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Green Infrastructure | Owens Corning

Owens Corning Breaks Ground for Sustainability Investment at Paroc Hällekis

Owens Corning, owner of Paroc AB, celebrated breaking ground on its new sustainability investment at the Paroc Hällekis plant in Sweden.

Research, Reports & Publications

SAIC Publishes Fifth Annual Corporate Responsibility Report

Science Applications International Corp.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Why Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts and KFC Are Teaming Up to Test Reusable Cups

Yum! Brands

Education

Dreaming Big: New Children’s Museum Opens in El Paso

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

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Research, Reports & Publications

Barilla 2017 “Good for You, Good for the Planet” Sustainability Report

The Barilla Group has released its 2017 Sustainability Report.

Highlights include Barilla actions to contribute to people’s and communities’ wellbeing and adapt to climate changes and planetary boundaries through collaborative efforts with many stakeholders. It’s a concrete report about Barilla purpose “Good for You, Good for the Planet”.

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Health & Healthcare

Novartis Foundation and Partners Launch Initiative to Tackle Hypertension and Its Root Causes in Low-Income Urban Communities

On World Hypertension Day 2017, the Novartis Foundation and its partners, including Intel Corporation, the NCD Alliance, city governments and local partners, announce the launch of Better Hearts Better Cities, an innovative initiative to address the high rates of high blood pressure (hypertension) in low-income urban communities.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Awards $1.1 Million in Water Resources Fund Grants to Improve Local Water Quality

Fourteen organizations spanning 27 counties in North Carolina and South Carolina will receive more than $1.1 million in new grants from Duke Energy’s Water Resources Fund to support environmental and wildlife programs.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Brock Environmental Center for a Living Chesapeake: Building a Sustainable Legacy for the Bay

As the tenth building in the world to achieve full Living Building Challenge certification, the Brock Environmental Center continues to draw attention for its sustainable, resilient design. The center has been named among the Top 10 recipients of the American Institute of Architects COTE (Committee on the Environment) Award in 2017.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Five Ways Sustainability Can Drive Employee Engagement

Only 33 percent of US workers report being engaged in their jobs according to a report issued earlier this year by Gallup. A whopping 51 percent of U.S. employees say they are actively looking for a new job or watching for openings. So, what drives engagement and what can organizations do to attract and retain the best talent?

Responsible Production & Consumption

Bloomberg BNA Introduces Comprehensive Guide for Chemical Regulation Compliance

Bloomberg BNA today announced the introduction of its Chemicals Management Guide, which provides a unique combination of expert-written, in-depth analysis, extensive primary source material, chart builders and guidance to help compliance professionals easily understand — and comply with — federal and state chemical regulations and requirements.

Education

Restaurant Technologies Celebrates Its 25,000th Customer Through Landmark Partnership with Loyola Marymount University and Sodexo

Sodexo, the world leader in Quality of Life services today announced that Restaurant Technologies just celebrated its 25,000th customer, Loyola Marymount University (LMU) and Sodexo, two organizations that share the same passion for delivering high-quality foods to their customers and are committed to smarter, more sustainable operations. LMU, a private university located in Los Angeles, Calif., offers 16 on-campus dining facilities, operated and managed by Sodexo.

Health & Healthcare

Sodexo Recognized for Exceeding Key Vending Commitment to Fighting Childhood Obesity at 2017 Building a Healthier Future Summit

The Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) recognized Sodexo for exceeding its commitments to ensure a greater number of healthier options are available in the vending machines it manages in its operations. Nearly 50 percent of its vending machines ensure that 30 percent of selections represent healthy options.

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Environment

Measure For Measure: Aclima’s Davida Herzl

Galileo said we should, “Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so.” This week on Sea Change Radio, we take a look at two ways that people are trying to apply that wisdom to climate change. First, we speak to Davida Herzl, the CEO and co-founder of Aclima, a San Francisco-based company that refers to itself as a “FitBit for the planet.”

