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Social Impact & Volunteering

Wounded Veterans to Summit Gannett Peak, WY on 9/11

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Novo Nordisk Remains in Top of 2015 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

Novo Nordisk stays in top of the pharmaceutical sector on the 2015 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index with a score of 81 out of a possible 100. The company’s overall score falls 3 points from 2014 and is 7 points behind Roche, the 2015 industry leader.

Events, Media & Communications

WestRock Talks Consumer Perspectives on Paper-Based Packaging

What do consumers want in packaging? Erin Weinland of WestRock has answers.

Diversity & Inclusion

Winning Over Millennials in the Workplace

In our continually growing and evolving global environment, Millennials have a unique perspective as a result of being raised during an era of incredible social and technological change. According to a May 2015 TIME report, the 53.5 million millennials (aged 18-34) now constitute the largest generation in the U.S. workforce. In fact, Pew Research, estimates Millennials represent one in three American workers. While there are many opinions, positive and negative, on the Millennial generation’s dependence on technology, we cannot ignore the fact that these digitally-oriented, social networking savvy future leaders are rapidly changing what work looks like and how it gets done.

Health & Healthcare

Astellas Launches Cancer Challenge Social Media Campaign

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

2015 Corporate Volunteer Awards: A Look at Finalist Old National Bank

Old National Bank’s program is called ONe Community (capital ON stands for Old National). The volunteer program is structured to balance the needs of the company’s communities and the engagement and development of its associates, with its core competency of financial literacy.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Astellas Employees Award $200,000 in Grants to Advance Global Access to Health, Community Development

Astellas Pharma today announced that it has awarded $100,000 grants each to the American Red Cross and Stop Hunger Now in support of their efforts to advance access to healthcare and expand community development around the world.

Education

Can Management Education Change the Culture of Business?

It was the work of organizations like the UN, AACSB International, EFMD, the Aspen Institute’s Business and Society Program, EABIS, GMAC, GRLI, and Net Impact that led to the recognition by the United Nations of the need for a focus on the leadership being taught in higher education institutions—and in particular in management education. The PRME initiative (Principles for Responsible Management Education) was developed to fill this role eight years ago by the UN Global Compact, deans, university presidents, and representatives of business schools.

Research, Reports & Publications

T. Rowe Price Releases 2014 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

T. Rowe Price has released its 2014 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report, which details the firm’s efforts to promote financial education, reduce its environmental footprint, and empower associates to have an impact in their communities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Players Trust to Participate in 2015 Cantor Fitzgerald Charity Day

On Friday, September 11, New York Yankees designated hitter Alex Rodriguez will do some trading of his own – but not the baseball variety – when he represents the Players Trust at Cantor Fitzgerald’s annual Charity Day.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Republic Services Supports the 2015 Marshall County Blueberry Festival

The Blueberry Festival is one of the oldest festivals in Indiana and typically draws 600,000 people every year over the Labor Day Weekend. Republic Services of Culver, Indiana has provided recycling and waste collection services for the community for many years and is a proud supporter of the Blueberry Festival.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Barilla's onto a Good Thing with Sustainability Strategy

Right from the start, the Italian food company Barilla has combined the achievement of economic goals with social commitments to the areas in which it operates. Knowledge of social and economic contexts together with integrity, transparency and innovation, enabled the founders to identify their own entrepreneurial style, and hand it down from generation to generation.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

H&M Joins Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the Fourth Year in a Row

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

National Cherry Popsicle Day Celebrated at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital with Special Treats Compliments of Carnival Cruise Line

August 26 was National Cherry Popsicle Day and, for the third year in a row, Carnival Cruise Line provided a delicious treat of hundreds of cherry popsicles to the kids at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, one of the cruise line's top charitable partners.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Taproot+, the Simple, Free Way to Get Skilled Volunteers

Energy

Unleashing the Power of Our People to Save Energy

In 2012, the Sitio del Niño tissue mill in El Salvador drew the attention of Kimberly-Clark Product Supply leaders from around the world.

In the preceding months, the mill had become famous for delivering a five percent reduction in energy use and $1.5 million in cost savings, all with less than a $0.5 million investment.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Natural Capital - Why the Nature Conservancy Works with Wall Street

Aligning Capital with the Conservation of Nature. Find out why and how The Nature Conservancy works with Wall Street. Today's environmental challenges are bigger than ever. And a rapidly growing population coupled with climate change will only exacerbate current threats. Big challenges like these will require bold solutions. The environmental movement must try new approaches and scale up our work so it’s bigger, better and faster

Environment

#CoolJobs: AECOM underwater!

Kaitlin Sylvester is a marine and freshwater scientist in AECOM’s environment business. In an AECOM Impact blog post, she details her Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA) diving experience, why she has such a "cool job" and why she is passionate about her work.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be

Research, Reports & Publications

Para Banorte cada cliente es único

Mejorar la experiencia de nuestros clientes y volverla más eficiente es el objetivo de Sumando, programa que a través de diversas iniciativas y proyectos conducirá a Grupo Financiero Banorte, hacia un nuevo modelo de negocio enfocado en el cliente, el cual sin duda nos dará una ventaja competitiva única en el sector al permitirnos conocer detalladamente los gustos, las necesidades, los hábitos de compra, el estilo y las preferencias de cada cliente.

Research, Reports & Publications

To Banorte, Each Client is Unique

Improving and making customer experience more efficient is Sumando’s purpose, this program will lead Grupo Financiero Banorte, through various initiatives and projects, to a new business model focused on the client, which certainly will give us a competitive advantage in the industry - unique in treating each client while knowing their preferences, needs, style and purchasing habits in detail.

Environment

Smart Home Leader Nexia™ Home Intelligence Expands Offering with Support for Rachio Iro Smart Sprinkler Controller

Smart home technology leader Nexia™ Home Intelligence, a brand of Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR), and Rachio, maker of the Iro Smart Sprinkler Controller, announced new compatibility that combines Iro’s smart-sensing irrigation technology with the convenience and flexibility of the Nexia home automation system and all-in-one app.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Results Announced for 2015 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices Review

The 2015 results of the annual Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) Review have been announced today by RobecoSAM and S&P Dow Jones Indices. The DJSI World includes only the top 10% of companies per industry, making it the gold standard for corporate sustainability.

Diversity & Inclusion

Diversifying the Tech Sector: Bay Area Organizations Meet with Congressional Black Caucus Leaders

​Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) TECH 2020 Task Force visited the Bloomberg Tech Hub in San Francisco on Tuesday in a final stop of a tour through Silicon Valley this week to advance the CBC TECH 2020 initiative. Launched in May, CBC TECH 2020 is a five-year plan developed to address the underrepresentation of African Americans in the technology industry.

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