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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement | Verizon

Entrepreneur Expands Her Thriving Tax Firm With Digital Innovation

Helen Mathis taught accounting as a vocational instructor for 30 years before facing a career-defining moment: The school where she worked closed and Mathis knew she needed a new plan

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Profitability and Plastics Recycling

A recent article in Recycling Product Newsentitled "Profitable and Practical Plastics: Reuse and Recycling for the Circular Economy" featured HPRC's Chicago regional recycling project as a real-world example of what's possible in plastics recycling.

The article, co-authored by Dr. Ramesh Srinivasan, CEO of Eco-Catalyst, Antea Group Senior Consultant Pamela Gordon, and Andy Fergurson from COPE Plastics, focuses on operational strategies to make money in plastics recycling.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CITGO Lemont Refinery Employees Ride for a Cure in 35th Annual Bike MS: Tour de Farms

Thirty-nine employees from the CITGO Lemont Refinery raised approximately $35,000 in the annual Bike MS: Tour de Farms, a two-day bike ride to raise money and awareness for those affected by multiple sclerosis (MS).

Environment

The Smart Bet is on a Clean Energy Future

For all of us, power systems and the investment landscape are changing. Both at home and around the world, the ways that we produce and consume electricity and arrange fuel transportation are evolving. Find out how in Doug Aren;t new article...

Research, Reports & Publications

Caterpillar Sculpture Contest Welds Team Relationships

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cox Enterprises Announces Recipients of The Jim Kennedy Scholarship Fund

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Barclays Pioneers: Securing Financial Stability in a Two Degree World

Mark Lewis, Managing Director in European Equity Research – Utilities at Barclays, was asked to join former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure earlier this year.

What is the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure?

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Social Impact & Volunteering

The KU Sport Psychology Lab and Children International Partner to Create a Caring Sports Environment for Kids

The University of Kansas Sport and Exercise Psychology Lab (KUSEPL) and Children International (CI) have partnered to create a caring sports environment for kids in impoverished communities. A coaches’ clinic was held in Guatemala earlier this year where CI staff and volunteers were taught how to utilize sport psychology theory to make their Sports for Development program even more effective.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Walmart and The Walmart Foundation Announce $500,000 towards Louisiana Flood Relief Efforts

Walmart and the Walmart Foundation have made a commitment to provide support through cash and in-kind donations of $500,000 to organizations helping with relief efforts for those affected by the floods in Louisiana.

Health & Healthcare

Three Lifehacks by Sodexo for Relaxation at Work

Today is National Relaxation Day. While we can all agree that relaxation is a good thing, it might seem hard to live up to the spirit of the holiday on a work day—especially a Monday.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

When Partnering with Nonprofits, Communication is Key

In honor of VM Summit 16, which is all about corporate/ nonprofit collaboration, this series of volunteerism-related blog posts will take one topic and explain how it’s relevant to both groups.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wendy's Franchisee Rides Uphill Both Ways to Raise $1 Million for Children in Foster Care (Update)

Ed Anderson is cycling cross-country to raise $1-million dollars for the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

VSP Global and Washington Nationals Help Kids See

Responsible Production & Consumption

Danger of the Unknown: Asian Supply Chains at High Risk for Corruption and Slavery

FSG Reimagining Social Change

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Corporations Can Accelerate Solutions to the Worldwide Refugee Crisis

The current volume of worldwide refugees is staggering—20 million people are categorized as refugees out of 60 million displaced from their homes according to the United Nations Human Rights Council—and the pace of this overall crisis has greatly increased since the beginning of the Syrian conflict. What Frontex classifies as ‘illegal border crossings’ have shot up six-fold in 2015 versus 2014 to the EU alone, even twelve-fold in the Q4 comparison. And the problem is here to stay: The average length of conflict-induced displacement is 17 years according to a United Nations study. The complexity of this situation requires new solutions beyond traditional government response, and the private sector in particular has an important role to play.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Whirlpool Care Counts Program Heads to School

When Whirlpool discovered 20 percent of students struggle with access to clean clothes and often skip school as a result, the company saw a clear opportunity to help.

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Environment

Four Challenges Facing Product Managers Tackling CE100 Initiatives

Increasing after-life use of products is increasingly a priority for product and packaging managers seeking to apply the principals of the Circular Economy and concepts embodied in the New Plastics Economy in order to promote resource conservation and optimize existing resource value. Over the past two years, Antea Group has had the opportunity to work directly with a number of our clients and with the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council to explore and develop solutions to enable after-life use of products and packaging.

Education

CITGO Brightens Future for Alief ISD Students with STEM Scholarships

Fifteen graduating seniors from five area high schools earned scholarships from CITGO Petroleum Corporation to help them pursue higher degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), thanks to a partnership between CITGO and the Alief Independent School District (ISD). Support from CITGO for Alief ISD students is part of the larger CITGO STEM Scholarship program, which provides funds for high-achieving students in public schools across the Houston area.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Taproot Foundation Announces the Election of New Co-Chairs to the Board, Kellie Krug and Sarah Mankowski

Taproot Foundation announces the election of new Co-Chairs Kellie Krug and Sarah Mankowski to its Board of Directors.

Education

A Look Inside Amgen Biotech Experience Labs

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Environment

Bacardi Workers Get On Their Bikes

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

JetBlue Spices Up Its ‘BlueBud’ Business Mentoring Program With The Bronx Greenmarket Hot Sauce

JetBlue (Nasdaq: JBLU), New York's Hometown Airline®, recently announced The Bronx Greenmarket Hot Sauce as the next winner of its “BlueBud" business mentoring program. BlueBud (buddies + budding new companies) focuses on pioneering food companies and taps into JetBlue’s goal to offer more nutritious and flavorful onboard food options.

Diversity & Inclusion

Cox Enterprises Names Eric Terry as Vice President of Cox Talent Acquisition

Cox Enterprises today announced Eric Terry as the company’s vice president of Cox Talent Acquisition, effective immediately. He reports to Charlene Binder, senior vice president of human resources.

Education

Sustainability in Action | Services & Solutions

See how innovative HVAC equipment and software systems provided by Trane helped Central Piedmont Community College save millions of dollars and reduce their carbon footprint.

Environment

Driving Change in Uncertain Times: Why HPE & Shell are Working Together on the 2016 Eco-Marathon

It has now become a yearly Shell tradition to provide young people around the world with the exciting challenge of building the car of the future and to test it on the road. And it’s thrilling for all those involved, which includes us at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE).

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Environment

Who We Are Is What We Leave Behind: The Great One

Subaru environmental experts travel to “The Great One,” Denali National Park.

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