Environment

WSP USA Partners With EcoChallenge: Drawdown in Recognition of Earth Month

Apr 14, 2021 10:00 AM ET

From April 1–30, WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, will participate in the Earth Month EcoChallenge: Drawdown for the fourth year in a row.

Education

MilliporeSigma Partnership Spotlight: Girlstart

Apr 14, 2021 9:35 AM ET

MilliporeSigma sat down with Tamara Hudgins, executive director at Girlstart, to highlight how the organization is empowering girls in STEM as part of its partnership spotlight series.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

National Park Foundation and Partners Share Commitment to Helping Parks Reach Their Fullest Potential

Apr 14, 2021 9:20 AM ET

The National Park Foundation’s premier partners Subaru of America, L.L.Bean, Nature Valley, Tupperware, and Union Pacific Railroad are joining in the National Park Week celebration by sharing examples of the ways they help support NPF’s goals.

Innovation & Technology

Igniting an Innovation Culture

Apr 14, 2021 9:15 AM ET

CLP nurtures a company-wide culture of innovation supported by the Design Thinking process that helps the company save time and money, while making life immeasurably better for its employees and customers.

Diversity & Inclusion

Podcast: The Gender Lens of Forced Labour

Apr 14, 2021 9:00 AM ET

In the latest episode of the CGF Sustainability Podcast, host Louise Chester is joined by Veronika Pountcheva, Global Director of Corporate Responsibility and Senior Vice President

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Tetra Tech's Southeastern Pennsylvania Offices Win Company's 2020 Community Service Achievement Award for Supporting Veterans

Apr 14, 2021 9:00 AM ET

Tetra Tech’s Southeastern Pennsylvania offices organized and implemented multiple landscaping and service projects at Washington Crossing National Cemetery (WCNC) in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, using their engineering expertise to support veterans and give back to the local community.

Research, Reports & Publications

Clarivate Releases Annual Sustainability Report Outlining 2020 Progress and Plans for the Future

Apr 14, 2021 4:00 AM ET

The interactive report outlines the progress Clarivate made in 2020 in the areas of Governance, Environment, Colleagues and Community, and presents plans for 2021 as well as long term goals for the business.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Principal Earns ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award

Apr 13, 2021 5:15 PM ET

Innovation & Technology

IVECO Signs Memorandum of Understanding With Plus to Develop Autonomous Trucks

Apr 13, 2021 5:00 PM ET

IVECO, a brand of CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) and a pioneer in the commercialization and manufacturing of vehicles powered by alternative fuels,

Health & Healthcare

Tork Announces Strategic Partnership with APIC

Apr 13, 2021 4:45 PM ET

Tork, an Essity Brand, today announced a strategic partnership with the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).

Health & Healthcare

Uber, PayPal and Walgreens Introduce Vaccine Access Fund

Apr 13, 2021 4:00 PM ET

PayPal Holdings, Uber Technologies, & Walgreens Boots Alliance. launched their new Vaccine Access Fund that allows customers to donate to vaccine access efforts to help connect people without transportation to COVID-19 vaccination sites.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Rockwell Automation Sponsors U.S. Debut of Mandela: The Official Exhibition in Milwaukee

Apr 13, 2021 4:00 PM ET

Rockwell Automation is a premiere sponsor of Mandela: The Official Exhibition, which runs April 17 through August 1 at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Milwaukee is the first city in the United States to host this exhibit...

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

MetLife Earns 2021 Energy Star® Sustained Excellence Award

Apr 13, 2021 3:40 PM ET

MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that it has received the 2021 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy.

Social Impact & Volunteering

End-User Survey for CSR Technology Platforms

Apr 13, 2021 3:35 PM ET

[SURVEY - Win an iPad] Do you volunteer or give through your company? We want to hear from you! The RWInstitute 2020 Corporate Volunteering, Giving, and Grants Technology Review is now underway, and it won’t be the same without your perspective.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

National Volunteer Month: Team Depot Continues to Give Back

Apr 13, 2021 3:30 PM ET

Working alongside our nonprofit partners, Team Depot associates invest their time and energy serving the communities we live and work in. To date, The Home Depot Foundation has improved 50,000 veteran homes and facilities across 5,000 cities.

Environment

World Water Day: On the Frontlines - Cornelis Groot, Global Technical Leader for Water

Apr 13, 2021 2:35 PM ET

What does valuing water mean to you? We asked that question of Dow people who are on the frontlines of implementing the company’s water strategy. See what they had to say.

Environment

A Sweet Year: The BUZZ Around the Cisco Beehives in RTP

Apr 13, 2021 1:40 PM ET

Time has buzzed by – especially if you are a Cisco honeybee. Last year, we installed beehives near our Research Triangle Park campus to support the growing pollinator population in North Carolina.

Events, Media & Communications

Help Make-A-Wish Deliver Hope to Children With Critical Illnesses. Celebrate World Wish Day 2021 by Creating Hope.

Apr 13, 2021 1:30 PM ET

Every year, Make-A-Wish, the organization that grants life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses, celebrates World Wish Day® on April 29, the anniversary of the wish that inspired the founding of Make-A-Wish in 1980.

Events, Media & Communications

ESG Insider: Why Companies, Investors Should Be Worried About Water

Apr 13, 2021 1:05 PM ET

World Water Day was March 22nd, and we’re marking the occasion by looking at the looming threat of water scarcity and the lack of investor appetite for financing water-related projects.

Events, Media & Communications

American Center for Life Cycle Assessment Webinar, “LCA and Science Based Targets.”

Apr 13, 2021 12:55 PM ET

Are you ready to tackle your Science Based Targets (SBT) progress? WSPUSA experts Jordan Chamberlain and Julie Sinistore cover the basics of how life cycle assessment (LCA) can be used to inform SBT setting and progress tracking at the American Center for Life Cycle Assessment webinar, “LCA and Science Based Targets.”

Health & Healthcare

Smarter Technology Is Turning Deadly Venom Into Potential Medicine

Apr 13, 2021 12:25 PM ET

Dr. Zoltan Takacs uses a ThinkPad to analyze some of the world's deadliest toxins and turn them into medicine leads. Most people avoid venomous creatures. Dr. Zoltan Takacs has spent his life chasing them.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Takeda Manufacturing Site in Belgium Pioneering Wastewater Recycling for Production

Apr 13, 2021 12:00 PM ET

Our manufacturing site in Lessines, Belgium, is pioneering wastewater circularity in the pharma industry. The facility installed a water treatment system which will be used to supplement fresh water for the drug production process...

Education

Equitable Digital Financial Education Keeps Students Engaged and Grows Knowledge

Apr 13, 2021 12:00 PM ET

April is Financial Literacy Month, the perfect time to face the fact that the United States has a problem with finances and now is the time do something about it.

Diversity & Inclusion

Ninety One Continues Expansion Across Us Institutional Team With West Coast Hire

Apr 13, 2021 11:35 AM ET

Ninety One Continues Expansion Across US Institutional Team with West Coast Hire as Sasha Talcott joins firm, based in Los Angeles

Innovation & Technology

Sustainable Innovation Starts at Home: The Singapore Story

Apr 13, 2021 11:30 AM ET

Sir Isaac Newton was at his best when he was working from home. The legend goes that when the polymath stayed at home to avoid the plague of 1665, he discovered the laws of gravity, optics, and invented calculus.