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Environment

General Motors Corporate Responsibility Newsletter - February 2016

General Motors announced its next step in redefining personal mobility with a new car-sharing service called Maven, which combines and expands the company's multiple programs under one single brand.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

From Agreement to Action: Mobilizing Suppliers Toward a Climate-Resilient World

A new report written by BSR and produced by CDP outlines the current state of supplier performance on climate-change management.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Tetra Pak Expects to Deliver More Than 100 Million Fully Renewable Packages in 2016

Tetra Pak announced today that the company expects to deliver more than 100 million packs of Tetra Rex® Bio-based to customers during 2016, reflecting strong demand for the package since its launch in January 2015. The world’s first package made entirely from plant based materials has gained popularity among consumers across Finland, Sweden and Norway, with brands such as Valio, Arla Foods, Vermlands Mejeri, and TINE.

Research, Reports & Publications

Company Sustainability Activity on the Increase, Says New Report

Companies are making good progress in addressing their environmental impacts, and the aftermath of December’s Paris climate agreement is catalyzing continued growth in sustainable business activities, according to a new report.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Xylem Selected to Participate in Smart Cities Business Development Mission to India

Xylem (NYSE:XYL), a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, recently announced that it has been selected to participate in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Smart Cities Infrastructure Business Development Mission to India, taking place from February 8 – 12, 2016.

Diversity & Inclusion

Norfolk Southern: Living by the Thoroughbred Code

Research, Reports & Publications

Jaguar Land Rover Reports on Progress Towards 2020 Responsible Business Goals

In 2009 Jaguar Land Rover set out its Responsible Business strategy and targets to 2020 and has made great progress to date, winning recognition both within and outside the automotive industry. But it also recognises that there’s still more to do…

Events, Media & Communications

FOX's 'Grease: Live' Partners with DoSomething.org for Teens for Jeans Campaign

In an effort to help the more than one million young people in the United States who experience homelessness every year, the cast of FOX's hit musical special Grease: Live partnered with DoSomething.org for its annual Teens for Jeans campaign, encouraging youth to collect jeans for the homeless. FOX promoted the campaign across its social media platforms during the live broadcast on Sunday, January 31, and members of both the cast and the audience got involved, as well.

Events, Media & Communications

Source Intelligence to Host Free Webinar on Feb. 2 Regarding Pending Conflict Mineral Rules in European Union

The webinar – “Conflict Minerals: When, What and How to Comply” -- will cover updates to the pending regulations, highlight differences between conflict mineral rules in the United States and the EU, and provide a range of useful information about how companies can efficiently and effectively build their EU compliance program.

Innovation & Technology

Software Alone Doesn’t Provide Greater Insight or Greater Impact

Impact isn’t a finish line, it’s a continuous cycle. As you reach greater impact you will undoubtedly uncover new ideas on how to go even further. And those new ideas will undoubtedly require changes to the whole program including the software measuring outcomes.

Responsible Production & Consumption

​New App Connects Conscious Consumers and Ethical Sellers

We have reported here that consumer demand for ethical goods and services is on the rise; the latest data on consumer behavior confirms this upward trend.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bloomberg Business Innovators 2016

The UK is at an exciting intersection, where new business ideas meet new technological possibilities. Bloomberg Business Innovators 2016 assembles the people changing how the UK lives, works and thinks.

Environment

Flint Water Crisis Creates New Opportunity for Republic's Struggling Recycling Program

Flint, MI residents have turned to bottled water in the face of its water crisis, even for cooking and bathing. So far, the state alone has handed out more than 176,000 cases of bottled water and as the bottles pile up, residents are beginning to recycle — a change for the city, which Republic Services is happy to see.

Health & Healthcare

LIVESTRONG is a Family

The late Stuart Scott said that LIVESTRONG is more than an organization, it’s a family. We couldn’t agree more. We are not only a family of 32 million members with unique stories, but we are also a family with one goal – to help others in their fight against cancer.

