Environment

Reflections on Laudato Si - Continued

It’s why building the circular economy is so important. When you design for disassembly, eliminate the concept of waste and optimize the utility of our limited raw materials, as nature so beautifully does, you offer hope of a future where the needs of all people can be met without threatening the biosphere. You offer a chance for growth without squeezing the planet dry.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Sustainability Yearbook 2016

RobecoSAM has been conducting the annual Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) since 1999. Though originally developed to select the components of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, over the years the CSA and its many applications have expanded to encompass a wide range of activities at RobecoSAM. In fact, the CSA is the engine that powers everything we do at RobecoSAM, ranging from research and indexing to our asset management activities.

Corporate Responsibility

Medtronic FY2015 Integrated Report Showcases Economic, Social and Environmental Performance

Medtronic’s FY2015 Integrated Performance Report, “Further, Together” provides a comprehensive view of how Medtronic creates value over time through responsible management of our financial resources, social investments, and environmental impacts.

Environment

Trane Educates Industry on Refrigerant Advances at the 2016 ASHRAE Winter Conference

To help organizations positively impact their environmental footprint, leaders from Trane will present on refrigerant advances to lower greenhouse gas emissions at the 2016 American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Winter Conference, Jan. 23-27 in Orlando.

Events

Speaker Lineup for 2016 International Women's Day Forum Grows Daily

On March 7 and 8, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center and United Nations Office for Partnerships will host the 6th Annual International Women's Day Forum, The Business of Inclusion: Global Prosperity through Women and Girls Empowerment. The event will convene more than 500 public and private sector leaders to explore inclusive solutions that create opportunities for women and girls around the world.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

RobecoSAM Publishes the Annual Sustainability Yearbook 2016

RobecoSAM today announced the publication of The Sustainability Yearbook 2016. The Yearbook looks back at companies’ sustainability performance in 2015, includes the best 15% per industry and ranks them Gold, Silver or Bronze. The top performing company from each of the 59 industries analyzed is awarded RobecoSAM Industry Leader status.

Volunteering & Community

The Costa Crociere Foundation Starts Its Selection Process for Projects Aimed at Social Betterment and Protection of the Marine Environment

The Costa Crociere Foundation (www.costa-crociere-foundation.com) has started the annual selection process reserved for Italian non-profit organizations engaged in the development of social betterment and marine environmental protection projects.

Events

American Standard Features an Expanded Lineup of Home Comfort Systems and Technologies at IBS 2016

American Standard Heating & Air Conditioning, a leader in home comfort products and a brand of Ingersoll Rand (NYSE: IR), brings to the International Builders Show (IBS) an expanded lineup of heating and cooling systems and technologies, including its new Gold S9VS family of furnaces, the most advanced line of furnaces it has ever designed.

Events

Trane Showcases its Industry Leadership in Heating and Cooling Products and Technologies at IBS 2016

Trane, a leading global provider of indoor comfort systems and services and a brand of Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR), showcases its most highly advanced furnace platform in a quarter century - the new S-Series Furnace - along with a range of reliable and efficient products for residential replacement and builder applications at the International Builders’ Show (IBS), booth C6531, today through Jan. 21.

Environment

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