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Research, Reports & Publications

Republic Services Unveils 2030 Sustainability Goals

Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) has announced its next generation sustainability strategy, which includes seven ambitious, long-term goals designed to address critical global macrotrends related to the Company’s most important sustainability risks and opportunities.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Turin Was Transformed by Hosting an Olympic Winter Games

While most people were familiar with the general attractions of London, Rio or Vancouver prior to them putting on recent Games, the 2006 Olympic Winter Games radically changed international perceptions of Italy’s industrial north. As a result, Turin 2006 helped unearth the city’s little-known touristic charm.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Chevron Recognized as one of the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion

Chevron announced it has been named to the 2019 Disability Equality Index® (DEI) “Best Places to Work for People with Disabilities.” In its first year as a participant in the index, the company earned a top score of 100% for its efforts in promoting an inclusive workplace for people with disabilities.

Diversity & Inclusion

Finding Your Inner Wolf: Dan Schulman's 'Never Stand Still' Conversation with World Cup and Olympic Champion Abby Wambach

Last year, my wife—who is a professor at Barnard College—came home from the school’s spring commencement ceremony and said to me, “I just listened to the best commencement address I’ve ever heard.” Considering I was giving the commencement speech at Rutgers University a few days later, I jokingly tried to clarify that opinion with her, but she didn’t skip one beat before correcting me: “Nope, the best commencement I have ever heard.” It had been delivered by World Cup and Olympic Champion Abby Wambach.

Environment

Finding New Life for Single-Use Biopharma Plastic Waste

The picnic table at which you’re enjoying your summer BBQ may have been a plastic glove, shoe cover or chemical container involved in the manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals in its past life.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

BCtA Partner Perspectives on Emerging Trends and Top Priorities in the World of Inclusive Business

Agenda 2030 constitutes a new framework, an increase in the ambition for a sustainable development. It necessitates new partnerships, more resources, new, innovative approaches and solutions to global challenges such as poverty and climate change. Solutions must always be owned and driven by those actors that are locally established in the actual development context to be relevant and sustainable.

Environment

Expanding Ergonomics: Why EHS Leaders Need to Think Beyond Office Layout

Antea Group explores how EHS leaders can think beyond layout and take a comprehensive and holistic approach to ergonomics in the workplace.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Secret Montreal Lab Makes Used Plastic New Again

A secret Montreal laboratory has developed a breakthrough technology that may help save the planet – and keep your local taxes low at the same time.

Innovation & Technology

Arrow Electronics Helps Injured Racecar Driver Robert Wickens Get Back Behind the Wheel

Nearly a year after a suffering a severe spinal cord injury, IndyCar driver Robert Wickens returned to the track – leading the high-speed parade lap at the 2019 Honda Indy Toronto in a hand-controlled car modified by Arrow Electronics.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Over 30 of San Francisco Business Times’ Top 100 Corporate Philanthropists are Benevity Clients

Over 30 of San Francisco Business Times’ 2019 Top 100 Corporate Philanthropists are Benevity clients—16 of which placed in the Top 25. The list honors the most generous contributors to Bay Area nonprofits and celebrates the impact of corporate purpose.

Energy

Clean Power in Sports: What Fuels Your Game?

Professional sports leagues are in the unique position of communicating with fans of all ages.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Intel's Commitment to Responsible Minerals Sourcing

We are proud of the significant progress we have made in addressing the issue of responsible minerals in our supply chain, and the positive impacts our efforts have brought to people who live and work in the DRC and surrounding region.

Research, Reports & Publications

Embracing Change: Alliance Data’s 2018 Sustainability Progress

Change is not new, it’s merely the new norm. Within our 2018 Sustainability Report you’ll see that Alliance Data is embracing change by rethinking, re-strategizing and creating shared value for our associates, clients, investors, communities and other key stakeholders. Our approach to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters illustrates our commitment to ensuring we are well-positioned for the future. In today’s shifting business environment, we must continue to invest in practices that meet or exceed stakeholder expectations, effectively manage risk and enable us to focus on long-term growth and sustainability.

Sustainable Development Goals

Reporting Drives Corporate Change to Achieve SDGs

An ambitious project has been launched to explore how the private sector can actively contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – and what the role of reporting and partnerships is to support this process.