Health & Healthcare

Diabetes in Children: A Family Matter

Diversity & Inclusion

How I became a techie: Kiva Allgood

My passion for technology and science actually started when I was a kid. I'm one of five kids, and I am the only girl. So I have had the pleasure of blowing up things and setting off rockets and doing kind of all of those guys' things since I was a little girl.

Environment

Super Bowl 50 Asks Consumers to “Play Your Part”

The Super Bowl is undeniably America's biggest sporting event of the year. In fact, last year's game pulled in 114.4 million viewers – the most watched show in U.S. history. And large brands have never shied away from spending big dollars on advertising during the game – spending upwards of $4.5 million for a 30-second commercial. Yet, for the first time Super Bowl organizers are taking this captive audience to create a force for good, asking consumers to play a part in making the event the "most healthy, sustainable, shared, and socially responsible Super Bowl ever."

Innovation & Technology

Destroy the Data -- Not the Device

As we celebrate – and I use that word loosely – Data Privacy Day 2016, I believe that we have a lot more data and a lot less privacy than we did last year.

Innovation & Technology

Merial Collaborates with Georgia Institute of Technology to Bring Animal Health Information to Connected Devices

Merial, the animal health division of Sanofi, announced today it has joined the Georgia Institute of Technology ("Georgia Tech")'s Center for the Development and Application of Internet-of-Things Technologies (CDAIT). The two organizations will explore advances to animal health utilizing connected technologies, which is the communication between 'smart' objects or devices – in homes, cars, veterinary clinics, farms or other - through connected networks like the internet, radio frequencies and other forms of transmission.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Carnival Cruise Line, Operation Homefront, and Seven-Time GRAMMY Award-Winning Superstar Carrie Underwood Launch Honor. Family. Fun. Initiative to Support Military Families

Today, Carnival Cruise Line announced a new initiative designed to support U.S. military families alongside seven-time GRAMMY-award winning superstar Carrie Underwood and representatives of Operation Homefront, the national nonprofit that builds strong, stable, and secure military families.

Events, Media & Communications

G&A Supports GSC's "17 Weeks / 17 SDGs" & Davos at 47 Years - Business / Government / NGOs Convene

Governance & Accountability Institute announces its support of the Global Sourcing Council's "17 Weeks / 17 SDGs Initiative," developed by GSC in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that were adopted by all 193 countries at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in September 2015.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Agriculture and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Building a Smarter, More Sustainable Food System

Last week, more than 2,000 global leaders convened in Davos, Switzerland at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting to answer one question: how can we master the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

Diversity & Inclusion

Tod Christenson Appointed Food & Beverage Segment Leader

Antea Group is pleased to announce that Tod Christenson, Senior Consultant based in St. Paul, has been appointed to lead our Food & Beverage Segment.

Events, Media & Communications

Thaw and Learn: 14 Winter, Spring 2016 CSR & Sustainability Conferences

Here are suggestions for 14 events that will inspire, educate, recharge and send you home with great swag during the first half of 2016.

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. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  3. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...
  4. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  5. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  6. Kids to College Powered by Entergy
    Entergy believes in the dreams of the families we serve. Everyone deserves the opportunity to continue their education and, as a corporate leader and...
  7. Financial health
    At Wells Fargo, we're opening pathways to economic advancement for racially and ethnically diverse and low- and moderate-income individuals and...
  8. KeyBank: Responsible Banking
    Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...
  9. 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...
  10. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  11. Health and Safety by Antea Group
    Antea Group's health and safety consultants understand what it takes to help make a positive impact on safety culture. Read blogs, insights, and more...
  12. Corporate Social Responsibility
    Whirlpool Corporation has several CSR partners including United Way, Habitat for Humanity International, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Consulada...
  13. Arbor Day Foundation News
    Stay up to date on the latest news and events from the Arbor Day Foundation. Subscribe to the Arbor Day e-news arborday.org/accounts/optin.cfm
  14. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  15. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...