Corporate Responsibility

GRI Newsletter: New Tools to Improve Reporting

The August issue of the GRI newsletter is full of practical examples and tools that can help you as the new reporting cycle begins for many report preparers.

Awards & Rankings

Verdani Partners Becomes a Fitwel Champion, Pursues Groundbreaking Fitwel Certifications in Collaboration With Clarion Partners, LLC for Largest Impact From One Company

Six Properties in New York Metro Area, Managed by Clarion Partners and Submitted by Verdani Partners, To Be Recognized by Fitwel as the Largest-Scale Contribution By One Company to Resident Health and Well-being to Date. Verdani Partners is a third-party consultancy wholly owned by Clarion Partners, LLC, a Legg Mason company.

Environment

Five Things You Need to Know About Updated GRI Water Standard

The Global Reporting Initiative has released its first updated standard - Water and Effluents 2018 - which provides a holistic approach to reporting on water stewardship. Here's what you need to know about the standard.

Corporate Responsibility

Symantec and YearUp Mentor Young Adults to Move Into Meaningful Careers

Environment

JetBlue Helps Sustainable Aviation Take Off with Carbon Offsets

Consumer priorities are shifting across a number of industries, and the aviation sector is no exception. In the past, businesses could get away with offering a simple, good-value service, but today’s customers expect airlines to take sustainability as seriously as they do profitability.

One airline looking to integrate long-term environmental planning and corporate social responsibility into its core business strategy is JetBlue. The airline sets goals to meet both short and long-term financial needs, while also fulfilling its commitment to reducing emissions.

Research & Reports

Duke Energy Releases Updated Environmental, Social and Governance Reporting Template for Investors

Duke Energy, a recognized leader in transparent environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting, is participating in an innovative industrywide approach to better communicate progress on ESG and sustainability issues.

Environment

World Water Week: Companies Must Look Beyond Own Operations to Enhance Water Stewardship

The cornerstone for effective water management is to know one’s impacts. GRI has released an updated standard on water and effluents, with an emphasis on water stewardship. Developed with a working group of highly accomplished water experts, the standard has a basis in the Sustainable Development Goals and represents the best practice in reporting on water across the value chain.

Events

#WeAreWELL: Sara Hickman, Sustainability Director at RDC-S111

We sat down with Sara Hickman to discuss the importance of equitable communities and how recent technology advancements are making it easier to build with intention and impact. Sara is the Sustainability Director/Senior Associate for RDC-S111, Inc., the holding company of brands, Retail Design Collaborative and Studio One Eleven.

Health & Healthcare

How These Charlotte Employers Are Making Strides in Health, Wellness

Domtar was among the 22 Charlotte area employers winning Healthiest Employers of Greater Charlotte honors.

Latest Campaigns

Heritage

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Leadership

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Enriching Women's Lives

60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...

KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service

KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...

Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)

The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...

The Ray

News and information about The Ray, Georgia's restorative, sustainable highway of the future.

Brightening Our Corner Newsletter

Quarterly newsletter from the Ray C. Anderson Foundation. Subscribe here.

Impact in Action

At Motorola Solutions, creating a safer, more equitable world is at the heart of our mission. We unite our core corporate values with the...

Greener Products and Solutions

We actively integrate sustainability into the product development process and look at all phases of the product life cycle for opportunities to...