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Philanthropy

Guest Blog: From Hopeless to Hopeful. Finding a Family for Paul

Courtney Angeles is a Wendy’s Wonderful Kids recruiter and works each day to find loving permanent homes for children in foster care.

Volunteering & Community

Points of Light and The Walt Disney Company Call for Daily Point of Light Award Nominations for Families

Points of Light and The Walt Disney Company will celebrate the impact of family volunteering across the nation by honoring exemplary family volunteers with a Daily Point of Light Award. The award recognizes their commitment to volunteering as a family.

Philanthropy

Republic Services Donates $1,500 to the Marlborough Labor Day Parade

Marlborough – Mayor Arthur Vigeant July 27 accepted a generous Marlborough Labor Day Parade sponsorship presented by Republic Services’ Municipal Services Manager Terry Grady. This year’s parade will be held Monday, Sept. 5, at 12 p.m.

Events

Univision Promotes "Access for All" with Community Empowerment Programs

By focusing on four areas most critical for success – education, health, prosperity, and civic engagement – Univision is empowering the Hispanic community by providing families life-changing access to information, programs and services.

Awards & Rankings

Green Builder Magazine Celebrates Ingersoll Rand as an Eco-Leader for Second Consecutive Year

Ingersoll Rand is recognized on Green Builder Magazine’s annual list of Eco-Leaders for a second consecutive year. The honor highlights a number of key attributes that differentiate Ingersoll Rand’s approach to energy efficiency and sustainability.

Research & Reports

Diageo Reports Good First Year Progress Against 2020 Sustainability and Responsibility Targets

Diageo, a global leader in beverage alcohol, this week reported strong progress against its 2020 Sustainability and Responsibility targets with the publication of its 2016 Annual Report.

AI & Technology

Qualcomm's Smart Campus Wins Digital Innovation Award

Qualcomm has served as the essential accelerator to the mobile device market for more than 30 years. Our mobile processors and modems have been “under the hood” of thousands of flagship mobile device models. Now, the need for mobile connectivity is expanding beyond — far beyond — smartphones and tablets. The Internet of Things (IoT) has expanded the market for mobile connectivity. And one of the main benefactors of the IoT revolution are Smart Cities.

Volunteering & Community

Mirage in the Middle of the City: Hear Out the Business Case for Supporting Social Causes

David Tulauskas, General Motors’ director of sustainability, recalls how recognizing a homeless person on his way to work underscored his belief that for businesses to thrive, the communities in which they operate need to flourish. There’s an interconnection of social impact and business value.

Health & Healthcare

Large-Scale HIV Vaccine Trial to Launch in South Africa

An early-stage HIV vaccine clinical trial in South Africa has determined that an investigational vaccine regimen is safe and generates comparable immune responses to those reported in a landmark 2009 study showing that a vaccine can protect people from HIV infection.

Environment

Kate Zerrenner on the Rio Olympics

If you’ve been tuning into the Olympics in Rio this week, you’ve probably watched your fair share of inspirational profiles of athletes. You may also have been following some of the stories emerging out of Brazil about the corruption, poor environmental stewardship, and social justice transgressions surrounding the Olympics.

Philanthropy

AIDA Supports Democracy Initiative "WE. Success Needs Diversity"

In 2016, the cruise line AIDA Cruises once again offers its support to the democracy initiative “WIR. Erfolg braucht Vielfalt” (“WE. Success needs diversity”) by the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with a donation of 5,000 euros. With this, AIDA Cruises takes a stand against right-wing extremism.

Environment

Antea Group Case Study: EHS Passport for a Global Retail Company

A United States retail company was expanding its business into Latin America and Asia.

Socially Responsible Investing

Sappi’s 2020Vision

This past year, Sappi Limited announced a new strategic vision to reshape our business through further diversification. Our transformation journey is not about radical change. It has been, and continues to be, an intentional evolution of the business—changing to meet market needs and opportunities.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Where Business and Sustainability Meet in the Pulp and Paper Industry

Join Paige Goff, Vice President of sustainability and business communications at Domtar; and Richard Donovan, Senior Vice President and Vice President of Forestry at Rainforest Alliance, in a Q&A discussion on how sustainability plays a role in the manufacturing of pulp and paper products.

Energy & Infrastructure

SCS Global Services (Case Study by US Builders Review)

California-based SCS Global Services has developed a highly integrated approach to sustainably built environments, providing third-party certification, auditing, testing, standards development and support services geared toward full supply chain sustainability and optimizing projects for the community, participants, and the greater environment.

Research & Reports

Sands ECO360 Report | Resource conservation

Inclusion & Opportunity

HP Nationally Ranked for Commitment to Diversity

At HP, where diversity is part of the company’s DNA, inclusive hiring goes beyond bringing in more women, more people of color, or a broader range of experiences. And that’s why HP particularly proud of being recognized for its efforts to bring a sometimes-overlooked group into the mix—people with physical disabilities.

AI & Technology

Environment Check for New E-Class

If you want to find out how environmentally compatible a vehicle is, you have to look at more than just the fuel consumption and emission figures. To obtain a full overview, it’s vital to take the vehicle’s entire life cycle into account — from the extraction of the raw materials it contains to the car’s production, its many years of use, and its eventual recycling/disposal as an end-of-life vehicle.

Volunteering & Community

Akzonobel Helps Link Two Indonesian Villages for Better Quality of Life

Energy & Infrastructure

Eight-MW Giant Makes Offshore Wind Power Cheaper

A new offshore wind turbine from Siemens is set to lower the cost of wind power generated on the high seas. Siemens believes it is well on the way to reaching its goal of producing offshore wind energy at a total cost of less than ten euro cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) by 2020.

Socially Responsible Investing

Social-impact Investing Pairs Profit with Purpose

Education & Workforce Development

Here’s How You Can Help Teachers Inspire Students This School Year

Summer is almost over, and children all over the country will soon be heading back to school. In order to ensure that their students have another phenomenal year of learning, many teachers purchase their own school supplies.

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Leadership

Cascale demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key sustainability topics inside and...

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...

Rethinking EHS Podcast

Join us as we travel the world to uncover real stories of impact—from landfills and energy transition to workplace safety, emerging contaminants, and...

AEG's Commitment to Sustainable Operations

AEG's sustainability initiatives are designed to reduce our consumption of the planet’s limited resources. Through our comprehensive sustainability...

AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism

AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...

Opportunity for All

At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...

Cascale Governance

Cascale shares updates from its Board of Directors who serve as the principal governing body and are responsible for setting the strategic direction...

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...

Wesco Cares

Life-changing events can happen to any of us, often when we least expect them. Employees in need can turn to the Wesco Cares. Its mission is to be an...

People

As a family-owned business, Bacardi values the importance of creating a warm and welcoming workplace. We do so by fostering an environment where...