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Environment

Go Green: Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Commitment to the Environment

At Bristol-Myers Squibb, sustainability means conducting our business to help patients prevail over serious diseases in a manner that contributes to economic growth, social responsibility and a healthy environment now and in the future.

Diversity & Inclusion

Bloomberg Expands Global Diversity & Inclusion Team: Hires Pamela Hutchinson in London and Hayden Majajas in Singapore

Erika Irish Brown, Bloomberg’s Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion, today announced two hires to the company’s growing Global D&I team. Pamela Hutchinson will lead the D&I effort in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Hayden Majajas will oversee the Asia-Pacific region.

Environment

Timberland Kicks Off National Tour of Documentary Film, “KOMBIT: The Cooperative”

Global outdoor lifestyle brand Timberland announces the national tour of “KOMBIT: The Cooperative,” a documentary film chronicling a five-year project to reforest Haiti in partnership with the Smallholder Farmers Alliance (SFA), a Haitian nonprofit farmer cooperative dedicated to reforesting the country.

Events, Media & Communications

New Green Building Partnership to Push Best Practice Boundaries

A new partnership between the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA), the Living Future Institute of Australia (LFIA) and the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) aims to accelerate the creation of healthier, resilient, equitable and ecologically restorative building practices.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

New JPMorgan Chase Report Reveals Uncertainty Over How Well Tech Training Programs Are Meeting Employers Needs

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How BSR Is Advancing Women's Empowerment

On this International Women's Day, BSR shares its growing portfolio of work on women's empowerment in two areas: research and tools and collaboration.

Social Impact & Volunteering

American Red Cross Receives New Emergency Response Vehicle Donation from Astellas

The American Red Cross today recognized Astellas for its gift of a first-of-its-kind energy efficient emergency response vehicle, which is a high tech truck enabling the Red Cross to quickly provide food and supplies to people affected by disasters.

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating Women Beyond International Women’s Day

At Qualcomm, we honor, support, and celebrate women year round: We provide and participate in myriad initiatives aimed at empowering women of all ages, both inside and outside our company. Just within the last month, using International Women’s Day (IWD) as the inspiration, we hosted a number of motivational and affirmative events celebrating women.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

H&M Named as One of the World's Most Ethical Companies in 2016

The World’s Most Ethical Companies program honors companies that excel in three areas – promoting ethical business standards and practices internally, enabling managers and employees to make good choices, and shaping future industry standards by introducing tomorrow’s best practices. H&M has been recognised by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the world’s most ethical companies for the sixth year.

Events, Media & Communications

GRI & SDGs: Beyond Reports for Global Goals

Research, Reports & Publications

Publication of the 2015 "Nestlé in Society Creating Shared Value and Meeting Our Commitments" Report

How many farmers worldwide supply directly to Nestlé? Did the company meet its target for zero waste in factories?

Social Impact & Volunteering

MilliporeSigma: Engaging Employees to #SPARKcuriosity

Social Impact & Volunteering

Freeport-McMoRan Funds Women and Children Shelter in Arizona

The addition of the annex will more than double the shelter’s capacity and will allow the shelter to open its doors to women and children.

Energy

Green-e to Launch International Renewable Energy Standard and Certification

San Francisco–based nonprofit Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) is pleased to announce the development of the Green-e Energy International Standard for renewable electricity.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Last Call: Weigh In on Social Innovation Trends

Contribute to a new resource that will tell the collective story of shared value in practice – across sectors and geological boundaries – over the last five years. Complete the survey by March 11th for your chance to win a free registration to the Shared Value Leadership Summit in New York.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Driving Safety Home

From March 6-9, 2016, Toronto, Ontario will host over 20,000 attendees from over 100 countries at the PDAC International Convention. Goldcorp is proud to be a Platinum sponsor as the world’s mineral industry gathers to connect and learn from each other. Over the next few days, we invite you to get to know us better. We’ll share a multi-part series highlighting Goldcorp employees, and stories from our mine sites that reflect some of our values and priorities at Goldcorp. On this first day of PDAC, we introduce you to a summer student who took the safety training he received during his time at Goldcorp and applied it in a personal situation to help make a complete stranger safer.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Conducir a casa de forma Segura

