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Events, Media & Communications

Important News: New GRI Standard for Corporate Reporting Released to Replace GRI G4

The most commonly used sustainability reporting standard for corporate and institutional reporting on an organization’s economic, environmental and social/societal impacts - The Global Reporting Initiative's (“GRI”) framework - has now moved from the fourth generation (G4) to the new modular GRI Standards. The titles of these corporate reports prepared using the GRI approach to disclosure carry varying titles: Corporate Sustainability, Corporate Responsibility, Corporate Citizenship, Environmental Stewardship, and more.

Education

Mentoring Goes Virtual, Dreams Become Reality

It’s no doubt that in our digitally saturated generation, many relationships are built, and maintained, online. More than 92% of teens (ages 13-17) report going online every day to communicate with their friends and family, and 56% of them go online several times a day. It’s online where they are accustomed to building relationships and receiving information.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Technology, Philanthropy, and a Solid ROI with Community Foundations

Getting a solid return on investment and helping communities grow through grant making and innovation is all possible with community foundations.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Advancing Global Food Security

More people have access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food around the world today than ten years ago. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that the number of undernourished people has fallen by approximately 167 million during that period. This improvement is cause for celebration but there is still much to be done: almost 800 million – just over one in nine people on the planet – still remain hungry. Issues like climate change, population growth, political instability, inadequate infrastructure and R&D investment, and global economic uncertainty also exist, threatening to undo the hard won progress that has been made on global food security.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Book Your Ticket, Pack Your Bags and Grab Your Passport—Your EHS Passport, that is!

Navigating the cultural and regulatory terrain that comes with expanding into a new country can be tricky without an experienced guide. EHS Passport is here to be that guide--check out the interactive experience at ehspassport.com.

Social Impact & Volunteering

A Week in the Life of a Global Pro Bono Champion #PBW16

Checkout highlights here from the final week of the Global Health Corporate Champions, a dynamic group of eight professionals that spent four weeks working to improve the quality of public health in Accra, Ghana this past June. The initiative engaged employees from The Dow Chemical Company, PIMCO, and PwC to contribute their expertise to improve the operational strategy of three social sector health organizations. Drawing from their collective knowledge in management, product sustainability, operations, and finance, the GHCC participants focused on projects designed to increase access to quality healthcare for communities throughout the region.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Leonardo Academy, The Sustainability Experts™ Announces Support for WELL Building Certification Program

Leonardo Academy president Michael Arny announced today Leonardo Academy’s support for The WELL Building StandardTM (WELL). This certification program addresses actions by building owners that benefit the health, wellbeing and productivity of building occupants.

Events, Media & Communications

UN Global Compact Takes Sustainable Development Goals to Local Business in Dubai Events

UN Global Compact convenes over 600 leaders from business, civil society, the UN and Government in Dubai to drive business awareness and action in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the region. Hosted by Global Compact Network UAE, the four-day series of events entitled Making Global Goals Local Business – Dubai explored the actions and partnerships needed to advance the SDGs at the local level, particularly in the realm of peace and the humanitarian agenda.

Health & Healthcare

Astellas and Donate Life America Attempt to Achieve GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ Title for Organ Donor Registrations

To bring greater focus to the critical importance of organ donation, Astellas and Donate Life America will attempt to break the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for online organ donor registrations in an eight-hour period from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT) on Saturday, Nov. 5. The record-breaking attempt will take place during the Astellas-sponsored New Zealand All Blacks and Irish Rugby Football Union match at Chicago’s Soldier Field.

Social Impact & Volunteering

When Disaster Strikes, Associates Provide Real-Time Relief

Because there are about 30 Walmart stores and Sam’s Club locations in the Baton Rouge area where the flooding eventually hit, the company’s Emergency Operations Center had a responsibility to local associates and communities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

“Message In A Can” Awareness Campaign: Costa Cruises And Cial Consortium Donate Three Benches to Savona

Three benches made of recycled aluminum have been positioned at Darsena, in front of the historic “Torretta” as a gift to the community of Savona.

