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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Truth About Successful Workplaces for Women

Recently, Alliance Data was recognized as one of the 100 Best Workplaces for Women, a recognition we’re proud of especially since it’s given based on what women in our workforce reported via Fortune Magazine’s annual best workplaces survey about our culture and their experience here.

Environment

Recycle,Yes; Landfill, No.

Innovation & Technology

Crystal Sanchez, a Freshman at University of California Irvine from Lawndale, CA, is the Nation’s Top Student Entrepreneur

College freshman, Crystal Sanchez from Lawndale, CA won the 2015 NFTE National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge, presented by the Citi Foundation.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

U.S. Chamber Foundation Names Winners of 16th Annual Corporate Citizenship Awards

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center last night recognized eight companies for their accomplishments in corporate citizenship during the 16th annual Corporate Citizenship Awards. The awards program honors businesses for their significant positive impacts in communities around the world.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

New Industry Resource, The ABCs of GHS Compliant Safety Data Sheets & Labels, Now Available

The Automotive Industry Action Group’s (AIAG) Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Work Group joined forces with the internship program at Purdue-Calumet University to create an easy-to-use reference document for chemical manufacturers, mixture companies/blenders and distributers who must comply with the update requirements of OSHA HCS 2012.

Responsible Production & Consumption

International Living Future Institute, Biomimicry 3.8 Form Strategic Partnership

Biomimicry 3.8 and the International Living Future Institute announced this week a strategic partnership to progress a common vision of using nature’s genius to create a truly regenerative world.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Novo Nordisk: Our Take On The Sustainable Development Goals

The world adopted what will become the new global job description last week. The list of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will impact the way we do policy and business.

Environment

Arrowhead® 100% Mountain Spring Water to Significantly Increase Recycled Content in Plastic Bottles

As part of Arrowhead® Brand 100% Mountain Spring Water’s commitment to environmental stewardship in California, the company today announced it will expand its use of recycled content to many of its most popular sized bottles by the end of 2016.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

AIDA Wins Prestigious Pegasus Award

German consumers have voted the cruise line AIDA Cruises Most Trusted Brand 2015. This is the result of a representative survey conducted by Reader's Digest, in which respondents voted AIDA in first place without any prompting in the Cruises category. This is the fifth time in a row that AIDA has won the Pegasus Award.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Certified - Sustainable Food

Events, Media & Communications

VIDEO: Meet the Millennials: 2015 Cone Communications Millennial CSR Study

The 2015 Cone Communications Millennial CSR Study confirms Millennials are universally more engaged in corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts – but that’s not nearly the end of the story. This generation is one of the most inspired and active in social and environmental efforts, but also the most complex. This video series interviews Millennials on their unique perspectives and drivers when it comes getting involved in company social and environmental efforts.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Nespresso Launches First Coffee Exported from South Sudan

Nespresso announced today the launch of the first ever coffee to be exported from the new country of South Sudan.

Research, Reports & Publications

Inspiration Begins with Us!

Energy

The Boy Who Made Something Out of Anything – DuPont Creates Cellulosic Ethanol from Crop Waste

DuPont Industrial Biosciences is creating clean cellulosic ethanol from biomass such as crop waste into something useful.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Volkswagen Scandal Puts Regulators on High Alert

NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind says Volkswagen’s emissions scandal further erodes an essential element of trust between the U.S. regulator and automakers, underscoring a new protocol where government agencies must be more proactive and question every bit of information the industry provides regarding safety, fuel economy and emissions.

Events, Media & Communications

Sustainable Development and Business Practices Forum: Tianjin, China

Education

Curious Minds Are Brewing With Fair Trade

Child labor is a critical issue in our food systems. In fact, recent studies show that instances of child labor are increasing in some of the world's more important agricultural regions, like in West African cocoa production for example.

Environment

Boosting Brand Awareness in the Digital Age

In 2014, we invested significant resources in customer communications in order to increase brand awareness and drive sustainable performance for our business.

Environment

Mahila Housing Trust Empowers South Asian Women to Build Resilience

Resilience has become the next mindset supply stop on the road to the future. Whether it’s businesses or communities, this is the thing that is going to be most needed going forward. The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) was founded in 2014 to pursue this idea with a vision of “new solutions for new realities.”

Research, Reports & Publications

Nestlé Marks Progress Toward U.S. Commitments in 2014 Creating Shared Value Report; Announces New U.S. Zero Waste to Landfill Commitment

Nestlé in the United States today released its second Creating Shared Value (CSV) report outlining the company’s accomplishments in nutrition, health and wellness; environmental sustainability; and social impact in 2014, as well as its forward-looking commitments. The company celebrates key achievements such as more than 1,000 product reformulations for consumer health and preference considerations, as well as a new commitment to achieve zero waste to landfill status in all U.S. factories by 2020.

Social Impact & Volunteering

IMPACT 2030 Rallies Global Corporations to Help Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals Through Corporate Volunteer Efforts

In advance of the United Nation’s adoption of the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), fourteen global companies founded IMPACT 2030, a business-led coalition that aligns companies and their employee volunteer efforts with the newly-launched Sustainable Development Goals to address the needs of our rapidly changing world and create real and sustainable change.

Diversity & Inclusion

Women in NetSuite Promoting Positive Change with New U.S. Maternity Policy

Companies everywhere are recognizing the essential and unique role of women in business and technology, and at NetSuite we’re thrilled to be championing changes that will support more roles for women in leadership at our company. As a part of this effort, we’ve recently created the Women in NetSuite (WIN) program with a mission to advance the professional development of women at NetSuite through recruitment, sponsorship, networking, education and advocacy.

Innovation & Technology

Five Stars for @Emerging_Green

I live at the intersection of Sustainability and Electronics. From the moment I learned that the Green Electronics Council (GEC) was producing its first conference, I was excited.

Events, Media & Communications

Washington Post Live Convenes Oct. 8 Forum: “Bridging the Digital Divide”

On Thursday, Oct. 8, Washington Post Live will bring together public and private sector leaders to discuss bridging the digital divide in America. Speakers include U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and Comcast Corporation Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer David L. Cohen.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  2. Local Communities
    The principals of living and working in synergy with the communities in which we operate, as well as collaborating on projects that benefit those...
  3. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  4. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
    They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...
  5. Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
  6. Fifth Third's Commitment to Small Businesses
    Fifth Third believes that small businesses form the foundation of our communities – and when they succeed, we all succeed. Supporting them through...
  7. FedEx | Volunteer Campaigns
    Giving back is part of the FedEx culture. Team members support our charitable investments and local community needs by dedicating their time where...
  8. 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...
  9. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  10. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  11. Digital Safety
    We provide tools and guidance so people can manage digital content in a way that’s right for them and their families. Learn more >>
  12. 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...
  13. Nutrition and Health
    Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...
  14. 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...
  15. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.