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Research, Reports & Publications

Grupo Financiero Banorte se transforma para mejorar su propuesta de valor

En respuesta al entorno desafiante que estamos viviendo, en Grupo Financiero Banorte hemos emprendido un programa interno de transformación ambicioso pero necesario para prepararnos como grupo ante un México con grandes retos en cuanto al entorno competitivo, económico y social.

Research, Reports & Publications

Grupo Financiero Banorte is Transformed to Enhance its Value Proposition

Education

Arby’s Deploys Custom Learning Program with Bellevue University to Grow Careers – and Business

Bellevue University announced today that the latest addition to their stable of corporate partners is Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc.. The University, with input from Arby’s executive leadership team, developed a custom learning program exclusively for Arby’s Team Members. The program, called Arby’s Business Management & Leadership, gives Team Members the knowledge and skills they need to be more confident on the job and grow in their careers.

Education

Ecocentricity Blog - September 1, 2015

Our universities can be the fertile ground from which tomorrow’s change emerges.

Environment

John Dewar & Sons Powers Scottish Homes

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Financial Health in Three Countries

Financial health varies greatly around the world and cannot be understood simply by looking at traditional economic data, such as income and access to financial tools. Even in the United States, where median income is higher and access easier than in the developing countries, financial health is adversely affected by a number of factors, such as mortgage defaults.

Education

DIRECTV’s Strategic Math Partnership with City Year Los Angeles

For the 2014-2015 academic year, DIRECTV was City Year Los Angeles’ Strategic Math Sponsor. Their support funded math training and professional development for nearly 300 AmeriCorps members serving at 25 schools across Los Angeles, and also helped create the Math Coordinator role on each school team.

Environment

Finalists Named for Boston’s 2015 Cox Conserves Heroes Program, Public Asked to Vote

FOX25 and The Trust for Public Land are recognizing volunteers who are creating, preserving or enhancing shared outdoor spaces. Martha McDonough, Rocky Morrison and Daniel Schenk have been selected as finalists for Boston’s inaugural Cox Conserves Heroes program, and the public is being asked to vote now through September 24 at myfoxboston.com.

Social Impact & Volunteering

PT Freeport Indonesia, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Provides Relief to Region Hurt by Drought

A hail storm and freezing temperatures from July 5-7 destroyed crops in Agandugume District and surrounding regions in Papua, Indonesia. The damage to the vegetation crops caused a food crisis for 26 villages in three central highland regencies. In response to this situation, PT Freeport Indonesia provided logistical support and supplies as part of the relief mission.

Responsible Production & Consumption

First-Of-Its-Kind Study To Examine Recovery Of Flexible Packaging Using Existing Technology

An industry collaborative has announced new research aimed at recovering more packaging that is currently destined for landfill. The project, Materials Recovery for the Future, brings together brand owners, manufacturers, and packaging industry organizations that are committed to enhancing recovery solutions for increasingly popular flexible film and packaging options. Some common forms of flexible packaging include resealable food packages; pouches for soups; tuna; pet food bags; and snack bags.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Doing Great Things Means Going Beyond Returns

Education

Amgen Teach: Supporting Science Educators Across Europe

Amgen Teach deepens student interest and achievement in science by strengthening the ability of teachers to use enquiry-based teaching strategies in the classroom. Through support from the Amgen Foundation, Amgen Teach provides professional development opportunities for life science teachers in ten countries across Europe through training workshops and distance learning events. To learn more about Amgen Teach, visit: http://www.amgenteach.eu

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Wells Fargo HomeLIFT Program to help St. Louis Homebuyers

Research, Reports & Publications

New Study Shows Less Than Half of U.K. Businesses Believe They Have a Duty of Care to Employee Health

In the U.K. people here, like everywhere else, are working in tough times, which looks set to continue as people put in longer hours, are more stressed and feel anxious about the future, particularly job security and their financial future. Now, a new report published by leadership training organisation Morgan Redwood shows that less than half of U.K. businesses believe they have a duty of care to employee health, with only 46 percent of firms regarding staff health as an employer’s responsibility.

Environment

NS: Partnering to Cut Emissions

Health & Healthcare

The True Cost of Alzheimer's Disease and Why Corporate Support is Critical

Without major support of early-stage research, a breakthrough for Alzheimer's Disease Research is almost impossible to occur. Support in the form of workplace giving campaigns and other corporate responsibility programs can help nonprofits like Alzheimer's Disease Research, and the researchers they fund, find a cure for this devastating disease. Learn More.

Environment

Spongy Parking Lots and Sustainability

It takes a drought sometimes for a fresh approach to catch on - Spongy Parking Lots are but one example.

Innovation & Technology

Companies Seek to Make Employee Commuting More Sustainable

One of the attractive perks that can motivate almost any employee is an easier commute. Companies that think about creating solutions to get workers to their location in way that minimizes driving are likely to have a competitive edge over others.

Environment

On 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, CITGO Leads Louisiana Coastal Restoration Efforts

This weekend, CITGO Petroleum Corporation partnered with Restore the Earth Foundation and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina by leading volunteers in coastal restoration efforts at the Pass a Loutre Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The event, during which volunteers planted 1,000 trees across critical forested wetland sites to prevent coastal erosion, is part of a broader CITGO commitment to the Gulf Coast region known as Caring for Our Coast.

Research, Reports & Publications

Descubre cuál ha sido el desempeño ambiental de Grupo Financiero Banorte en su Informe Anual 2014

Desde hace ya varios años, Grupo Financiero Banorte puso en marcha una estrategia de responsabilidad ambiental, con la meta de conservar recursos y a través de diversas acciones generar una conciencia ambiental entre colaboradores, clientes y proveedores.

Research, Reports & Publications

Learn About Grupo Financiero Banorte’s Environmental Performance in its 2014 Annual Report

For several years now, Grupo Financiero Banorte has had a strategy for environmental responsibility with the goal of conserving resources and generating environmental awareness among employees, customers and suppliers through various efforts.

Environment

Respecting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

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