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Environment

Dell’s Latest Packaging Innovation Helps India Breathe Clean

If you’ve travelled to places like India and China recently, you know that air quality is a serious concern. Growing up in Delhi, I’ve personally witnessed the rapid decline in air quality over the years. In November 2017, Delhi’s air quality was so bad that it was similar to smoking 50 cigarettes per day.

Research, Reports & Publications

Black & Veatch: Electric Industry Strives to Adapt, Embrace the Concept of “New Energy”

Global engineering, procurement and construction company Black & Veatch’s newly released 2018 Strategic Directions: Electric Report explores the progress made by the industry as it addresses a rapidly changing customer base, commercial defection from the grid and a regulatory landscape challenged to support new market realities.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sodexo Named a Top Corporation for Disability-Owned Businesses

Sodexo, a food and facilities management company committed to improving Quality of Life, announced today the company’s recognition as a 2018 Disability:IN Annual Inclusion Award Winner for the Top Corporation for Disability-Owned Businesses for demonstrating outstanding inclusion of Disability:IN-certified, disability-owned businesses; including businesses owned by service disabled veterans; and demonstrated commitment to disability business inclusion in its supply chain processes and supplier diversity program.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Far Too Few Americans are Ready for a Financial Emergency, New Survey Confirms

The majority of Americans are not setting aside enough money in emergency savings to cover a significant unexpected expense, according to a new survey from CIT Bank. That's a problem, because nearly half of American households were faced with emergency expenses in the past year.

Diversity & Inclusion

Genergy: An Employee Resource Group at Consumers Energy

Genergy, an employee resource group at Consumers Energy provides opportunities to connect each generation’s unique perspectives in order to achieve superior business results.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Embracing Change Can Help Shape the Future

As technology and culture change the way we work, live and interact, how can women not only keep up but have a seat at the table? How can they help shift thinking and make a positive impact in their careers, communities and society at large?

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Diversity and Inclusive Leadership Expert Barbara Annis to Keynote Responsible Business 2018

Diversity and Inclusive Leadership Expert Barbara Annis to Keynote Responsible Business 2018

Education

Johnson & Johnson Institute on Wheels

In India, there are only six doctors and 13 nurses per every 10,000 people. The Johnson & Johnson Institute on Wheels is a mobile training center designed to provide hands-on surgical training.

Research, Reports & Publications

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Combines Financial and Non-financial Reporting in Its Latest Annual Report

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has released its annual report for the 2018 financial year. The report includes a comprehensive view of the Bank’s non-financial progress and performance and is supplemented by a number of Spotlight articles detailing the Bank’s approach to financial education, financial wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, customer advocacy and climate change.

Events, Media & Communications

Scotiabank Celebrates International Indigenous Day

In partnership with Comunidad y Ambiente Adonai, Scotiabank Mexico supported the development of 50 young people in the northern region of Oaxaca by helping them remodel their school and shelter providing them an enhanced place to learn and to live. More than 30 Scotiabank volunteers supported this initiative.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sodexo Affiliate entegra Procurement Services Announces Strategic Partnership with Dining Alliance and Affiliated Companies

Sodexo Affiliate entegra Procurement Services Announces Strategic Partnership with Dining Alliance and Affiliated Companies. Entegra Procurement Services, a division of Sodexo North America, increases purchasing power to become a market leader in foodservice GPO procurement services

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Abbott Included on 2018 Fortune Change the World list

Today Fortune magazine announced its "Change the World" list, recognizing companies that are delivering shared value by making an important social or environmental impact through their core business strategy and operations. Fortune included Abbott on the list of leading companies, highlighting work to help dairy farmers through a nutrition supply chain initiative.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Republic Services Driver Helps Return Stolen Vehicle in Texas

On August 16th, KENS 5 aired a report of a stolen vehicle in San Antionio. The next day, a Republic Services driver, who wishes to remain anonymous, spotted the vehicle while on his route and blocked the car in, staying with it until police arrived.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Walmart Makes Fortune's Change the World List for 4th Straight Year

The world’s largest company by revenue does not want to be a top source of greenhouse gas emissions. So Walmart last year launched Project Gigaton, aiming to reduce emissions related to its operations by a total of 1 billion tons by 2030.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Applaud the Changemakers Because Change Is Hard

Now in its fourth year, the Fortune Change the World list celebrates the changemakers—those pioneering business leaders who look at social issues material to their long-term success and say, “We can do things differently.” They’ve embarked on a strategic shift towards shared value, a smarter business model that reimagines the way companies build new markets, innovate, create distinction, and contribute to a thriving society and planet.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Social Responsibility: Worthy, but Worthwhile?

