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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Play a Key Role in Developing Global Reporting Standards: Join the GSSB

Oct 14, 2016 11:45 AM ET

Interested in playing a key role in developing the world’s most widely used standards for sustainability reporting? The GRI Independent Appointments Committee is looking to appoint a Chair and five new members for the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB).

Social Impact & Volunteering

Top Holland America Group Executives Kruse, Ashford and Meadows Join Seattle’s Community Leaders in American Cancer Society’s ‘Real Men Wear Pink’ Campaign

Oct 14, 2016 11:30 AM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Six Month Pro Bono Project for CASA of Pikes Peak Region Turns T. Rowe Price Associates’ Business Skills Into Opportunities

Oct 14, 2016 11:30 AM ET

Nine associates from T. Rowe Price’s Colorado Springs office participated in a six-month pro bono service project to help the nonprofit Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of the Pikes Peak Region provide an advocate for all children in need by 2020.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Whirlpool Corporation Partners with Jonathan Onlus for “Amato Lamberti” Social Responsibility Awards

Oct 14, 2016 11:10 AM ET

The prize ceremony of the “Amato Lamberti” Social Responsibility Awards, which focus on the themes of legality and civic commitment and publicly acclaim the best social responsibility initiatives as a model for active citizenship, was held today at the Nisida European Studies Center in Naples.

Research, Reports & Publications

Caterpillar Resource Industries Review

Oct 14, 2016 11:00 AM ET

Resource Industries is built to support customers using machinery in mining and quarrying applications.

Innovation & Technology

Rwanda Launches World’s First National Drone Delivery Service Powered By Zipline

Oct 14, 2016 11:00 AM ET

Diversity & Inclusion

Practitioner Spotlight--Tony Rossano

Oct 14, 2016 11:00 AM ET

Let's take a closer look at one of Antea Group's greatest resources--its people! Next up is Operational Performance and Assurance Senior Project Manager Tony Rossano out of the Charlotte office. Tony talks about what drew him to this field, what TV character he most identifies with, and what he loves best about his job.

Health & Healthcare

Hanna Woodburn on Global Handwashing Day

Oct 14, 2016 10:45 AM ET

Responsible Production & Consumption

Efficiency Meets Sustainability: First-ever Fair Trade USA Certified Organic Palm Oil Now Available

Oct 14, 2016 10:00 AM ET

“Consumers and our retail customers want to know that palm farmers are treated fairly, and working with Fair Trade USA and Daabon allows us to meet our consumers’ needs,” said Jessica Sobel, senior director of sustainability at Hain Celestial Group, Inc. “The Fair Trade certification of Spectrum® Organic All Vegetable Shortening reflects a shared commitment to empower farmers and protect the environment.”

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Barclays Accelerator Taking Flight: Cutover One Year On

Oct 14, 2016 9:40 AM ET

Cutover helps banks choreograph their most intricate moves. One year after graduating from the Barclays Accelerator, powered by Techstars,* founder Ky Nichol explains how Barclays has helped the fintech start-up leap onto a bigger stage.

Ballet and banking might seem strange bedfellows, but for fintech start-up Cutover, the analogy makes perfect sense.

Innovation & Technology

Xylem Launches Wastewater Pumping System with Integrated Intelligence

Oct 14, 2016 9:30 AM ET

Innovation & Technology

New Akzonobel Ingredient Eases Regulatory Pressure on Detergent Makers

Oct 14, 2016 9:15 AM ET

Detergent manufacturers can now meet strict environmental regulations relating to the use of phosphates following the launch of a new ingredient developed by AkzoNobel's Chelates business.

Social Impact & Volunteering

AT&T Employees Break Records for Stop Hunger Now

Oct 14, 2016 9:10 AM ET

On Sept. 24, more than 600 AT&T employees and family members came together in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to pack 178,848 meals to feed the hungry. The event, in partnership with Stop Hunger Now, was a single day record for the Dallas area chapter and helped support the organization’s goal of ending world hunger.

