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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

VSP Global® and U.S. Conference of Mayors Pass Half-Way Point of Yearlong Partnership

Sep 14, 2016 3:00 PM ET

The U.S. Conference of Mayors and VSP Global announced today that more than 6,000 adults and children across the country have received free eye care and eyewear if needed during the first half of their yearlong partnership to help people who need it most.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CSX Receives Award of Excellence for “CSX Rail Respond” Emergency Response Tool

Sep 14, 2016 2:25 PM ET

The National Alliance for Public Safety GIS (NAPSG) Foundation has granted an Award of Excellence in Public Safety to CSX for its “CSX Rail Respond” mobile-computing application, which provides firefighters, police officers and other emergency responders with easy mobile access to critical information about the commodities traveling on CSX rails in near-real time.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The CEO of a Company with 40,000 Employees Shares His Top 4 Leadership Lessons

Sep 14, 2016 2:15 PM ET

Environment

Sacramento Trash Artists

Sep 14, 2016 2:00 PM ET

In late August, a team of Republic Services of Sacramento employees and some of their family members competed in a contest called “Junk 2 Genius.” This is where teams in the competition are given a pile of garbage items, a theme, and two days to make a sculpture. There were 10 tens who competed this year.

Health & Healthcare

Pernod Ricard USA Brands Sponsoring Campaign on TouchTunes Digital Jukeboxes Nationwide to Reinforce Drinking Responsibly and Traveling Safely

Sep 14, 2016 1:25 PM ET

Pernod Ricard USA’s Absolut® Vodka, Malibu® and Jameson® Irish Whiskey brands are sponsoring the first integrated, local transit information program displayed on TouchTunes digital jukeboxes in bars and taverns nationwide. Pernod Ricard USA is sponsoring this initiative on behalf of its Absolut® Vodka, Malibu® and Jameson® Irish Whiskey brands to reinforce the importance of drinking responsibly and traveling safely.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Timberland’s Service Corps Brings Employee Satisfaction to New Heights

Sep 14, 2016 1:00 PM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Scotiabank Invests $1 Million in the University of New Brunswick's Student Abroad Programs and Honours Former Chief Executive

Sep 14, 2016 12:25 PM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

22nd Annual Search Underway for Nation's Top Youth Volunteers

Sep 14, 2016 12:15 PM ET

Over the past 21 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 115,000 middle and high school students across the country for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving their communities through many other volunteer activities. Today the search begins to identify thousands more who have made meaningful contributions to their communities over the past 12 months, as the awards program kicks off its 22nd year.

Health & Healthcare

Foundation Supports Program Training the Next Generation of Community Health Advocates

Sep 14, 2016 12:15 PM ET

Responsible Production & Consumption

Compliance Conundrum: Adjust Corporate Behavior or Collect Better Data?

Sep 14, 2016 12:05 PM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Gerber Announces 2016 Photo Search

Sep 14, 2016 12:00 PM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Indigenous Community Honours ‘Difference-Maker’

Sep 14, 2016 11:35 AM ET

TransCanada employee Peter Knight, a Métis born and raised in Edmonton — has earned an Aboriginal Role Model of Alberta award for his relentless efforts on behalf of First Nations and Métis communities in northern Alberta.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

National Survey Recognizes America’s Best Adoption Friendly Workplaces

Sep 14, 2016 11:00 AM ET

The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, America’s only nonprofit public charity dedicated to finding adoptive homes for children waiting in foster care, is proud to announce its 10th annual Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces, with a new company atop the list.

Diversity & Inclusion

DuPont People Spotlight: Championing Communication Access for Those with Hearing Loss

Sep 14, 2016 11:00 AM ET

An estimated 15-17 percent of the population has hearing loss. Many don’t wear hearing aids for fear of a stigma. Some gradually acquire hearing loss over time and don’t receive complete diagnoses until later in life.

