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Social Impact & Volunteering

A Cross-Sector Approach to Closing the Gender Gap

Mar 8, 2016 3:00 PM ET

Anyone who works in the nonprofit sector knows that women make up a significant part of the its workforce and leadership – until you get to the top. Women currently account for 43 percent of the board seats among all nonprofits but only 33 percent of those seats at large nonprofits, defined as $25 million or greater in annual income. At the staff level, this gap increases further -- women make up 45 percent of nonprofit CEOs but only 21 percent at large nonprofits, and they are compensated at 66% of their male CEO counterparts.

Social Impact & Volunteering

International Women’s Day: Making a Difference

Mar 8, 2016 2:45 PM ET

As a child and young adult in her native Kenya, TransCanada’s Pauline Ngure witnessed the heartbreak inflicted on young girls.

Environment

Bard CEP to Host Live Webinar on Jobs and the Economic Impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan

Mar 8, 2016 2:15 PM ET

Research, Reports & Publications

Take Control of Your Sustainability Report This Year

Mar 8, 2016 2:10 PM ET

To kick things off corporate reporting season this year, Antea Group has created a cheat sheet to help make the process less overwhelming.

Environment

Vivo y Floreciendo: Éxito de Recuperación en Balmer Lake

Mar 8, 2016 2:00 PM ET

En la entrega de hoy de nuestra serie, compartimos cómo ningún desafío es difícil de superar cuando tienes el equipo adecuado. Cuando Goldcorp adquirió Las minas de oro Red Lake en la década de los noventa, también heredó un desafío ambiental con el lago vecino de Balmer.

Environment

Alive and Thriving: Reclamation Success at Balmer Lake

Mar 8, 2016 2:00 PM ET

In today’s installment of our Get To Know Us Better multi-part series we share with you how no challenge is ever too fishy to overcome when you’ve got the right team.

Environment

Vivant et florissant: restauration réussie à Lake Balmer

Mar 8, 2016 2:00 PM ET

Dans le segment d’aujourd’hui de notre série en plusieurs parties, nous partageons avec vous une histoire qui montre qu’il n’y a pas de défi insurmontable si on a la bonne équipe en place.

Innovation & Technology

Reverse Logistics Is the Key to the Circular Economy

Mar 8, 2016 1:25 PM ET

Environment

CSX Sells Cave Rights to Support Conservation Efforts and Boost Local Tourism

Mar 8, 2016 1:00 PM ET

CSX has sold the rights of the Hidden River Cave to the city of Horse Cave in Kentucky. The purchase of the cave rights will contribute to the economic, scientific, and educational development of the local community through an environmental tourist attraction.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Finalists for Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation Award for Military Children Announced

Mar 8, 2016 12:50 PM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Is the Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Profession the Job of the Future?

Mar 8, 2016 12:30 PM ET

The growth of corporate sustainability (CSR) over the past decades, along with its positioning as a central element of corporate strategy, has given birth to a new category of professionals, the Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility (CR) professionals. Sustainability professionals are those within companies and organizations that spend most of their time designing and performing activities related to environmental, economic and social aspects. CSE Research from various sources* has shown that since the introduction of the term of sustainable development in the late 1980s, there has been a constant growth to the number of companies with full-time sustainability managers. Especially since 2000 the number of such companies has increased by 400%.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Ecolab Provided In-Kind Product Donations Worth More Than $2.3 Million in 2015 to Aid Global Disaster Relief

Mar 8, 2016 12:30 PM ET

During 2015, Ecolab provided in-kind donations worth more than $2.3 million to support disaster relief efforts. Working in partnership with non-profit organizations, the company quickly gathered needed cleaning, sanitizing and public health products for distribution to areas impacted by natural disasters.

Innovation & Technology

Will Disruption Take a Bite Out of Logistics Jobs?

