Corporate sustainability goals can be something of a mystery. I am sometimes asked: why do companies set the sustainability goals that they do? I often answer that as a science company, DuPont focuses on developing science-based solutions to market problems. But for any company --- not just DuPont --- setting corporate sustainability goals is as much art as it is science. Developing the right goal means balancing the (not mutually exclusive) needs to grow the business, demonstrate shareholder value, incorporate oft-competing inputs of stakeholders, and contribute our fair share to protect the planet. Here’s the inside scoop on the evolution of corporate sustainability goal setting from the front lines.
As part of its dedication to providing cutting-edge scientific programming, 21st Century Fox's National Geographic Channel has teamed with Academy Award-nominated director Darren Aronofsky for One Strange Rock, an event series exploring the conditions that make Earth the only planet known to sustain life. The project is currently in preproduction and plans to film for 100 weeks around the world and in outer space, using innovative micro- and macro-photography technology and bringing cameras where they've never been before.
Cox Communications has opened up thousands of Wi-Fi hot spots across the Valley to the public for free and will continue doing so now through January 11, 2016, as residents and visitors get ready for college football’s national championship. Fans, both local residents and tourists, will be moving around the Valley, from downtown Phoenix for the Playoff Fan Central experience to tailgaters in Glendale, as they prepare for the match up of the year between the Clemson Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide at University of Phoenix Stadium on Monday, January 11, 2016.
21st Century Fox's National Geographic Channel announced that its Emmy®-nominated science talk show StarTalk, hosted by renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, will return for a third season in fall 2016. The series, derived from Tyson's popular podcast of the same name, features Tyson in conversation with comedians, academics, and celebrity guests about how science affects their lives and careers. The third season premiere will also coincide with the release of the first StarTalk book, published by National Geographic Books and featuring vivid photography, the latest scientific facts, and quotes from previous and upcoming StarTalk guests.
Elaine Hsieh, director of VERGE at the Greenbiz Group, gave us her “biggest hopes for sustainability technology in 2016,” which Greenbiz presented in a year end post.
Children’s Diagnostic and Treatment Center (CDTC) received $25,000 from the Carnival Foundation to support its Dental Clinic for children with special healthcare needs.
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