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Environment | International Paper

Celebrating the Role of the Gopher Tortoises in Our Forest

The best way to celebrate Gopher Tortoise Day is to ensure there are more gopher tortoises across their natural range in the southeast United States.

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Earth Week Spring Cleaning

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Leadership Spotlight: Q&A With Kim Frankovich, Global VP of Sustainability, Griffith Foods

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Subaru Ranked As Top Automaker in Forbes Best Brands for Social Impact for Third Consecutive Year

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

JetBlue Crewmembers Honor 9/11 with Service

On September 11, more than 100 JetBlue crewmembers gathered to help build a playground with KaBOOM! in Canarsie, Brooklyn.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Kohler Co. Donates Water Filters to Louisiana Disaster Relief

Catastrophic flooding has left much of Louisiana under a boil water advisory. Municipal water supplies across the affected region have been damaged by flood water, debris and lightning strikes. Kohler Co., a global leader in the plumbing industry, has donated 480 KOHLER Clarity water filters to flood victims through Operation Blessing International, a humanitarian organization which provides disaster relief, medical aid, clean water and community development.

Environment

Sodexo’s Sustainability Team Celebrates Growth at Gonzaga’s Hydroponic Greenhouse

Sodexo, world leader in quality of life services, recognized its dining sustainability team at Gonzaga University for celebrating the one-year anniversary of the John J. Hemmingson Center Gonzaga Greenhouse. The team worked to successfully increase crop yields using a greenhouse design that recycles and consumes one-tenth the water of traditional farming.

Green Infrastructure

Masonite Architectural Publishes One of North America’s First Wood Door Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)

Masonite Architectural published an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for its wood door products, bringing greater environmental transparency to the wood door production process. SCS Global Services (SCS)conducted the independent assessment underlying the declaration.

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Environment

Arbor Day Foundation Lands a Grant Toward Hybrid Hazelnut Research

The Arbor Day Foundation is proud to announce the organization is a recipient of a three million dollar USDA grant as part of the Hybrid Hazelnut Consortium to expand research on hybrid hazelnuts.

Green Infrastructure

Masonite Architectural publie une des premières Déclarations environnementales de produit (DEPs) pour portes en bois en Amérique du Nord

Masonite Architectural vient de publier une Déclaration environnementale de produit (DEP) pour ses portes en bois, apportant une plus grande transparence environnementale au processus de production des portes en bois. SCS Global Services (SCS) a réalisé l’évaluation indépendante sur laquelle se base la déclaration.

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Health & Healthcare

What is the Impact of Regenerative Manufacturing on Health Care?

There’s a term that is known in healthcare as “toxic body burden.” It refers to the level of toxicity that exists in our bodies, accumulated in organs and fatty tissue, based on our exposure to chemicals and other harmful substances that are commonly found in building and consumer products.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

TD - the Only Canadian Bank Listed in the DJSI World Index

For the third year in a row – TD has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability (DJSI) World Index which reflects the top 10 percent of leading companies worldwide. Out of 193 banks, TD was the only Canadian Bank to be included in the short list of 27 banks.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Shaping the American Dream by Investing in Education

Join America's Charities, now through December, as we highlight different nonprofits and share how individuals and companies can Shape the Future of various causes through workplace giving programs. To start a workplace giving campaign, click here.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Introducing Sky’s Bigger Picture Performance Update

Take a look at Sky’s 2015/16 Bigger Picture Performance update to see how we are making a positive contribution, acting responsibly and using our position as Europe’s leading entertainment company to inspire others.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

New in Harvard Business Review: The Ecosystem of Shared Value

More and more companies are adopting a shared value approach—pursuing financial success in a way that also benefits society—as they look for new economic opportunities, seek to regain the public’s trust, and work to solve some of the world’s most pressing social problems. But these companies don’t operate in isolation.

Diversity & Inclusion

Video: Bloomberg Working Families Make it Work

Whether you are a parent or thinking of becoming one, a caregiver to a loved one, or are taking care of both children and your elders, Bloomberg is committed to supporting working families.

