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Responsible Production & Consumption

The Land Institute Adds $1,000 Prize to Biomimicry Global Design Challenge

Mar 9, 2016 12:30 PM ET

The Land Institute is offering a $1000 prize for the best submission that addresses their specific design brief in the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge

Innovation & Technology

Big Data in the Workplace: Can it Enhance Employee Productivity and Quality Of Life?

Mar 9, 2016 12:30 PM ET

Thanks to Big Data, also known as the Internet of things, facilities management professionals can go beyond just monitoring temperature and air quality in a building. They can go as deep as monitoring keystrokes to report on productivity or analyzing vocal patterns in customer telephone interactions. The ability to collect data is nearly endless.

The 2016 Workplace Trends Report, which examines key trends impacting business, points out that while companies have the ability to closely monitor and track employees, they also need to be very transparent about what data is being collected and how it will be used to improve the company and its results, or it risks just creeping out their employees. Big Data must be coupled with Big Judgment to bring desired results.

Environment

Keep America Beautiful Crowns Recycle-Bowl Champions

Mar 9, 2016 11:15 AM ET

Egg Harbor City Community School of Egg Harbor City, New Jersey, today was crowned national champion of Keep America Beautiful’s Recycle-Bowl, the nationwide recycling competition for elementary-, middle- and high-school students, teachers and school communities.

Environment

Sustainable Resolution Tip #6: Get Social

Mar 9, 2016 11:05 AM ET

Sharing your goals with people who follow you in social media can be a great way to stay motivated. They can cheer you on as you post photos of full recycling bins and savvy meal plans. And, seeing you succeed could help motivate them in return. If you’re having a hard time staying motivated, then try with a little help from your friends. ‪#‎SustainableResolutions ‪#‎RecycleMore

Social Impact & Volunteering

TeamCITGO and Habitat for Humanity Build Home for Corpus Christi Family in Need

Mar 9, 2016 11:00 AM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Bloomberg LP Announced as Lead Media Partner for the GRI Global Conference 2016

Mar 9, 2016 11:00 AM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bechtel to Receive the U.S. President’s Volunteer Service Award

Mar 9, 2016 10:45 AM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Holland America Line Named as 2016 World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for Fifth Consecutive Year

Mar 9, 2016 10:25 AM ET

For the fifth consecutive year, Holland America Line was named among the “World’s Most Ethical Companies” by Ethisphere Institute, a leading business ethics think tank. The company secured its spot on the list by implementing and promoting the highest ethical business standards and practices both internally and in the community.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Subaru 2015 Share The Love Event Totals Nearly $20 Million in Charitable Donations

Mar 9, 2016 10:15 AM ET

Subaru of America Inc. has announced it donated nearly $20 million to national and local charities during its 2015 Share the Love event, a record total in the eight-year history of the campaign.

Responsible Production & Consumption

What Does it Take to Make Creating Shared Value Work?

Mar 9, 2016 10:00 AM ET

Creating Shared Value (CSV) is fast following Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) into businesses’ ‘must have’ credentials.

Innovation & Technology

Greater Reporting Needed on Equality to Close the Gender Gap

Mar 9, 2016 10:00 AM ET

To coincide with International Women's Day on 8 March, GRI calls on organizations to help close the gender gap by increasing their reporting on gender equality.

Events, Media & Communications

EHS and Sustainability Data is Good, but Insight is Better

Mar 9, 2016 10:00 AM ET

Environment

Erb Faculty Member, Tom Lyon Featured in The Guardian

Mar 9, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Erb Faculty Member, Tom Lyon opines that although Warren Buffet and ‪‎Berkshire Hathaway’s‬ record of astute financial moves is hard to argue with, he may be missing the mark in terms of under-estimating the pace and acceleration of ‪‎climate change‬ and what that means for business.