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: Base Camp

Here’s the plan. The next seven blog posts will be a guided tour up the Seven Fronts of Mount Sustainability, Ray Anderson’s famous zero-footprint metaphor.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Idaho Homeownership to Get Boost with Wells Fargo NeighborhoodLIFT Program

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), NeighborWorks® America, NeighborWorks Boise and NeighborWorks Pocatello today announced the NeighborhoodLIFT® program for the state of Idaho with a $3.55 million investment by Wells Fargo to boost homeownership.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Major Leaguers Alex Bregman and Jake Marisnick Offer Tips and Encouragement to Autistic Youth in Harlem

New York baseball fans weren’t too pleased with Jake Marisnick late last week after he threw out the potential tying run at the plate for the final out in the Houston Astros’ win over the Yankees, but the jeers turned to cheers the following morning when he and teammate Alex Bregman shared their love of the game with a group of autistic kids at a ballfield in Harlem.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Technology for Human Rights: UN Human Rights Office Announces Landmark Partnership with Microsoft

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday announced a landmark five-year partnership with Microsoft Corp. As part of the agreement, Microsoft will provide a grant of $5 million (USD) to support the work of the UN Human Rights Office. This represents an unprecedented level of support from a private-sector organization.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Twelve Trillion Reasons to Be a More Sustainable Company

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) define a world that promises a flourishing future for human civilization on spaceship Earth. Some companies already embrace the SDGs as their aspirational environmental and social goals. Other companies hesitate, in case attaining some or all the goals’ 169 associated targets by 2030 would be at the expense of company success. There are 12 trillion reasons why their hesitation is unjustified.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

3 Ways to Move Your Company Toward the Circular Economy

It’s no secret that Earth’s natural resources are diminishing at an increasing rate. According to the Global Footprint Network’s estimate, human demand on our planet’s ecosystems is projected to exceed what nature can regenerate by about 75 percent in the next three years. Considering we only have one Earth, we need to reinvent how we use its resources before it’s too late.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

A Whole Lot of Good: Making the Case for More Pro Bono and Skills-Based Volunteering in the Workplace

Let’s get real: It’s fairly easy for us to pull up to our desks each morning, put our heads down, and not look up till it’s time to go home in the evening. After all, in our rapidly-changing, quickly-moving, information-overloading world, there’s a lot of work to get done.

Responsible Production & Consumption

GM Drives Demand for Sustainable Natural Rubber

Through an automotive industry-first commitment to sourcing sustainable natural rubber in its tires, General Motors is helping drive the industry toward net-zero deforestation and uphold human and labor rights. The company will develop a set of purchasing requirements, with the intent that the entire automotive industry will join in the movement and together help transform the rubber supply chain.

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Finalists Named for Virginia’s 2017 Cox Conserves Heroes Program

Cox Communications and The Trust for Public Land are recognizing volunteers who are creating, preserving or enhancing shared outdoor spaces. Finalists for Virginia’s Cox Conserves Heroes program were announced today, and the public is being asked to vote now through Tuesday, June 6.

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Energy

Infrastructure Week 2017: Pathways to Sustainability and Reliability Converging

As an industry, we can no longer merely ponder renewable energy’s march on the power grid. It's here, and customers are increasingly demanding it.

Events, Media & Communications

Northern Trust Participates in “On the Table 2017” to Raise Awareness of Mental Health and Addiction

On the Table 2017 is an initiative of The Chicago Community Trust, working in partnership with The Kennedy Forum to engage thousands of people in conversations about mental health and addiction.

Health & Healthcare

World Malaria Day

Malaria is a major public health problem, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Transmitted to humans by mosquito bites, this disease kills a child every two minutes in this part of the world.

Media & Communications

Encouraging News & Opinion Coming Out of Ceres Gathering in San Francisco -- Progress in Corporate Sustainability Continuing!

Water scarcity, resource depletion, climate change impacts... these were top-of-the-agenda items at the annual Ceres Conference convened last week in San Francisco. These of course are pressing challenges for the domestic and global business communities, for investors and various stakeholders. While there are many aspects to these issues to consider, the takeaway from the conference is that the focus on sustainability is good business (and good for business).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Michael Bloomberg On Climate Change, the Power of Government, and Why He's Still Hopeful About the Future

In the last few months Bloomberg has doubled down in particular on his initiatives to fight climate change, with a new book (Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet), a new role at the UN, and a global “covenant” among mayors that he’s leading.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Impact at Work: Communities in Schools San Antonio Project Spotlight

Common Impact has partnered with JPMorgan Chase since 2014 on the Virtual Service Corps (VSC), a skills-based volunteering program where employees utilize their talents and expertise virtually to support JPMorgan Chase’s nonprofit grantees in building capacity to serve the community. Recently, a team of JPMorgan Chase technologists supported Communities In Schools of San Antonio (CIS-SA), a San Antonio-based nonprofit dedicated to keeping kids in school and helping them succeed in life. The JPMorgan Chase volunteers worked with CIS-SA to assess their technology infrastructure and create a set of recommendations for improvements.

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Environment

PNC’s Environmental Performance: Infographic

PNC’s Performance and Innovation Group is responsible for developing and executing on the strategy to reduce the company’s energy and water consumption and carbon emissions.

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