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Building a Stable Future For Our Country’s 48 Million Food-Insecure People

48 million people in the U.S. struggle with hunger – meaning they do not always have access to the food they need to live an active, healthy life. Feeding America aims to get more nutritious food to more people. In this post from our Shape the Future Blog Series, Feeding America shares how they are working to solve hunger in our nation.

Corporate Responsibility

CSRHub and Bloomberg - Part 2

The first part of this post described the reasons iCompli and CSRHub decided to create the new ESG Metrics Brief report. We thought it might be helpful to provide a concrete example of the kinds of information—and opportunities for action—that these reports create.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Portioned Coffee: An April Fool’s Attitude - A Critical Look At What Is True

So, here is the question that I want to raise: can single serve coffee be environmentally sustainable?

Events

World Environment Center Elects New Board Leadership for 2016

The World Environment Center’s (WEC) Board of Directors today announced a new slate of officers and board members to lead and strengthen this global non-profit, non-advocacy organization for 2016 and beyond.

Environment

Tetra Pak Signs Paris Pledge for Action at COP21

Tetra Pak today added its name to the Paris Pledge for Action at COP21, reinforcing the company’s long-standing commitment to take the initiative in helping to tackle climate change.

AI & Technology

Food Pioneers: Abbott Partnership to Improve Fortified Rice Profiled on BBC Horizons

Recently the global TV program BBC Horizons profiled how Abbott nutrition scientists helped the international non-profit organization PATH to improve fortified rice – which has the potential to help more than 1 billion people worldwide.

Research & Reports

Responsible Investing Practice at Northern Trust

Our Corporate Social Responsibility strategy is integrated into our core business strategy. This means we collaborate with our clients and acknowledge our responsibility in supporting sustainable business relationships. We proudly advocate corporate citizenship, philanthropy and support for the diverse communities and environments in which we operate.

Corporate Responsibility

Wrangler Joins The Sustainability Consortium

The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) announced today that one of the world’s largest denim brands, Wrangler, has joined the organization in an effort to strengthen supply-chain sustainability for the brand and the apparel industry at large.

Education & Workforce Development

The Amgen Scholars 2014 Symposia: Perspectives on the Path

Socially Responsible Investing

U.S. Trust Launches Carbon Reserve-Free Strategy

U.S. Trust today launched a new component of its proprietary and customizable Socially Innovative Investing (S2I) strategy. The Carbon Reserve-Free Strategy (CRF) offers investors who want to express their environmental values the opportunity to invest in a portfolio that excludes companies that own, extract, distribute and/or process carbon reserves, as well as first-order users including the utilities and energy sectors.

Events

Who's Attending the 2016 International Corporate Citizenship Conference?

Network exclusively with your peers and business leaders at the 2016 International Corporate Citizenship Conference. Every year, Hundreds of CSR professionals join us to explore the environmental, social and governance aspects of business. Our Conference is unique in the fact we only allow corporate citizenship practitioners to attend.

Philanthropy

The Southern California Honda Dealers Bring Innovative Classroom Technology to Local High School Students

The Southern California Honda Dealers have teamed up with Environmental Charter Schools, a charter school network educating students in South Los Angeles, to help launch a new sustainable living program for high school students. Through its participation in CBS EcoMedia’s EducationAd program, the Southern California Honda Dealers have provided funding for 3D printers, 3D scanners, tablets and other design technology needed to launch this new experiential learning program.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Are Almonds Really Water Villains?

Despite the El Nino weather pattern that is bringing much needed rain to California, experts say it will likely not be enough to lift the state out of drought. So, water conservation will be on the radar for the foreseeable future.

Inclusion & Opportunity

How Bloomberg Anchor Betty Liu Uses Social Media to Build her Brand

Every weekday Betty Liu heads to the Bloomberg offices before the sun is up. By 7:30 a.m. she’s in a makeup chair getting her hair blown out and eyelashes curled. She only has two hours to catch up on the latest from the European and Asian markets, prep questions for her interviews, and read through her scripts.

Volunteering & Community

Action Team Captains, Major Leaguers Spread Cheer During the Holiday Season

Jose Bautista, Gio Gonzalez and Jim Johnson provided the support as Action Teams across the country spread holiday season cheer.

Inclusion & Opportunity

The Benefits and Implications of a Four-Generation Workplace

For the first time, there are now four different generations working in the U.S. economy. Each generation brings certain preferences or “norms” for communication style and mode, how they make decisions, perspectives on workplace culture and environment and overall behavior. This mix of preferences is impacting the relationship between employer and employee, and how employees work together.

Corporate Responsibility

Six Ways To Engage Internal Stakeholders In Your Citizenship Strategy

AI & Technology

Domtar Continues to Improve its Safety Measures

Socially Responsible Investing

Wells Fargo Commits $5 Million to Boost Maricopa Homeownership

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), NeighborWorks America® and its network member Trellis, today announced the Wells Fargo NeighborhoodLIFT® program will expand to Maricopa County with a $5 million commitment by Wells Fargo to help boost local homeownership.

Corporate Responsibility

GRI Launches GOLD Roundtables Program in USA

GRI, architect of the world’s sustainability data, has announced a series of local roundtable meetings to support the professional development of North American sustainability reporters.

Volunteering & Community

Is Your Nonprofit’s Pro Bono Muscle in Shape?

To go from zero to four-day-per-week workouts is tough. Really tough. But once you have your thing, whether it’s lifting weights, walking, spinning, or kickboxing, after a while it gets easier. For a nonprofit executive director or manager, when does the craving for a pro bono workout kick in? At what point does bringing in business professionals with particular expertise to help with critical projects at no fee become something you just do?

Inclusion & Opportunity

Evolving to Gender Balanced Leadership: Let’s Make 2016 the Year We Let Our Voices be Heard – Loudly.

Recently, I led two panels at a symposium in Chicago on gender equality on boards and in the C-suite. The event approached the problem and solution through the lens of the investor and social impact organizations – and our power to compel change.

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