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Environment

What’s Cooking? Solar Stoves with Julie Greene

Awards & Rankings

Get $5,000 for Your Education; Give $5,000 to Your Cause

Countless young people across the country selflessly volunteer their time to help others and improve the quality of life in their communities. They deserve our thanks and recognition for the work they do. Please view this brief video clip that showcases the work of 5 such students.

Volunteering & Community

400,000 Reasons to Be Thankful

With 400,000 pounds of food collected by our associates, and all the other impacts made throughout our communities, we have 400,000 reasons to be thankful at Alliance Data, and yet, many more will still spend Thanksgiving day hungry.

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Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Save Money and Energy This Holiday Season With Tips From National Grid

Education & Workforce Development

Avnet Opens Two Tech Stores at Junior Achievement

Awards & Rankings

Domtar Wins Two 2015 AF&PA Sustainability Awards

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) recognized Domtar as a leader in sustainability with two 2015 AF&PA Sustainability Awards. This is the third consecutive year AF&PA has honored Domtar for its sustainability advancements. The awards were presented at AF&PA’s annual meeting on Friday, Nov. 13 in San Antonio, Texas.

Socially Responsible Investing

How Companies Can Contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals

Following the adoption of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which outline 17 critical global challenges to be addressed by 2030, BNY Mellon’s global head of Corporate Social Responsibility, John Buckley, asked, “What’s next for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals?” A panel at the recent BSR Conference, “Implementing the SDGs: A How-to Guide,” tackled that question by looking at the role that companies across industries can play in achieving the SDGs.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

That's the Vision, by John Anderson Lanier

To an extent, Thanksgiving bothers me in a similar way. The holiday creates the expectation that all of America pause one Thursday in November to be grateful and offer goodwill to others. I suppose this result is valuable, but wouldn’t a societal expectation of daily goodwill and thankfulness be better than a yearly one?

Events

BeMyDD Partners with Montgomery County and Jack Daniel’s to Launch New Countywide Designated Driver Initiative

BeMyDD (Be My Designated Driver), the nation’s largest designated driver service, today announced a partnership with the Montgomery County Liquor Control Board and Jack Daniel’s to launch a countywide designated driver initiative to promote responsible drinking over the holiday season.

Events

Testing Self-Driving Cars in a Robot City

During a panel at the GreenBiz Verge conference in Silicon Valley, leaders from General Motors, supplier Delphi and the University of Michigan demonstrated the collaboration taking place to transform transportation as we know it today. They — along with 60 other partners — are testing self-driving cars in a fake city to get them ready for the real streets of Anytown, USA.

Environment

The CEOs of Coca-Cola, The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., Hershey’s and PepsiCo Join Food & Beverage Call for Climate Action

With key international climate negotiations one week away, the chief executive officers of Coca-Cola, The Hain Celestial Group Inc., Hershey’s and PepsiCo announce today that they’ve joined with ten of their peers in signing a joint letter to U.S. and world leaders urging governments to forge a robust international climate agreement in Paris.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Sanofi - We are Sanofi - Meet Robert Lowe

Sanofi – We are Sanofi - Meet Robert Lowe. Health Safety Environment Director in Shanghai

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Salmon Farming: The Economics

70% of British Columbia, Canada's farm-raised salmon heads across the border into restaurants and supermarkets in the United States and Asia, while the remaining 30% is consumed across Canada.

Events

BeMyDD Partners with Jack Daniel’s and Total Wine & More to Give Away Free Designated Drivers for the Holidays

BeMyDD (Be My Designated Driver), the nation’s largest designated driver service, today announced a partnership with Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey and Total Wine & More in a program designed to encourage responsible drinking and sober driving throughout the holiday season.

Corporate Responsibility

Best Practice - Autumn 2015 Issue

The Autumn 2015 issue of Best Practice features a collection of CSR and sustainability case studies from groups across the globe. Read more about these innovative initiatives.

Health & Healthcare

3 Strategies for Success Under Stress

Welcome to the New Normal: The average business professional has 30-100 projects on their plate, is interrupted 7x/hour, and unlocks their phone 110 times a day. We are pressured to ‘innovate or stagnate’ amidst constant change.

Environment

Green Your Black Friday (And All Your Holidays)

This fun infographic Green Your Black Friday shows how solar can be a part of living more sustainably during the holidays.

Inclusion & Opportunity

CBRE Vancouver Workplace Transformation – Our Future At Work

Education & Workforce Development

Leonardo Academy Announces Free December Sustainability Webinar Training

Events

FOX Celebrates Scientists, Inspires Students with Breakthrough Prize Ceremony, Airing this Sunday, Nov. 29

On Sunday, Nov. 29, at 7/6c, FOX will air a one-hour special on the 2015 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony, an annual awards show honoring the work of today's leading scientists and mathematicians. The ceremony, hosted by Family Guy creator and Cosmos executive producer Seth MacFarlane at NASA's Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, originally aired live on 21st Century Fox's National Geographic Channel on Nov. 8. Presenters include Russell Crowe, Hilary Swank, Lily Collins, Thomas Middleditch, and Martin Starr, as well as a special musical performance by Pharrell Williams. In addition, this year's ceremony was the first to feature the Breakthrough Junior Challenge for students, which awards $400,000 in educational prizes.

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility

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Growth Through Sustainability

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