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Environment

7 Top Take-Aways From the Sigma Share Group Meeting

Antea Group has compiled 7 takeaways from the recent Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America (SIGMA) event in Dallas, Texas.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Keep America Beautiful Honors Delta Air Lines With 2017 Vision for America Award for Corporate Commitment to Sustainability

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) President Glen Hauenstein accepted Keep America Beautiful’s 2017 Vision for America Award at the iconic community improvement nonprofit organization’s annual award dinner in New York City on Tuesday, Oct. 17. Keep America Beautiful presents the Vision for America Award annually to a corporation whose commitment to corporate social responsibility and sustainability has significantly enhanced civic, environmental and social stewardship.

Environment

A Durable Recycling Model

At Republic Services, we recognize the responsibility and opportunity we have in managing the nation’s waste stream to provide a source of recovered and renewable materials and energy to the economy. We are innovative and constantly exploring new options to capture value and energy from materials in the waste stream, while helping to ensure environmental responsibility and sustainability.

Diversity & Inclusion

PNC Fairfax is Making Connections in Cleveland

While staying home for 10 years to care for his ailing parents, everything had gone digital. Ready to get back into the workforce, he didn’t know how to use a computer, write a resume or apply for a job. Then he sought help from the PNC Fairfax Connection, a free community resource center that provides professional development services, classes on technology and job-finding assistance.

Energy

Energy Efficiency Highlights From the 2017 Cox Conserves Sustainability Survey

It’s October. While you sip your pumpkin spice latte and cheer on your favorite football team, it’s also time to talk about energy. Happy #EnergyAwarenessMonth! This month, companies and organizations around the country are raising awareness of the importance of energy efficiency.

Environment

Domtar Sustainability: Future Influencers Weigh in on Sustainability Report

At Domtar, everyone has a role in sustainability. Hear which key facts from our 2017 Sustainability Report, "Working Smart for the Long Term," captured the imaginations of some of the brightest young minds at our corporate office. View the full video at https://youtu.be/FmroU_teWik.

Research, Reports & Publications

Global Perspective – India Plans Coal Plant Emissions Reduction

With up to 400 million Indians lacking a reliable energy supply, the country is planning major investments in its power generation and distribution infrastructure. Most of the investment in new capacity will be for renewable energy.

Events, Media & Communications

BSR17 Is Next Week—Will We See You There?

There is still time to join the sustainability event of the year. It all happens next week, so register today to attend the BSR Conference 2017.

Events, Media & Communications

Announcing New Speakers for the 2017 Corporate Citizenship Conference!

We’ve recently announced a brand new batch of speakers for the 2017 Corporate Citizenship Conference: Opportunity Forward! Join the best corporate citizenship practitioners November 14-15 in Washington, D.C.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Rev up Your Charitable Giving Strategy With These Top Five Tips

The Albertsons Companies Foundation is known for making an impact in the communities where it does business. Christy Duncan Anderson, Executive Director, has transformed the organization’s charitable giving from program-based to a comprehensive strategy that supports business and community needs.

Environment

The Myth of Meritocracy: John Brittain on Legacy Preference

The official subject matter of Sea Change Radio is environmental sustainability. This week, however, we are deviating from that to talk about a topic that we believe is inextricably linked to sustainability: stratification in education. We are talking with law professor, civil rights advocate, and educational diversity expert, Prof. John C. Brittain, about educational practices that perpetuate social, racial, and socioeconomic exclusiveness.

Diversity & Inclusion

Cracking the Code: The Next Generation of Women in STEM

I was recently invited to attend a forum hosted by Dell and The Atlantic – a magazine covering a wide array of subjects, including business, culture and technology. The event, Cracking the Code: The Next Generation of Women in STEM, invited an audience, ranging from chief technology officers to storybook authors, to discuss one of the most pressing issues of our time: How do we engage the next generation of girls and women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics? Much of the dialogue encompassing the event connected me to many thoughts on the ways we can engage young girls in STEM.

Health & Healthcare

Noise Isn’t Just Annoying - It’s Bad for Your Health

Dr. Eoin King is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Acoustics at the University of Hartford. King is well known through the industry for having developed novel environmental noise assessment techniques, with a particular focus on strategic noise mapping. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Noise Control Engineering of the USA (INCE-USA) and is Managing Editor for the publication Noise/News International. Eoin spoke with us about the dangers of environmental noise pollution and why it’s essential that our communities shift their focus from noise control to proactive sound design.

