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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

"Health Affairs" Founding Editor John K. Iglehart, Named 2016 Recipient of the William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research

May 18, 2016 10:15 AM ET

John K. Iglehart has been named the 2016 recipient of the William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research. The Prize, awarded by The Baxter International Foundation and the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA), will be presented on Thursday, June 23, 2016, during the AUPHA Annual Meeting in Kansas City, Missouri.

Environment

Solving Water Together: The Xylem Way

May 18, 2016 10:00 AM ET

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Two Years in, JPMorgan Chase’s $100 Million Commitment Continues to Help Fuel Detroit’s Comeback

May 18, 2016 10:00 AM ET

JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced a series of new investments from the firm’s $100 million, five-year commitment to Detroit’s economic recovery. The firm is also marking the second anniversary of its Detroit investment by sponsoring the first-ever Detroit Startup Week, a week of free activities to support area entrepreneurs.

Environment

German Mellow Boards Takes ​Sustainable ​E-Mobility to the Next Level

May 18, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Germany is a country whose population is highly educated on​, ​and committed to​,​ environmental issues.

Health & Healthcare

Team Sky and Sponsor 21CF Donate Bikes, Gear and More to Los Angeles Boys & Girls Clubs

May 18, 2016 9:00 AM ET

As Team Sky returned to the U.S. for the 2016 Amgen Tour of California, the team and its sponsor 21st Century Fox donated bikes, helmets, Team Sky shirts and more to the young members of the South Bay Boys & Girls Clubs in Los Angeles. The pro cyclists also spent the afternoon of May 11 guiding the kids from South Bay through a cycling confidence course, helping them get comfortable riding and giving them the tools they need to stay active and healthy. Team Sky has a long history of engaging fans on the issues of health and exercise, and 21CF has spearheaded those efforts during the team's visits to America.

Research, Reports & Publications

The MetLife Foundation | Partnering with Community Colleges to Reach Low-Income Students

May 18, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Many of their students are highly motivated but financially- and time-stressed—one flat tire away from having to drop out. So community colleges are experimenting with models that can increase students’ financial stability and in turn increase the likelihood of academic success.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

GBCHealth Announces Winner of the 2016 Women & Girls Business Action on Health Award

May 18, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Today, GBCHealth announced Johnson & Johnson as the winner of the 2016 Women and Girls Business Action on Health Award for the company’s innovative partnerships to prevent and treat obstetric fistula.

Research, Reports & Publications

CVS Health Publishes 2015 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

May 18, 2016 9:00 AM ET

CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today released its annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, entitled Prescription for a Better World, which describes the company’s CSR strategy, and provides performance updates on its CSR goals and initiatives in 2015. The ninth annual Report also introduces a number of new targets in priority areas.

Events, Media & Communications

Sustainability Leaders Convene for a Move Beyond Reports to Build a Transparent Economy

May 18, 2016 8:00 AM ET

18 May 2016, Amsterdam. Today, international sustainability standard setter GRI opened the first day of its 5th Global Conference, welcoming more than 1100 attendees from 77 countries and more than 200 speakers to the Dutch capital.

Research, Reports & Publications

City Developments Limited (CDL) Integrated Sustainability Report 2016 ‘Integrating our Strengths, Creating Future Value’

May 18, 2016 5:00 AM ET

Into its 12th year of sustainability reporting, City Developments Limited (CDL) has continued to push forward with more robust sustainability performance tracking and disclosure. CDL’s 2016 Integrated Sustainability Report continues to adopt the International Integrated Reporting Council’s Integrated Reporting <IR> framework.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Daniel Castellanos Becomes First Graduate of the Career & Life Studies Program at Millersville University

May 17, 2016 5:20 PM ET

Who could ever have imagined this moment, given the 50 year struggle to assist people with intellectual disability to take their place at the community table in the United States? On May 7, 2016, Daniel Castellanos became the first graduate of Millersville University's Career & Life Studies program.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Engaging Remote Employees

May 17, 2016 5:00 PM ET

We all recognize that today’s workforce is increasingly virtual and global. Indeed, up to 90% of the US workforce reports working out of the office at least part of the time. Millennials, who will make up 75% of the workforce by the end of the next decade, place primary importance on work / life balance, alongside an ability to have a social impact, over other career related dimensions such as skill development and compensation. This “next generation” is here, and they – together with responsive employers – are crafting new, more flexible, and more deeply conscious ways of engaging with their companies and their colleagues.

