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Awards & Rankings

Leonardo Academy Announces CABA Membership

Leonardo Academy Inc, The Sustainability Experts® announced today that they have been accepted as members of the Continental Automated Building Association (CABA). CABA also became a member of Leonardo Academy’s Educational Affiliate Program. CABA is an international not-for-profit industry association dedicated to the advancement of intelligent building technologies. Leonardo Academy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of sustainability with extensive experience in green building projects and LEED consulting.

Environment

The UPS Foundation Continues to Deliver Tree Planting Grants to Keep America Beautiful Affiliates Nationwide

Keep America Beautiful and The UPS Foundation, which leads the global citizenship programs at UPS (NYSE: UPS), today announced the launch of the application period for the 2016 Keep America Beautiful/UPS Community Tree and Recovery Tree Planting Grants program.

Awards & Rankings

Tracy, the "Courageous Problem-Solver”

As part of my effort to uncover how my US colleagues are making our global responsible business commitments a reality in the US and to better understand what it means and what it takes for GSK to become a disability confident employer, I spoke with Tracy, GSK’s Director of Clinical Quality and Risk Management in R&D Dermatology. Tracy has been a driving force behind GSK’s progress in the US and around the world.

Research & Reports

Looking Back, Moving Forward: Mondi Group Shares New Growing Responsibly Model and Commitments

Mondi, the international packaging and paper Group, released its 2015 Sustainable development report today, together with its Integrated report and financial statements, and its Looking back, moving forward: sustainable development 2015 publication.

Corporate Responsibility

Cox Enterprises Grows Corporate Strategy and Investments Team

Cox Enterprises today announced that David Blau and Tim Howe have joined the company’s corporate strategy and investments team. Blau serves as vice president of corporate strategy and investments, and Howe is senior director of corporate strategy and investments. Both report to Duncan O’Brien, Cox Enterprises’ senior vice president and general manager of corporate strategy and investments.

AI & Technology

Cerro Verde, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Rewards Microentrepreneurs for Innovations

The Cerro Verde Mining Company in Peru hosted the Innova Contest, which rewards the best innovations of local small and medium enterprises. The objective of the competition is to encourage diverse production and increase competitiveness according to market demand.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

JPMorgan Chase Launches $125 Million, Five-Year Initiative to Drive Economic Opportunity in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods

JPMorgan Chase & Co. today launched PRO Neighborhoods, a $125 million, five-year initiative to identify and support solutions for creating economic opportunity in disadvantaged neighborhoods around the country. The new initiative will invest in collaborative partnerships and innovative financial solutions to revitalize neighborhoods by growing small businesses, creating health and social service facilities, improving access to affordable housing and collecting better data to study changing neighborhood demographics.

AI & Technology

Atlas Copco: Innovating for Sustainable Productivity

With customers in resource-intensive industries, Atlas Copco has an opportunity to innovate and transform industry standards to build a more sustainable future.

Philanthropy

Step up to the plate. Raise your hand. Go all in.

Last week many of you have made the commitment to step up for cancer survivors by volunteering to become LIVESTRONG Leaders. The Leaders Program engages volunteers across the globe in support of our mission to improve the lives of people affected by cancer now.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Univision Communications Anuncia la Expansión Estratégica de sus Esfuerzos de Responsabilidad Social Corporativa y la Creación del Consejo de Responsabilidad Social Corporativa, Una Entidad Externa

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), la principal empresa de medios de comunicación al servicio de la comunidad hispana en los Estados Unidos, anunció hoy la creación de un nuevo Consejo de Responsabilidad Social Corporativa de Univision y la Junta Asesora de Responsabilidad Social Corporativa, una entidad externa, como también la restructuración y expansión de los equipos de Empoderamiento Comunitario e Impacto Social de la compañía.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Univision Communications Announces Strategic Expansion of Corporate Social Responsibility Efforts and Creation of External Corporate Social Responsibility Council

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), the leading media company serving Hispanic America, today announced the creation of a new Univision Corporate Social Responsibility Council, and an external Corporate Social Responsibility Advisory Board, as well as a realignment and expansion of the Company’s Community Empowerment and Social Impact teams.

