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EV Charging Plan for Schools, Recreation Areas Gets State OK

Energy

The California Public Utilities Commission has approved a two-year pilot that will allow Southern California Edison to add hundreds of new EV charging stations at schools and state recreation areas.

EHS Global Moments: Emergency Vehicles in the Philippines

Environment

In the Philippines, the law mandates employers to provide their workers with transportation to a hospital or dental facility if they should need it.

Ecocentricity Blog: The Climate Talk

Environment

For my part, I want to be proactive in talking to my kids about climate change. I want to teach them the science for sure, but I also want them to feel like our family is already making a difference.

Turning Cafeterias Into Classrooms to Fight Food Waste

Environment

Every school day when the end-of-lunch bell rings and students return to class, a little something often gets left behind: the remains of their lunch. This food ends up in the trash – as much as 530,000 tons each school year in the U.S. alone.

Improving Reporting on Modern Slavery

A toolkit to advance reporting on modern slavery has been published by GRI and the Responsible Labor Initiative, an Initiative of the Responsible Business Alliance.

Bridgestone Introduces New Collaboration Center in Museum Tower Kyobashi to Drive Innovation, Design and Brand Projects

Green Infrastructure

Bridgestone Cross Point (BXP) at Museum Tower Kyobashi in Tokyo is designed to foster open collaboration among Bridgestone, its customers and its partners to help drive innovation and sustainable solutions.

WBA Sponsors 2019 Global Retail Challenge to Inspire Next Generation of Retail Leaders

Responsible Production & Consumption

Over six weeks, Walgreens Boots Alliance and other leading companies such as Nordstrom and Columbia Sportswear Company participated in this year’s Global Retail Challenge in partnership with the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA).

Sustainable Investing: The Enduring Revolution

The climate crisis is precipitating a sustainable investment revolution. Investors are putting their money where their mouth is: sustainable funds attracted $13.0 billion in net flows in the first three quarters of 2019. I expect the exponential growth of ESG investing to continue in 2020; and I think three factors largely will drive it.

MetLife Named One of America’s Most Responsible Companies

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

MetLife, Inc., today announced that it has been named one of America’s “Most Responsible Companies” by Newsweek magazine. MetLife is the top-ranked insurance company on Newsweek’s inaugural list, and number 19 of all 300 companies recognized.

Tackling Child Labor

Responsible Production & Consumption

The 2019 report shows Nestlé's system to tackle child labor works, education helps prevent it. Read Darrell High's blog 'Tackling child labor' in full.

VIDEO: See What the Arbor Day Foundation Is Doing to Restore Forests

Research, Reports & Publications

Thanks to support from members and partners, efforts are now underway to replant the area and ensure this National Forest continues to thrive.

Alexion Partners With Playworks New England for Team Building Event

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Alexion's Quality Systems, Standards, and Compliance Team connected with Playworks New England for a day of team building exercises. Playworks New England is part of a national non-profit organization that's rescuing recess every day...

Tetra Tech GIS Analyst and Team Complete Tidal Flooding Awareness Project

Environment

Kellie Burdick, a Tetra Tech GIS analyst and Old Dominion University (ODU) masters student, led a group of fellow students, staff, and researchers to complete the Blue Line Project in Norfolk, Virginia, on October 27, 2019.

The New Climate for Ever-Evolving Technology: Q&A With Patrick Browne, Director, Sustainability, UPS

Innovation & Technology

BSR interviews UPS Director of Sustainability Patrick Browne on the types of new technologies UPS has deployed, the impact they have had so far, and plans to further integrate tech into their sustainability strategy for 2020 and beyond.

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Discovery Education Launch Speak Truth to Power Educator Master Class Series

Education

In celebration of Human Rights Day, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFK Human Rights) and Discovery Education have announced the addition of new resources to the Speak Truth to Power program.

Webinar, Dec. 12: Climate Risk and Opportunity Planning for a Major Utility

Events, Media & Communications

Register now for a live webinar with Entergy, a leading utility that provides electricity to 2.9 million people across the southern U.S., to learn about climate planning and action in the coming decade.

15 Years of Sustainability Reporting

Research, Reports & Publications

This holiday season, Cisco has a lot to be grateful for: 35 years of business growth and, today, the launch of our 15th corporate social responsibility (CSR) report.

Research: How Technology Could Promote Growth in 6 African Countries

Innovation & Technology

Africa is closely watched as the next big growth market – a description that has persisted for a while.

Privacy Rights Are Human Rights

Social Impact & Volunteering

Over the past several decades, as information communication technology has evolved and proliferated, so too has the amount of private information we share online. As a result, access to our private information has become a trade in itself.

CBRE Korea Volunteers Help Community Child Center

Social Impact & Volunteering

CBRE Korea employees volunteered time and resources to decorate study rooms and fund-raise for the Guro Happy Community Child Center on November 15,2019.

The Analytics of Hope

Innovation & Technology

There was a time, just a few decades ago, when the Claiborne Corridor was bustling. The string of neighborhoods that cuts across New Orleans nurtured a world-renowned jazz scene.

8 Experts On The Top Corporate Sustainability Issue Right Now

I spoke to eight influential sustainability strategists ranging from a Chief Sustainability Officer to a Former Head at World Economic Forum to ask them either what is the most important directive for their organization around sustainability

Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose Remembers Organization’s Co-Founder Paul A. Volcker

Events, Media & Communications

Twenty years ago, Paul A. Volcker, Jr. Volcker joined forces with Paul Newman; Peter Malkin; David Rockefeller; and John C. Whitehead then Co-Chairman of Goldman Sachs, to form CECP.

Own Your Impact: Actions to Stand up for Human Rights

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

With so much unknown to you as an individual consumer, what can you do to make a difference? Here are some ways you can help raise awareness and take action to stand up for human rights.

Aramark Announces New 2025 Sustainability Plan

Today, Aramark, the leading U.S.-based provider of food, facilities and uniform services, announced a new 2025 sustainability plan, Be Well. Do Well., focused on positively impacting people and the planet.