Research, Reports & Publications

Trees and Trains Add Up to Sustainable Business

In 2015, Norfolk Southern completed a five-year community partnership to reforest 10,000 acres in the Mississippi Delta, a “Trees and Trains” initiative to mitigate carbon emissions the natural way. Partnering with GreenTrees, a reforestation program, NS invested $5.6 million to plant more than 6 million cottonwood and native hardwood trees on land cleared for farming years ago but that had become marginally productive as cropland.

Diversity & Inclusion

Darden for Life — Kathryn Graham of Olive Garden

For some of Darden team members, creating great dining experiences for our guests is so fulfilling that it becomes their life’s work. Today we hear from one of our longtime team members whose years of achievement inspire us all.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Fans Can Help Major Leaguers Shine a Light on Community Service During Marvin Miller Man of the Year Voting

Online balloting at www.MLBPlayers.com opened today so fans can select the six finalists for the 2016 Marvin Miller Man of the Year award, which goes to the player whose on-field performance and contributions to his community most inspire others to higher levels of achievement.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Both Investors and Corporate Executives are Seeing Sustainability Benefits

Conflict mineral rules and reporting are heating up on three continents, causing an increase in compliance activity for any and all companies involved in global trade and a look toward unified, simplified reporting and tracking techniques.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Cerro Verde, a Freeport-McMoRan Affiliate, Builds a Multipurpose Center for Community Events

Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde has built a multipurpose facility for the communities near the Cerro Verde mining operations and the community of El Nazareno to use for meetings and events.

Education

Qualcomm Expands its Role with FIRST. New FIRST Tech Challenge Game Announced. [Video]

Watching the youth participants at a recent FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) event, I cannot help but feel inspired. The girls and boys, ranging in age from 6-18, are all smiles, whether they are listening intently to Qualcomm volunteer mentors or skillfully maneuvering robots of all sizes inside their respective arenas.

Diversity & Inclusion

3 Lifehacks by Sodexo for Having a Great Relationship With Your Boss

For the vast majority of us, having a boss is just a fact of life. Whether or not we get along with those bosses, however, can be much less of a sure thing—but it doesn’t have to be.

Education

Univision y Fusion Siguen la Vida de Cuatro Familias Hispanas que se Esfuerzan Durante Un Año Para Cerrar la Brecha en el Desempeño Académico

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) y FUSION, en colaboración con Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, anunciaron hoy su alianza continua y el lanzamiento de “Camino al Éxito”, una campaña en plataformas múltiples de un año de duración que se propone ayudar a reducir la brecha en el desempeño académico de los estudiantes hispanos en los Estados Unidos. =

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Univision and Fusion Follow Lives of Four Hispanic Families in Year-Long Effort to Close the Education Achievement Gap

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) and FUSION, in collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, today announced their continued partnership and the launch of “Camino al Éxito” (Path to Success), a year-long, multi-platform campaign that aims to help reduce the educational achievement gap among Hispanic students in the United States.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Quest in the Fight Against AIDS

Quest contributes to the fight against AIDS in a variety of ways. In 2015, we marked AIDS Day by participating in a number of events across the country, sponsored AIDS Walks and other fundraising events, and raised awareness about the disease

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bristol-Myers Squibb Named to 2016 Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) has earned a place on the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the second consecutive year. The index recognizes public companies for outstanding performance across economic, environmental and social factors, and serves as a benchmark for investors who integrate sustainability considerations into their portfolios.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Obras por Impuesto: Public Private Partnership Portfolio Exclusive for Latin Firms

In Latin America, in terms of public infrastructure investments neither the state nor the private sector have lead enough initiatives to cope with the expectations of communities and economic growth. The scheme “Obras por Impuesto” (OxI), put forward by the Peruvian government is a program that targets precisely that, bridging the gap between local companies and communities, while solving the immense need of public infrastructure throughout the country. We think this is a good model for Latin America and beyond.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

U.S. Chamber Foundation Announces Citizens Awards Finalists

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation today named the 24 finalists for the 2016 Corporate Citizenship Awards. For the 17th year, and with media partner The Wall Street Journal, the awards will honor businesses and chambers of commerce from around the world for positive social and community initiatives.

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