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Inclusion & Opportunity

National Diversity Council to Kick Off Legal Diversity Week, Recognizing Top 50 Women Lawyers

The National Diversity Council (NDC) will kick off Legal Diversity Week, announcing the 2019 Top 50 Women Lawyers on Tuesday, October 29 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at the Marriott Marquis Houston.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Three Practical Reasons to Build More Inclusive IT Organizations

Diversity and inclusion—how diversity is embraced and leveraged—are just as good for IT as it is for businesses and employees.

Environment

Bison Released Onto Land in Badlands National Park That They Have Not Touched Since 1877

Just last week, Bison were released onto land in Badlands National Park that they have not touched since 1877.

Corporate Responsibility

Black & Veatch Celebrates 20 Years of Employee Ownership

Thousands of Black & Veatch professionals across the company’s global operations are marking the 20th anniversary of its shift to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Inclusion & Opportunity

Getting the Best From a Diverse Background at Domtar

As the generational transition in our workforce continues, Domtar embraces those who can bring their diverse background, experiences and skills to the table.

Energy & Infrastructure

Sustainability in Detroit, Part 4: The Dirt

Detroit Dirt makes waste into a commodity. It takes food waste, green waste, spent grains and herbivore manure and uses an aerobic process to make it into high-quality compost for local urban farmers and gardeners.

Philanthropy

United Way Launches Food Security Initiative in Peel Region

Funded through a $1-million investment from General Mills, United Way will launch six Community Food System Grants in Mississauga and promote community education in a two-year food security initiative.

Inclusion & Opportunity

JetBlue Program Aims to Inspire Girls to Pursue Aviation Careers

It was women wielding the wrenches, fixing airplane engines and sitting in the captain’s chair in the cockpit of the 190-seat airplane inside JetBlue’s hangar at Logan International Airport on Saturday — a rare sight in an industry dominated by men.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: A New World Record

This was a country with 30% forest cover in 1900, but only 4% today. They will benefit tremendously from restoring their natural ecosystems, and we all benefit from the carbon dioxide that these trees will sequester.

Corporate Responsibility

How Can Indonesia Secure Progress in SDG Reporting?

GRI has signed a collaboration agreement with the Indonesian Government that commits to support and provide the reporting frameworks for the country’s commitments to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Events

Time + Talent Podcast: A Podcast for Leaders of Volunteers

VolunteerPro and VolunteerMatch have teamed up to bring a new podcast into the field of volunteer administration: Time + Talent. Subscribe now on iTunes, Spotify, or Stitcher and listen to the first two episodes of Season 1 at any time.

Research & Reports

The Mandate for Companies Looking to Electrify Fleets: Start Planning Now

As regulators and consumers appeal for enterprises to adopt fleets that cut emissions of the greenhouse gases that cause climate change and make our world more breathable, those pressed to do so grapple with whether the considerable investment makes financial sense or inflicts the least financial pains.

Health & Healthcare

Helping Kids Stay Healthy

Education & Workforce Development

Qualcomm's Connect to Learn Program

The Connect To Learn program is a public-private partnership that brings mobile technology and 3G/4G-based Internet access to underserved schools in Myanmar, offering students the opportunity to leapfrog to a 21st century education.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Looking Beyond ESG Integration With the Matthews Asia ESG Fund

In Asia, ESG investing encompasses large, transformational changes. It focuses on companies that can potentially deliver profits and growth from improving the quality of life across the region. Within this context, Matthews Asia launched the ESG Fund more than four years ago. The Fund seeks to capitalize on the growth of the region by investing with an ESG lens.

Philanthropy

Stop Cancer Before It Starts! Your Dollars Make it Happen.

Your workplace giving donation gives us the opportunity to share important information about how to Stop Cancer Before It Starts!® with new audiences.

Corporate Responsibility

Working at This Freezer Plant Is One ‘Cool’ Job

In the peaceful Midwestern town of Ottawa, Ohio lies a Whirlpool Corporation plant where freezers have been manufactured since the early 90's. More than 400 employees produce products there. Read about them and watch their video here.

Inclusion & Opportunity

National Diversity Council to Host Top 50 General Counsel Dinner, Featuring Former U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder for Legal Diversity Week

National Diversity Council To Host Top 50 General Counsel Dinner Featuring Former U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder for Legal Diversity Week.

Awards & Rankings

Fair Trade USA Founder & CEO Wins Ethical Corporation’s 2019 Business Leadership Award

Fair Trade USA®, the leading third-party certifier of fair trade products in North America, is proud to announce that its founder and CEO Paul Rice was honored with the Business Leader of the Year Award at Ethical Corporation’s 10th Responsible Business Awards 2019

Events

Introducing The WELL Conference

The WELL Conference will be designed to offer a rich, experiential opportunity for attendees from across multiple sectors—the traditional architectural, design and engineering communities, but also real estate developers, corporate officials...

AI & Technology

ON Semiconductor Is Changing Energy Poverty With Sponsorship of IEEE Empower a Billion Lives Competition

Earlier this month, I had the privilege of observing the Empower a Billion Lives (EBL) Global Finals, held alongside the IEEE Energy Conversion Conference & Expo (ECCE).

Inclusion & Opportunity

The ‘Child of the Dump’ From ‘Girl Rising’ Is Now a College Grad

In honor of International Day of the Girl, we caught up with one of the nine girls featured in the Intel-backed film “Girl Rising.” So where are they now?

Corporate Responsibility

Costa Cruises Celebrates World Food Day Every Day of the Year Thanks to “4GOODFOOD”

In the last 18 months or so, Costa has achieved a reduction of over 35% in food wastage on board its ships, enabling both the creation of 100 food gardens in Africa in collaboration with the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity

Philanthropy

Students Leading Sustained and Innovative Hunger-Fighting Solutions Can Apply for $10,000 from the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation

The Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation announced the opening of the application period for the 2020 Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarships which will run from October 5 through December 5, 2019.

AI & Technology

IVECO BUS Wins Record Order to Supply 409 Natural Gas Buses to Paris, France

IVECO BUS has won a record order to supply 409 Urbanway Natural Power (NP) buses to the Parisian Transport Authority, Ile-de-France Mobilités

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Nutrition and Health

Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...

Social Progress

Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...

Growth Through Sustainability

Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...

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...

Growth Through Sustainability

Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...

Policy and Regulation

Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...

Nutrition and Health

Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...

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...

Rethinking EHS Podcast

Join us as we travel the world to uncover real stories of impact—from landfills and energy transition to workplace safety, emerging contaminants, and...

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...