In recognition of World Youth Skills Day and Chronic Illness Awareness Month, FedEx celebrates Calm Canvas, a team of young entrepreneurs from Ohio who earned the 2025 Global Possibilities Award, presented by FedEx during Future Bound™ by Junior Achievement.
Kimberly-Clark UK & Ireland, manufacturer of leading household name brands including Andrex® and Kleenex®, becomes the first major consumer products company in the UK to make a significant commitment to green hydrogen, signalling its commitment to a more sustainable future.
I come from a big, close-knit family and always dreamed of having one of my own someday. What was in store is even more than I could have ever expected.
For the first time in over a century, Parisians are once again swimming in the River Seine. What once seemed impossible is now a reality – thanks in large part to the vision, momentum and partnership inspired by the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
The increasing consumer demand for sustainable packaging is being driven by growing environmental awareness and the desire to reduce waste. Consumers are increasingly seeking products with packaging that is recyclable, biodegradable, compostable or made from renewable or circular
Federal Express Corporation (FedEx), one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, participated in a plogging initiative with the Korea Green Foundation to combat plastic waste pollution and promote environmental responsibility.
In June 1981, news of a mysterious disease first began making headlines out of San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York. People who were impacted developed unusual infections and grew sick as their immune systems failed.
Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise company, today announced that Vicky Rey, vice president of government affairs for Latin America, has been appointed to the Champions 12.3 coalition.
A year ago, beneath a stormy summer sky, history unfolded along the River Seine. For the first time ever, the Opening Ceremony broke free from stadium walls and embraced the city itself.
We’ve been working for years to reduce the levels of waste from our operations. We continue to sharpen our focus on food waste, engaging in initiatives aiming to avoid it.
The survey of 172 ‘in-house’ EHS&S leaders revealed that one-third (33%) of those who are currently shopping for a new system are doing so to provide greater external transparency.
It may sound cliché but I like helping people. Providing knowledge and assistance is very rewarding. Child welfare allowed me to tap into a wide variety of things such as finding valuable resources for families, increasing my ability to be objective and my passion to help our most vulnerable.
Sophia Mendelsohn, JetBlue’s director of sustainability, was awarded the Individual Leadership Award for guiding the airline’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.
Communication is vital in sharing your successes and challenges, and in keeping key stakeholders engaged in your hospital’s plastics recycling program. In developing a communication plan, consider what information you want to convey, the target audience(s,) both internal and external, and the call to action you want to move people to take, if there is one. These issues are discussed further at the HPRC website.
The International WELL Building Institute™ (IWBI™), along with RESET™, the Building Research Establishment (BRE) and the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) today announced a joint agreement to work together to develop a coordinated set of global standards and guidelines for indoor and outdoor environmental monitoring systems and sensors.
Cascadian Farm, a pioneer in the organic food movement, and parent company General Mills today announced their work with The Land Institute (TLI) to help commercialize organic Kernza®, a perennial grain (intermediate wheatgrass) and wild relative of annual wheat, whose deep roots show promise to increase soil health, carbon sequestration, water retention and enhance surrounding wildlife habitat. The sweet- and nutty-tasting grain lends itself particularly well as an ingredient for cereal and snacks.
Antea Group announced today the promotion of Keith Knoke to Vice President. Knoke currently leads the Client Account Leadership Program where he develops and implements strategies to increase account leader capacity and capability within the company.
Each year, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and Morgan Stanley's Institute for Sustainable Investing present the Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge.
According to the United Nations, gender inequality costs the region of sub-Saharan Africa an average of US$95 billion a year. By eliminating gender inequality and empowering women, the productive capacity of one billion Africans could be raised, delivering a huge boost to the continent’s development potential.
Soy protein is an economical and reliable alternative to meat and dairy proteins, helping food manufacturers control costs and improve the profitability of their products.
Naturally, automotive manufacturing requires a high volume of materials. To protect the earth's resources, Daimler turns to recyclates. For that reason, this issue is also central in our Design for Environment.
Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR), a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable and efficient environments, joined the Paradigm for Parity℠ coalition and pledged to bring gender parity to its corporate leadership structure by 2030. The first in its industry to pledge, Ingersoll Rand has united with nearly 40 other companies in the coalition to address the corporate leadership gender gap.
Nestlé S.A., today released its annual Nestlé in society: Creating Shared Value and meeting our commitments report for 2016. The report demonstrates how the company purpose, ambitions and 42 specific public commitments contribute to society.
The new generation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability communicators are operating in real-time and are constantly searching for ways to report on return on investment (ROI) for the efforts they work on every day.
Points of Light announced today that a dynamic group of influential Pacific Northwest leaders will serve as Host Committee members for the annual Conference on Volunteering and Service to be held June 19-21 in the Emerald City. Convened by Points of Light, the event provides the singular opportunity for nonprofit, government, business and civic leaders to learn, connect and shape the future of volunteerism, and draws approximately 3,500 participants from 37 countries, including the United States.
Accion and Quona Capital announced today the final close of the Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund, the world’s first global fintech fund for the underserved.
Earlier this year, the World Economic Forum released its 2017 Global Risks Report, providing ample reading material for the world’s elite as they trekked to the Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
On March 10, the LIVESTRONG Foundation will host an unveiling reception for The Hero’s Journey Art, an art installation created by sculptor John Magnan.
For over 100 years, International Women’s Day has been a reminder to recognize women’s contributions to the American workforce and economy. Women in the workplace have come a long way, but there is still a long way to go before women are treated equally to men when it comes to financial compensation and social acknowledgment at work.
Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) celebrated its industry leading safety program by hosting its first national championship truck ROAD-EO competition, a rigorous skills competition for Republic’s top drivers and technicians from across the country. The competition involves a series of driving and diagnostic tests in challenging scenarios, in order to determine national champions in five distinct categories.
Taproot Foundation and BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt will convene the 5th Annual Global Pro Bono Summit, March 7 - 10, 2017, in Lisbon, Portugal, with local host Social Entrepreneurs Agency (Agência de Empreendedores Sociais, or SEA).
Whole Foods Market, America’s Healthiest Grocery store®, will celebrate the opening of its much anticipated Newark, New Jersey, location on Wednesday, March 1.
Antea Group announced today the promotion of Peylina Chu to Vice President. Chu currently serves as Technology Segment Leader where she leads a team in developing strategies and solutions that help tech companies understand and manage the business aspects of environment, health, safety and sustainability across their facilities, products and supply chains.
EHS programs are most successful when they’re embedded in company culture, where employees feel they have the knowledge and encouragement to play an active role in program initiatives. Building EHS into company culture can be challenging as many EHS managers work hard to manage programs across multiple facilities on tight budgets and with limited resources. Read about Antea Group’s EHS Flex, the low-cost, fit-for-purpose solution and the 6 ways it will help assess & improve company culture.
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