Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Advancing with Purpose: Designing for Product Energy Efficiency

AMD

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Global Reach, Local Impact

Tapestry, Inc.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Offices Can Do More to Improve Sustainability

Sometimes, the environmental impact of our working lives can seem so outside our personal control. It’s easy to get complacent, even self-congratulatory (“we’ve gone paperless!” – even if the power and ventilation to keep those office computers running is hardly environmentally friendly).

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

From Dairy Farm Girl to Attorney for General Mills

This is the latest post in our “You Grow, Girl!” series highlighting female farmers – from the northern reaches of Canada to the heartland of the U.S. From the western coast of Africa to the rolling hills of France and beyond. The series amplifies the voices of female farmers, who play vital roles in agriculture worldwide. Here, they share their unique perspectives on food, family and farming. This post is from Annette Frawley.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Intersection of the Employee Experience and Corporate Citizenship

Corporate citizenship and HR stakeholders can work together to enhance the Employee Experience. These professionals will have the opportunity to meet, network, and learn at The Employee Experience Summit in Chicago on May 17th.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

SC Johnson Named No. 1 2018 Best Workplace in Central America

SC Johnson Central America has been recognized as the top 2018 Best Workplace by the Great Place to Work® Institute, ranking No. 1 on this year’s list of companies. This is the 11th consecutive appearance in the rankings for SC Johnson Central America, and the third consecutive year being ranked No. 1.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Ecolab Provided 665 Tons of In-kind Product Donations in 2017 to Aid Global Disaster Relief

Ecolab Inc. continued its commitment to supporting communities in need throughout 2017 by providing 665 tons of cleaning, sanitizing and public health products, valued at more than $5 million, to support natural disaster relief efforts throughout the world. Through partnerships with non-profit organizations, Ecolab’s products supported relief efforts in areas affected by natural disasters in North and South America, Europe and Asia.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Electronic Payments Made Through the Benevity Platform Reach an All-Time High of 87 Percent

Benevity, Inc., the global leader in corporate social responsibility and employee engagement software, announced that electronic payments made to charities and nonprofit organizations through its platform have reached an all-time high. 87 percent of total employee and corporate donations processed through Benevity are sent electronically, providing charities and nonprofits with the most accurate, reliable, efficient and cost-effective way of receiving funds.

Media & Communications

Eco-design, Energy Efficiency, CSR Practices, and Good Governance Reported at Bloomberg

Efficiency and environmental measures have cut carbon dioxide emissions by 834,209 tons in nine years reports Bloomberg, the Manhattan-based financial, software, data and media company. As a result, operating costs have been reduced by an impressive $103m (£74m, €84m). The emissions statistics are among the ethical achievements listed in Bloomberg’s 2017 impact report.

Environment

EPIC’s ROAM Ranch: A Photo Journey

Perched on the hunting seat of a bright blue Kawasaki Mule, my tour through ROAM Ranch feels like a safari.

The 450-acre ranch outside of Austin, Texas, is the brainchild of Taylor Collins and Katie Forrest, the founders of EPIC Provisions, and it is the embodiment of their brand’s mission.

Energy

GM and Bloomberg to Buy Energy From New Enel Wind Farm

General Motors and Bloomberg LP have invested in long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Enel’s new wind farm, which is under construction in Illinois. Enel, through its US renewable company Enel Green Power North America, Inc. (EGPNA), started construction of the 185 MW HillTopper, its first wind farm in the US state of Illinois.

Innovation & Technology

Application Extension Announced for “Power to Grow,” a U.S. Department of State Program to Support Micro-Enterprises in Central America

Today, the La Red de Innovacion e Impacto (the Innovation and Impact Network) announced the extension of the application deadline for the Power to Grow Innovation Challenge until May 14, 2018.

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