Environment

Darden’s Orlando Campus — Where the Wild Things Are

May 17, 2016 4:30 PM ET

Darden’s Orlando campus at the headwaters of the Florida Everglades is home to threatened sandhill cranes, bald eagles, osprey, herons, alligators, deer … and team members lucky enough to catch glimpses of the natural world every day.

Research, Reports & Publications

Cat® Command Steers Mining in a New Direction

May 17, 2016 4:00 PM ET

Education

Teaching Tolerance Offers Strategies to Help Educators Cope with Uncivil Rhetoric in Presidential Campaign

May 17, 2016 3:40 PM ET

Every four years, teachers across America use the presidential election to engage children in our electoral process and teach them valuable lessons about our democracy, government and the responsibilities of citizenship.

Education

Sodexo and Medisend Partner to Bring Biomedical Career Opportunities to Veterans

May 17, 2016 3:35 PM ET

Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life Services and one of the largest healthcare technology management companies, is partnering with Medisend, a Dallas-based educational institute that provides critical education and training in healthcare technology management (HTM), to support the General Richard B. Myers Veterans Program in its capacity as an accelerated educational pathway to careers in the healthcare industry.

Innovation & Technology

Super-Efficient LG ENERGY STAR Models Named ‘Official 4K Ultra HD TV’ for INTX 2016

May 17, 2016 3:05 PM ET

ENERGY STAR® certified 4K Ultra HD TVs, center stage at two major industry trade shows this spring, are new super-energy-efficient models from LG Electronics. More than 30 percent more efficient than conventional LCD 4K UHD TVs, the new LG UH6550 4K UHD models use the revolutionary new M+ panel technology from LG Electronics’ sister company LG Display.

Environment

Brightening Our Corner Newsletter - May 2016

May 17, 2016 2:30 PM ET

The Ray C. Anderson Foundation Newsletter is out today, with lots of great news about grants, projects, awards and upcoming events pertaining to #theray, biomimicry, MBAs in Sustainability and much more.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Toyota Scientists Make Breakthrough on Safer, Smarter Batteries

May 17, 2016 2:00 PM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Recruiters and Supervisors Honored

May 17, 2016 2:00 PM ET

The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is thrilled to announce this year’s Outstanding Recruiter and Outstanding Supervisor awards. These awards were given out at the Foundation’s Annual Summit held in Columbus, Ohio.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Impact of Corporate Sustainability Education for Professionals and Organizations

May 17, 2016 1:30 PM ET

Although Corporate Sustainability has grown rapidlyover the past years and most executives in various research studies declare that Sustainability is extremely important to their business, few organizations globally have integrated sustainable values into their core strategy and supply chain.

Environment

Mars Takes Another Step on the ‘Path to Zero’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Operations

May 17, 2016 12:05 PM ET

The energy it takes to make MARS® bars, WHISKAS® cat food, EXTRA® gum and UNCLE BEN’S® rice in the U.K. is now provided by a new wind farm in Moy, Scotland. Through a partnership with Eneco U.K., the 20-turbine wind farm, located just south of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, will generate electricity equivalent to what powers all 12 Mars U.K. sites solely with renewable energy.

Environment

U-M Erb Institute Erb Faculty Director, Joe Arvai, “What It Takes to Get People to Care About Climate Change” (Michigan Radio)

May 17, 2016 12:00 PM ET

As a follow-up to Erb Faculty Director, Joe Arvai’s publication in Nature Climate Change, Michigan Radio talks with Joe about his recent research which attempts to understand exactly what it takes to get people to care about climate change. This study was co-authored with Jing Shi, Vivianne H.M. Visschers and Michael Siegrist and is published in Nature Climate Change (April 2016.)

Environment

A New Kind of Climate Change Graphic

May 17, 2016 11:30 AM ET

On climate change: Urgency. Not panic, but a healthy sense of urgency. That’s what we need.

Education

Fox Hosts Teens From Ghetto Film School for Behind-the-Scenes Look at Studio Operations, Masterclasses With Top Execs

May 17, 2016 11:00 AM ET

On April 26, 21st Century Fox welcomed some of the top students from New York's Ghetto Film School onto the Fox Studios lot in Los Angeles for a day of workshops and masterclass conversations company leaders. Angela Courtin, Chief Marketing Officer at FOX Broadcasting, and Phoebe Tisdale-Andrews, VP of Production, spoke to the young filmmakers about their journeys into the entertainment industry, as well as how they see the business changing over time. Ghetto Film School teaches filmmaking to young people from communities traditionally underrepresented in Hollywood, and 21CF is the founding sponsor of its Los Angeles program.