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Health & Healthcare | Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

HPRC Publishes Inaugural Impact Report: Paving the Way for Sustainable Healthcare Plastics

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) is thrilled to announce the publication of its inaugural Impact Report for 2024.
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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Europe Leads the Way on Scope 3 Emissions: What Investors and Companies Need To Know

CSRHub

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Cocoa Market Turmoil: How Hershey Is Innovating Through Unprecedented Challenges

The Hershey Company

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sustainable Strategies for Grocery Growth

Tetra Pak

Energy

Stop Buying Energy Infrastructure. Start Buying Results.

Veolia North America

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Why Sustainability Is the Smartest Investment in an Uncertain Trade Landscape

DP World

Energy

Energy for a Better Future: Entergy’s Growth and Resiliency Strategy

Entergy Corporation

Energy

AllianceBernstein: Power Play: How To Invest Smarter in the Race for Electrification

AllianceBernstein

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sysco 2024 Sustainability Report: At the Heart of One Planet One Table

Sysco Corporation

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Contributes $350,000 for Boston-Area Housing, Revitalization Efforts

Wells Fargo is donating $350,000 to help Boston-area aspiring homeowners with homeownership counseling and financial education through the #NeighborhoodLIFT program. Grants are being awarded to Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance and Roxbury Center for Financial Empowerment.

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Environment

EHS Global Moments: Philippines Safety Officer Requirements

Antea Group’s new blog series, EHS Global Moments, discusses the Philippines’ regulations requiring trained Safety Officers in lower-risk workplaces.

EDF+Business

Environment

4 Ways Collaboration Can Get Companies on CDP’s "A List"

Last week, CDP recognized companies for leading on climate change. Around 127 brands received an “A” grade – 2% of reporting companies – while the others were stamped with B’s, C’s and D’s.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

J.Crew Group Inc. Puts Factory Employees First With New Fair Trade Certified Denim

Today, Fair Trade USA announces the beginning of a long-term partnership with the J.Crew Group and the introduction of J.Crew and Madewell’s first-ever Fair Trade Certified™ collection. The Fair Trade partnership represents the J.Crew Group’s deepening commitment to sustainability through establishing a supply chain that prioritizes both people and the planet.

Environment

Environmentally Preferred Sourcing Powers Up Sustainability in Healthcare

HPRC blogs about environmentally preferred sourcing which reduces the impact of the healthcare industry on the environment.

The life science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany operates as MilliporeSigma in the U.S. and Canada

Education

How We Use a Shipping Container to Spark Scientific Curiosity

"How can students get excited about science if they don't have access to the resources?" asks science education promoter Daniel Sherling. Answer? Bring the fun science to schools — with a mobile science lab meant to encourage engaged, dynamic learning!

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

KeyCorp Named One of World’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies

KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) has been named one of the world’s most sustainable companies by Corporate Knights, a research firm that produces rankings and financial product ratings based on corporate sustainability performance. Key’s is ranked #51 on the Global 100 list, driven by its sustainable practices, renewable energy portfolio, and gender diversity on its Board and in its executive leadership ranks. Key is one of only four U.S. based banks to make the list this year.

Environment

Nature-inspired Climate Change Solutions to Be Showcased at Inaugural Circular Economy Event

Seven international entrepreneurial teams will take the stage at GreenBiz Group’s Circularity 19 event in Minneapolis this June to find out who will win the world’s premiere biomimicry design prize.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

PNC Recognized by Careers and the disABLED Magazine as a Top 50 Employer

PNC is honored to be recognized for its commitment to disability inclusion in Careers and the disABLED Magazine’s 2019 Annual Top 50 Employers List. Readers of Careers & the disABLED Magazine were asked to name the employers for whom they would most like to work or that they believe would provide a progressive environment for people with disabilities.

CyberGrants

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CyberGrants Announces Major Increases in Employee Engagement

CyberGrants, the global leader in Agile Social Impact technology, announced record growth in 2018 on key Employee Engagement measures.
The number of employees in the CyberGrants system and the number of gifts processed are both up significantly versus the previous year.

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Innovation & Technology

Take the Pledge: Join Cisco and Become Part of the Movement to Be a Global Problem Solver

Cisco is committed to positively impacting 1 billion people by 2025. As part of our work, we seek to inspire and empower a generation of global problem solvers who will not only survive – but drive and thrive – in our increasingly digital economy. Join Cisco and become part of the movement to make a positive impact on the world.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Northwest Harvest Joins Safeway and Albertsons for Food Bank Donations

Northwest Harvest partnered with area Safeway and Albertsons stores to collect groceries for local food banks who saw an increased demand during the government shutdown.

