 2000s and now that she is starting her own Indiegogo Campaign, she is once again investing in a future without poverty through Whole Planet Foundation.

Environment

Domtar Sustainability: Just as Bright, with Less Bleach

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.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Responsible Investing: Past, Present and the Next 25 Years

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.

Environment

Tetra Pak Publishes 2017 Sustainability Report in Accordance With GRI

Tetra Pak today published its 2017 Sustainability Report, highlighting the company’s annual progress and key achievements in the areas of environmental performance, social responsibility and corporate governance. For the first time since it started publishing a Sustainability report in 2004, the company has adopted Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines, the most widely-used international framework for measuring and communicating sustainability performance.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

I'm His Mom. I Show Up.

My son, Jeremiah, was in foster care for more than 10 years. Eight of those years were spent as a “freed” child - a child to whom no one had any parental rights… a child we often describe as “waiting.” He moved 33 times before he came to our house, and most of those moves were from one institutional placement to another. He spent his time waiting in places where he was hurt, inconsistently medicated and asked to repeat the ninth grade five times. He waited in places where there were no birthday parties, no stories before bed and no trips to the supermarket to pick out your favorite cereal. When I met him at age 16, he had a bruise on his face from a restraint at a residential facility. The restraint had happened months earlier, but the bruise was still visible. The staff person who inflict

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