Del 6 al 9 de marzo de 2016, Toronto, Ontario, será el anfitrión de más de 20,000 personas provenientes de alrededor de 100 países que asistirán a la Convención Internacional de la Asociación de Exploradores y Desarrolladores de Canadá (PDAC, por su sigla en inglés). Goldcorp se enorgullece en ser patrocinador Platino de este evento donde se reúne la industria minera mundial para conectarse y aprender unos de otros. En los próximos días, los invitamos a que nos conozcan mejor. Compartiremos una serie de historias donde destacan los empleados de Goldcorp y relatos de nuestras operaciones mineras que reflejan algunos de nuestros valores y prioridades en Goldcorp.

Social Impact & Volunteering

En sécurité jusqu’à la maison

Du 6 au 9 mars 2016, Toronto, Ontario accueillera plus de 20 000 participants de plus de 100 pays à la convention international de la Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC). Goldcorp est fière d’être un commanditaire Platinum de ce congrès, où des membres de l’industrie minière des quatre coins du monde se rassemblent pour se connecter et d’apprendre les uns des autres. Nous vous invitons à faire connaissance avec nous au cours des prochains jours. Nous partagerons une série d’articles consacrés aux employés de Goldcorp et rapporterons des histoires vécues en provenance de nos sites miniers qui reflètent les valeurs et les priorités de Goldcorp.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Restorative Justice Frames Discussions in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

The principles of Restorative Justice are a hot topic of conversation in and around Saratoga Springs, N.Y., in large part because of the outreach of the Skidmore College Project on Restorative Justice. As area schools explore best practices, a community forum looks at nation’s criminal justice system.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Caterpillar Inc. and Sun Select Produce Inc. Announce Plans for Greenhouse Collaboration

Caterpillar Inc. and SunSelect Produce, Inc. today announced a strategic collaboration that will take the waste products of Caterpillar’s combined heat and power cogeneration facility in Mossville, Illinois, and put them to productive use in SunSelect hydroponic greenhouses. The greenhouse is expected to utilize excess thermal energy and carbon dioxide from ATPS’s natural gas fired turbines. The agreement is subject to regulatory approvals, satisfactory due diligence, permitting and closing conditions.

Innovation & Technology

Verb Supports Local Cancer Survivors During Amplify Austin

There are lots of reasons we love our hometown of Austin, Texas. The BBQ, the tacos, the natural pools and miles of trails… and the annual tradition of community-wide giving, Amplify Austin. For three years now, a spring day has been dedicated to the local nonprofits that make our beloved city what it is. This year, Verb is proud to be The LIVESTRONG Foundation’s lead sponsor, and help amplify the incredible things they do to help cancer survivors.

Environment

Time Warner Cable Invests in Communities with Solar Deployments

We’re pleased to share that our Go Green commitment is beginning to reach beyond the walls of our business and help create renewable energy for communities that we serve. For the past couple years, TWC has invested in solar deployments in Southern California, North Carolina, and Hawaii.

Environment

This Earth Hour, Momentum Is On Our Side

As the countdown to World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour begins, individuals, businesses, cities and landmarks from around the globe prepare to switch off their lights for one hour to draw attention to the urgent need to address climate change.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Social Progress
    Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...
  2. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  3. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  4. Digital Safety
    We provide tools and guidance so people can manage digital content in a way that’s right for them and their families. Learn more >>
  5. 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...
  6. Nutrition and Health
    Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...
  7. Health and Safety by Antea Group
    Antea Group's health and safety consultants understand what it takes to help make a positive impact on safety culture. Read blogs, insights, and more...
  8. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  9. Retail Logistics
    DP World provides end-to-end retail logistics solutions including comprehensive Purchase Order management from origin consolidation to retailer PO...
  10. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  11. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  12. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...
  13. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  14. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  15. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.