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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Case for Investing in Sustainable Buildings

Buildings are a big part of the sustainability challenge, and thus a huge opportunity. The construction and operations of buildings account for 40% of global energy use, 30% of energy-related GHG emissions, approximately 12% of water use, nearly 40% of waste, and employs 10% of the workforce.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Special Webcast: Is Your Business Seeking to Better Understand the Impact of Your Corporate Philanthropy on Society?

Innovation & Technology

HPE Panel Discusses the Future of Technology, Smart Cities

Mark Potter, chief technology officer for HPE and director of Hewlett Packard Labs, discussed the future of smart cities, which are cities with infrastructure integrated with modern tech to enhance the citizen experience and encourage tapping into the potential of an area.

Diversity & Inclusion

Hallmark Launches Four New Multicultural Card Lines

Hallmark is continuing to give people even more ways to emotionally connect with others through four brand new multicultural card lines celebrating Chinese, Indian, African American and Latino cultures.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Majority of Small Businesses Show Customer Appreciation by Giving to Communities, TD Bank Study Finds

According to a recent survey, 73 percent of small businesses provide support to local charitable and communal causes to show their commitment to giving back and to express appreciation to customers and the community.

Environment

IOC-Supported Guide Outlines How Sustainable Venues Can Help Conserve Nature

Developed as part of a partnership between the IOC and IUCN, the guide, Sport and Biodiversity: Guidelines for mitigating biodiversity impacts of new sports venues, was released at the United Nations Environment Assembly taking place in Nairobi, Kenya.

Diversity & Inclusion

Interview With Hannah George, Engineer, Information Communications and Technology

Hannah George is a project manager who specializes in information and communications technology (ICT) and security. She joined Tetra Tech in 2012 and applies her 17 years of experience to high performance buildings for health, education, office, and retail.

Sustainable Development Goals

Businesses Gather in New Zealand to Discuss the Power of Corporate Volunteering

On 26 July, KPMG hosted 20 New Zealand businesses to discuss the importance of corporate volunteering, and explore collaboration opportunities with the United Nations, other businesses, and not-for-profits to harness the power of working together to fuel the prosperity of New Zealand’s communities.

Green Infrastructure

Bridgestone Bloomington Plant Recognized for Safety

Bridgestone Americas announced that its off-the-road tire plant in Bloomington, Illinois was recently recertified for continued participation in the Illinois OSHA)Voluntary Protection Program as a Star participant.

Energy

ENGIE Storage Announces 19 MW/38 MWh Community Solar and Energy Storage Project Portfolio under the Massachusetts SMART Program

ENGIE Storage announced it will supply and operate a 19 MW/38 MWh portfolio of six energy storage sites that will contribute to the AnchorSolar Massachusetts Renewable Target Program and participate in ISO-New England wholesale markets.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Baltimore leaders: ‘Proud not only to be in Baltimore, but of Baltimore’

Diversity & Inclusion

New Holland Construction Supporting Accessibility and Inclusion. In sport. In Work.

Sport is universally recognized as not only having physical health benefits, but as having an important role to play in both positive mental health and raising self-esteem.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Schneider Electric Announces Go Green in the City 2019 North American Regional Finals Winner

Schneider Electric announced Team WellPower, Noah Schochet and Ayushi Sinha from Princeton University, as the North America Regional Finals Winner for Go Green in the City 2019.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Five Cannes Lions Campaigns We Liked: Your Winner Revealed

PRWeek's five favourite campaigns from the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity ended up a two-horse race, with a tense denouement befitting of two worthy protagonists.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Carnival Corporation's Costa Cruises Holds Steel-Cutting Ceremony for Costa Toscana, Its Second LNG-Fueled Ship

Costa Cruises, the Italian brand of Carnival Corporation & plc recently celebrated the first steel-cutting for Costa Toscana, the brand's second ship that can be powered in port and at sea by liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Events, Media & Communications

Ready to Engage Your Employees in Pro Bono Service?

Taproot Foundation is transforming how nonprofit and social change organizations access the pro bono support they need to thrive—and how companies engage their employees in social impact—by launching the newly redesigned matchmaking platform Taproot Plus at www.taprootplus.org.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

People Power Microcredit: Behind the Scenes in Latin America

This year, we are bringing you People Power Microcredit, a newsletter series that goes behind the scenes to show you the incredible people driving our mission forward.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

HPE Partners With Texas A&M to Create New Computer Engineering Center

Hewlett Packard Enterprises has donated $10.5 million in research equipment for a state-of-the-art computer engineering school at Texas A&M University, according to a recent announcement from the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Going Remote: Our Traveling Office

In an organization that certifies the physical places where people work, we unexpectedly found ourselves asking: How might getting away from the four walls of an office support our ability to return to a space of health and well-being?

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

ESPN Launches Don’t Retire, Kid Campaign Aimed at Increasing Youth Sports Participation

Youth sports participation rates nationwide are in decline and ESPN is addressing the crisis and bringing awareness to the issue by exclusively launching the Don’t Retire, Kid campaign, in partnership with the Aspen Institute’s Project Play.

Energy

Consumers Energy Approves Over 125 Rebates for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Throughout Michigan

Consumers Energy announced that it has approved over 125 rebates forelectric vehicle charging stations for drivers across Michigan as the energy provider powers up a new effort to help the next generation of vehicles get
into gear.

Education

An Udderly Amazing STEM Day at ON Semiconductor

Three engineers, an operations manager and an administrative assistant donned cow suits to welcome an unprecedented number of students to the Pocatello, Idaho factory for an extensive day of STEM investigation and discovery.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Innovations in Social Impact Measurement Symposium

Your company is dedicating time and resources to be a responsible corporate citizen. Are those efforts working?

Education

OneWest Bank Launches Back to School Program with Local Boys & Girls Clubs

OneWest Bank, CIT’s Southern California retail bank division, today launched Bank on Building a Brighter Community to support and give back to local area school children as they head back to school. For every new qualifying checking account opened before October 15, OneWest will donate two-and-a-half hours of homework assistance to the Santa Monica, Pasadena, and Moorpark & Simi Valley Boys & Girls Clubs.[1]

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Itron and Discovery Education Awarded for Global Sustainability Leadership

The 2019 Sustainability Awards program honors those people, teams and organizations who have made sustainability an integral part of their business practice or overall mission.

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  8. LG Air Conditioning Solutions
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    Crown Holdings 2024 Sustainability Report: Built To Last In today’s rapidly changing world, “Built to Last” embodies our unwavering commitment to...
  13. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  14. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  15. Community Impact
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