Each year on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the world recognizes the critical role women play in driving innovation, advancing discovery, and strengthening communities.
Last year, we launched Breakthrough!, our first global, live and in-person learning experience for above-restaurant leaders. Across 15 countries, nearly 4,000 Yum! leaders came together to share tools, practice together and commit to turning learning into action.
With 35 years of experience as a CEO, I’ve learned that our most precious resource is not capital, talent or technology — it’s time. It’s finite, irreplaceable and unequally distributed. And, ironically, it’s the very thing many of us feel we lack when trying to prioritize our he
Today marks 50 years since the start of the Innsbruck 1976 Olympic Winter Games. Half a century on, as the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games are about to begin, the legacy-driven approach taken by Innsbruck in 1976 is more relevant than ever.
Throughout 2026, the company will support community-focused initiatives alongside major sporting events including Super Bowl LX, NBA AllStar 2026, and the FIFA World Cup 2026™.
Around the world, the logistics sector is growing fast, but companies can’t find enough qualified workers to keep up. In fact, a shortage of skilled talent is now one of the top barriers to growth across the industry.
We’re often flooded with diet promises claiming to be the key to better health. Popular plans like keto and paleo encourage more meat. At the same time, fibermaxxing focuses on daily fiber intake (a difficult goal when you’re eliminating carbohydrates).
Pope Leo XIV has sent “warm greetings” ahead of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, saying he hopes “healthy competition will contribute to building bridges between cultures and peoples” and promote welcoming, solidarity and peace.
Across industries, engineers often begin the process of developing new products with a simple yet important question: How can I make this?
Answering that question requires a significant investment of time and resources and leads to many design and testing cycles.
While we often look to the sky for climate solutions - like wind turbines and solar panels - one of the most powerful technologies is right under our feet. This World Soil Day, we celebrate more than just the ground we walk on, but it’s un-canny capability to store CO2.
Summertime is the hottest season for scammers. Reported utility billing and payment scams are resurfacing once again across National Grid’s U.S. service area and around the Northeast. And National Grid is warning its customers to beware and know the signs of a scam.
For more than 40 years, we have partnered with industry, academia, and allied governments to make the world a cleaner, safer, and more secure place. We have performed environmental cleanup work at more than 500 contaminated sites across the world, managed operations at vital national security projects, and helped the U.S. and other countries reduce threats posed by weapons of mass destruction. Their results will benefit people and the environment for centuries to come.
Scotiabank and MD Financial Management Inc. (MD), in collaboration with the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), are announcing a $3.58 million investment to support professional development for family doctors across the country as well as awards and scholarships for medical students and family medicine residents.
Hallmark colleagues and their families in Hong Kong participated in a beach cleanup organized by Shenzhen Giving Tree Eco Volunteers Association in November 2018.
Improvements in building efficiency provide cost savings to landlords and tenants. Impactful initiatives include installation of more efficient LED lighting; upgrades to HVAC; smart metering; reductions in water consumption; and waste management. Also sustainably-managed structures typically command higher rents, and experience lower vacancy and higher tenant satisfaction.
As candidates and public officials look to develop their policy ideas, they might look to lessons learned from the original Climate Corps – Environmental Defense Fund’s fellowship program that empowers the next generation of sustainability leaders to help major companies, organizations and industries to take action on clean energy and climate.
As 40 percent of the world’s food goes uneaten, and 52 million tons of food are sent to landfills annually in the U.S. alone, operators have both a challenge and an opportunity. By measuring and reducing waste, restaurateurs can save money and help save the planet.
Hormel Health Labs, a leader in health and nutrition products and part of the Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL) family of companies, has introduced new and improved Thick & Easy® Coffee Sticks, bringing the simple pleasure of drinking a cup of coffee to those on a dysphagia diet. Dysphagia is the medical term used to describe difficulty swallowing, and affects millions of people, including 1 in 25 adults. Dysphagia can occur in any age group but is most common in adults. Hormel Health Labs has long been a leader in creating nutritional, great-tasting products for those with special nutritional needs. Thick & Easy® Coffee Sticks are the latest in a line of more than 250 products specifically designed for those who have difficulty swallowing.
