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Events

Symposium on Integrated Thinking, Drivers and Evolving Best Practices

Company executives, institutional investors and practice leaders engage on shifting shareholder expectations and how Integrated Thinking improves company resilience and net performance.

Health & Healthcare

Could Cervical Cancer Be the Next Polio?

According to the World Health Organization, cancer of the cervix is the second-most common cancer among women worldwide. Nearly 500,000 women are diagnosed and over 250,000 die from the disease every year because they lack access to timely screening and prevention services. In Peru, cervical cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related deaths among women.

Research & Reports

CN Releases 2015 Sustainability Report

CN today issued its fifth sustainability report, Delivering Responsibly, outlining the company’s programs and achievements in safety, corporate governance, community involvement, human resources and environmental sustainability.

Education & Workforce Development

Jobs, Education and Health Lead to Better Quality of Life

The mission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being and quality of life of people around the world. The OECD works with governments, labor and business to share experiences and seek solutions to common problems.

Socially Responsible Investing

Announcing the 2015-2016 RSF Social Impact Fellows

RSF Social Finance is pleased to announce the 2015-2016 Social Impact Fellows. This cohort marks RSF’s sixth year of the fellowship program. The fellowship is designed to support the development of the next generation of inspiring leaders in the social finance field. RSF also seeks to bring a fresh perspective to the organization’s business development activities.

Inclusion & Opportunity

The Power Within, A Quest To Be The Best At National Grid

Research & Reports

Domtar's Evaporation Trains Increase Efficiency

Volunteering & Community

Tetra Tech Participates in Lockheed Martin STEM Careers Event

Teaching children about the water cycle and water conservation and sparking interest in future science careers

Corporate Responsibility

Growth In Pro Bono Services

It’s Pro bono week! A growing way companies go deeper in what they deliver through employee engagement programs is Pro Bono Service, which CECP has been tracking since 2008.

Awards & Rankings

The Journal Science Says Abbott is a Top Employer

The journal Science today recognized Abbott as a Top 20 Employer.

Research & Reports

New Guide Helps Foodservice Operators in Fight to End Littering in America

In an effort to help foodservice operators address litter and littering behavior in and around restaurants and other foodservice establishments, the Foodservice Packaging Institute, Keep America Beautiful and the National Restaurant Association have partnered to produce “Being a Good Neighbor: A Guide to Reducing and Managing Litter.”

Energy & Infrastructure

ENERGY STAR: Changing the Energy Conservation Conversation

Education & Workforce Development

AT&T Invests $4.5 Million in the Future of Education For At-Risk Students

Communities In Schools (CIS), the nation’s largest and most effective dropout prevention organization, today announced a substantial contribution from AT&T to support its efforts to help students achieve in school, graduate and go on to college and career success.

Health & Healthcare

A Better Breast Cancer Detection Tool Than Mammograms?

Health & Healthcare

The Real Gamechanger for Women’s Empowerment Initiatives – Family Planning

The makeup of the workforce has changed worldwide. Increasingly, women have become a driving force in our global economy particularly in developing economies. Many institutions, including multinational companies – from Nike to Walmart to KPMG – have recognized the need to proactively expand economic opportunities for women by fostering entrepreneurship, strengthening financial literacy, and promoting women into management positions. Yet, for all the emphasis on empowering women in business, there is a danger of undermining these vital efforts by ignoring a key enabling factor for women to take advantage of these opportunities – access to safe, voluntary family planning and reproductive health education and services. Such services remain largely ignored when business designs women’s empowe

Health & Healthcare

Novartis Foundation and Partners Launch New Hypertension Program in Ghana

The Novartis Foundation and its partners have begun screening patients in the Community-based Hypertension Improvement Project (ComHIP), a two-year program designed to evaluate the impact of an innovative healthcare model on hypertension management and control in Ghana. With the innovative healthcare model, the Novartis Foundation and its partners aim to improve the control of hypertension, a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, by making services more accessible in the community while empowering individuals to manage their hypertension. More than three quarters of deaths from cardiovascular disease take place in low- and middle-income countries.

Volunteering & Community

TransCanada Scores Assist With Future Hockey Stars

The World Under-17s, with TransCanada as a major sponsor, brings together the top players in the world, and is the first step in Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence. Many players who compete at the tournament go on to represent Canada with the National Men’s Under-18 Team, the National Junior Team and National Men’s Team.

Socially Responsible Investing

Why Investing in Women Pays Off

Numerous Ways that Investing in Women Pays Off for Employers and Investors

Latest Campaigns

Leadership

Cascale demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key sustainability topics inside and...

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...

AEG's Commitment to Sustainable Operations

AEG's sustainability initiatives are designed to reduce our consumption of the planet’s limited resources. Through our comprehensive sustainability...

AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism

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...

Opportunity for All

At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...

Cascale Governance

Cascale shares updates from its Board of Directors who serve as the principal governing body and are responsible for setting the strategic direction...

Accelerating access to healthcare technology

We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...

Wesco Cares

Life-changing events can happen to any of us, often when we least expect them. Employees in need can turn to the Wesco Cares. Its mission is to be an...

People

As a family-owned business, Bacardi values the importance of creating a warm and welcoming workplace. We do so by fostering an environment where...

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...