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AI & Technology

Procter and Gamble's Transparency About Ingredients is Clear

Some personal care product companies aren’t very forthcoming about the ingredients they use or ones they have eliminated.

Environment

Why is EcoPlanet Bamboo Focused on Paper Towels?

Awards & Rankings

Prince Fielder Accepts Players Choice Award for 2015 AL Comeback Player

In a pre-game ceremony Tuesday evening, Texas Rangers infielder/designated hitter Prince Fielder received a prestigious Players Choice Award as the 2015 AL Comeback Player. Selected in a secret ballot of all American League players in recognition of his exceptional season, Fielder received his Players Choice Award from teammate and MLBPA team Player Representative, Derek Holland.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

What’s Happening to the Super-Alternatives? Algae- and Bamboo-Based Options

Research & Reports

Barclays Invests over £250m in Communities

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Can Bamboo Transform the Global Pulp Industry?

Health & Healthcare

Beware the Slippery Slope: Slips, Trips, and Falls in Healthcare Facilities

US Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2014 (the most recent year published) show that total recordable case rate for hospitals (injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers) is 6.2. The hospital injury rate is higher than in mining (3.8), hazardous waste treatment and disposal (4.6), and manufacturing (4.0). Now that should set off an alarm for health and safety professionals.

Surprisingly, though, the second highest cause of injury in hospitals is from slips, trips and falls (STF). In the United States, STF by hospital employees account for 25% of injuries; in the United Kingdom, SFTs account for almost half of the workplace injuries in healthcare. These STFs can, at minimum, result in a decrease in the healthcare worker’s ability to do his or her job effectively,

Health & Healthcare

Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month: Art at Baltimore's Make Studio

Art Therapy Today provides readers with the most up-to-date information about the American Art Therapy Association's initiatives and accomplishments, current news related to the art therapy profession, and announcements pertaining to events or opportunities provided by the AATA.

Corporate Responsibility

Meet GRI's Stakeholder Council

UN Sustainable Development Goal 17 calls for a renewal of the global partnership for sustainable development. Fostering multi-stakeholder partnerships like GRI’s Stakeholder Council is one of the ways GRI is working to achieve this goal.

Awards & Rankings

U.S. Chamber Foundation Seeks Nominations to Recognize Top Corporate Citizens

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation today began the nomination process for its annual Citizens Awards, which recognize businesses for their positive impact on society.

AI & Technology

Digital HR: Revolution Not Evolution

The all-digital world is changing how we live, how we work, and how business is organized and conducted. For HR and business leaders, this digital transformation poses two fundamental challenges.

Corporate Responsibility

Natural Leadership: The Necessary Shift Now Required Of Us

Globalization, disruptive technologies, pressure on finite resources, increasing social disparity, and demand for business transparency: Enter the age of uncertainty, ushering in new ways of operating and organizing and heralding the distributed, networked, anti-fragile, flourishing firms of the future.

Corporate Responsibility

Water Management: Pivotal to Achieving Sustainable Development Goals

Six months ago, an unprecedented gathering of world leaders assem- bled at the United Nations to establish Sustainable Develop- ment Goals (SDGs) defining a shared vision for 2030. Weeks later, they met in Paris to set ambitious goals on climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Awards & Rankings

The Simple Secret Behind Radical Leadership

My dad wasn’t a mechanic. He didn’t work in a repair shop. I wouldn’t call him a gearhead.

And yet, he was always the first call when someone had a flat tire. He was on speed dial for any neighbor seeking a helping hand, a little encouragement or guidance during tough times.

My dad was plenty busy, running two businesses and raising eight children – yes, eight – in Lansdowne, a blue-collar town just outside Baltimore, Maryland.

That didn’t stop him from playing Mr. Fix It whenever possible.

Events

CSRHub's Cynthia Figge Speaking at Skytop Strategies CSR 2.0 Conference

Join Skytop Strategies CSR 2.0 Conference, where our Co-founder and COO, Cynthia Figge, will be moderating the Performance Drivers: Big Data, Transparency and CSR panel. This conference will be held on April 20th in San Francisco, California. CSRHub will also be a strategic partner of this conference.