Health & Healthcare

Improving Maternal Health Through Evidence-Based Programs

Answers to the Big Questions with Dr. Amy Crockett and Merck for Mothers.

Diversity & Inclusion

Benevity Delivers the Industry’s Most Inclusive Corporate Giving and Volunteering Solution

As more corporate Goodness programs are being leveraged for employee engagement, their success will depend on their ability to foster inclusion and belonging in authentic and actionable ways. Offering accessible technology solutions ensures that enterprises not only meet legislative requirements and help engage employees, but that companies walk the talk on diversity & inclusion. Learn how meeting WCAG 2.0 AA standards provide equal opportunity for employees to participate in corporate giving programs.

Environment

Conservation, Community, and Commercial: Realizing the 3 C’s in Post-Conflict Liberia

Leif Kindberg, an associate focused on environment and natural resources with Tetra Tech International Development Services, describes the approaches needed to create sustainable, commercial activity for forest and mineral resources in Liberia. All opinions expressed in this post are the author’s own.

Research, Reports & Publications

Schneider Electric | WHITE PAPER: Embrace and Combine New Energy Opportunities Into Disruptive Technologies to Meet Energy Challenges

Aggressive innovation among energy solutions providers, in response to pressures such as corporate demand and policy changes including the Paris Climate Accord, has accelerated development of new clean technologies.

Environment

Aramark Reports Progress on Sustainable Seafood Sourcing Goals

As a responsible participant in the world’s seafood supply chain, Aramark (NYSE: ARMK), a global provider of dining solutions to businesses, schools, universities, hospitals and stadiums, is making significant progress toward its 2018 commitment to purchase 100% of its U.S. contracted seafood from sources that meet Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch® program recommendations. Today, 90% of the company’s frozen finfish and 100% of canned tuna purchases meet the Seafood Watch recommendations and by the end of 2018, the company expects to have transitioned all salmon and shrimp products to Seafood Watch “Best Choice” and “Good Alternative” categories.

Research, Reports & Publications

20 Years on 14% of Wild Seafood Engaged With the MSC Program

International non-profit, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), has released its 20th anniversary annual report. Over the last two decades the MSC has worked with scientists, NGOs and the seafood industry to set a globally recognised benchmark for sustainable fishing. Those organisations that meet the MSC’s standards for sustainability and traceability can then use the blue MSC label on seafood products.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Kings to Host Annual Hockey Fights Cancer™ Night at STAPLES Center on Oct. 18

AEG’s Los Angeles Kings’ annual Hockey Fights Cancer™ Night, presented by Amgen’s Breakaway from Cancer®, will take place Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at STAPLES Center as the Kings host the Montreal Canadiens beginning at 7:30 p.m. Ontario Reign players and staff will be present for this organization-wide showing of support for the league-wide initiative.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

SC Johnson Provides Support for Earthquake Recovery

SC Johnson today announced the donation of $100,000 to the Red Cross to help relief efforts following the earthquakes and aftershocks that devastated parts of Mexico.

Sustainable Development Goals

Employee Engagement and the Sustainable Development Goals, November 2-3, 2017, at Inside Out

Sue Stephenson, Interim CEO and Executive Committee Vice Chair of IMPACT2030, will speak to "Why the SDGs are an Opportunity to Engage Employees" at the upcoming Toronto conference Inside Out: A Transformative Approach to Community Investment.

Inside Out is a future-looking conference designed to advance the practice of how companies invest in community.

Environment

Community Project to Manage Stormwater Benefits 765 Acres in the Jordan Lake Watershed

The Durham & Wake County Community Conservation Assistance Program, supported by Duke Energy’s Water Resources Fund, focuses on the implementation of Community Conservation Assistance Program (CCAP) for BMP installation in the Jordan Lake Watershed, specifically in the Upper New Hope Creek sub watersheds.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Rum - and Goodwill - Flows Again at Bacardi Following Hurricane Maria

Rum is flowing again in Puerto Rico at the Bacardi distillery following the devastation of Hurricane Maria.

And so is the goodwill from Bacardi employees around the world, who have joined together to support their colleagues affected by the hurricane.

Health & Healthcare

Sodexo Announces Integrated Contract Awards from Vizient, Inc.

Sodexo, world leader of Quality of Life services, announced today it has been awarded integrated contracts with Vizient, Inc., the nation’s largest member-driven health care performance improvement company in the country for managed hospital services. The agreements offer Vizient members enhanced value for Food Services, Environmental Services, Facilities Management and Clinical Technology Management, and incorporates enhanced analytics and resources designed to meet the challenges faced by health care providers in today’s health care market.

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