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Events, Media & Communications

Annual 2016 Ideagen Global Good Summit and Release of Fall 2016 InterSection Quarterly Review

The world's leading companies, NGO's and Public Sector convene for the 2nd Annual Ideagen Global Good Summit in Seattle at Global Good and Research by Intellectual Ventures.

Responsible Production & Consumption

The Key to Eliminating Modern Day Slavery From Your Supply Chain

Modern day slavery, including forced labor, child labor, bonded labor, and other types of unethical labor practices affects over 21 million people worldwide and has resulted in over $150 billion in illegal profits. Is there an effective approach companies can utilize to mitigate the risk of slavery in their supply chains?

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Keep America Beautiful Honors Honeywell with 2016 Vision for America Award for Corporate Commitment to Sustainability

Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s leading nonprofit that envisions a country that is a clean, green and beautiful place to live, honored Honeywell (NYSE: HON) and its Chairman and CEO David M. Cote with the 2016 Vision for America Award on Tuesday, Oct. 18, in New York City.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

HBR Publishes List of Best Performing CEOs in the World

Health & Healthcare

Nestlé Providing Nutritionally Sound Products Specifically Designed for Children

The Start Healthy, Stay Healthy™ Early Childhood Nutrition program continues to tackle childhood obesity rates in local communities by teaching parents and caregivers of children 0–3 years old simple ways of improving the diets of infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

Diversity & Inclusion

Las Vegas Sands Welcomes New Global Sustainability Manager

Brandon Morrison grew up outside of Philadelphia where he would spend summers at the Jersey Shore. Spending time at the beach and being out on the water each summer growing up helped foster his passion for the environment.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Dock Space Guidelines for Hospital Recycling Programs

The lack of dock space to stage or process materials is a common problem with developing a hospital recycling program. Docks are often cluttered and disorganized with material entering and exiting the facility.

This resource provides guidelines on determining how much recyclable material your hospital generates and where, how it moves once it leaves there, and ways you can optimize your dock space to best support your recycling efforts.

Events, Media & Communications

Four Reasons We Can't Wait for the NAEM EHS & Sustainability Management Forum 2016

For 24 years, the National Association of Environmental Management’s (NAEM) annual EHS & Sustainability Management Forum has brought environment, health and safety (EHS) and sustainability decision-makers together for a few days of inspiring speakers, learning sessions and networking.

This year’s event is set for Oct. 26-28, 2016 in beautiful Denver, Colorado, and it’s poised to be bigger and better than ever. Whether you’ve attended in the past or this will be your first year, on the Antea Group blog we offer a sneak preview of the event, including what we’re most excited for.

Environment

Unlocking The Kigali Amendment

The Montreal Protocol that was signed in 1987 is widely regarded as one of the most important pieces of international cooperation on environmental issues.

Innovation & Technology

Sustainatopia Boston – 2016 – Conspiracy for #Good – Part I

“A gathering of the tribe,” Sustainatopia founder John Rosser might say when asked to describe the conference. And it’s true. The coming together of sustainability practitioners – some of whom have been practicing for decades, perhaps as environmentalists or EHS (Environment, Health and Safety) professionals, some fresh from graduate studies – makes for an event that supersedes the superb content because of the deep ties, newly formed or renewed.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The BSR Conference: A Gathering Like No Other

The BSR Conference—November 1-3, 2016, in New York—is much more than 3 days of 50-plus sessions and events with more than 100 inspirational speakers. It is a community of close to 1,000 companies, foundations, big thinkers, and creative leaders who are exploring emerging trends and innovative solutions to crucial sustainability questions. Don’t miss one of the world’s most influential events devoted to business and sustainability.

Diversity & Inclusion

Barclays and Per Scholas Partnership: Tech Training Helps Fill Cybersecurity Job Skills Gap

On Tuesday September 27th, our CEO Jes Staley and US colleagues joined Per Scholas in celebrating the grand opening of their new Brooklyn location. Built in partnership with Barclays, the expansion will allow Per Scholas to serve an additional 140 New Yorkers annually, expanding its impact to more than 550 New Yorkers trained every year.

