COP25: National Governments Fail to Seize the Day, but Business Climate Action Continues

As we enter the decisive decade of the 2020s—when significant steps towards decarbonization have to happen if we are to stave off the worst impacts of climate change—the 2019 UN climate conference in Madrid, COP25, was a poor jumping-off point.

Chevron and the UN SDGs: The Business of Progress

Chevron safely develops and delivers the affordable, reliable and cleaner energy that is necessary for social and economic progress. Guided by this purpose, our work makes progress a reality for millions of people in the communities we serve.

Record 631 Institutional Investors Managing More Than $37 Trillion in Assets Urge Governments to Step up Ambition to Tackle Global Climate Crisis

Largest-ever group of investors calls on governments to phase out thermal coal power worldwide, put a price on carbon, end subsidies for fossil fuels, and strengthen nationally-determined contributions

Ecolab Joins the U.N. Global Compact's Business Ambition for 1.5⁰C

Ecolab, the leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services, will align its operations and supply chain to the U.N. Global Compact’s Business Ambition for 1.5⁰C, and work to cut its carbon emissions 50% by 2030 and to net-zero by 2050.

Faster, Higher, “Greener”: IOC Shares Its Sustainability Progress

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today published details of the sustainability progress it has made since the publication of its first Sustainability Progress Report in October 2018.

Maine University Team Awarded $250,000 Grant to Create Sustainable Food Solution

he University of Maine Farmington (UMF), The University of Maine Presque Isle (UMPI), and Food Services Provider Sodexo was one of only six teams to win the 2019 New England Food Vision Prize Award. The $250,000 prize will go toward increasing the amount of locally sourced food on campus menus.

Sustainability Solutions Take Center Stage at Demo Day for Black & Veatch Cleantech Accelerator

Seven U.S. entrepreneurs participating in the Black & Veatch IgniteX Cleantech Accelerator recently took the stage in Kansas City to showcase their business models and show how they’re poised to rewrite how the enterprise focuses on sustainability.

How Republic Services Is Taking the Lead on Recycling

At Republic Services, we know it’s our responsibility to find innovative solutions to today’s recycling and solid waste challenges. When the recycling industry faced a crisis, Republic Services met it head-on with investments...

Responsible Forestry Leaders Celebrated at Greenbuild During FSC’s 25th Anniversary Gala

SCS Global Services celebrates longtime Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) certificate holders Baskahegan Company and UFP International as 2019 FSC Leadership Award recipients, among 13 winners, at a ceremony during Greenbuild in Atlanta on Wednesday.

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