Research, Reports & Publications

Investment, Policy and Holistic Planning Integral to Drive Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure

Sep 14, 2016 11:00 AM ET

A new white paper from Black & Veatch’s Smart Integrated Infrastructure (SII) business examines the current hydrogen fueling infrastructure in the U.S. and challenges that complicate development. Costs, financing, siting, policies and safety education are cited as the keys, and sometimes barriers, to greater fueling station deployment.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mars Symbioscience Joins Global Corporate Leaders as a Founding Partner of IMPACT 2030

Sep 14, 2016 10:35 AM ET

Mars Symbioscience (MSS), the global health and life sciences segment of Mars, Incorporated, has joined IMPACT 2030 as a Founding Partner. MSS is an incubator for evidence-based innovations that positively impact the health and well-being of people and the planet.

Environment

5 Steps Food & Beverage Companies Can Take to Avoid OSHA Penalties and Preserve Their Reputations

Sep 14, 2016 10:30 AM ET

For food and beverage companies, compliance with health and safety regulations is always top of mind. Not only do they want to protect their employees and their customers and avoid costly penalties from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), but they also want to protect their organizations’ reputation and integrity.

Education

Meet Delia Borsum from Germany

Sep 14, 2016 10:15 AM ET

Delia teaches eight-to-twelve year olds at the Hedwig-Bollhagen-Gymnasium Velten school in Kremmen, Germany. As well as biology and chemistry, she also is a physical education teacher and has 20 years' experience as an educator. Delia participated in Amgen Teach in 2015 and has taken full advantage of the training to help her apply inquiry-based practices in the classroom.

Environment

Agreeable Agriculture With Eric Toensmeier

Sep 14, 2016 10:10 AM ET

Can simply changing how and what we grow really make a difference to a changing climate? This week's guest on Sea Change Radio, author and agricultural expert, Eric Toensmeier, is quite certain it can. We discuss smarter agricultural methods like using trees and grazing animals. And we talk about what might turn an enormous, slow-moving industry like agriculture onto a more sustainable path.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

JetBlue Crewmembers Honor 9/11 with Service

Sep 14, 2016 10:05 AM ET

On September 11, more than 100 JetBlue crewmembers gathered to help build a playground with KaBOOM! in Canarsie, Brooklyn.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Kohler Co. Donates Water Filters to Louisiana Disaster Relief

Sep 14, 2016 10:00 AM ET

Catastrophic flooding has left much of Louisiana under a boil water advisory. Municipal water supplies across the affected region have been damaged by flood water, debris and lightning strikes. Kohler Co., a global leader in the plumbing industry, has donated 480 KOHLER Clarity water filters to flood victims through Operation Blessing International, a humanitarian organization which provides disaster relief, medical aid, clean water and community development.

Environment

Sodexo’s Sustainability Team Celebrates Growth at Gonzaga’s Hydroponic Greenhouse

Sep 14, 2016 9:50 AM ET

Sodexo, world leader in quality of life services, recognized its dining sustainability team at Gonzaga University for celebrating the one-year anniversary of the John J. Hemmingson Center Gonzaga Greenhouse. The team worked to successfully increase crop yields using a greenhouse design that recycles and consumes one-tenth the water of traditional farming.

Green Infrastructure

Masonite Architectural Publishes One of North America’s First Wood Door Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)

Sep 14, 2016 9:30 AM ET

Masonite Architectural published an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for its wood door products, bringing greater environmental transparency to the wood door production process. SCS Global Services (SCS)conducted the independent assessment underlying the declaration.

Environment

Arbor Day Foundation Lands a Grant Toward Hybrid Hazelnut Research

Sep 14, 2016 9:30 AM ET

The Arbor Day Foundation is proud to announce the organization is a recipient of a three million dollar USDA grant as part of the Hybrid Hazelnut Consortium to expand research on hybrid hazelnuts.

Green Infrastructure

Masonite Architectural publie une des premières Déclarations environnementales de produit (DEPs) pour portes en bois en Amérique du Nord

Sep 14, 2016 9:30 AM ET

Masonite Architectural vient de publier une Déclaration environnementale de produit (DEP) pour ses portes en bois, apportant une plus grande transparence environnementale au processus de production des portes en bois. SCS Global Services (SCS) a réalisé l’évaluation indépendante sur laquelle se base la déclaration.