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Events, Media & Communications

SustainabilityHQ Highlights | Are Consumer Companies Serious About What They Say in Their Sustainability Reports? (September 24, 2015)

Forbes’ contributor Christopher Meyer seeks to ask and answer this question in our Top Story selection this week. He explores the actions and statements about responsibility to society that leading consumer marketers make. Is the commitment and action “for real,” or part of the effort to differentiate [a company] from its consumer market peers via smart PR?

Environment

Honda Announces Green Path Initiative to Reduce Life-Cycle Environmental Impact

Signs of Honda’s commitment to protecting the environment are as ubiquitous as the air we breathe. Honda makes every effort to find the best path to reduce the environmental impact of all of its products — from initial design to final production.

Health & Healthcare

Nestlé, AC Immune Team To Combat Alzheimer's

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Support Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Cook for the Cure®

October 1 marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness month, and Cook for the Cure®, a partnership between KitchenAid and Susan G. Komen®, is offering a number of ways for cooks and foodies to help support the fight against breast cancer.

Research, Reports & Publications

A Better Way for Life: Sealed Air Releases 2014 Sustainability Report

At Sealed Air, sustainability is a business imperative and a business driver. It is critical to the long-term success of our company to consider the full life cycle of each and every innovation we create and sell.

Social Impact & Volunteering

CBS Launches “Volunteering With the Stars” Initiative as Part of New “Viewers to Volunteers” App

CBS EcoMedia today announced the launch of the “Volunteering With The Stars” (VWTS) program as part of the new “Viewers To Volunteers” (V2V) app. This bold new digital initiative is designed to connect viewers to their favorite stars and some of the country’s leading nonprofits in the shared experience of giving back.

Events, Media & Communications

SXSW Eco Announces Final Keynote and Full Conference Lineup

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Major U.S. Banks Call for Leadership in Addressing Climate Change

Six major U.S. banks – Bank of America, Citi, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo – have issued a joint statement calling for cooperation among governments in reaching a global climate agreement.

Social Impact & Volunteering

T. Rowe Price Invests in Baltimore with Financial Education

To have the biggest impact companies need to invest in the communities in which they operate. T. Rowe Price believes Baltimore is worth the investment.

Research, Reports & Publications

Allstate Achieves Key Long-Term Social Impact and Sustainability Goals

Allstate achieves key long-term social impact and sustainability goals.

Environment

Addressing Climate Change: Cities Lead The Way

​Climate change has no borders. It affects every region, every country and every community on the planet. So, how do we gather the will needed to address global climate change? The answer may be more local than you think.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Global CEOs Sign on to New UN Goals at United Nations Private Sector Forum

More than 300 CEOs, Heads of State, UN and civil society leaders today attended the United Nations Private Sector Forum (PSF) to discuss the role of business in implementing the world's 17 new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The SDG Compass Helps Companies Take Action on New UN Goals

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The SDG Compass Helps Companies Take Action on New UN Goals

Companies now have a new tool to help them navigate and contribute to a new set of global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations on 25 September.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Volunteer Firefighters Help Keep Remote Town Safe

Smoke billows out of a house surrounded by dense forest. Flames rage into the night sky. Cal Yarborough, former chief of the Big Creek Volunteer Fire Department, runs down the road, finds a hose and starts spraying a smoldering propane tank. Neighbors awake and race to the volunteer fire station to sound the alarm.

Education

Major Boost for Career Skills at Goldcorp El Morro

September in the Americas means back to school for most students. Goldcorp believes education is an important key that will unlock doors of opportunity and create lasting positive benefits in the communities where we live and work. In this final article of our educational series, we feature a technical program to create lifetime opportunities in Chile and beyond.

Education

Un gran impulso para las habilidades profesionales en Goldcorp El Morro

En toda América, septiembre significa el regreso a clases para la mayoría de los estudiantes. En Goldcorp creemos que la educación es una importante llave que abrirá las puertas a oportunidades y creará beneficios positivos y duraderos en las comunidades donde vivimos y trabajamos. En este último artículo de nuestra serie educativa, presentamos un programa técnico para crear oportunidades para toda la vida en Chile y otros lugares.

Education

Bond en avant pour les compétences professionnelles à Goldcorp El Morro

Dans les Amériques, le mois de septembre signifie la rentrée scolaire pour la plupart des étudiants. Goldcorp croit que l’éducation est une clé de développement importante qui ouvrira des portes vers de nouvelles occasions et qui laissera une marque positive durable dans les communautés dans lesquelles nous faisons affaire et nous vivons. Dans ce dernier article de notre série sur l’éducation, nous traitons d’un programme technique visant la création d’occasions à long terme au Chili et ailleurs.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Jones Lang LaSalle: Cracking the Secret to an Effective Code of Conduct

Chicago-based Jones Lang LaSalle, the leading financial and professional services firm specialising in real estate, operates in 80 countries across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East , Africa and Asia Pacific managing some three billion square feet, $56bn of assets and nearly 60,000 employees.

Environment

A Hero for Humanity Emerges

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

GRI Sustainability Disclosure Database upgraded to track new UN Development Goal

Research, Reports & Publications

Astellas Annual Report 2015: Changing Tomorrow

Education

Education is Key to Closing Opportunity Gap

While many civic leaders, businesses and entrepreneurs have positioned Detroit for the comeback we are now witnessing, the next great frontier is education.

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