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Diversity & Inclusion

Meet Suzy Macke, Lineman

We’re celebrating Women’s History Month this March by introducing you to 10 women who help power your life at Duke Energy and Piedmont Natural Gas. They advance our company with their vision, talent, hard work and creativity. These trailblazing women – including a nuclear engineer, astrophysicist and lineman – reveal inspiring stories of persistence, pluck and achievement in largely male-dominated fields. A diverse workplace isn’t just a nice idea, it’s a competitive necessity.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Matthew Bell Appointed to Lead Transaction Support Practice

Antea Group announced today that Matthew (Matt) Bell, Senior Consultant based in Valhalla, has been appointed to lead its Transaction Support Practice.

Environment

HP Challenges IT Industry: Clean Up Electronics Recycling

Electronics recycling often involves a complex, multi-step supply chain. Many of the downstream operations are in the developing world, where waste is exported for treatment. Once it arrives for processing, oversight is often minimal.

Events, Media & Communications

Sustainable Brands Seeks Entrepreneurs for Startup Business Competition

Sustainable Brands® recently opened submissions for its internationally recognized startup business competition Sustainable Brands Innovation Open (SBIO).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Welcome Home Carter and Micah!

All smiles on Adoption Day! Welcome home Carter & Micah! These two little guys waiting more than two years for their adoption day.

Environment

Managing EHS Risk: Identifying and Addressing Common Myths

Environment, health and safety (EHS) managers and their teams take great pride in the work they do to mitigate and manage workplace and environmental hazards, but even the best managers can find themselves faced with a problem that could have been prevented. Find out about 6 myths about EHS risk and get insights and tips to help you avoid many pitfalls.

Green Infrastructure

Sweden Green Building Council and International WELL Building Institute™ Join Forces to Advance Health in Buildings

The International WELL Building Institute™ (IWBI™) and the Sweden Green Building Council today announced their intent to collaborate on the advancement of practices that improve human health and well-being in buildings and communities. The goal is to promote the successful adoption of IWBI’s WELL Building Standard™ (WELL), a performance-based system for measuring, certifying, and monitoring features of the built environment that impact the health and well-being of the people who live, work, and learn in the buildings.

Environment

The Paper Recycling Process

Ever wonder what happens to the paper in your recycling bin once the sanitation truck drives it away? Well, it embarks on quite a journey toward a new life. Find out more in this video presented by Domtar.

Innovation & Technology

The Digital Gender Divide

Discussing how to increase internet access for women around the world

Social Impact & Volunteering

Weatherford WISE: Providing Education and Mentoring for Girls in STEM

Weatherford WISE (Worldwide Initiative Supporting Education), focuses on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and educating women in energy.

Environment

Benefits of Including Short-Lived Climate Pollutants in Your Climate Action Plan

In my recent blog, Generating Business Value with GHG Management- Part I (January 25), I explored five ways for companies to derive business value from GHG management strategies: 1) boosting sales through climate-friendly product marketing; 2) enhancing brand value and recognition; 3) earning extra revenue through carbon credits; 4) improving opportunities for funding; and 5) anticipating supply chain disruptions. As it turns out, by including “short-lived climate pollutants” (SLCPs) in your company’s Climate Action Plan, you can extend these benefits even further. This post takes a closer look at the importance of SLCPs and why they should matter to you.

Events, Media & Communications

Get the Recognition You Deserve

Back for the 8th year running, the Ethical Corporation's Responsible Business Awards 2017 is an event that celebrates responsible business excellence.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

For the Love of Luck - An Orvis Dog's Story

Some dogs are special - the way they soldier through the ups and downs, how they bring tail-thumping optimism to our day, the way they make us better people.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Infographic | The Future of Women in the Workplace

Gender equality is now a top priority for 78% of companies (up from 56% in 2012), yet less than half of employees feel we’re doing enough. While the pay gap (for equal work) is closing, the promotion gap isn’t, leaving women making 76 cents on the dollar compared to men. And the gender gap isn’t expected to close for another 170 years. That’s too long to wait!

