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Innovation & Technology

Freeport-McMoRan’s Economic Impacts to Democratic Republic of Congo and Enterprise Development

Feb 2, 2016 9:30 AM ET

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tenke Fungurume Mining, a Freeport-McMoRan company, has operations that generate significant economic stimulus throughout most of the Kolwezi region and into the provincial capital of Lubumbashi.

Significant indirect and induced economic impacts arise from company policy to source as many goods and services as possible from local suppliers and through the spending habits of the company’s approximately 8,000 employees and contractors.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Keep America Beautiful Recognizes 75 Individuals and Community Organizations with National Awards at 2016 National Conference

Feb 2, 2016 9:30 AM ET

More than 75 organizations and individuals from communities across America received national recognition at Keep America Beautiful’s National Awards celebration, which took place Monday, Feb. 1, at Keep America Beautiful’s National Conference in Orlando, Florida.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

From Agreement to Action: Mobilizing Suppliers Toward a Climate-Resilient World

Feb 2, 2016 9:15 AM ET

A new report written by BSR and produced by CDP outlines the current state of supplier performance on climate-change management.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Tetra Pak Expects to Deliver More Than 100 Million Fully Renewable Packages in 2016

Feb 2, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Tetra Pak announced today that the company expects to deliver more than 100 million packs of Tetra Rex® Bio-based to customers during 2016, reflecting strong demand for the package since its launch in January 2015. The world’s first package made entirely from plant based materials has gained popularity among consumers across Finland, Sweden and Norway, with brands such as Valio, Arla Foods, Vermlands Mejeri, and TINE.

Research, Reports & Publications

Company Sustainability Activity on the Increase, Says New Report

Feb 2, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Companies are making good progress in addressing their environmental impacts, and the aftermath of December’s Paris climate agreement is catalyzing continued growth in sustainable business activities, according to a new report.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Xylem Selected to Participate in Smart Cities Business Development Mission to India

Feb 2, 2016 8:35 AM ET

Xylem (NYSE:XYL), a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, recently announced that it has been selected to participate in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Smart Cities Infrastructure Business Development Mission to India, taking place from February 8 – 12, 2016.

Diversity & Inclusion

Norfolk Southern: Living by the Thoroughbred Code

Feb 2, 2016 8:05 AM ET

Research, Reports & Publications

Jaguar Land Rover Reports on Progress Towards 2020 Responsible Business Goals

Feb 2, 2016 8:00 AM ET

In 2009 Jaguar Land Rover set out its Responsible Business strategy and targets to 2020 and has made great progress to date, winning recognition both within and outside the automotive industry. But it also recognises that there’s still more to do…

Events, Media & Communications

FOX's 'Grease: Live' Partners with DoSomething.org for Teens for Jeans Campaign

Feb 2, 2016 7:00 AM ET

In an effort to help the more than one million young people in the United States who experience homelessness every year, the cast of FOX's hit musical special Grease: Live partnered with DoSomething.org for its annual Teens for Jeans campaign, encouraging youth to collect jeans for the homeless. FOX promoted the campaign across its social media platforms during the live broadcast on Sunday, January 31, and members of both the cast and the audience got involved, as well.

Events, Media & Communications

Source Intelligence to Host Free Webinar on Feb. 2 Regarding Pending Conflict Mineral Rules in European Union

Feb 1, 2016 7:05 PM ET

The webinar – “Conflict Minerals: When, What and How to Comply” -- will cover updates to the pending regulations, highlight differences between conflict mineral rules in the United States and the EU, and provide a range of useful information about how companies can efficiently and effectively build their EU compliance program.

Innovation & Technology

Software Alone Doesn’t Provide Greater Insight or Greater Impact

Feb 1, 2016 7:00 PM ET

Impact isn’t a finish line, it’s a continuous cycle. As you reach greater impact you will undoubtedly uncover new ideas on how to go even further. And those new ideas will undoubtedly require changes to the whole program including the software measuring outcomes.

Responsible Production & Consumption

​New App Connects Conscious Consumers and Ethical Sellers

Feb 1, 2016 4:00 PM ET

We have reported here that consumer demand for ethical goods and services is on the rise; the latest data on consumer behavior confirms this upward trend.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bloomberg Business Innovators 2016

Feb 1, 2016 3:30 PM ET

The UK is at an exciting intersection, where new business ideas meet new technological possibilities. Bloomberg Business Innovators 2016 assembles the people changing how the UK lives, works and thinks.