Volunteering & Community

Arrival Of New Orleans' Newest Cruise Ship, Carnival Triumph, Celebrated With Fun Charity Event On Board Benefiting Four Local Music Organizations

To celebrate the arrival of New Orleans' newest cruise ship, Carnival Triumph, Carnival Cruise Line and the Port of New Orleans today hosted an entertaining charity event with representatives from four local music organizations competing for $35,000 in donations to music charities.

Awards & Rankings

Samsung Recognized as a Nationwide Leader in Giving Back to Communities Across the U.S.

Samsung today announced that the company has received several awards for its achievements driving innovation forward in technology and in society. These awards range from its recycling programs to the design of its products to its initiatives giving back to communities across the country. The first of the awards will be presented at the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries’ (ISRI) annual convention in Las Vegas this week.

Environment

Phoenix Suns and Republic Services Recently Hosted “Recycling Night”

The Phoenix Suns and Republic Services recently hosted their 2nd Annual “Recycling Night” on Monday, March 21, when the Suns took on the Memphis Grizzlies.

Environment

USAID Joins Nespresso and TechnoServe to Support South Sudan’s Coffee Farmers

Nespresso and TechnoServe, a development non-profit organization, are pleased to announce a new partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to strengthen efforts to rebuild the coffee industry in the new country of South Sudan and improve coffee farmer livelihoods. USAID will invest $3.18 million during three years in the project, which has already helped revive South Sudan’s coffee industry, diversify its export market and raise the household incomes of smallholder coffee farmers.

Research & Reports

YIR Chairman’s Message

Caterpillar faced a tough year in 2015, but we have successfully managed through many difficult economic cycles since our founding in 1925.

Socially Responsible Investing

Women and Millennials Drive Growth in Responsible Investing

Why Women and Millennials are Driving Growth in Responsible Investing and how Three important trends are already changing the asset management industry, and are poised to become even more important in the coming years.

Corporate Responsibility

A Connected World is a More Sustainable and Prosperous World

Every day FedEx pilots span continents, our drivers criss-cross countries, package handlers sort millions of shipments, and customer service reps answer thousands of calls. Each one of our more than 340,000 team members takes responsibility for not only moving the goods and resources that fuel global commerce, but also for helping make the world a better place to live — now and in the future.

Environment

Enterprise, Innovation, and the Circular Economy

This week Antea Group senior consultant Pamela Gordon completed the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's six-week Executive Education Introductory Course, titled "Enterprise, Innovation and the Circular Economy." During the course, she shared insights about how the circular economy is holistically designed to be restorative and regenerative. Now, she capsulizes her learning as relevant to the electronics supply chain.

Socially Responsible Investing

JPMorgan Chase 2015 Corporate Responsibility Report Showcases Efforts to Spur More Inclusive Economic Growth

JPMorgan Chase & Co. today released its 2015 Corporate Responsibility report, highlighting the firm’s global efforts to address complex issues that stand in the way of driving inclusive economic growth.

Environment

Arbor Day Foundation Celebrates Tree City USA® 40th Anniversary

The Arbor Day Foundation, in partnership the U.S. Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters, is celebrating 40 years of the Tree City USA program with 16 Tree City USA communities that have earned recognition since the inception of the program in 1976.

Latest Campaigns

Nutrition and Health

Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...

IWBI | WELL Building Standard

Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...

Rethinking EHS Podcast

Join us as we travel the world to uncover real stories of impact—from landfills and energy transition to workplace safety, emerging contaminants, and...

PSEG People & Communities

PSEG is committed to improving the lives of our customers, our employees and the diverse communities we serve throughout New Jersey and Long Island...

Collective Action

Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...

Community Impact

Advancing our communities worldwide through philanthropic investments, partnerships, and employee volunteerism.

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

Collaboration and Partnership

Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...

Corporate Responsibility

Webster Bank's Corporate Responsibility