General Motors Corporate Responsibility Newsletter - January 2017

General Motors Corporate Responsibility Newsletter - January 2017

#CutYourEnergyCostsDay: Tips From Cox Conserves for the Home and Office

Jan. 10 marks National Cut Your Energy Costs Day. In the Cox Conserves Sustainability Survey, small and medium-sized business leaders named utility cost savings as the top benefit of sustainability initiatives.

Sappi North America to Host Sustainability Q&A With Living Lands & Waters on Facebook Live

Sappi North America to host Sustainability Q&A with Living Lands & Waters on Facebook Live

FCA US Dealers to Brighten the Night for Customers

FCA US LLC dealerships are brightening the night for their customers who shop for new cars and trucks after sundown.

CITGO Lake Charles Employees Provide for Christmas to Local Families

CITGO Lake Charles Refinery employees offered Christmas donations and gifts to local families this holiday season through local charities and CITGO Partner in Education E.K. Key Elementary School. Employees raised $6,632 to purchase Christmas presents and household necessities for the families.

Rays of Hope for 2017

Donald Trump’s picks for his cabinet and advisors created a climate denier’s dream team, and their promises to renege on the Paris Climate Agreement and dismantle the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency are firing up the global Green movement big time.

An Efficiency Game Changer

When I talk to our customers, it’s clear that many of them share the same top priority about electricity: when they flip the switch, the lights go on. Yet, I’ve learned that what happens behind the scenes – and what affects the service those customers see every day – is much more complex.

New Handbook Helps Texas Homeless Youth Understand Legal Rights

In a joint pro bono effort, Weatherford, Texas Appleseed and Baker & McKenzie partnered to create The Texas Homeless Youth Handbook, a guide to help homeless youth better understand their legal rights, responsibilities and resources. Texas will be the fourth state in the U.S. to have this particular resource, found at www.homelessyouth.org.

Green Charge: How Energy Storage Can Support Your Sustainability Efforts

Commercial and industrial organizations can benefit from adding energy storage to their sustainability plans, from increasing the use of renewables and adding resilience to cutting demand charges and supporting the grid.

Four Strong Winds: First US Offshore Wind Project Launches

As the public learned of the recent opening of America’s first offshore wind power project, many wondered why it took so long?

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