Corporate Responsibility

AIAG Corporate Responsibility Summit Session Highlight

Track #2 - Technical: Strategic Approaches and Resources for Integrating Sustainability

In this session, you’ll hear about AIAG Greenhouse Gas (GHG) workgroup activities to help automotive companies with carbon reporting and reduction. Speakers from supplier and government agencies will share their perspectives on the value of practical GHG reductions in logistics.

Awards & Rankings

Water Hero Award Presented to MGM Resorts International

Today, the Water Conservation Coalition presented a Water Hero Award to MGM Resorts International in recognition of the company’s ongoing commitment to water efficiency and water conservation practices. The award was presented as part of a commemorative event to open MGM Resorts’ newest outdoor attraction, The Park, which links Las Vegas Boulevard to the company’s new T-Mobile Arena.

Volunteering & Community

Companies and Individual Supporters #PowerUp to Support CureSearch Heroes

April 28 is National Superhero Day, and all month long CureSearch will empower companies and individuals to #PowerUp and support real superheroes, children’s cancer fighters and survivors.

Inclusion & Opportunity

BNY Mellon’s First-ever “People Report”

In its first-ever People Report, BNY Mellon shares what it means to be invested in its people through wide-ranging, multi-media stories told by its own employees, representing more than 50,000 staff in 35 countries globally.

Events

Your Roadmap for Effective Sustainability Communications: Three Vs Methodology Drives Awareness, Credibility

Pop star Justin Bieber asks “What do you mean?”

Consumers ask the same question when they see and hear corporate sustainability communications that are generic and uncompelling or misleading and incomplete.

Volunteering & Community

NJ Action Team Captains Raise Funds for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Action Team Captains from Bergenfield High School raised more than $1,000 with their annual “Pennies for Patients” fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Corporate Responsibility

World’s Leading Companies Agree: Clean Power Plan Is Necessary Part of U.S. National Climate Plan

The biggest players in technology and some of the largest consumer brands recently submitted separate friend-of-the-court briefs providing resounding support for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Power Plan. BSR's Edward Cameron and CERES' Anne Kelly explain.

Events

Early Bird Registration and Call for Abstracts Open for Renewable Energy Markets 2016

We are pleased to announce that Early Bird Registration is open for Renewable Energy Markets 2016, taking place October 16–18 in San Francisco, CA. Act fast and save $400 (nearly 30%) off the week-of rate. You can also book your room at the special REM 2016 rate of $279 per night.

Corporate Responsibility

Six Reasons CEOs are Rallying for Sustainability

Advanced smart technology doesn't just make your building run better. When embraced at the C-suite level, it makes the entire organization smarter, too. And from what I've been hearing in recent conversations, CEOs—including JLL’s Colin Dyer speaking at the recent GreenBiz 16 conference—are increasingly seeing broad organizational value in placing sustainability front and center in corporate strategy.

Philanthropy

It Takes A Village | Fight Hunger. Spark Change

AI & Technology

"Super Plants" Could Lead to Biofuel Breakthrough

Boeing and its partners in the project - Etihad Airways, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology and UAE jet fuel company Takreer - launched a new research facility in Masdar City, near Abu Dhabi International Airport to cultivate plants that will eventually produce renewable jet fuel.

Awards & Rankings

CSX One of America's Best Employers, According to Forbes

Latest Campaigns

GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...

Kingfisher Around the World

The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...

Nutrition and Health

Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...

Social Progress

Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...

Growth Through Sustainability

Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...

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...

Growth Through Sustainability

Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...

Policy and Regulation

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

Small Business Growth

We strengthen communities and help create local jobs by investing in underserved small business owners. We fund nonprofits that are focused on...

Nutrition and Health

Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...