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Events, Media & Communications

Top 2016 Sustainability Conferences in the US

Jan 12, 2016 12:30 PM ET

We’ve put together a short list of some of the top US conferences for aspiring or current CSR professions to serve as a starting point.

Events, Media & Communications

UN Global Compact Bulletin (January 2016)

Jan 12, 2016 12:30 PM ET

The UN Global Compact Bulletin is designed to keep participants up to date on news, engagement opportunities, resources and events. Participants are encouraged to look to this monthly communication for important information.

Environment

New SEC Search Tool Shines Light on What Fossil Fuel Companies are Saying About Growing Carbon Asset Risks

Jan 12, 2016 12:25 PM ET

Wondering what oil companies are telling investors about growing pressures to reduce carbon pollution and what that means for their long-term oil exploration projects and overall business strategies? Ceres and CookESG Research now have a way to get the answer: a new web tool for accessing carbon asset risk disclosures in company filings with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).

Environment

Walking the Talk for Sustainability

Jan 12, 2016 11:15 AM ET

Environment

Sanofi – Cop 21 - Jean Christophe Bligny - Attenuation: Sanofi’s Carbon Path

Jan 12, 2016 11:05 AM ET

Environment

A Tribute

Jan 12, 2016 11:00 AM ET

I had every intention of this post being a continuance of my thoughts on Laudato Si and what Pope Francis means to the environmental community. But then Friday happened and I had to write something else.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Corporate Citizenship Film Festival | Submit Your Video

Jan 12, 2016 10:45 AM ET

We invite you to participate in the 2016 Corporate Citizenship Film Festival.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Our CSR Journey

Jan 12, 2016 10:35 AM ET

Transforming knowledge from diagnostic insights to empower our employees, patients and communities to join us in a shared vision for a healthier and smarter future.

Environment

Carnival Corporation’s New Sustainability Report Highlights Key Environmental and Social Initiatives

Jan 12, 2016 10:20 AM ET

Carnival Corporation & plc, the world's largest travel and leisure company, released its 2014 Sustainability Report in December detailing the company’s sustainability efforts across its 10 cruise line brands, including its 2020 sustainability goals.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Time Warner Cable Employee Engagement – Teamwork to End Hunger

Jan 12, 2016 10:00 AM ET

With a strong focus on employee engagement, Time Warner Cable is a proud partner of Stop Hunger Now, an international hunger relief non-profit. Stop Hunger Now is driven by the vision of a world without hunger.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

BJ’s Wholesale Club Announces Partnership with Meals on Wheels America, Support to Provide More Than 525K Meals

Jan 12, 2016 9:45 AM ET

To help provide more meals to homebound seniors struggling with hunger and isolation, BJ’s Wholesale Club announces today that it has become the first warehouse club charitable partner supporting Meals on Wheels America.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Sanofi Pasteur's retired president reflects on global health, community service, managing talent

Jan 12, 2016 9:25 AM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Supporting Local Disaster Relief Efforts in Garland, Texas

Jan 12, 2016 9:15 AM ET

The holiday season is typically a time to remember good fortune, an opportunity to take stock of blessings and a time spent gathering with loved ones. That’s why, when the temperature in Garland, Texas, neared 75 degrees Christmas day, all seemed well.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

5 Best Practices for Improving Grantmaking: A Corporate Funder’s Guide

Jan 12, 2016 9:05 AM ET

How can the process of grantmaking be improved? Empowering change through grants means making it easier for funders and grantees to interact—and technology is the key. There are 5 areas of focus that can help you create best practices for impact.

Environment

Bloom Energy to Install First−Ever Highrise Project at Morgan Stanley Global Headquarters in New York City

Jan 12, 2016 8:30 AM ET

Morgan Stanley today announced that Bloom Energy will install a fuel cell system at the Firm’s global headquarters in New York City’s Times Square neighborhood. The fuel cell project at 1585 Broadway is expected to be fully operational in late 2016 and will provide approximately 750 kW of 24x7 high quality power to the Morgan Stanley building, equal to approximately 6 million kWh of clean electricity each year.

