Corporate Responsibility

The FDA has banned 19 antibacterial ingredients used in hand and body soaps, citing a lack of evidence demonstrating that these ingredients are safe and more effective than ordinary soap for preventing illness. The ban specifically targets consumer products and does not apply to soaps used in hospital settings and food services. This is part of a larger effort by the FDA to push consumers toward using ordinary soap and water for sanitization.

The CBRE UK Charitable Trust has appointed a new board of trustees to support its charitable work. CBRE’s Guy Gregory, Head of Client Care (UK & EMEA), will chair the foundation. Other trustees include Angela Seddon, a Senior Director in the north west Building Consultancy team, Ashley Sweetland, Director of Internal Communications and Corporate Responsibility, Emma Warren, an Associate Director in the Planning team, based in Manchester, Miles Skinner, an Associate Director in London Capital Markets and chairman of CBRE’s ‘Junior Board’ and Rachel Lee, Director of Procurement for Global Workplace Solutions (Local Facilities Management).

The National Diversity Council, along with Texas Diversity Magazine, is proud to announce the 2016 Most Powerful Businesswomen award winners.

Summer vacations are ended. Kids are back in school. The Fall giving season is ramping up. CSR and employee engagement leaders are prepped to inspire their employees to give back to their communities. Bins are going out as we speak to collect school supplies, food, and pretty soon holiday gifts, before the year ends.

We are at a juncture in malaria eradication. If we can sustain the extraordinary efforts of the past 15 years and continue to invest much needed resources, we stand a chance of reaching a malaria-free world within our generation. The upcoming fifth Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Canada represents an important milestone in the fight against malaria and also gives us a fantastic opportunity to take stock of successes and focus on the work ahead.

Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life Services, today announced the introduction of the first certified gluten-free dining hall on a college campus. In partnership with Kent State University (KSU), Sodexo, the world’s largest employer of registered dietitians, helped design and will manage day to day operations of the dining hall which serves approximately 800 students every day.

Today, severe droughts are driving substantial economic losses, hundreds of millions of people still lack reliable access to clean water, and many critical water resources are being depleted or contaminated. Solving these water challenges will take a variety of solutions, including recycled water.

Hidden away or underground, wastewater infrastructure is an essential component to growing, sustainable communities. Around the world, this infrastructure enables cities to develop, economies to grow and communities to thrive.

This is the question on the minds of many young professionals, as well as a growing number of seasoned professionals looking to change course and work on issues that match their passions and worldview. In our feature article this week, Mike Hower, Senior Writer at GreenBiz group shares some very important takeaways for those that find themselves in this position.

LOS ANGELES, October 7, 2016 /3BL Media/ — SCS Global Services (SCS) congratulates recipients of the 2016 Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) Leadership Awards, which “recognize excellence in the use of FSC certified products and commitment to responsible forest management.” Five of this year’s award recipients were certified to FSC standards by SCS: Humboldt Redwood Company and Mendocino Redwood Company, Roseburg Forest Products., HP Inc., and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource.