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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Global Uncertainty Highlights the Need for Responsible Business Leadership

Uncertainty is natural in today’s turbulent global environment. But what is certain is that the need for responsible leadership by business is greater today than at any other time in recent history. As governments grapple with transition and change, responsible business leadership can, and must, lead the way. The issues that face our world won’t wait.

Education

Scotiabank to Support JDC West

We believe in helping young people reach their full potential, which is why we are excited to be back to support JDC West as business students from Western Canada compete in Edmonton.

Diversity & Inclusion

World Environment Center Elects New Board Members and 2017 Officers

As part of an ongoing commitment to expand its thought leadership, diversity and effectiveness as a global sustainability organization, the World Environment Center’s Board of Directors has elected three individuals for Board membership.

Events, Media & Communications

Novartis Joins Global Initiative to Fight the Rise of Noncommunicable Diseases

Novartis has joined more than 20 leading biopharmaceutical companies to launch “Access Accelerated”, a global initiative to further advance access to prevention and care for noncommunicable diseases in low and lower-middle income countries. Chronic conditions such as heart disease and cancer are a growing threat in the world’s poorest countries.

Innovation & Technology

Man and Machine: The 2050 Human Experience

And as Gen Z comes of age, it’s incredible to imagine how their world will change. While mainstream culture still grapples with millennials, Gen Z will catalyze major societal shifts in the next 30 years; from food and healthcare, to Internet access and infrastructure.

Education

Higher Education Leaders Explore Ways to Ensure Success of Students Recovering from Addiction While Living on Campus

In the fourth installment of the President to President series, published today, Paul C. Pribbenow, Ph.D., president of Augsburg College in Minneapolis, describes the value of supporting students who are recovering from drug and alcohol addictions as they pursue higher education and live on campus.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Florida Invests $1 Million in St. Petersburg’s Campbell Park Community

Duke Energy Florida today announced a $1 million grant from the Duke Energy Foundation to the Campbell Park community and its surrounding neighborhoods in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Education

Fox Station Group Extends STEM-Themed ‘Xploration Station’ TV Block through 2020

Xploration Station, a weekend morning block of live-action, educational and informational TV shows primarily airing on FOX TV stations around the country, has been extended by the Fox Station Group through 2020. The announcement was made today by Steve Rotfeld, president of Steve Rotfeld Productions (SRP), who produces and distributes Xploration Station.

Diversity & Inclusion

Three Quality of LifeHacks for Mentoring Millennials

Do there seem to be an awful lot of twenty and thirtysomethings walking around your office these days? Millennials are now the largest generation in the U.S. workforce—they passed Generation X in 2015, according to the Pew Research Center.

Diversity & Inclusion

How I Became a Techie: Tommy Saenz

What piqued my interest in STEM was my automotive electrician class in high school. I got to tinker with electronics and cars — not unusual hobbies for a kid from California.

Environment

Tetra Pak Highlights Latest Collaborative Effort to Impact Recycling and Recovery

Tetra Pak is committed to supporting local partnerships and projects to help increase recycling rates. This report provides an overview of a recent collaborative effort called CART - the Coalition to Advance Recovery in Tennessee. It also shares the results of a recycling system gap analysis performed in one key region of the state - the Memphis Area.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Statement by Rebuilding Together on the Passing of Patricia Riley Johnson, Founding President and CEO

Caroline Blakely, President and CEO of Rebuilding Together, made the following statement regarding the passing of Patricia Riley Johnson, the organization's founding CEO and President.

Environment

Recycling: Opportunities & Challenges

Simply put, recycling is a win-win industry. It takes products or commodities which have been previously used and turns them into something new, like plastic, or the same exact thing as it was before, like paper.

Social Impact & Volunteering

More Than 3,000 Volunteers to Package 500,000+ Meals With Stop Hunger Now on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service

On January 16, more than 3,000 volunteers across the U.S. will package half a million meals in recognition of MLK Day. Corporate, civic and faith-based groups from North Carolina to California have committed to packaging meals to support Stop Hunger Now’s mission of working to end hunger in our lifetime.

