Events, Media & Communications

Together, Working to Build Stronger Sustainability Practices

Apr 20, 2016 2:00 PM ET

In March 2016, members of Goldcorp’s global team convened for the company’s bi-annual Sustainability Summit to further our sustainability journey. Teams from Sustainability, including CSR, Environment and Security; Technical Services; Human Resources; Communications; Operations and Safety and Health, as well as all members of the Board’s Sustainability, Environment, Health & Safety (SEH&S) Committee were in attendance for three days of learning, dialogue and knowledge sharing.

Events, Media & Communications

Trabajando Juntos en el fortalecimiento de nuestras Prácticas de Sustentabilidad

Apr 20, 2016 2:00 PM ET

En marzo de 2016, el equipo de Sustentabilidad de Goldcorp y el comité del SEMS conformado por el área de Responsabilidad Social Corporativa (CSR, por sus siglas en inglés); Seguridad y Medioambiente; se reunieron con la Junta Directiva y el resto de las áreas de nuestras operaciones, en la Cumbre Bianual de Sustentabilidad, encuentro que se realizó durante tres días con el propósito de aprender, dialogar e intercambiar conocimientos para seguir impulsando nuestro tránsito hacia la sustentabilidad.

Events, Media & Communications

Ensemble, nous œuvrons pour instaurer des pratiques plus robustes au profit du développement durable

Apr 20, 2016 2:00 PM ET

Au mois de mars 2016, les membres de l’équipe mondiale de Goldcorp se sont réunis dans le cadre du sommet semestriel de l’entreprise sur le développement durable, pour poursuivre notre démarche en ce sens. Les équipes intervenant dans le domaine de la durabilité, dont des représentants de la Responsabilité sociale d’entreprise (RSE), de l’Environnement, la sécurité, les Services techniques, les Ressources humaines, les Communications, les Opérations ainsi que des membres du Comité de la durabilité, de l’environnement, de la santé et de la sécurité (SEH&S) du conseil d’administration sont venues prendre part aux activités d’apprentissage, de dialogue et de savoir qui se sont déroulées sur une période de trois jours.

Environment

Business Leaders Disclose How Companies are Acting on Climate Change

Apr 20, 2016 1:05 PM ET

As part of a global study, business leaders discussed actions being taken to help mitigate #ClimateChange. More than 80 percent of these companies have committed to reducing emissions. Many, including Ingersoll Rand, have implemented wide-ranging activities to reduce the carbon footprint of their operations and product offerings.

Research, Reports & Publications

General Mills 2016 Global Responsibility Report Overarching Video

Apr 20, 2016 12:45 PM ET

Our 2016 Global Responsibility Report highlights four key focus areas: Health & Wellness, Sustainability, Workplace and Community, each of which presents unique challenges, opportunities and goals for our business.

Environment

Republic Celebrates Earth Day in St. Louis by Expanding Compressed Natural Gas-Powered Fleet

Apr 20, 2016 12:20 PM ET

Republic Services announced today the addition of four Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) solid waste collection trucks to its fleet serving customers throughout metropolitan St. Louis. The CNG trucks replace older diesel-powered trucks, and bring the total number of natural gas vehicles operated by Republic in metropolitan St. Louis to 107.

Environment

Boeing Deepens its Roots in Washington – One Tree at a Time

Apr 20, 2016 12:10 PM ET

Mother Nature demonstrated her approval by holding back the rain clouds as elementary school students joined lawmakers and community leaders to start a multi-year partnership to plant one million trees in King County by 2020. Together, they planted a slender Douglas Fir in White Center Heights Park to kick off a campaign aimed at simultaneously improving the environment and neighborhoods across King County, Wash.

Environment

Arbor Day Foundation and BJ’s Charitable Foundation to Plant a Half Million Trees by End of Spring

Apr 20, 2016 12:00 PM ET

The Arbor Day Foundation is planting a half million trees in our nation’s forests by the end of spring of 2016 thanks to the continued support of BJ’s Wholesale Club and BJ’s Charitable Foundation. In 2013, BJ’s committed one million dollars to plant more than one million trees in forests of need and communities devastated by natural disasters by the year 2020.

Events, Media & Communications

NAEM’s 2016 Forum Agenda Focuses on Refining Strategy, Advancing Safety and Driving Business Impact

Apr 20, 2016 12:00 PM ET

To be a leader in environment, health and safety (EHS) and sustainability management today, companies are carefully targeting their programs to deliver a positive business impact, according to NAEM Deputy Director Virginia Hoekenga, who announced the association’s annual conference agenda this week.

