REI Skips Black Friday and Opts Outside

Last week, REI sent an email to its 5.5 million co-op members, notifying them that, for the first time, REI would be closing its doors on Black Friday. As part of the #OptOutside campaign, the outdoor retail giant will be closing all 143 locations and instead giving its employees a paid day off.

Ghoulishly Green Halloween Entertaining Ideas

Planning a last-minute Halloween house party and need a lot of ideas with minimum environmental impact? TerraPass got you covered with easy tips and tricks to keep your guests on their toes and your carbon footprint in check. Read our blog for food, decor and eerie-tainment ideas!

Are You an Emerging Leader Under 35? Don’t Miss Out on the Chance to Attend #SDGForum!

On November 10-12, more than 200 leaders and innovators will come together in Washington DC for the Global Engagement Forum. The event will engage leading voices from the public, private, and social sectors to explore the potential for partnership and collaboration to advance the Sustainable Development Goals.

Right now, we’re offering 35 emerging leaders under the age of 35 the chance to attend the Forum for 40% off, a savings of $260! You can register right now: http://bit.ly/GEF2015-35under35, or if you know someone under 35 who you think is a fit, I’d be grateful if you could forward them this message.

LIVE Global Engagement Broadcast

On the morning of November 12, tune in for a live broadcast from the Knight Studio at the Newseum from 10am-1pm EST. Go to www.pyxeraglobal.org on the day of the broadcast to tune in.

In a series of conversations and flash chats, we’ll amplify for a global audience the key lessons and commitments of the previous two days. If you register to attend the Forum today, you’ll have the chance to be live in the studio with us!

Deirdre White, PYXERA Global’s CEO, kicks off the program alongside Sheryl WuDunn, author ofA Path Appears and Kathy Calvin, CEO of the UN Foundation, to talk about the implications of the Global Goals.

Symposium on Integrated Thinking, Drivers and Evolving Best Practices

Company executives, institutional investors and practice leaders engage on shifting shareholder expectations and how Integrated Thinking improves company resilience and net performance.

Harvard’s Eccles on the UN SDGs – They Are “Good for Business”

After months of study, deliberation and negotiation, members of the United Nations task force charged with establishing “Sustainable Development Goals” can take a bow -- all 193 member nations have signed on to the goals, which address a wide range of ESG issues, such as solving hunger and poverty issues, addressing inequalities, dealing with climate change issues, creating more “sustainable cities,” and encouraging “more responsible” consumption.

Future Cities Summit Ties Sustainability, Social Equity, Clean Energy and Scale

The Greentopia Future Cities Summit, which took place last week in Rochester, NY, gave a thoughtful look at some of the potential opportunities for cities in the future, and what kinds of steps might be required to get us there. These were presented by a number of knowledgeable experts who have been considering these issues and developing approaches for some time.

New Guide Helps Foodservice Operators in Fight to End Littering in America

In an effort to help foodservice operators address litter and littering behavior in and around restaurants and other foodservice establishments, the Foodservice Packaging Institute, Keep America Beautiful and the National Restaurant Association have partnered to produce “Being a Good Neighbor: A Guide to Reducing and Managing Litter.”

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