Norfolk Southern rolled out a strategic plan in 2015 that sets targets for the company’s economic performance over five years. Developed by CEO Jim Squires, his senior management team, and the company’s board of directors, the dynamic plan is based on the core competencies of NS’ business: safety and service; revenue growth; and stewardship of resources through productivity and operating efficiencies.
In 2015, Norfolk Southern completed a five-year community partnership to reforest 10,000 acres in the Mississippi Delta, a “Trees and Trains” initiative to mitigate carbon emissions the natural way. Partnering with GreenTrees, a reforestation program, NS invested $5.6 million to plant more than 6 million cottonwood and native hardwood trees on land cleared for farming years ago but that had become marginally productive as cropland.
The BSR Conference is one of the most important global gatherings dedicated to sustainable business, and it creates business value starting the very next day. Here is the business case for why you should attend.
Michael Molitor, Senior Fellow for the Ray C. Anderson Foundation will deliver a presentation on 9/26 at Georgia Tech, entitled, "The Sustainable High Growth Revolution."
As part of Ethical Corporation’s latest free analysis on sustainability reporting, they have just released a pack of report reviews featuring Unilever, Nestle & Marks and Spencer
UN Global Compact Calls on Chief Executives to make Supply Chain Sustainability a Top Business Priority; Engaging Suppliers beyond Tier 1 Still Poses a Big Challenge
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