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Medtronic CEO Reinforces Commitment To Sustainability

VIDEO - Behind the Mark: Certified Sustainably Grown Living Herbs

May 17, 2019 9:00 AM ET - Certified Sustainably Grown agricultural products like North Shore Living herbs and greens are leading the agricultural industry toward greater social and environmental responsibility. Learn how in our new video.

A More Sustainable Way to Print on Fabric

May 16, 2019 5:35 PM ET - First plastic, then glass and wood, and now — fabric. At FESPA this week in Germany, HP touted its new lineup of large-format printers, marking the company’s first foray into the fast-growing $3.6 billion textile market for printing everything...

Whirlpool Corporation Ranked a Top Corporate Citizen by CR Magazine

May 16, 2019 12:00 PM ET - Whirlpool Corporation has been named one of the Top 100 Best Corporate Citizens in 2019 by Corporate Responsibility Magazine (CR Magazine). The publication’s list honors the top 100 U.S. public companies in the Russell 1000 Index for outstanding...

Review of the GRI Universal Standards

May 16, 2019 10:30 AM ET - The Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB), the independent standard setting body of GRI, is launching a project to review the universal Standards.

MilliporeSigma Receives 2019 Environmental Leader Product of the Year Award for Cyrene™

May 16, 2019 9:00 AM ET - MilliporeSigma’s Cyrene is a solvent that the science and technology company says is safer, more sustainable, and can offer better performance than petroleum-derived products. Cyrene is manufactured in two steps from tree-derived waste cellulose...

Ecolab Ranks Eighth on 2019 Best Corporate Citizens List

May 15, 2019 3:30 PM ET - For the sixth consecutive year, Ecolab Inc. is ranked within the top 10 on Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens list, which recognizes leading U.S. public companies for their environmental, social and governance (ESG...

‘Can a Tobacco Company Be Sustainable?’ Philip Morris International Says ‘Absolutely,’ and Outlines Clear Progress Toward a Sustainable, Smoke-Free Future

May 15, 2019 2:00 PM ET - Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE:PM) today published its fourth Sustainability Report, detailing its progress in key areas across its value chain. PMI’s mission to unsmoke the world is core to its sustainability ambition and business...

Secretary Moniz to Present Ingersoll Rand With WEC’s 2019 Gold Medal Award for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development

May 15, 2019 11:00 AM ET - The World Environment Center (WEC) is pleased to announce that its 35th annual Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development will be awarded to Ingersoll Rand (NYSE: IR). Ingersoll Rand is a world leader in creating...

Ecocentricity Blog: The Triple Bottom Line Approach

May 15, 2019 9:30 AM ET - "True triple bottom line thinking is not about doing well and doing good, but rather about doing well by doing good. Strong triple bottom line companies seek to operate in a way that creates value in all three realms simultaneously. It’s about...

Values-Based Banking – Vancity’s Answer in Uncertain Times

May 15, 2019 8:00 AM ET - A financial institution that only makes money by moving it around achieves very little of value beyond generating profits. Vancity is different. With its values-based banking model, Vancity is perfectly placed to support its members through...

SABIC Releases Sustainability Report 2018

May 15, 2019 4:00 AM ET - Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) has released its Sustainability Report 2018 under the theme, "Making a Difference.”...

Climate Pioneers: Warren Washington + Kelly Gallagher

May 14, 2019 7:30 PM ET - Since 1973, the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement has been bestowed upon people who have made a significant impact in the fight for a sustainable planet. Last week on Sea Change Radio, we spoke with noted activist climate scientist Michael...

HARC Joins Forces With Green Mountain Energy Sun Club to Support Sustainability Research and Regional Green Building Leadership

May 14, 2019 3:45 PM ET - HARC and Green Mountain Energy Sun Club leaders celebrated the completion of a sustainability project signifying a major step towards the organization’s goal of achieving a highly regarded net zero energy (NZE) status, which would make the HARC...

Panalpina’s Sustainability Performance in 2018 Sets New Records

May 14, 2019 2:00 PM ET - Year after year, Panalpina’s quality, health, safety and environment (QHSE) team has demonstrated the hard work and dedication needed to deliver high-quality service to its customers, while building a culture of quality, safety, sustainability and...

The New Climate for Business

May 14, 2019 9:00 AM ET - The BSR Conference 2019 will offer the opportunity to gain a greater understanding of the new climate that every business is facing and to learn about how to meet these challenges as we move into the decisive decade ahead. Early-bird registration is...

Catalyzing Action on the SDGs Through Collaboration

May 14, 2019 8:00 AM ET - Slowly but surely we are seeing pockets of progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Ten years remain until the 2030 deadline and as the urgency ramps up, so does the commitment of many businesses and swathes of civil society around the...

Behind the Wheel: The Goodwood Estate, in the Fast Lane for Sustainable Growth

May 13, 2019 3:00 PM ET - What does the English ancestral home to the Dukes of Richmond have in common with one of the largest capital goods companies in the world? The Goodwood Estate and CNH Industrial: two global, multi-faceted businesses with a reputation for excellence...

Siegrist Awarded AHAM Emerging Leader Award

May 10, 2019 7:30 PM ET - The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) honored multiple home appliance industry professionals for exceptional contributions to the industry during AHAM’s 2019 Annual Member Meeting from April 27-30 in Washington, D.C. One of those...

Can You Both Feed the World and Save the Planet?

May 10, 2019 11:05 AM ET - Innovations in agriculture could feed a growing, hungry world without destroying the planet, a top official of the largest maker of seeds and pesticides told the Thomson Reuters Foundation on Monday. Practices such as cultivating plants that...

ESG Coverage Is Improving

May 10, 2019 10:50 AM ET - We recently reviewed the ESG coverage status for the 8,686 companies in the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index). The ACWI is a popular benchmark for many investors, because it includes approximately 85% of the global opportunities for equity...

Outside Voice: Tensie Whelan on Climate Change

May 10, 2019 10:25 AM ET - Our first Outside Voice is Tensie Whelan, a professor at the New York University Stern School of Business and former president of Rainforest Alliance. She leads NYU’s Center for Sustainable Business. Whelan believes climate change is among the...

Rich Reyher on PayPal’s Data Centers Going Green

May 10, 2019 9:30 AM ET - For Rich Reyher, transitioning to clean energy isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s a necessary investment in our future. As Senior Director of Global Data Center Services, Rich oversees PayPal’s data centers worldwide—and understands the high-...

Grand Opening of Accessible Horticulture and Education Center at Overbrook School for the Blind

May 10, 2019 8:00 AM ET - Local officials will join Overbrook School for the Blind (OSB) students, staff, and Board of Trustees, for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the M. Christine Murphy Horticulture and Education Center - a LEED-Silver certified and...

Tetra Tech and Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District Win the 2019 INFORMS Franz Edelman Award

May 10, 2019 8:00 AM ET - Tetra Tech won the prestigious Franz Edelman Award, which recognizes the ways that operation research and analytics are improving how people live and work around the globe. This accolade, which was announced at the INFORMS gala on April 15, 2019,...

Innovating For Engagement

May 9, 2019 8:35 AM ET - The use of virtual reality technology offers some key opportunities to improve social risk management on projects. First, enabling indigenous communities to visualize the future state of a project can enhance the “informed consultation process”...

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