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Environment

Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Monona Terrace Convention Center Awarded LEED® Gold in Building Sustainability

Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Monona Terrace Convention Center Awarded LEED® Gold in Building Sustainability

Environment

Water Action is at the Heart of Climate Action

Today at COP21, the French and Peruvian government’s Lima-Paris Action Agenda (LPAA) will focus on resilience. Recognizing the close connection between water and climate change, the day will feature a dedicated water segment.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Twitter Chat Dec. 9th: How Companies can Lead #GivingEveryDay

Join @Benevity, @Google, @GivingTues & @TriplePundit on 12/9 for a Twitter chat on #GivingEveryDay! benevity.com/givingeveryday

Environment

National Geographic's 'Breakthrough' Explores Alternative Energy and Water Conservation in Episodes Airing Dec. 6 and 13

The acclaimed documentary series BREAKTHROUGH, airing on 21st Century Fox's National Geographic Channel, continues to bring to life the most exciting stories from the cutting edge of science. As the series approaches the end of its first season, its final episodes explore two of the most pressing issues in the fields of environmental science and sustainability: clean, renewable energy and increasing water scarcity. The episodes, directed by Academy Award winning writer Akiva Goldsman and Academy Award nominated actor Angela Bassett, air at 9/8c on National Geographic Channel on Sunday, Dec. 6, and Sunday, Dec. 13, respectively.

Events, Media & Communications

Put Your Finger on the Pulse of Employee Engagement Trends

New research on the changing nature of workplace-centered philanthropy and employee engagement, including its role in attracting employees and engaging Millennials, will be released during the next 3BL Media “Best Practices” webinar, Dec. 10 at 11 a.m. ET.

Environment

Why Your Company Should Put a Price on Carbon

Yesterday at a special event on the margins of COP21, Heads of State put the spotlight on carbon pricing as a necessary and effective measure to tackle the climate change challenge. Together with a global agreement, a sufficient price for carbon will help create the necessary rules and market signals to limit warming to 2°C.

Energy

French Climate Business Pledge

Education

Next Generation of Architects Designing Zero Energy Housing Prototypes

Every semester at the Georgia Institute of Technology, a new group of students participate in the Zero Energy Housing Studio to design, engineer and student-build a 4 to 10 unit Zero Energy Housing Prototype.

Environment

Boeing, Canadian Aviation Industry Launch Sustainable Aviation Biofuel Project

Boeing (NYSE: BA), the University of British Columbia (UBC) and SkyNRG, with support from Canada's aviation industry and other stakeholders, are collaborating to turn leftover branches, sawdust and other forest-industry waste into sustainable aviation biofuel.

Education

Discovering Our Road

Roadtrip Nation and its curriculum are all about engaging students with the future and helping them explore the various career pathways open to them. In support of that mission, 4 of us loaded into an RV and have been touring the country since early October, visiting high schools and putting on special assemblies to talk to students about how they want to live their lives.

Diversity & Inclusion

A Comeback Tale of Two Cities

Heidi Magyar, GM director of community outreach programs for Southeast Michigan, discusses the impact of GM Student Corps, a program that provides high school students with paid internships and the opportunity to give back to their neighborhoods through community improvement projects they plan and complete themselves.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Caterpillar Named Finalist for Circular Economy Awards

Caterpillar is one of six corporations in the running for the 2016 Circular Economy Award for Multinationals.

Education

Harlem First. Mapping the Health of a Community

Save The Date!

Harlem First. Mapping the Health of a Community

Reception: January 21st, 6:00-8:00

SVA Gramercy Gallery

209 East 23rd

New York, NY

MFA Design for Social Innovation, The Arnhold Institute for Global Health, and the PopTech Institute are partnering to create a new way to understand and address the health needs of a community

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Creating an Independent Public Defense Authority in New York State

Creating an Independent Public Defense Authority in New York State: Addressing the misperceptions, examining the structure, and finding the money for a statewide public defenders office

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

General Motors Joins UN Global Compact

General Motors has become a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate responsibility initiative. GM pledges to support and promote the compact’s 10 principles in the areas of human rights, labor, the environment and anti-corruption.

Research, Reports & Publications

Navigating a Career in EHS

NAEM’s forthcoming research report EHS & Sustainability Career Profiles and Skills for Success, which includes both quantitative analysis and qualitative interviews with longtime Environmental, Health and Safety professionals, has revealed an overwhelming truth:

There is no such thing as a typical EHS career path.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CBRE's Lisa Colicchio Receives Women in Sustainability Leadership Award

Events, Media & Communications

#NotMyType – How We Talk about Diabetes: An Upcoming Twitter Chat with Novo Nordisk, Kelly Close and Phyllisa Deroze

Did you know there is more to the words “I have diabetes” than you might think? Even though diabetes is a common condition, a lot of myths and misunderstandings still exist, and many are not aware of the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. For friends, family members and coworkers, knowing how to talk about diabetes can prove difficult - also for Novo Nordisk - which is why we want to hear what you have to say.

Energy

National Grid Backs Low-Carbon USA

Energy providers have an especially important role to play in solving for the great challenge of our time — climate change.

Events, Media & Communications

#LessFoodWaste Recap: Examining How Sealed Air is Fighting Food Waste and Encouraging Us All to Do the Same

During the LIVE 60-minute chat, Ron Cotterman, VP of Sustainability at Sealed Air, and his team, joined us to talk about reducing food waste and how that can help fight hunger – things that are very close to the heart of this packaging company and can explored in its 2015 Sustainability Report.

Environment

Leading By Example on Climate Action

Environment

Republic Services Among Top Companies Recognized in CDP S&P 500 Climate Change Report

Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) is among the top companies recognized by CDP, a leading international non-profit organization dedicated to measuring and disclosing environmental information, in the CDP S&P 500 Climate Change Report 2015. The report features companies that demonstrate science-based strategies for reducing their impact on climate change.

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