Environment

SCA and the UN Foundation Convene Fourth Annual Dialogue on the United Nation’s Global Agenda

SCA President and CEO Magnus Groth to address the power of public-private partnerships in achieving the Global Agenda and advancing hygiene awareness and standards globally.

Environment

Shire Increases Recycling and Landfill Diversion Rate to 45% in 2015

We believe small efforts can add up to a big impact and our sites have the data to prove it. Thanks to local initiatives and the combined efforts of our employees we were able to increase recycling and our landfill diversion rate by over 25 percent from 2014 to 2015.

Environment

Infographic: Papermaking as a Model of the Circular Economy

Paper is inherently circular by nature – made with renewable resources with high levels of renewable energy and is recyclable. And Sappi takes additional measure to further reduce impact at its operations.

Environment

Hunter Lovins: Ordinary People Can Drive Extraordinary Change

At next week's EHS and Sustainability Management Forum in Denver, L. Hunter Lovins will join more than 600 corporate leaders to discuss her personal journey from early environmental activist to influential advocate for systemic solutions to environmental challenges.

Research, Reports & Publications

Caterpillar Energy & Transportation Review

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

When the Easy Answer Isn't the Right One...

When you have a job like mine, you get used to seeing your company’s name in the news a lot. Usually it’s good news. Sometimes it’s not. Right now Wendy’s is the target of a campaign led by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), an activist group that represents tomato harvesters in the Immokalee region of Florida. Their signature program is called the Fair Food Program and for several years, they have pressured Wendy’s to sign the Fair Food Agreement and join their program.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Get to Know Morgan Stanley, Finalist for 2016 Employee Volunteer Program of the Year

Morgan Stanley cites Giving Back as a core value. They embody this value through volunteer work in their communities: A Global Month of Service, frequent pro bono work, and more. They also just launched a new internal social platform for employees to share their volunteer experiences.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Nutrilite™ Power of 5 Commits to Serving 500K Children by 2019

With your support, the Nutrilite Power of 5 Campaign exceeded our goal of providing nutrition to more than 30,000 malnourished children by distributing more than 5 million servings of Nutrilite™ Little Bits. Thank you!

Environment

AkzoNobel Provides Essential Ingredient for Cities to Embrace Urban Gardens

The power of urban gardens to revitalize cities and make people's lives more liveable and inspiring is being showcased by AkzoNobel at the Habitat III Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, which starts today in Quito, the capital of Ecuador.

Research, Reports & Publications

CBRE: “We Empower People to Grow”

At CBRE, we’ve been developing a truly global learning and development platform – a direct reflection of the company’s culture of inclusion and the role CBRE plays as a leader in the business community.

Latest Campaigns

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    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  2. Carbon Footprint
    We are accelerating our efforts to help build a low-carbon economy and avert the worst impacts of climate change. Our goal to reduce our GHG emissions...
  3. Environmental Sustainability
    As sustainability leaders, we implement our sustainability strategy across all company activities along the entire value chain, from raw materials to...
  4. Corporate Social Responsibility
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  5. Sustainability Report
    Our latest Sustainability Report highlights recent accomplishments and progress toward achieving goals in the environmental, social and governance...
  6. Kingfisher Around the World
    The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...
  7. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  8. 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...
  9. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  10. Green Mountain Energy Commitment to Sustainability
    At Green Mountain Energy Company, we share our customers’ commitment to the environment and sustainability. We are inspired by the success that we...
  11. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  12. SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights
    Highlighting the top news, commentary, and research for the week coming from SHQ. The highlights newsletter also spotlights one profiled organization...
  13. Responsible Investing
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  14. FedEx | Awards & Recognition
    We are consistently ranked among the world’s most admired brands and employers. Read more about honors and recognition for FedEx’s ongoing effort to...
  15. FedEx | Delivering for Good
    Doing what we do best for those who need it most. When disaster strikes, and there’s not a moment to lose, our people mobilize the FedEx global fleet...