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Environment

Tom Werner: Why Business Isn't Waiting for COP21 Outcomes

Winston Churchill once said, "however beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results."

As the world's leaders meet in Paris for the COP21 conference, it's clear that a practical and sustainable climate change agreement is within reach. However, with negotiators working to establish international commitments that are achievable, the focus is seemingly on the "who" and "why" at the expense of the "how." I think this misses a significant opportunity, especially given the active participation of global business leaders.

Education

Regions Foundation Gift Buys Bloomberg Terminals for Haslam College of Business

A recent gift from the Regions Foundation has allowed UT’s Haslam College of Business to purchase four additional Bloomberg terminals, a system that allows finance professionals to monitor and analyze real-time market data, and place trades.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Goldcorp Updates Its Human Rights Policy

At Goldcorp, we believe in acting ethically and respecting all of our stakeholders, everywhere we have operations.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Goldcorp actualiza su Política de Derechos Humanos

En Goldcorp, creemos en la importancia de actuar de forma ética y respetar a todas nuestras partes interesadas, en todos los lugares donde operamos.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Goldcorp modifie sa politique sur les droits de la personne

Chez Goldcorp, nous pensons qu’il est important d’agir de manière éthique et de respecter toutes nos parties prenantes, partout où nous avons des opérations.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Respecting Human Rights is Embedded in the Way HP Does Business

Environment

Sustainability: The View From Berlin

“Poor but sexy”. The famous slogan created by former mayor Klaus Wowereit in 2004 has somehow come to define the German capital, even though gentrification over the last few years is quickly changing the cityscape, especially across swaths of East Berlin.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Caterpillar Gives Record $13 Million in United Way Campaign

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) employees and retirees together with the Caterpillar Foundation have pledged more than $13 million to the United Way agencies across the United States as part of its 2015-2016 campaign. This record amount includes a dollar-for-dollar matching grant from the Caterpillar Foundation. The United Way has been Caterpillar’s only annual solicitation for funds to its employees and retirees for more than 60 years.

Environment

Preserving and Protecting Natural Resources: Wynn Resorts Designated LEED Gold Equivalent Resorts

One of the most important gifts that Wynn Resorts as a corporate family can give to future generations is our dedication to preserve and protect the natural resources that we all need every day.

Events, Media & Communications

Points of Light Announces Detroit as Host City for the 2016 Conference on Volunteering and Service

Points of Light announced today that Detroit has been named host city for the 2016 Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and Service, which will be held at the Cobo Center June 27-29, 2016. Points of Light is currently calling for proposals for thought-leading and innovative workshops as part of the annual Conference.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

FCA US LLC Scores Wards 10 Best Engines 'Three-Peat' With EcoDiesel V-6; Lone Diesel on List for Second Straight Year

The FCA US LLC 3.0-liter EcoDiesel V-6 is one of Wards 10 Best Engines for 2016.

Research, Reports & Publications

America’s Charities Releases New Research on Corporate Employee Engagement and Workplace Giving Trends

America’s Charities, the leader in workplace giving and philanthropy, today released a new report on top corporate employee engagement and workplace giving trends. The research, titled Snapshot 2015: The New Corporate DNA—Where Employee Engagement and Social Impact Converge, details the leading issues facing employee engagement and workplace giving program managers across corporate America today. Unveiled during a 3BL Media-hosted webinar this morning, Snapshot 2015 is the latest in America’s Charities’ series of research on current trends, attitudes and perceptions in employee engagement and workplace giving.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

To Make Companies Understand It, Sustainability Must Speak Their Language

“So what did you find out?” asked my friend while picking up his pint and taking a generous, hard-earned sip after a long working day. He is a Metals & Mining Asset Manager in a large and well-known investment bank. I am a Ph.D. candidate studying how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters can be integrated into mainstream business strategy. He was asking about my three-year research project on sustainability reporting and companies’ decision-making processes.

Events, Media & Communications

Open Call to Submit Your Corporate Citizenship Video

For eight years the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship has hosted the Corporate Citizenship Film Festival, which attracts both domestic and international interest. This year, the event is sponsored by Mary Kay, and provides your company with a platform to share your CSR story with thousands of viewers, including the approximately 600 CSR leaders attending the 2016 International Corporate Citizenship Conference.

Innovation & Technology

TED@UPS: Turning Skeptics into Believers

View the blog and video of Jack Levis of UPS.

Health & Healthcare

New Issue of Art Therapy Today Spotlights Art Therapy and Social Justice

Art Therapy Today provides readers with the most up-to-date information about The American Art Therapy Association's (AATA) activities, current news related to the art therapy profession, and announcements pertaining to events or opportunities provided by the AATA.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bloomberg Philanthropies Expands Support to Thirteen New Cities through the What Works Cities Initiative

Today, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced that mayors from thirteen American cities have been selected to join What Works Cities and have publicly committed to enhance their use of data and evidence to improve services, inform local decision making and engage residents.

Health & Healthcare

Making a Date For Behaviour Change

Every year the National Health Service loses a staggering £950m because of missed appointments, or DNAs (did not attends) – no-shows who fail to cancel their appointments. Twelve million GP appointments are missed at a cost of £162m and 7.1m hospital appointments at a cost of £788m. Not only do missed appointments incur financial losses in terms of underused specialists and equipment, and increased administration costs, but the patient population loses slots that are in high demand and the patients who DNA do not get the healthcare they need.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Have You Checked For Slavery In Your Supply Chain? If Not Then You Should

With the world realizing what the effects of forced labor and modern day slavery can do to them, major companies that have identified slavery within their supply chains are creating better plans to rid of this problem. As we’ve seen in recent months major companies, such as Nestle, have found that suppliers within their supply chains have been using the elements of human slavery to increase production. With consumers becoming more aware of what is exactly involved in the products they buy and the sources that companies use to create these products, it has really become top priority for many companies to be aware of the pending social, economical, and ethical issues.

Energy

Wind Energy to Power GM’s Texas Assembly Plant

General Motors’ Arlington Assembly plant will soon be able to build up to 125,000 trucks a year using wind power from turbines whose blades span the length of a football field in diameter.

Education

Human vs. Machine

After hours of online classes and project work, we made it! We are the first three AT&T employees to graduate from the Georgia Tech Online Master of Science in Computer Science (OMS CS) program. And as we like to say, if you can make it through the Machine Learning course, the rest is a breeze [and by breeze we mean gale force winds].

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CITGO Joins Muscular Dystrophy Association in Raising More Than $350,000 in Wisconsin

Fueling good with the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) for nearly 30 years, CITGO Petroleum Corporation, as well as its local Marketers and Retailers, supported several recent MDA events throughout Wisconsin, helping to cumulatively raise more than $350,000 to benefit local chapters and fund research for neuromuscular diseases.

Research, Reports & Publications

Diversity at Domtar: Employee Demographic Breakdown

A look at Domtar's workforce

Innovation & Technology

Passing the Torch: Insights for the Next Generation of Senior Leaders

As I near retirement, I’m reflecting more on my career and the learnings that shaped my rise into senior leadership. I didn’t climb straight up the proverbial corporate ladder – but I looked at every new job as an opportunity to expand who I was as a leader. It seems only fitting to pass along a few of my most valued experiences to the next generation of senior leaders.

Environment

BSR COP21 Daily Dispatch: Day 11

The BSR COP21 Daily Dispatch highlights news and insights on the policy negotiations and their implications for business and a sustainable future for our climate.

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