Diversity & Inclusion

Enhancing Economic Power Through “Traditional” Women’s Work

Apr 20, 2016 11:45 AM ET

Northern Ghana Shea (NGS), a social enterprise operating in the Upper West region of Ghana, has joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA) with a commitment to expand market access for 4,000 rural women who pick shea nuts and produce shea butter, and to diversify their customer base by securing at least two international buyers by 2018. As part of its commitment, by 2017 the company will increase the volume of these small-scale farmers’ production by 60 percent.

Environment

100+ Companies Salute the Signing of the Paris Agreement and Call For Swift Action On Clean Power Plan

Apr 20, 2016 11:30 AM ET

More than 100 companies, including leading global giants, expressed their support today for the Paris Agreement on climate change and called for swift action on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, a proposal aimed at significantly cutting carbon pollution in the United States.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Recognizing Those in Our Industry Who Give Back

Apr 20, 2016 11:30 AM ET

In the November 2015 issue of MarketWatch, FIA features DRW College Prep, giving a glimpse inside the school and sharing its success despite the challenges faced by its students.

Environment

Antea Group Case Study: VCU Testing for a Major Pipeline Company

Apr 20, 2016 11:25 AM ET

Antea Group was contracted by a major pipeline company to complete a performance test of two marine VCUs and a VOC leak quantification of components during loading of marine vessels.

Environment

Putting the Circular Economy in Motion

Apr 20, 2016 11:00 AM ET

Dell created a closed-loop recycled plastics supply chain to recycle computers back into new computers. Philips sells lighting as a service instead of a product that a consumer would otherwise purchase and own. The Dow Chemical Company recovers non-recycled plastics to convert into a usable energy source.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Water Management in Automotive Supply Chain

Apr 20, 2016 11:00 AM ET

AIAG's Greenhouse Gas Workgroup has developed a training session to increase suppliers awareness in water management and how to report via CDP Water Supply Chain.

Environment

Talk with Green Guy Show - Georgia State University's Sustainable Energy Tribe and MARTA

Apr 20, 2016 11:00 AM ET

Interviews with Georgia State University's Sustainable Energy Tribe and MARTA on Talk With Green Guy Show

Environment

Kimberly-Clark Professional Partners with US Composting Council and Keep America Beautiful to Create Workplace Composting Guide

Apr 20, 2016 10:50 AM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Run for a Cause with Bottled Hope Run

Apr 20, 2016 10:35 AM ET

Families, running enthusiasts and even those who are environmentally conscious are encouraged to participate in the 2016 Bottled Hope Run as every entry will help to make a difference to someone else’s life.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Ask the Expert: What’s the Amgen Biotech Experience and How I Can Volunteer?

Apr 20, 2016 10:35 AM ET

Learn how you, as an Amgen Scholar, can make a difference in high school biology classrooms.

Responsible Production & Consumption

From E-Waste to New Life: Behind the Scenes with Arrow’s Value Recovery Business

Apr 20, 2016 10:05 AM ET

Reduce, reuse, recycle. These are the “three R’s” of protecting our environment, a mantra taught in schools and repeated in brochures.

Responsible Production & Consumption

The Water We Eat

Apr 20, 2016 10:00 AM ET

I expect most of us believe that the greatest amount of water we consume comes in the form of showers, baths, and drinks. Nope, and it’s not close.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

KeyBank Ranked #44 of Top 50 Companies for Diversity by DiversityInc

Apr 20, 2016 10:00 AM ET

KeyBank (NYSE: KEY) has earned the #44 place on the 2016 Top 50 Companies for Diversity list, which DiversityInc announced at a keystone event at Cipriani Wall Street on Tuesday, April 19. KeyBank was also ranked #2 of 10 on the “Best Companies for Opportunity” list and #7 of 12 on the “Diversity Council” list.

Research, Reports & Publications

Old Mutual Publishes Positive Futures Plan: Partnering With You to Do Good Things

Apr 20, 2016 9:30 AM ET

Innovation & Technology

Reconstruction After a Tsunami

Apr 20, 2016 9:05 AM ET

Environment

Dow Enters Sponsorship Deal With The Recycling Partnership

Apr 20, 2016 9:00 AM ET

The Dow Chemical Company has announced its financial support for The Recycling Partnership in its latest bid to advance the circular economy, the one in which all production systems are part of no-waste loop.