Events, Media & Communications

Deirdre White, CEO, PYXERA Global, to Join “Business Commitment to Make the SDGs Real” Roundtable at State Department

Mar 9, 2016 9:00 AM ET

As part of Global Partnerships Week, Deirdre White, CEO, PYXERA Global, will participate in the featured roundtable discussion, “Business Commitment to Make the 2030 SDGs Real” on March 9. Joined by companies and State Department officials, the discussion will look at what can be done to realize the potential of private sector engagement in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Diversity & Inclusion

Global Marathon: Empowering Women and Girls in STEM

Mar 9, 2016 9:00 AM ET

There has never been a better time for women and girls to set their sights of careers in STEM. In the Huffington Post, IBM Corporate Citizenship executive and 2016 Global Marathon Chair Diane Melley writes about women’s progress in STEM industries, the challenges that remain, and how this year’s Global Marathon will help enable faster change:

Innovation & Technology

Atlas Copco Egypt Ready to Energize the Industry

Mar 9, 2016 8:10 AM ET

Research, Reports & Publications

Lloyds Banking Publishes its Helping Britain Prosper Plan Update

Mar 9, 2016 8:00 AM ET

Lloyds Banking Group has published its latest Helping Britain Prosper Plan update as part of its 2015 Responsible Business suite of communications. The Plan is the Group’s response to some of the biggest social and economic challenges facing the UK. The Group understands it can use its scale, reach and influence to address these issues through meaningful, measurable and stretching targets.

Health & Healthcare

Toyota Puts the Vroom in Safety Education Program Aimed at Putting Kids in the Driver's Seat

Mar 8, 2016 4:05 PM ET

Driving habits, good or bad, begin to form long before a driver can reach the gas pedal and as early as when a child’s car seat is turned to face front. So, to learn what it means to be a safe driver, passenger and pedestrian, Kentucky tots are taking the wheel.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Ikea Plans on Replacing Polysterene With Mushroom

Mar 8, 2016 4:00 PM ET

Ikea has its fair share of devoted fans, who are crazy about its designs (and price).

Diversity & Inclusion

Have You Made Your ‪#‎PledgeForParity‬ for ‪International Women's Day 2016

Mar 8, 2016 4:00 PM ET

Diversity & Inclusion

Senior Women at Nestlé

Mar 8, 2016 4:00 PM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Austin Cancer Survivor Shares Why You Should Amplify LIVESTRONG

Mar 8, 2016 3:45 PM ET

At 6pm tonight, March 8th, the city of Austin begins its annual 24 hours of giving – Amplify Austin. We have been a part of the Austin community for nearly 20 years and are so proud to help Austinites get access to the help they need to LIVESTRONG through and after cancer. Please donate to LIVESTRONG during Amplify Austin and help us help people like Genny truly live a full life after treatment.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

UPS Named One of World’s Most Ethical Companies for Tenth Consecutive Year

Mar 8, 2016 3:30 PM ET

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced it has been recognized as a World’s Most Ethical Company for the tenth consecutive year by the Ethisphere® Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices.

Health & Healthcare

New Film Series Emphasizes Vital Role of Good Nutrition for Healthy Aging

Mar 8, 2016 3:10 PM ET

Education

21CF and National Geographic Channel Celebrate International Women's Day by Encouraging Viewers to Stand #withMalala

Mar 8, 2016 3:00 PM ET

On February 18, 21st Century Fox and the National Geographic Channel launched a new social media campaign to drive support and awareness for girls' education. The initiative extends through March 10, giving viewers the chance to celebrate this year's International Women's Day by taking part in the campaign and contributing to the education of the more than 60 million young women who are out of school around the world. In celebration of National Geographic Channel's global broadcast premiere of "He Named Me Malala" on February 29, the campaign asks viewers to tweet with the hashtag #withMalala or change their Facebook profile to a special campaign video. For every post, 21CF will donate $1 to the Malala Fund, a nonprofit that empowers girls globally through education, up to $50,000.