Energy

Ingersoll Rand Leader Shares 3 Commonly Overlooked Efficiency Truths

In Smart Energy Solutions, W. Scott Tew, executive director, Center for Energy Efficiency & Sustainability (CEES) at Ingersoll Rand, recently offered up 3 energy efficiency truths businesses often overlook.

Environment

Arrowhead® Mountain Spring Water Saves Tens of Thousands of Tons of Carbon Dioxide through Plastic Recycling Efforts

Arrowhead® Mountain Spring Water announced today that it has dramatically increased the amount of recycled plastic used in its bottle production. Thanks to the high recycling rate of California residents, and with help from its strategic partner CarbonLITE, Arrowhead now ensures that 9 out of 10 of its Arrowhead bottles made in California incorporate 50% post-consumer recycled plastic content.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sodexo’s Aster Angagaw Named One of Black Enterprise Magazine’s Most Powerful Women in Business

Aster Angagaw, Sodexo’s CEO of Healthcare, North America, was selected by Black Enterprise Magazine as one of the “Most Powerful Women in Business.” This exclusive listing ranks the most influential African-American female executives from across the country.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

15 Companies with Great Paternity Leave Policies

These employers recognize new dads have a more important job than the one at the office.

Green Infrastructure

T-Mobile Arena Becomes First Sports & Entertainment Stadium in Las Vegas to Achieve Prestigious LEED® Green Building Certification

Joint venture partners AEG and MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) announced today that in 2016 the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design® (LEED) Gold certification to T-Mobile Arena, a 20,000-seat sports and entertainment venue that will host the NHL expansion team, Las Vegas Golden Knights.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Visa and Girl Starter Team Up to Empower Female-Led Startups

Today, in celebration of International Women’s Day, Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) is announcing the third annual Everywhere Initiative with a focus on female entrepreneurship and a sponsorship of Girl Starter, a technology company that provides platforms to amplify girls in entrepreneurship and business leadership.

Diversity & Inclusion

Changing the Face of Gender Diversity in Mining – From the Top Down and Bottom Up

Picture a woman in the mining industry. What do you see?

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Businesses Seek Policy Certainty as Ohio Legislators Consider Rolling Back Clean Energy Standards

Today, Ceres and members from the business community came out in opposition to House Bill 114, legislation that would make Ohio’s renewable standards voluntary, weaken energy efficiency standards and allow commercial and industrial customers who use more than 700,000 kWH per year to opt out of energy saving programs.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Role Women Play in Empowering Meaningful Change

At General Mills, women play a vital role in the success of our company and our communities – from the female farmers who supply honey for our Nature Valley granola line and Honey Nut Cheerios to our workforce (more than half are women) to our female consumers across the globe, of all ages and backgrounds.

Diversity & Inclusion

Curated Pathways™ Sets Women and Minorities on the Path to STEM Careers

In a turbulent economy with an uncertain job market, a career in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) remains one of the most reliable paths to a rich, rewarding career. In fact, computer and IT jobs in the US are projected to grow 12 percent by 2024, faster than the average for all other occupations. But, as hard as it may be to believe, the U.S. Department of Labor projects that there won’t be enough qualified students to meet the demand – with more than 1 million computing job openings alone projected by 2024.

Diversity & Inclusion

‘The Only Girl In My Engineering Class’

Carol Malnati believes organizations that leverage gender diversity out-perform and out-innovate. It was the 1980’s and few women ventured into the university’s engineering buildings – let alone declare it as a major. In fact, Carol was typically the only girl in her engineering classes. “That’s when it hit me,” she says. “I could either walk away and prove them right that I didn’t belong, or stick with it. At that point, I wanted to be someone that encouraged young women to get involved in math, science, and engineering.” Today, she’s doing just that.

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