Mar 8, 2016 12:00 PM ET

As advancing technology and business-model innovations gain momentum and threaten to disrupt logistics, some are beginning to worry about their impact on logistics-related jobs.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Time is Now and the Responsibility is Ours: 3 Imperatives to Achieve Gender Parity

Mar 8, 2016 11:50 AM ET

Around the world, women are increasing their contributions to social, economic, cultural and political development, but unfortunately, the progress towards gender parity significantly lags behind.

According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), 38 years have been added to their global gender parity prediction—that is, in 2014 the WEF predicted perfect gender parity would take place in 2095, and this year (2015) the prediction is pushed back to take place in 2133. The pace of progress is unacceptable and the time for change is now. This International Women’s Day, let’s explore how we can contribute to fostering female equality world-wide.

Energy

National Grid to Provide One-Stop Solar Shopping For Rhode Island Customers

Mar 8, 2016 10:15 AM ET

Environment

Go Green: Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Commitment to the Environment

Mar 8, 2016 10:05 AM ET

At Bristol-Myers Squibb, sustainability means conducting our business to help patients prevail over serious diseases in a manner that contributes to economic growth, social responsibility and a healthy environment now and in the future.

Diversity & Inclusion

Bloomberg Expands Global Diversity & Inclusion Team: Hires Pamela Hutchinson in London and Hayden Majajas in Singapore

Mar 8, 2016 9:30 AM ET

Erika Irish Brown, Bloomberg’s Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion, today announced two hires to the company’s growing Global D&I team. Pamela Hutchinson will lead the D&I effort in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Hayden Majajas will oversee the Asia-Pacific region.

Environment

Timberland Kicks Off National Tour of Documentary Film, “KOMBIT: The Cooperative”

Mar 8, 2016 9:30 AM ET

Global outdoor lifestyle brand Timberland announces the national tour of “KOMBIT: The Cooperative,” a documentary film chronicling a five-year project to reforest Haiti in partnership with the Smallholder Farmers Alliance (SFA), a Haitian nonprofit farmer cooperative dedicated to reforesting the country.

Social Impact & Volunteering

American Red Cross Receives New Emergency Response Vehicle Donation from Astellas

Mar 8, 2016 9:00 AM ET

The American Red Cross today recognized Astellas for its gift of a first-of-its-kind energy efficient emergency response vehicle, which is a high tech truck enabling the Red Cross to quickly provide food and supplies to people affected by disasters.

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating Women Beyond International Women’s Day

Mar 8, 2016 9:00 AM ET

At Qualcomm, we honor, support, and celebrate women year round: We provide and participate in myriad initiatives aimed at empowering women of all ages, both inside and outside our company. Just within the last month, using International Women’s Day (IWD) as the inspiration, we hosted a number of motivational and affirmative events celebrating women.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How BSR Is Advancing Women's Empowerment

Mar 8, 2016 9:00 AM ET

On this International Women's Day, BSR shares its growing portfolio of work on women's empowerment in two areas: research and tools and collaboration.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

New JPMorgan Chase Report Reveals Uncertainty Over How Well Tech Training Programs Are Meeting Employers Needs

Mar 8, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Events, Media & Communications

New Green Building Partnership to Push Best Practice Boundaries

Mar 8, 2016 9:00 AM ET

A new partnership between the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA), the Living Future Institute of Australia (LFIA) and the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) aims to accelerate the creation of healthier, resilient, equitable and ecologically restorative building practices.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

H&M Named as One of the World's Most Ethical Companies in 2016

Mar 8, 2016 8:30 AM ET

The World’s Most Ethical Companies program honors companies that excel in three areas – promoting ethical business standards and practices internally, enabling managers and employees to make good choices, and shaping future industry standards by introducing tomorrow’s best practices. H&M has been recognised by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the world’s most ethical companies for the sixth year.

Events, Media & Communications

GRI & SDGs: Beyond Reports for Global Goals

Mar 8, 2016 8:30 AM ET