Energy

Controlling Energy Use at Norfolk Southern

Jan 12, 2016 8:05 AM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Tenke Fungurume Mining, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Named Mining Company of the Year

Jan 12, 2016 8:00 AM ET

Tenke Fungurume Mining (TFM) recently was named Mining Company of the Year and Best Performer in Environmental Management at the 2015 IPAD (Infrastructure Partnerships for African Development) Democratic Republic of Congo Mining & Infrastructure conference.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Albertsons Companies Celebrates Safeway's Year-end 2015 Commitment for Responsibly Sourced Seafood

Jan 12, 2016 7:00 AM ET

We are proud to announce that as of year-end 2015, 77% of Safeway’s fresh and frozen seafood and 99% of private label frozen packaged seafood met our Responsible Sourcing Commitment. Since setting this ambitious goal in 2010, Safeway (including Carrs, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Vons, and Pavilions) has transitioned over 29 million pounds of seafood to environmentally responsible sources. To help reach this major milestone, we partnered with FishWise, an environmental non-profit that promotes the health and recovery of ocean ecosystems through environmentally and socially responsible business practices.

Events, Media & Communications

MGM Resorts Presents 34th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade Themed “Living the Dream: The Movement Continues”

Jan 12, 2016 7:00 AM ET

The Las Vegas celebration being held on Jan. 18, 2016 is hailed as one of the nation's most popular annual parades celebrating the ideals and life of Dr. King, thousands are expected to line the Fourth Street parade route to commemorate Dr. King's legacy of promoting equal and human rights. The theme for this year’s parade is “Living the Dream: The Movement Continues.”

“The Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade offers MGM Resorts a unique opportunity to stand alongside our community as we celebrate a great man’s enduring legacy,” said Jim Murren, Chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International. “Dr. King continues to be an inspiration as we strive to uphold the ideals of equality he championed.”

Environment

Nat Geo Channel and Darren Aronofsky to Explore Life on Earth in Ambitious 'One Strange Rock' Event Series

Jan 11, 2016 7:00 PM ET

As part of its dedication to providing cutting-edge scientific programming, 21st Century Fox's National Geographic Channel has teamed with Academy Award-nominated director Darren Aronofsky for One Strange Rock, an event series exploring the conditions that make Earth the only planet known to sustain life. The project is currently in preproduction and plans to film for 100 weeks around the world and in outer space, using innovative micro- and macro-photography technology and bringing cameras where they've never been before.

Environment

TerraPass Brings Green to the College Football Playoff National Championship

Jan 11, 2016 4:10 PM ET

Top-ranked Clemson and No.2 Alabama will be facing off amidst more than orange and crimson at the College Football Playoff National Championship. TerraPass, a member of the Just Energy Group of companies will be greening up the game with carbon offsets and renewable energy credits (RECs); mitigating the game’s environmental impact. Playoff Fan Central, the CFP transportation fleet and competing teams’ travel and accommodations will be “carbon neutral” thanks to offsets provided by Terrapass.

Innovation & Technology

National CSR Awards to Spotlight U.K. Sustainable Businesses

Jan 11, 2016 4:00 PM ET

Interview with Karen Sutton, CEO, National CSR Awards

With previous sponsors and supporters like Mercedes-Benz, Natwest and Carillion, the 2016 National CSR Awards will celebrate business excellence and innovation in Corporate Social Responsibility on May 12, 2016 at The Crystal in London.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Avista Named 2015 Philanthropic Corporation of the Year by United Way

Jan 11, 2016 2:00 PM ET

Good People, Good Causes was the theme of the 2015 United Way Emerging Leaders Society Philanthropic Awards in Spokane, Wash. And that theme aptly describes Avista’s commitment to the communities that the company has proudly served for 126 years. Avista was one of eight finalists for Philanthropic Corporation of the Year and emerged as the winner in that category, reinforcing the company’s purpose of improving life’s quality with energy – safely, reliably and responsibly.

Environment

Saving Energy, Water and Time by Keeping Our Air Fleet Clean

Jan 11, 2016 2:00 PM ET

Keeping a fleet of vehicles clean is a necessary, but important task for businesses whose calling card is their livery and the condition of which reflects directly on the brand – good or bad. But when your fleet includes aircraft, the task takes on a whole new level of complexity.

Education

JetBlue Pushes STEM in Volusia Classroom

Jan 11, 2016 1:30 PM ET

Five hundred books dropped from the sky Wednesday as JetBlue Airways donated a library worth of books to Turie T. Small Elementary School students in celebration of its new daily service between Daytona Beach and New York.