Corporate Responsibility

New Cone Research Reveals Employees Want to be Actively Involved in CSR Efforts

Although giving and volunteerism remain a priority in effective employee engagement, today's employees expect much more. We are pleased to share our newly released 2016 Cone Communications Employee Engagement Study, surveying American employees to determine the attitudes, expectations and behaviors of today's workforce.

Corporate Responsibility

Second Set of Draft GRI Standards Released for Public Comment

Awards & Rankings

Newsweek Green Rankings Names Las Vegas Sands the Highest Rated Hospitality Company in the Country

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) has been ranked as one of the greenest large companies in the world in the 2016 Newsweek Green Rankings, released today.

Events

Strategy Alert: Pros Focus on a Cause, Follow Trends to Maximize Impact

Staying ahead of the curve and in the know isn’t optional for world-class marketers. It’s the reason brain trusts like the Cause Marketing Forum fill massive hotel ball rooms with corporate CMOs, nonprofits and communicators eager to create the next movement that awes consumers and changes the world for the better.

Research & Reports

Vodafone Group Plc Sustainable Business Report 2015-16

Vodafone Group Plc has published its first report under its new sustainable business strategy, which sets out to ensure an even closer alignment between the organisation’s core commercial goals and the maximum possible social and economic benefit achievable as a consequence of those goals.

AI & Technology

Data Analytics is Key to Developing a Long-Term Smart City Roadmap

Communities that were “first movers” in the smart city arena are ending their test phases and expanding to a second phase, yet it is clear that communications technologies and data analytics should be adopted to help lay the groundwork for a broader roadmap.

Volunteering & Community

Sodexo and USDA Raise Awareness About Childhood Hunger During Summer Months and Share Information on Finding Local Resources

Sodexo, the world leader in Quality of Life Services, joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service today in announcing free summer meal programs open to children ages 18 years and under. USDA discussed the challenges of connecting children with meals during the summer months and shared how families can find free programs in their community.

Corporate Responsibility

BSR, Forum for the Future Launch Project to Inspire Companies to Go ‘Net Positive’

BSR and Forum for the Future have launched the Net Positive Project, a cross-sector coalition that aims to expand the number of companies that go beyond reducing their negative sustainability impacts to contribute in a “net positive” way to society, the environment, and the global economy.

Education & Workforce Development

Students Win Big with Help from Honda Power Equipment

Students from a North Carolina high school beat out several teams of college students in the 10th annual Shell Eco-marathon Americas. The students worked with Honda Power Equipment in North Carolina (HPE). HPE provided the engines for the cars that were built and used in the competition.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Green Key Global and Clean the World Announce US Partnership to Promote Hotel Soap Recycling

Green Key Global and Clean The World, two leaders in corporate social responsibility (CSR), today announced an expanded partnership that promotes soap recycling to hotels in the United States. After a successful partnership launch in Canada in 2015, Green Key Global is bringing the program south and encouraging members in the U.S. to collect and recycle hotel soap and bottled amenities that will help fight the spread of preventable diseases.

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