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Events, Media & Communications

Wang Yang: Sino-US Cooperation is the Only Right Choice (Translated)

November 22, the US Chamber of Commerce and the US National Governors Association in Washington, DC co-hosted a luncheon, welcomed the United States to participate in the 27th session of the China-US Joint Commission on Commerce Vice Prime Minister Wang Yang. US Commerce Secretary Plyzik, US Trade Representative Frohman and more than 500 guests attended. Bloomberg founder, philanthropist, three times as mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg was invited to attend and address. Co-founder and Chairman and Chairman of the Blackstone Group, Mr. Su Shimin, the former US Secretary of Commerce, former Ambassador to China Locke, and Ambassador Baucus of the US Embassy in China have also delivered speeches.

Diversity & Inclusion

Why Some People Are Great at School, But Only So-So at Life

Years ago, I had the experience of meeting Donald Trump. I worked in city government in New York and he wanted to buy a building from the city.

Innovation & Technology

Chocolate Maker Theo & Philo Sweetens Its Business with NetSuite.org

As one of the world’s tropical equatorial nations that produce the raw material for chocolate, the Philippines is experiencing growth as an exporter of chocolate. Not coincidentally, Theo & Philo is growing in the Philippines as well.

Environment

The ReNEWW House, a Sustainable Living Laboratory

There has long been an argument that homes and buildings are reliant on 19th-century technologies. The result is that while home climate-control systems and features such has windows have improved over the years, homes and buildings are still inefficient.

Environment

National Grid Applauds City of Boston on Climate Ready Boston Report

National Grid applauds the recommendations of Mayor Marty Walsh and the Green Ribbon Commission for their meaningful and detailed report that addresses climate change for the City of Boston.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CareFirst Earns Top Rating For Workplace Equality From Human Rights Campaign

Responsible Production & Consumption

How Caterers can Help Reduce Food Waste

This is the third in a series about food waste and the social license. You might recall from our first post that the concept of social license is about asking our customers to accept practices in the food experience that reduce waste. So far, we’ve discussed how the concept of the social license can reduce food waste in restaurants. Today we are going to tackle catering – a very complicated and difficult beast.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Lumber Mill Reimagined as Artist Studios in Kentucky

Few places in Covington, Ky., illustrate this city’s proud past, recent struggles and current renewal more eloquently than the Hellmann Lumber building.

Education

Holidays, Money, and Family—Check Out These Interesting Holiday Spending Stats

T. Rowe Price recently released the survey – Parents, Kids, & Money, which surveyed more than 1,000 parents as well as their children between the ages of 8 to 14. This survey revealed that most parents actually want to overextend their money and spending in order to get their children what they want for gifts and holiday presents.

Diversity & Inclusion

Introducing the Antea Group Philadelphia Office!

The Philadelphia office is staffed by practitioners with expertise in all of our Antea Group practice areas. We have particular experience with the chemical, oil & gas, railroad, and food & beverage industries. Project capabilities range from small-scale industrial hygiene monitoring for healthcare clients to extensive remediation projects for chemical companies. We're only a short drive to Delaware, New Jersey, and Maryland and are able to support projects across the region.

Education

Ten to Watch: Trisha Stan, Ph.D.

“We do science for the betterment of society, but too many misunderstandings exist between scientists and the populations we strive to serve. I hope to build bridges of communication and understanding between scientists and the public.”

Events, Media & Communications

How Should Hotels Market Green Initiatives?

“Going Green” has become standard practice in a high percentage of hotels and other hospitality facilities. It’s the right thing to do. But it can also create the positive public relations and opinion of your brand that you are looking for. It’s a win-win.

Green Infrastructure

Green Infrastructure Approaches Help Mimic Natural Water Cycles

Green infrastructure incorporates natural systems into engineered systems to provide clean water, conserve ecosystem values and functions, and offer a wide array of ancillary benefits to people and wildlife.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Timberland's Victory Garden Cultivates Community Impact

Outdoor lifestyle brand Timberland recently celebrated the close of the ninth consecutive harvest season of its Victory Garden, a plot of fresh fruits, vegetables and flowers outside the company’s Stratham, New Hampshire headquarters. Each year, a dedicated group of Timberland employee volunteers manage and cultivate the 1,000 square foot area of raised garden beds.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How U.S. Bank Makes Community Possible

Earlier this year, our client U.S. Bank launched the Community Possible Relay complete with a mobile baton, or what became known as the Big Blue Bus. The goal was to promote volunteerism and inspire 153,000 volunteers both inside and outside the bank. This represents 1,000 volunteers for each year the bank has been in business!

Social Impact & Volunteering

Marina Bay Sands Supports The Purple Parade

Responsible Production & Consumption

Here’s The Beef: Wendy’s Joins the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef

We recently took another step in our long-time commitment to sourcing quality beef responsibly by joining the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. Their goal is simple – to work together with lots of different stakeholders to sustain responsible beef production for years to come. One of our team members who lives and breathes quality beef every day is also one of our rising stars, Manager of Quality Assurance for Beef, Sarah Wells. Sarah is one of the most upbeat and optimistic people you’ll ever meet. Fortunately, she loves to travel because we keep her on the road all the time. She’s an expert in meat science and animal care, and she taught at the collegiate level before joining Wendy’s two and a half years ago.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Missing Link: Rewarding Tenant Engagement In Sustainability Benchmarking

A common theme amongst various sustainability benchmarking frameworks, such as the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB), and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), is the weight placed on working with tenants. More specifically, landlords are now expected to capture and report on tenant energy use if they wish to achieve top scores.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sodexo and American Red Cross Partner in New Hampshire and Vermont for Disaster Response

Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life services, and the American Red Cross in New Hampshire and Vermont have entered into a partnership to provide disaster clients of the Red Cross in that region with meals during times of disaster response.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Big Bet Philanthropy: How More Givers Are Spending Big and Taking Risks to Solve Society's Problems

David Dornsife recalls the first time he took his wife, Dana, to see the work they were funding to provide water to people in Africa, traveling to a village with no wells in Ghana in 2001. "People had scabies all over their faces," he says. "It was hard to talk with them because there were flies everywhere."

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Capital BlueCross Annual Secret Santa Program Provides 600 Gifts for Local Children in Need

Capital BlueCross employees today packed up hundreds of gifts to send to children in need this holiday season. The company's annual "Secret Santa" program provides gifts to children, from infants to teenagers, who otherwise may not have something under the tree.

Education

Closing the College Gap

For most of the last century, the United States led the world in educational attainment and the economic and social mobility of its people. As our advantage has been slipping in recent decades, leaders from the President to philanthropists have set goals for boosting the percentage of Americans who complete some form of college, so more Americans are prepared for the rigors of the workplace and being engaged members of society.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Film Festival Spotlight: 2016 Fan Favorite Winner Thermo Fisher Scientific

Watch the 2016 Fan Favorite winner Thermo Fisher Scientific, which won for its video titled, "Give Us Hope."

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