Environment

Atlas Copco Eco Design | Sustainable Productivity in Practice

Oct 14, 2016 9:05 AM ET

In order to minimize the environmental footprint of our business and the impact from our products we need to target environmental aspects in the early product development stages. We do this through our Eco design concept.

Social Impact & Volunteering

IU House to Become Home: Habitat for Humanity House Is an Early Christmas Present

Oct 14, 2016 9:05 AM ET

Twenty-eight-year-old Nettie Garza has three children. During the day, she manages the floral department at a local Kroger store. At night, she shares a bed with the kids in her own parents’ home.

Health & Healthcare

Nestlé Reducing Sodium and Removing Artificial Flavors

Oct 14, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Since 2013, we have accelerated salt reduction across our foods and beverages to help consumers reach recommended target levels established by WHO and other authorities.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Utilities Should Incorporate Asset Management into PPP Models

Oct 14, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Water and wastewater utilities considering the use of public-private partnerships (PPP) often express concerns that such arrangements could lead to rate increases and diminished service. However, it is possible to provide ratepayer safeguards and allow reasonable returns on private investments under PPP models through the implementation of an asset management framework.

Events, Media & Communications

CEOs and Leaders from PepsiCo, PayPal, VF Corporation Set to Inspire Responsible Business at March Summit in New York

Oct 14, 2016 9:00 AM ET

The Responsible Business Summit New York (#RBSNY) returns for its 5th year in 2017, featuring 25+ CEOs and leaders on what it takes to deliver purpose for commercial success, the environment and for stakeholders.

Energy

Germany to Increase Storage on Its Renewable Grid

Oct 14, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Last week, grid storage provider Younicos, in partnership with the German utility WEMAG, broke ground on a new facility to increase grid storage capacity at the Schwerin battery park. The Schwerin facility was Europe’s first battery storage facility, commissioned in 2014 with a capacity of 5MW. The primary function of the storage facility is to level out momentary dips in output coming from the grid, which is mostly powered by wind turbines.

Events, Media & Communications

Tetra Tech: What’s in a Name?

Oct 14, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Celebrating our rich history by exploring how our founders came up with the name Tetra Tech

Health & Healthcare

Success in Addressing Childhood Malnutrition Leads Amway to Set New Goals

Oct 14, 2016 8:15 AM ET

Amway announced today that the Nutrilite™ Power of 5 Campaign has exceed its 2016 goal of providing nutrition to more than 14,000 malnourished children by distributing more than 5 million servings of Nutrilite™ Little Bits™. By year’s end, the campaign will have served 30,000 children in 15 countries around the globe.

Health & Healthcare

Dr. Margaret Chan & Michael Bloomberg: Political Will Needed to Win Fight Against Noncommunicable Diseases

Oct 14, 2016 7:25 AM ET

Events, Media & Communications

'Xploration Outer Space,' Fox's STEM Series for Teens, Wins Big at Cynopsis Kids Awards

Oct 13, 2016 8:00 PM ET

Xploration Outer Space, the space-themed educational series for kids and teens airing on Fox TV Stations nationwide, scored two major wins at the Cynopsis Kids !magination Awards on September 27. The half-hour series from Steve Rotfeld Productions was recognized by Cynopsis Media as the year's Best Educational Series/Special on STEM subjects, and its #StudentAstronaut contest earned the award for Best Social Media Campaign. Xploration Outer Space is part of Xploration Station, a three-hour block of STEM programming airing Saturday mornings on Fox TV Stations.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sodexo is Reducing Waste and Carbon Emissions in Food Distribution and Service

Oct 13, 2016 6:10 PM ET

Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life services, is making major reductions in both waste and carbon emissions at the facilities, cafés, sport and leisure venues and other food service sites where it operates.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sodexo Chosen as PHA Partner of the Year

Oct 13, 2016 4:45 PM ET

The Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) awards the first-ever PHA Partner of the Year Award to Sodexo for its commitment to make healthier choices easier for millions of consumers in the businesses, hospitals, schools, universities, museums and government institutions that it serves.