Originally from Spain, Marta Andres Terre’s journey in science has taken her to the U.K., Switzerland, Sweden and now the U.S. As a current Ph.D. student in Immunology at Stanford, she is working to uncover cures for bacterial diseases like typhoid fever and the flu by discovering how the body can block them.
Wave CEO Gadi Ruschin, shares how the company is changing the way global trade is carried out and the invaluable experiences they gained from the Barclays Accelerator powered by Techstars programme.
HP has made a comprehensive commitment to sustainability that embraces every aspect of our business – driving our vision of creating technology that makes work and life better for everyone, everywhere. In this video, HP Board members discuss the importance of sustainability to the company, employees and the environment.
The automotive industry uses more robots than any other sector. The computer-controlled machines are taking on more and increasingly complex tasks. They work reliably, efficiently, and with high precision. Engineers are now even teaching them how to learn. But how energy-efficient are these mechanical helpers in reality?
No matter their size, sector, location or scope, no business can ignore human rights. Their scope is wide, covering everything from the right to education to access to water, but one issue in particular is now the most pressing cause of human rights abuses across the world – human trafficking.
Claiming ignorance is not an option anymore and Human rights standards and due diligence demand is just increasing. But how is the landscape evolving, and what does it mean for corporate risk?
Across Norfolk Southern’s operating territory – from Kansas City and Atlanta to Chicago and Ohio – representatives from state and federal environmental agencies support the railroad’s efforts to reduce locomotive emissions.
Macsween’s approach to business is influenced by a three generation, 60 year tradition of growth, responsibility and innovation. Over the past 10 years, as Managing Directors, James & Jo Macsween have developed this further; marrying family values with new products, progressive employment practices and environmental systems.
During the 2016 Business Social Responsibility (BSR) conference, Chief Environment Officer, Karen Clarke-Whistler, explains how TD Bank Group has made sustainability a core business strategy. Her interview provides insight into TD's environmental strategy and the sustainability challenges it faces.
In the San Francisco Bay area today, Chevrolet delivered the first three Bolt EVs to customers, fulfilling the brand’s promise to offer a long-range electric vehicle at an affordable price.
For today’s students, college is about more than just academics. When students select a college, they are increasingly likely to consider factors beyond the institution’s academic reputation, research facilities and faculty credentials. Students understand that the campus they select will be their home for the next few years, and they are interested in the quality of life they can expect there. For this reason, students are placing greater emphasis on residence life programs when contemplating their options for higher education.
Today, Feeding America, the largest domestic hunger-relief organization, announced a $3 million grant from Cargill to provide children and families with nutrition solutions. This three year gift will help food banks provide nourishing meals to people in need by increasing access to fruits and vegetables, providing nutrition education, investing in a diabetes prevention pilot program and funding food safety measures to ensure the highest qualities of food distribution.
The private sector has a critical role in developing water management strategies and initiatives to help fight water scarcity in the world. From Scarcity to Abundance: Business Solutions for a Water Constrained World showcases how businesses are implementing solutions in their communities to help fight this global issue.
Mark Kramer, co-founder of the prominent social impact firm, FSG, will keynote the Global Engagement Forum Live, taking place April 4 – 5 in Washington, DC. Kramer advocates for an ecosystem approach to create shared value—a concept that connects societal and economic progress.
'The sharing economy' is one of the hottest topics in the business world, but do we really understand what the term means? Ian Rand, CEO of Business Banking at Barclays, believes it’s time for a new definition based on mutual success and growth.
Banks have been on a long journey. It started more than 300 years ago in the coffee shops of Lombard Street when they began ‘matching’ suppliers with consumers, buyers with sellers, importers with exporters, and – crucially – those who had capital they wanted a return on, and those who wanted to use that capital.
In the latest chapter of the President to President series, published today, Walter Kimbrough, Ph.D., president of Dillard University in New Orleans, describes the importance of developing a strong residence life program as the University works to recover from the devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina.
Global information technology major HP has won Asia’s Best Supply Chain Reporting award at the 2016 Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards at an exclusive event on 28 November in Singapore.
The quality and safety of the food we eat is in the hands of millions of dedicated and skilled workers at food and beverage companies across the world. The key to maintaining that food quality and safety is ensuring workers have the EHS training, tools and support they need to feel and perform work safely.
To give workers this support, food and beverage companies need to understand the attitudes, motivations and workplace perceptions of their workers. This knowledge and understanding allow you to craft EHS processes and programs that workers can get on board with.
On the Antea Group blog, we share some interesting EHS statistics that food and beverage companies can use to guide their EHS program strategy.
Michelle Disabato, Impact Market Executive at MicroEdge + Blackbaud, shares how Blackbaud OutcomesTM is bringing people together and unifying them around a common language, providing people with the ability to collaborate through software to help organizations across the sector to have greater insight, and greater impact.
Let’s get real – individual investors have no sway in the public markets. The place where individual investors can have the most impact – by far – is in providing direct growth capital to private companies and social enterprises.
In the past year, Honda’s North American plants have undertaken a number of initiatives to reduce their energy usage and many of them are finding success through the usage of LED lighting.
The Bettendorf office provides services within multiple segments and practice areas. Our projects span from traditional ELM support to due diligence and health and safety for global high tech companies.
We have particular depth of experience within the railroad segment, providing support with assessment and remediation, due diligence, emergency response, and compliance services. Additionally, primary providers of the CAVe data management and visualization team reside in our office and support projects, from small ELM to complex litigation projects across Antea Group’s global footprint. Bettendorf is also home to a core group that supports the EHS Passport solution, which aids companies as they grow and expand into new countries.
