Environment

Bard MBA to Host Live Podcast Addressing World Hunger and Poverty While Caring for the Earth

The Bard MBA in Sustainability  will host a live dial-in podcast discussion "Ending World Hunger and Poverty while Caring for the Earth" with Pierre Ferrari of Heifer International. Pierre will discuss Heifer's initiatives for addressing hunger and poverty while helping to reinforce and build local communities in the process. Listeners can dial in to the podcast at NOON EST, February 26th.

AI & Technology

Bard MBA to Host Live Podcast - 98% of All Clothes Are Made Overseas

The Bard MBA in Sustainability  will host a live discussion, "Certifying Sustainability and Transparency in Local Economies" with Eric Henry, President of TS Designs, on the dial-in podcast, Sustainable Business Fridays, Friday, February 5th, at 12pm EST.

Environment

Making the EPA Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule Work For You

The public comment period on the proposed revisions to the hazardous waste management program closed just before the end of 2015. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed these regulations to ”address gaps in the regulations, provide greater flexibility for hazardous waste generators to manage their hazardous waste in a cost-effective and protective manner, and reorganize the hazardous waste generator regulations to make them more user-friendly and thus improve their usability by the regulated community.” The regulations will likely have some impact on all regulated classes of hazardous waste generators.

Corporate Responsibility

Bard MBA to Host Live Podcast on COP21: The Unstoppable Momentum Behind Corporate Climate Action

The Bard MBA in Sustainability  will host a live discussion: COP21, The Unstoppable Momentum Behind Corporate Climate Action on the dial-in podcast, Sustainable Business Fridays, with Margaret Fenwick, Manager Environment and Climate, United Nation Global Compact office, on Friday, January 29th, at 12pm.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

California Prop 65 is Evolving, Will You Be Ready?

Since it passed into law in 1986, California Prop 65 (known officially as The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986), has been updated on a continual basis. Recently, there were changes proposed by the Office of Environmental Health and Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) according to an article published by Furniture Today.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Community Development & Revitalization - How It's Done

Ron Phillips is the founding CEO of Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI), the Community Development Corporation (CDC) and Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) based in Maine. He will be stepping down from CEI in July 2016 after 38 years. Ellen Golden is the Senior Vice President for Corporate Development and Managing Director of CEI Investment Notes. She is stepping down this month after 37 years with CEI.

Environment

Working on What Matters: 6 Lessons in Corporate Water Stewardship

Over the past two decades, companies have taken a limited view on water stewardship programs by largely focusing their efforts on water use reduction within their manufacturing operations. Impactful corporate water stewardship must focus on operations in water-scarce or stressed locations because water is a shared resource, vital to the local communities that support the company’s operations.

DuPont’s water stewardship journey began over 15 years ago, and there are 6 key lessons we learned along the way.

Energy & Infrastructure

How SunPower Protects the Environment While Building Solar Power Plants

What does a sheep have to do with a power plant? Find out more in our blog post about how we protect the environment while building solar power plants.

Environment

Go Green: Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Commitment to the Environment

At Bristol-Myers Squibb, sustainability means conducting our business to help patients prevail over serious diseases in a manner that contributes to economic growth, social responsibility and a healthy environment now and in the future.

Environment

Antea Group Case Study: Evaluating Ergonomic Risk at a Natural Gas Supplier Facility

A natural gas supplier had completed an analysis of their worker’s compensation claims and realized they were seeing a major increase in ergonomic-related injuries to their field workers. Antea®Group was called in to discuss strategies for evaluating the risk.

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