Responsible Production & Consumption

A Mindful Harvest: The Zen of Organic Farming

Responsible Production & Consumption

Domtar EarthChoice Monthly Minute | October 2016

We've all seen them before, either on an email from a friend "Please consider the environment before printing this," or at the bottom of a utility bill, "Go green, go paperless!" But how do prevailing thoughts about paper stack up against reality?

Health & Healthcare

How a Frosty Saved My Sons’ Halloween

Wendy's Jr. Frosty Coupon Books ensure that kids with Celiac Disease can have a safe treat on Halloween and proceeds go to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.

Diversity & Inclusion

Meet the Antea Group Sacramento Office!

The Sacramento office has strong capabilities in environmental liability management, health and safety consulting, environmental compliance, and EHS information and knowledge management. Our experience is deeply rooted in environmental investigation and remediation projects.

Environment

Paper and Pulp: An Industry That’s Circular by Nature

There is a growing recognition among businesses and con­sumers that we must move away from a linear “take, make, waste” model of consumption where we extract materials, produce things and discard products to landfills. We are now embracing circular economy models, which by design are restorative and regenerative. Done properly, the final result is a system in which material streams are efficiently managed and recycled.

Responsible Production & Consumption

PepsiCo Launches 2025 Sustainability Agenda Designed to Meet Changing Consumer and Societal Needs

PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) announced on Monday (10/17) an ambitious global sustainability agenda designed to foster continued business growth in a way that responds to changing consumer and societal needs.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Three Fast-Growing Product Trends in 100% Juice

Social Impact & Volunteering

Faces of LongHorn Steakhouse | Chris Hefner

Chris Hefner has proudly devoted his career to the restaurant business. As managing partner of the LongHorn Steakhouse in Charlotte, NC, he loves the hustle and bustle of customer service, meeting and working with people, and his team’s focus on serving the community.

Environment

Sustainable Brands Corporate Members Engage in Campaign to Promote FSC

For the first time, six publicly traded companies – some of which are competitors – have come together to promote the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) directly to consumers. The companies are HP Inc., International Paper, Kimberly-Clark, McDonald's, Procter & Gamble, and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. All sell FSC-certified products.

Research, Reports & Publications

CBRE: “The Purpose of Safety is People”

Despite a more than 20% increase in company revenue, CBRE continued to improve its safety record in 2015, including a top-tier 0.72 total recordable injury rate for the year. This success points to our ability to attract and retain more than 240 of the highest quality Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) professionals.

Environment

VIDEO | Full Circle with HP

HP's product lifecycle approach focuses on reuse, reinvention, and reintroduction

Events, Media & Communications

Tetra Tech's DNA | Spirit of Excellence

Reflecting on how our employees’ commitment to technical excellence defines our company

Environment

Lockheed Martin Makes CDP’s Climate A List

As a leader in sustainability, Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] takes continuous steps to manage its carbon footprint. CDP has recognized the Corporation’s progress by awarding it a spot on the Climate A List, a distinction only given to the top nine percent of participating companies.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Corporate Social Responsibility
    Whirlpool Corporation has several CSR partners including United Way, Habitat for Humanity International, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Consulada...
  2. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  3. TCS | goIT
    Tata Consultancy Services is proud to bring you goIT In 2009, TCS North America launched goIT, its signature community engagement initiative.The...
  4. Aflac News and Updates
    See the latest news about Aflac.
  5. Katrina 20th Anniversary
    Katrina 20th Anniversary
  6. Building a Sustainable Future | Decarbonizing the Built Environment
    The building sector accounts for nearly 40% of carbon emissions and nearly 50% of the consumption of natural resources. The industry stands at a...
  7. Sustainable Operations
    ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)
  8. LG Energy Efficiency
    LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $45 billion global force and...
  9. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
    They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...
  10. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  11. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  12. KeyBank: Responsible Banking
    Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...
  13. Emergency Response
    Document rapid interventions when crises strike: delivering therapeutic food, water, hygiene kits, and deploying mobile med
  14. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...