Black & Veatch

Energy

Black & Veatch: Renewable Energy, Technology Spur Utility Modernization Push

Faced with the rapid evolution of generation, transmission and distribution technology, utilities are poised to undergo their most visible transformation in more than a century. By actively pursuing grid modernization efforts now — deploying smart devices, predictive analytics and active network management strategies — they can overcome the pitfalls of aging infrastructure assets and meet rising customer demand for clean energy, reliability and a lowered carbon footprint.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives Podcast: Episode 12 - Whitney Hampton, Gap Foundation

We are so excited to welcome Whitney Hampton, Senior Manager at Gap Foundation to Pro Bono Perspectives to share her cross-sector journey! In her day-to-day role, Whitney manages Gap Inc's employee engagement programs.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives: Episode 13 - Krista Canellakis, City & County of San Francisco

We are thrilled to welcome, Krista Canellakis to Pro Bono Perspectives! Krista is the Chief Innovation Officer for the city and county of San Francisco.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Arrow Electronics SAM Car Gives People with Disabilities The Chance to Drive Again

During the summer of 2018, Arrow recruited five disabled service members – four veterans and one active duty – from each of the five branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. They drove the SAM Car in five different locations that were personally important to them.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

"There was nothing to stop me": How a Young Entrepreneur Beat Ill Health to Build a Thriving Business

Emilio Giordano wasn’t going to let a heart condition stand in his way. The joint overall winner of the eBay for Business Awards 2018 explains how starting his own business let him reach customers from Puerto Rico to Russia.

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Energy

The Arbor Day Foundation Attends the United Nations Climate Change Conference

In December of 2018, the Arbor Day Foundation attended the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP24, in Katowice, Poland to advocate for investments in natural climate solutions, specifically forests and trees.
The two main goals of COP24 were to finalize the “Paris Rulebook” for implementing the Paris Agreement from COP21 in 2015 and to “raise ambition” for reaching a global response to the threat of climate change.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Video: HP and Lavergne Group for The National Zero Waste Council

Due to the high volume of recycled materials from printers and cartridges, National Zero Waste Council member HP has increased their operations. So much so that the contracted company, Lavergne Group, has made plans to expand.

Benevity

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Benevity Kicks Off 2019 With a Surge in Client Momentum

Benevity announces 42 new clients have launched programs on the company’s platform in the last quarter.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

For The Fifth Consecutive Year, Aramark Named A Top 50 Employer For People With Disabilities

Aramark (NYSE:ARMK), a global leader in food, facilities management and uniforms, who employs 270,000 team members across the globe, has again been named a Top 50 employer by CAREERS & the disABLED magazine, for providing a positive working environment for people with disabilities.

Health & Healthcare

Healthcare Flooring Solutions that Help Foster Optimum Health and Wellness

At Mohawk Group, we believe healthy environments nurture the positive connections that enable patients and care providers to thrive. It’s what drives our passion to pioneer innovative flooring solutions that help foster optimum health and wellness.

Our award-winning Healthy Environments soft and hard surface collection was created with that mission in mind – to design flooring solutions that promote productivity, allowing patients and care providers to thrive.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How America's Charities Is Succeeding in Its Ongoing Commitment to Bring More Resources to the Nonprofits Changing Our World

For the past couple years, we've spoken about the changing dynamics of workplace giving over the last decade and how America’s Charities has embraced that evolution, taking proactive steps to guide our stakeholders into the new era. In 2017 and through 2018, we continued to test and refine new approaches that pave the way for others in our industry to follow - and our efforts have proven fruitful. We have succeeded in our ongoing commitment to bring more resources to the nonprofits changing our world.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Live from Davos: CDP and Corporate Knights Highlight Global Sustainability Leaders

On Tuesday of last week, both CDP and Corporate Knights announced the results of their 2018 assessment of thousands of global companies in the areas of climate change (CDP) and the broader topic of sustainability (Corporate Knights). For 2018, Cisco again made CDP’s “A-List,” along with 125 other companies out of almost 7,000 that reported carbon data. Cisco has reported to CDP every year of its existence, receiving more awards from CDP for our climate change submittals than any other company. We’ve included a table in our 2018 CSR Report (p. 124) summarizing our results.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

From Davos: Terracycle Accelerates Circular Economy With Reusable Packaging

At the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, one company has announced a transformational innovation and has enlisted the help of some of the world’s largest companies to bring it to life.

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