Diversity & Inclusion

Interview With Carol Nissen, Environmental Engineer

Carol Nissen is a professional engineer and geologist who specializes in brownfields redevelopment. She joined Tetra Tech in 1997 and applies her years of experience to the environmental management market.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Housing Affordability Crisis: the Contributing Factors

In this special video series, Wells Fargo brings together problem solvers to discuss the housing affordability crisis in America — and how to bring about systemic change.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Smithfield Foods Donates Land for Newly Opened Public Boat Ramp on the Pagan River in Smithfield, Virginia

The Town of Smithfield, Virginia announced today the opening of the Clontz Memorial Park Public Boat Ramp on the Pagan River. The new recreational asset was built on 5.7 acres of waterfront land donated by Smithfield Foods, Inc. As the only public boat ramp within Smithfield town limits, the property features floating docks, a 25-foot-wide boat ramp, and parking for 30 vehicles and trailers.

Education

CNH Industrial Honours Nelson Mandela by Giving Back in South Africa

CNH Industrial employees in South Africa honoured the memory of Nelson Mandela on Thursday 18th July, by giving back to the local community. Some 101 years after his birth, employees from New Holland Agriculture and IVECO brands spent the day with students at Ingqayizivele Secondary School in Tembisa, an underprivileged township in Johannesburg.

Diversity & Inclusion

Quiet Race: Celebrating Neurodiversity in Collaboration with Formula E & Autism Speaks

As part of our pledge to support neurodiversity and recognize people with different abilities to be the makers of tomorrow, Stanley Black & Decker teamed up with Autism Speaks and Envision Virgin Racing Formula E for a special event, a quiet race.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Mohawk Group’s Nutopia Honored With Architizer A+ Popular Choice Award for Carpet

The process of natural weathering and the interaction between nature and manmade infrastructure provided the inspiration behind the 12" x 36" plank collection of four styles. Nutopia also met the stringent requirements for the International Living Future Institute’s Living Product Challenge. As part of that certification, Mohawk Group engaged in a unique “handprinting” partnership with Hampton University to offset the water used in Nutopia’s manufacturing, installing 152 low-flow showerheads to save approximately 4 million gallons annually.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Does Your Company Live Up to Why It Exists?

It’s no longer enough to simply state your company’s purpose – what matters most is embedding that purpose into your culture. Here are 4 ways to evaluate if your company is living up to why it exists.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Steve Hagood Elected to Project Scientist Board of Directors

Project Scientist, a non-profit 501(c)(3) dedicated to creating STEM experiences for girls, announced today that it has elected Steve Hagood, senior vice president and chief information officer at Ingersoll Rand, to its Board of Directors.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Scotiabank Boosting Sustainability Commitment with Closing of Inaugural Green Bond Offering

The Bank of Nova Scotia announced today the closing of its inaugural USD 500 million 3.5-year Green Bond offering (the Green Bonds), boosting its commitment to Sustainable Business and creating a better future for all.

Education

Comerica Launches Financial Education Partnership With African American Museum of Dallas

Comerica launched its financial education partnership with the African American Museum of Dallas this week, facilitating workshops for the Science of Art Summer Camp participants.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

FedEx Express Rewards Young Entrepreneurs Ready to Access New Markets

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp (NYSE: FDX), awarded its signature FedEx Access Award to student-run company Entella, from Turkey, at the JA Europe Company of the Year Competition, Lille, France on 5 July 2019.

Latest Campaigns

  1. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  2. Collaboration and Partnership
    Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...
  3. AMD Environmental Sustainability
    Advancing sustainability across our operations, supply chain manufacturing and product stewardship
  4. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  5. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  6. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  7. Kingfisher Around the World
    The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...
  8. Impacting Today and Tomorrow
    What we do matters and our associates can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in the community.
  9. International Paper | SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS
    Vision 2030 Goal: Improve our climate impact and advance water stewardship
  10. Shared Goodness Promise - Hershey's ESG Progress
    The Hershey Company is committed to publishing annual environment, social, and governance reports that give updates on our publicly stated goals and...
  11. Sustainability by Antea Group
    At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...
  12. PSEG People & Communities
    PSEG is committed to improving the lives of our customers, our employees and the diverse communities we serve throughout New Jersey and Long Island...
  13. KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service
    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...
  14. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  15. Sustainability- Carnival Corporation's Way of Doing Business
    Carnival’s approach to sustainability is a full-time commitment; it is not a cost of doing business, it is a way of doing business. We at Carnival...