Corporate Responsibility

NAEM Announces New Benchmarking Forum for Senior EHS and Sustainability Leaders

The National Association for Environmental Management (NAEM) announced today the addition of the EHS&S Roundtable to its portfolio of benchmarking services for corporate EHS and Sustainability leaders.

Events

Arrow Electronics Expands its Arrow Charitable Platform

Launched in 2017, the Arrow Charitable platform empowers employees to engage in their local communities. After achieving high engagement during its first year in the United States and Canada, Arrow worked to make its volunteering and giving programs available to all employees in the Americas.

Philanthropy

Passion vs. Purpose in Leadership: Which Do You Need Most?

“Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.” Oprah Winfrey

Events

Sustainability Academy – a Black Friday Bargain for Your Career

Massive Black Friday sales confirm that consumerism is alive and well. While we are thankful for an economy that is prospering, we must be ready to deal with the fall-out: waste, corner-cutting supply chains, deeper scrutiny into ethical practices. The Sustainability Academy has courses which help sustainability practitioners maneuver through these corporate challenges.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Restoring Land and Increasing Resilience Needs Women

Almost two dozen representatives from Ghanaian development agencies working in partnership with the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) in northern Ghana gathered in the city of Bolgatanga on 13 November 2018 for a training workshop on Social and Gender Dynamics and their Importance for Improving Resilience and Livelihoods.

Events

WEBINAR: 2018 Porter Novelli/Cone Purpose Premium Index: The Need-to-Know Data & Insights

The complimentary webinar presentation of the 2018 Porter Novelli/Cone Purpose Premium Index is on December 6, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET.

Events

Erb Faculty Director, Joe Arvai Talks Metrics at Innovation Forum: Measuring Business Outcomes and Impacts, and Capacity Building

Ian Welsh and Joe Arvai, professor of sustainability, and faculty director at the University of Michigan’s Erb Institute, discuss the challenges companies face in measuring their impact. [20:47-31:29]. Arvai discusses the information overload affecting companies when it comes to measuring their impact and the apparent confusion between impact and outcomes. Where outcomes measure the incremental improvements against previously outlined benchmarks on a path to sustainability, impact instead gets at whether companies are meeting their fundamental goals. "In the sustainability space there is so much more to it.”

Media & Communications

National Grid, City of Schenectady Begin Work on Smart City Streetlight Initiative

Three-year project will upgrade streetlights, install smart technology and reduce energy costs for the City.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Fair Trade Campaigns National Conference to Unite Advocates in Chicago March 1-3, 2019

Global Fair Trade advocacy organization Fair Trade Campaigns will host its annual national conference, a multi-stakeholder gathering of Fair Trade supporters, in Chicago, IL, March 1-3, 2019.

Events

Schneider Electric Innovation Summit North America: Powering and Digitizing the Economy

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, hosted more than 1,200 customers, partners, suppliers and influencers at its latest Innovation Summit, November 13-14 in Atlanta, Georgia. The event brought together Schneider Electric experts and world-leading industry thought leaders to share insights and bold ideas on the challenges and opportunities of powering and digitizing the economy.

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