Once again, we have partnered with South Carolina’s York School District 1 to familiarize educators with our company, our industry and career opportunities.
“As this next generation begins, so does our 150th year. We look forward to celebrating our past, in part by doing what we have always done: making the most of our future.”
Fetzer Vineyards, a leader in regenerative winegrowing, announces the release of Mapping the Road: Corporate Consciousness Report, highlighting its regenerative development progress and key milestones realized in 2017 and 2018.
Diane MacMillan is a chemical engineer who specializes in remediation, focusing on Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) programs to manage the cleanup of sites contaminated with hazardous substances and pollutants.
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFK Human Rights) and Discovery Education today joined the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) National Youth Convention to engage student leaders in a dialogue about the importance of empathy in human rights and education.
Case IH, a global agricultural equipment brand of CNH Industrial, presented its vision for a possible future of farming: their autonomous concept tractor at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (FoS), which took place in the UK. The autonomous concept tractor was on display at the FoS Future Lab exhibit, which is Goodwood’s technology and innovation pavilion, featuring dynamic, interactive content to inspire everyone from experienced industry audiences to younger FoS attendees – the next generation of scientists, inventors and explorers.
Earth Overshoot Day: It’s the day of the year when we’ve used more natural resources than our planet can renew in 365 days. This year in the United States , Earth Overshoot Day falls on July 29 — the earliest it has ever been. Thirty years ago, it fell on October 15 and despite the progress made in recent years, it has been steadily moving up since.
Arrow Electronics presented Massachusetts seventh grader Vikram Anantha with its 2019 Innovation in Electronics Award at the National Invention Convention, a celebration of K-12 inventors and entrepreneurs from across the United States.
The glass ceiling is widely regarded as one of the major challenges for women in business. The concept is fairly straightforward. An invisible ceiling exists in many corporate environments, creating a barrier between women and high-level positions that tend to be dominated by males in leadership roles. Women have been shattering this boundary for years and, as society has evolved, the strength and role of the glass ceiling may be changing.
Las Vegas Sands hosts Green Meetings and Events of all shapes and sizes from extravagant runway shows to large-scale business conferences, aiming to infuse even the most luxurious events with sustainability.
In the latest edition of “AIDA cares” the company documents further progress on its way to emission-neutral cruising. As early as 2023, 94 percent of all AIDA guests will be sailing on ships that can be fully operated with low-emission liquefied natural gas or, in port, with green shore power.
Alliance Data Systems Corporation (NYSE: ADS), a leading global provider of data-driven marketing and loyalty solutions, today released its 2018 Sustainability Report, which presents progress made over the past year and highlights connections to the Company’s current transformational business strategy.
Four years after Jim Ryan became quadriplegic, HOOBOX Robotics is using Intel artificial intelligence to help the disability advocate and blogger find new ways to get around by using facial expressions to operate his wheelchair.
For nearly 20 years, PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI), a Freeport-McMoRan company, has sponsored a coffee farmer collective in Papua, Indonesia. Known as Amungme Gold, the coffee has been farmed and processed by indigenous Amungme farmers under the guidance of Freeport-McMoRan’s entrepreneur business program to meet growing demand from consumers.
Social enterprise Sustainable Fishery Trade (SFT) has committed to empowering 5,000 fishers in Perú and Chile by improving practices to protect the sustainability of fishing, and connecting artisanal fishers directly to buyers to provide fair and dependable sources of income. SFT made the declaration as the organisation officially joins the Business Call to Action (BCtA), with the aim of meeting their goals by 2021.
Bridgestone, the world’s largest tyre and rubber company, gives continuity to the project “Bridgestone Traffic Education”, this year with the theme #Intraffic, #lifeleadstheway. The purpose of the educational initiative is to raise awareness among children and teachers from public schools about traffic rules and good practices.
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