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Research, Reports & Publications

Caterpillar Inc | Sustainability at a Glance

What does Sustainability mean to Caterpillar? Learn more about our strategy, focus areas and how we’re performing here.

Innovation & Technology

Craft Brewery Taps Into Electricity, Creates Niche in Crowded Industry

MURRIETA, Calif. — As the craft beer industry continues to grow, a small brewery in Murrieta has carved out a special niche for itself. Unlike most breweries that use natural gas, Electric Brewing Co. uses electricity to make its popular beer.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Marketing and Communications Talent Drives Social Impact

How can today’s nonprofits use social media to connect with the people they serve? How can they create brands that appeal to both homeless youth and millionaire donors? How can they reach the right audiences with the right messages at the right times? Those are questions that keep many nonprofit leaders up at night.

Innovation & Technology

10 Companies Making Healthy Interior Products

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Talking Sutainability Strategy and Governance with Dave Garofalo, President and CEO

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Fighting Hunger on College Campuses

Health & Healthcare

The Rise of Health Metrics in ESG Investing

Some of the world’s most sophisticated investors have been using Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) data for years to help identify companies that perform well over time in the market. Their belief that high ESG scores correlate with high corporate financial performance is now supported by a large and rapidly growing body of research. Deutsche Bank’s much-discussed study, for example, found that 2,200 of ESG studies conducted between 1970 to 2015 report a positive ESG–Corporate Financial Performance (CFP) relation.

Events, Media & Communications

Call for Solutions by July 31: Submit Initiatives That Address One of Three Global Challenges Through Collaboration

The time is now to engage partners, begin collaborations, scale solutions, and make progress on solvable problems such as reducing post-harvest loss, bridging youth skills gap and increasing employability, and treating and preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs). PYXERA Global will host a #GEFlive fall virtual event series on those three solvable problems, starting in September. Be featured in PYXERA Global’s fall virtual event series by submitting your initiative by July 31.

Events, Media & Communications

Southface Announces Cox Enterprises as Presenting Sponsor of 2017 Visionary Dinner; Mohawk Group Returns as Title Sponsor

Southface is pleased to announce Cox Enterprises as the presenting sponsor for its upcoming Visionary Dinner on September 19 at the Georgia Aquarium. Previously a patron sponsor, Cox has raised its commitment of support, and will be providing the emcee for the event. For the third year in a row, Mohawk Group is the event's title sponsor.

Sustainable Development Goals

How Can We Get the ‘Buy-In’ Required from Investors to Make the SDGs Work?

Investors are eager to contribute to achieving the SDGs, but don’t yet have sufficient information and tools to make smart investments in a more sustainable future. There is a need for standardized and comparable data, as well as more meaningful dialogue between business, investors & stock exchanges. GRI is ramping up engagement between these groups.

Environment

Domtar's Sustainability Monthly Minute | July 2017

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

4 Things to Know About Why Summer is the Hungriest Time for Kids in America

Green Infrastructure

Designing a Sustainable Future

In the past few years, global efforts such as the Paris Agreement and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have demonstrated the tremendous progress that can be achieved through collective action. To drive this effort, Bechtel has launched a suite of 2030 enterprise-wide goals and targets.

Events, Media & Communications

Athletic Director, Renowned Chef, and Marketing Guru to be Featured on Panel at 11th Annual Women’s Leadership Conference in Las Vegas

Three women at the top of their fields will offer insights into leadership and advancing in the workplace during a featured panel at MGM Resorts Foundation’s Women’s Leadership Conference (WLC) Aug. 7 & 8 at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV.

Diversity & Inclusion

Northern Trust Employees in Manila Participate in LGBT Events

Employees in our Manila office participated in two important LGBT+ events – The Metro Manila Pride March on June 26 and the Philippine Financial Industry Pride (PFIP) Summit on July 11.

Research, Reports & Publications

Erb Featured Business Sustainability Case Study: Uber and the Sharing Economy

The Erb Institute has established itself as a recognized leader in helping top business school programs and businesses navigate sustainability challenges through its teaching case studies for almost a decade. Since 2008, over 70 titles have been published, with an estimated 43,000 copies in use worldwide. As of 2017, these cases have been adopted by business schools on 4 continents. Their reach includes over 200 business schools, from the Ivy League to the deserts of Arizona, and from Glasgow to Sydney.

Education

Duke Energy Launches Mobile Science Lab

Tornado in a box, solar energy and the power of the wind are just a few of the science demonstrations making their way around Indiana in the new mobile science lab.

Innovation & Technology

Transforming the Customer Experience One Call at a Time

Comcast is continuing to take it to the next level with a companywide initiative to transform the customer experience.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

When the Message Doesn’t Land

I recently had a moment that perplexed me. I was talking to some colleagues, and they asked me what we were doing. In this case, that “we” was our Corporate Responsibility department at MilliporeSigma, and that question was essentially asking about our strategy. After hearing this, I had an initial moment of frustration. How could they not get what we were trying to do? Wasn’t it crystal clear? Didn’t we literally spell it out? I had a one-page document on our method that my team and I spent a lot of time drafting, refining and refining some more.

Environment

Biomimicry @ 20: A Conversation with Janine Benyus

Joel Makower of GreenBiz interviews Janine Benyus 20 years into her Biomimicry journey.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Being the Constant in a World of Change

“I was a little nervous at first, but knowing Sandy, I had no doubt that she would find me a good family. And just having that thought in your head gives you a great sense of comfort and belonging.”

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Infiltrator Announces Partnership with Habitat for Humanity

Infiltrator Water Technologies, a manufacturer of decentralized wastewater treatment technology, announces its partnership with Habitat for Humanity to assist in their mission to create a world where everyone has a decent and affordable place to live.

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