Events, Media & Communications

How the World Can Cut Food Loss in Half by 2030: #GEFLive TWITTER CHAT

Join the Dow Chemical Company, The Rockefeller Foundation, Feed the Future, and the co-author of the book, Food Foolish, for a Twitter Chat, How the World Can Cut Food Loss in Half by 2030 on Thursday, 1/26, 11:00 am ET at #GEFLive.

Environment

Where’s the Emergency Brake on This Thing?

Ideally, the free market would have some mechanism by which the interests of future generations are protected. It would have some emergency brake to stop excessive consumption that might leave future generations with less than they deserve.

Responsible Production & Consumption

A ‘Powerful’ Regeneration of the Battersea Power Station

The Battersea Power Station, one of London’s iconic “superstations” and the largest brick building in Europe, was, at its peak, a structure hailed for its distinct design and its ability to provide enough energy to power a resurgent London over the course of five decades. But since closing down in 1983, the building has been largely unused. Then, in 2012, a trio of Malaysian investors—SP Setia Berhad, Sime Darby Property and the Employees Provident Fund—purchased the property for £400 million, pledging to transform the Battersea Power Station not just into a sprawling multi-purpose destination, but into London’s hot new neighborhood.

Diversity & Inclusion

Human Rights Day at Sanofi

Sanofi is convinced that its role is to support each person’s fundamental right to health through daily efforts to improve access to healthcare for people everywhere.

Diversity & Inclusion

Orlando Ashford Named Chair of The Executive Leadership Council

Orlando D. Ashford, president of Holland America Line in Seattle, Wash., has been elected chair of The Executive Leadership Council (ELC), the pre-eminent national organization composed of current and former black CEOs, senior executives, entrepreneurs, global thought leaders and board members of Fortune 1000 and equivalent companies. The focus of the organization is the development of a pipeline of global black executives for C-suites, corporate boards and global enterprises to leverage the full power of diversity and inclusion. Ashford’s term as chair extends through Dec. 31, 2018.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Consumers Energy, Partners Provide Additional $5 Million to Help Michigan Families Stay Safe and Warm

Consumers Energy and five nonprofit organizations are again helping Michigan families stay warm, announcing $5 million in new contributions that will help households manage their energy bills. In all, the energy provider and nonprofit agencies are teaming up to help over 50,000 households across Michigan this winter.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

GiveDirectly Highlights Unscripted, Unedited Beneficiary Stories

When it comes to communicating impact, there are a number of ways to do it. Creating an impact calculator, sharing data in real time or using social math are just a few tactics. Yet, when it comes to helping donors understand impact, a personal story can go a long way – and the more authentic the better. Now, one nonprofit organization is showing impact on the ground with real, unedited beneficiary stories.

Environment

Building the Business Case for Hospital Recycling

The Complete Guide to Making the Case for a Recycling Program

If approval from the hospital executive leadership team is required to implement a plastics recycling program, presenting a business case may be the best approach to request approval. This guide will help you prepare the business case.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

HanesBrands Announces CDP 2016 Water and Supply Chain Report Scores

HanesBrands (NYSE: HBI), a leading global marketer of everyday basic apparel under world-class brands, today announced that it earned above-average scores for water management and supply chain after voluntarily disclosing data for the CDP 2016 Climate Change Report.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Protecting Forests: It’s the Right Thing to Do, and We Can Do It

Protecting forests is clearly the right thing to do. Primary forests are irreplaceable. They contain troves of biodiversity, many millions of people depend on them directly for their livelihoods, and they are an important buffer against climate change. As a leader in agriculture, food and nutrition, Cargill knows preserving forests is imperative.

Diversity & Inclusion

Scotiabank Chile Chosen as one of the Best Companies for Mothers and Fathers

Felicitamos a Grandes Corporaciones ganadoras estudio Mejores Empresas 2016

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