Today’s large companies understand the value and need for corporate social responsibility (CSR): “green” programs, charitable donations, volunteerism and more. Considering the size, influence and resources found at such companies, it may not be difficult for them to establish, monitor and publicize high-profile corporate social responsibility efforts.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Habitat for Humanity Does More Than Just Build Homes

Habitat for Humanity, known throughout the world for helping families build and improve homes, is working to positively impact the local Camden community by providing decent and affordable places to call home. Since its founding in 1986, Habitat for Humanity of Camden County has partnered with approximately 60 families and nine years ago, opened the ReStore donation center and resale showroom in Pennsauken, NJ to provide a resource for residents and businesses to donate reusable furniture, appliances, home goods and building supplies. The items are then resold to the public at a fraction of the retail price to raise additional funds for their home building mission.

Sustainable Development Goals

Executive Update: Statement by Lise Kingo, CEO & Executive Director of the UN Global Compact, on the Passing of Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan

“I propose that you, the business leaders… and we, the United Nations, initiate a global compact of shared values and principles, which will give a human face to the global market.” – Kofi Annan (1938–2018)

Read the statement by Lise Kingo, CEO & Executive Director of the UN Global Compact, on the passing of former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan

Health & Healthcare

What’s Your Healthy Purpose?

At Humana, one way we improve the health of our members is by finding our purpose together. Having a purpose in life and connecting with your local community increases well-being.

Education

PNC University (PNCU) Offers Employees Tools to Learn, Develop and Support PNC’s Business Performance

PNCU offers training to all employees through 12,500 learning and development opportunities - 1,500 classroom based, 1,000 virtual and 10,000 online self-study resources.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

PNC: Responsible Investing Grows More Popular with Investors

The expression “put your money where your mouth is” may be more possible than you realize. Responsible investing options allow you to invest your money in a way that aligns with your values while potentially minimizing risk.

Diversity & Inclusion

Meet Tricia Parry, a CBRE Advantage Builder

What does Parry remember most? “Coming home from school, I would have to do my homework as quickly as I could before the sun went down,” she said. “Then I would read in the dark with a flashlight. I was really into reading back then and loved every bit of it. We had no tv and couldn’t go outside after the sun went down so we read and talked.”

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

We Were Destined to Be Statistics, but Here We Were, Finally Home

This was shared with the Dave Thomas Foundation by Jesus Paniagua. Jesus was 7 years old when he and his five brothers were adopted by Yolonda, a single mother who made them finally feel at home. Today Jesus is 27 and honoring his late mother by sharing his story.

Research, Reports & Publications

Counter Culture Coffee Brings Its Transparency Report to Life With Limited-release Coffee

With text-heavy and data filled pages, it’s no surprise that only 17 percent of consumers actually read companies’ CSR reports. However, many companies are finding innovative ways to make their reports stand out. As a way of grabbing the attention of coffee-loving consumers and encouraging other brands to become more conscious and engaged in their supply chains, Counter Culture Coffee brought its report to life by launching a limited-edition coffee.

Environment

Prioritizing Enablers for Effective Community Forestry in Cameroon

Cameroon, in its Law 94/01 of 1994 on Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, supported local communities to engage in managing forests and benefit from them economically and environmentally. This provision in law allowed communities to have access to forests with the requirement that they obtained a legal status and signed an agreement with the government in which they committed to a set of conditions that maintained the state of the forest while creating livelihoods for local people.

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  9. Innovation & Sustainable Solutions
    Chemours chemistry is essential to our daily lives, global commerce, and the future. Our commitment to product sustainability drives us to innovate...
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    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
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    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
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    The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...
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    The Hershey Company is committed to publishing annual environment, social, and governance reports that give updates on our publicly stated goals and...