Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

As 2015 draws to a close, we've evaluated a year's-worth of corporate social responsibility (CSR) tracking to share the top 10 trends of 2015.

The FCA US Brampton Assembly Plant has been awarded bronze status for its efforts in implementing World Class Manufacturing (WCM) and the 13th North American facility to receive this designation.

With the population growing and the climate changing, our food, agriculture and health systems are facing increasing strain. To do something about this, Mars, Incorporated co-founded the Innovation Institute for Food and Health earlier this year with the University of California, Davis. On December 2 and 3, the Institute hosted the two-day Solution Summit—a series of events in California to explore ways to address these challenges.

What is the best way to distribute money amongst a group a non-profits? This is a question that foundations and donors struggle with on a regular basis.

On Friday, December 11th, PYXERA Global received the Local Content Initiative Award at the annual Ghana Oil and Gas Awards (GOGA) in recognition of the USAID-funded Ghana Supply Chain Development (SCD) Program. Since its inception in March 2013, the SCD Program has increased the participation of 194 Ghanaian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the oil and gas supply chain.

“We have been very fortunate to have the backing and support of USAID in implementing this program, and this recognition from GOGA demonstrates that the industry understands the importance of capacity building for SMEs to pave the way for their success as suppliers of good and services,” said Harry Pastuszek, Vice President of Enterprise and Community Development at PYXERA Global.

After two weeks of intense negotiations at COP21 in Paris, a meaningful global deal on climate change is finally in place.
Mars celebrates this remarkable step towards securing a safe, sustainable planet for our children.

The FCA US Sterling Stamping Plant has been awarded bronze status for its efforts to improve in World Class Manufacturing (WCM) and becomes the 12th North American facility to receive this designation.