Energy

Lockheed Martin and Duke Energy Sign 17-Year Renewable Energy Pact

Feb 1, 2016 2:35 PM ET

Environment

Flint Water Crisis Creates New Opportunity for Republic's Struggling Recycling Program

Feb 1, 2016 1:00 PM ET

Flint, MI residents have turned to bottled water in the face of its water crisis, even for cooking and bathing. So far, the state alone has handed out more than 176,000 cases of bottled water and as the bottles pile up, residents are beginning to recycle — a change for the city, which Republic Services is happy to see.

Health & Healthcare

LIVESTRONG is a Family

Feb 1, 2016 1:00 PM ET

The late Stuart Scott said that LIVESTRONG is more than an organization, it’s a family. We couldn’t agree more. We are not only a family of 32 million members with unique stories, but we are also a family with one goal – to help others in their fight against cancer.

Health & Healthcare

Diabetes in Children: A Family Matter

Feb 1, 2016 12:05 PM ET

Diversity & Inclusion

How I became a techie: Kiva Allgood

Feb 1, 2016 12:00 PM ET

My passion for technology and science actually started when I was a kid. I'm one of five kids, and I am the only girl. So I have had the pleasure of blowing up things and setting off rockets and doing kind of all of those guys' things since I was a little girl.

Environment

Super Bowl 50 Asks Consumers to “Play Your Part”

Feb 1, 2016 11:30 AM ET

The Super Bowl is undeniably America's biggest sporting event of the year. In fact, last year's game pulled in 114.4 million viewers – the most watched show in U.S. history. And large brands have never shied away from spending big dollars on advertising during the game – spending upwards of $4.5 million for a 30-second commercial. Yet, for the first time Super Bowl organizers are taking this captive audience to create a force for good, asking consumers to play a part in making the event the "most healthy, sustainable, shared, and socially responsible Super Bowl ever."

Innovation & Technology

Destroy the Data -- Not the Device

Feb 1, 2016 11:20 AM ET

As we celebrate – and I use that word loosely – Data Privacy Day 2016, I believe that we have a lot more data and a lot less privacy than we did last year.

Innovation & Technology

Merial Collaborates with Georgia Institute of Technology to Bring Animal Health Information to Connected Devices

Feb 1, 2016 10:35 AM ET

Merial, the animal health division of Sanofi, announced today it has joined the Georgia Institute of Technology ("Georgia Tech")'s Center for the Development and Application of Internet-of-Things Technologies (CDAIT). The two organizations will explore advances to animal health utilizing connected technologies, which is the communication between 'smart' objects or devices – in homes, cars, veterinary clinics, farms or other - through connected networks like the internet, radio frequencies and other forms of transmission.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Carnival Cruise Line, Operation Homefront, and Seven-Time GRAMMY Award-Winning Superstar Carrie Underwood Launch Honor. Family. Fun. Initiative to Support Military Families

Feb 1, 2016 10:30 AM ET

Today, Carnival Cruise Line announced a new initiative designed to support U.S. military families alongside seven-time GRAMMY-award winning superstar Carrie Underwood and representatives of Operation Homefront, the national nonprofit that builds strong, stable, and secure military families.

Events, Media & Communications

G&A Supports GSC's "17 Weeks / 17 SDGs" & Davos at 47 Years - Business / Government / NGOs Convene

Feb 1, 2016 10:15 AM ET

Governance & Accountability Institute announces its support of the Global Sourcing Council's "17 Weeks / 17 SDGs Initiative," developed by GSC in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that were adopted by all 193 countries at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in September 2015.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Agriculture and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Building a Smarter, More Sustainable Food System

Feb 1, 2016 10:15 AM ET

Last week, more than 2,000 global leaders convened in Davos, Switzerland at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting to answer one question: how can we master the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

Events, Media & Communications

Thaw and Learn: 14 Winter, Spring 2016 CSR & Sustainability Conferences

Feb 1, 2016 10:05 AM ET

Here are suggestions for 14 events that will inspire, educate, recharge and send you home with great swag during the first half of 2016.