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AI & Technology

UPS Longitudes | Innovation and Entrepreneurship Can Cut Waste and Fuel the Circular Economy

It's time for a system reboot. The trends are clear. We have moved toward an economy of disposability where the valuable resources we extract are going to waste and causing harm to people and planet.

Energy & Infrastructure

Chevron is Powering the World Forward With California Sunshine

Thanks to California’s sunshine, San Joaquin Valley Business Unit (SJVBU) will soon be reducing CO2 emissions associated with oil production at its Lost Hills oil field.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

A Journey to Sustainable Finance

What good is a well-funded retirement in a world of extreme inequality and climate disaster? After searching for solutions from personal action to ecology, I now believe the answer is to change the paradigm of the investment community.

Corporate Responsibility

Here's Why Companies Are Joining Schneider Electric's NEO Network

Scott Macmurdo, Director of Business Development at Duke Energy and NEO Network member, shares why companies are joining the NEO Network and how it can help your organization get smart about its renewable energy strategy.

Philanthropy

University of Ottawa AI Initiative Investigates Inclusion, Regulation

Dr. Martin-Bariteau and a team of researchers will examine challenging issues as part of a new AI & Society Initiative at the University of Ottawa supported with a $750,000 donation over four years from Scotiabank.

Awards & Rankings

Aramark Employees Discuss What It Means to Have a Career at One of the "Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality"

For the sixth consecutive year, Aramark earned a 100 percent rating and the designation of being a “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality,” from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2020 Corporate Equality Index (CEI).

AI & Technology

Meet the People Behind GM’s All-Electric Future PART 1: 1:1 With Chief Engineer Jesse Ortega

This National Engineers Week, GM celebrates the employees who continue to innovate and push the company closer toward its vision of Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion. Part 1 profiles GM Chief Engineer Jesse Ortega.

Awards & Rankings

Medtronic Honored for Supporting Military Veterans

The State of Minnesota recognized Medtronic as a Beyond the Yellow Ribbon company during a formal ceremony at the company’s operational headquarters. That designation recognizes the company’s commitment to recruiting, training, hiring and supporting military veterans at Medtronic.

AI & Technology

Shared Solutions Unlock Economic Prosperity for Communities

Today, 3.4 billion people, almost half the world’s population, still struggle to meet basic needs such as access to food and life-saving healthcare.

AI & Technology

Advice From Nadya: Want to Find Success? First Find Your Communities

I wake up every day knowing that I am trying to change something that has been the norm for far too long – and this concept of changing the world is what makes me excited to get out of bed every day!

Energy & Infrastructure

Bechtel Returns To New York To Help Solve the City’s Biggest Infrastructure Challenges

Bechtel Chairman and CEO Brendan Bechtel's goal for New York is to help "realize its vision of reducing carbon emissions, improving transportation, expanding its digital technology and ensuring equal access to safe, reliable infrastructure."

Inclusion & Opportunity

3% Conference Heads to Atlanta in Effort to Solidify Commitment to Intersectionality

Atlanta native Shannon Watkins, senior vice president of brand and creative services at Aflac, said that the city’s diversity and its stance as a sort of an outsider to traditional Madison Avenue advertising drive more creativity.

Inclusion & Opportunity

GM Earns Top Honors at BEYA STEM Conference

GM is on a mission to shape the future of mobility by empowering all employees to infuse unique perspectives in their work, thus enabling GM to remain in the forefront of an ever-changing automotive industry.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Qualcomm Offers Returnship Program to Prospective Employees

Just as there are many reasons for taking a career break, there are many reasons for choosing to come back to work. But re-entering the workforce, as you may be discovering, isn’t always easy. Let Qualcomm help.

Corporate Responsibility

International Paper Names First Chief Sustainability Officer

International Paper (NYSE: IP), a leading producer of renewable fiber-based packaging, pulp and paper, has named its first-ever chief sustainability officer as it prepares to advance its contributions to the circular economy.

Corporate Responsibility

Wichita Falls Arts Council Celebrates LED Lighting at Home and Garden Festival

Wichita Falls Arts Council will be hosting a dedication ceremony as part of the Arts Alive! Home & Garden Festival to celebrate the switch from its legacy lighting to energy-efficient LED lighting of its two historic buildings: The Kemp and The Forum

Environment

Worldwide Olympic Partner Dow Announces 5m Tonnes CO2e Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions Verified From Its Carbon Programs

Following the completion of annual third-party verification, Dow announced the reduction of 655,000 tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent of greenhouse gas emissions achieved in 2019 through their carbon program with the International Olympic Committee.

Inclusion & Opportunity

P&G’s Push for Diverse Voices Doubles as Brand Building

In his quest to change advertising as we know it, Procter & Gamble’s chief brand officer Marc Pritchard has once again turned his attention to documentaries made by young, diverse female filmmakers.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: The Best Laid Schemes

Doing right by the planet is a complicated and nuanced endeavor. It’s important that we all keep learning, doing our best, and not beating ourselves up when our best laid schemes go awry.

Awards & Rankings

FedEx to Receive Corporate Visionary Award From USHLI at 38th National Conference

USHLI is pleased to announce that FedEx will receive the CORPORATE VISIONARY AWARD at our 38th National Conference, which will be held February 20-23, 2020.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Celebrating Black History Month: Hazel O'Leary

In 1993, President Bill Clinton nominated her as Secretary of Energy — a monumental accomplishment as she became the first female and the first African American to serve in the position.

Environment

Subaru Is Creating Furniture From Recycled Coffee Pods and Candy Wrappers

Move over, Outbacks, Foresters, and Imprezas. Subaru of America has gotten into the outdoor furniture business.

Energy & Infrastructure

Congratulations to the 2019 Construction Excellence Awards Winners

To ensure a quality demolition, Gilbane, Subaru, and Geppert Bros., Inc. collaborated to minimize waste and environmental damage. The project successfully diverted 97 % of the total construction demolished materials from going to landfills.

Energy & Infrastructure

How Net Zero Energy Electrified Learning at This Oregon School

Alex Baumgardner, marketing and commuications manager with Tetra Tech’s High Performance Buildings Group, wrote an article for the International Living Future Institute’s Trim Tab magazine.

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Collaboration and Partnership

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Community Investment

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AMD Environmental Sustainability

Advancing sustainability across our operations, supply chain manufacturing and product stewardship

Collaboration and Partnership

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Novata News

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IWBI | WELL Building Standard

Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...

Policy and Regulation

Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...

Accelerating access to healthcare technology

We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...

Policy and Advocacy

Policy and Advocacy content from IWBI - International Well Building Institute

Sustainability by Antea Group

At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...