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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Republic Rewards Community Grant Program Honors Friends Of the Thomas B. Norton Library in Gulf Shores, Alabama

Jan 18, 2017 10:05 AM ET

Republic Services of Gulf Shores, Alabama presented the Friends Of the Thomas B. Norton Library with a $3,500 grant as part of their annual Republic Rewards Community Grant Program.

Education

CITGO Lemont Refinery Hosts STEM Education Workshop for Local Teachers

Jan 18, 2017 9:30 AM ET

During the month of December, the CITGO Lemont Refinery hosted 38 science and math teachers from 24 area schools for a STEM workshop as a way to further enhance the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) curriculum used in local schools.

Diversity & Inclusion

Say Hello to the Antea Group Austin Office!

Jan 18, 2017 9:10 AM ET

The Austin office is involved in a variety of projects all over the US, including transaction support, phase I and II site assessments, compliance assessments, health & safety, and insurance claim support. We work with clients ranging from oil & gas companies to railroads, and everything in between. One of our main projects is working with TCEQ statewide, doing assessment and remediation work and public drinking water sampling to ensure compliance with EPA and state standards.

Environment

Sustainable Investing in the New Gilded Age

Jan 18, 2017 9:05 AM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Evolution of Retail Banking

Jan 18, 2017 9:05 AM ET

“We will only be successful if customers are at the heart of our business,” says Steven Cooper, CEO for Personal Banking at Barclays, whose team oversee the accounts of 17 million people.

Diversity & Inclusion

Preventing Politics From Dividing Your Workplace

Jan 18, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Bloomberg was mentioned along with PepsiCo, Starbucks, and other corporations that set the right inclusive tone in this LinkedIn piece about preventing politics from dividing the workplace.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Merck Foundation Grant Expands Project ECHO® in Vietnam and India

Jan 18, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Environment

Xylem Helping Build First Wastewater Plant in Sehore, India

Jan 18, 2017 8:30 AM ET

Xylem was recently selected to supply advanced wastewater treatment technology to the first-ever sewage treatment plant in Sehore, India. The new plant is being developed to accommodate rapid industrial growth in the city of Sehore, located in the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Global Uncertainty Highlights the Need for Responsible Business Leadership

Jan 18, 2017 8:15 AM ET

Uncertainty is natural in today’s turbulent global environment. But what is certain is that the need for responsible leadership by business is greater today than at any other time in recent history. As governments grapple with transition and change, responsible business leadership can, and must, lead the way. The issues that face our world won’t wait.

Education

Scotiabank to Support JDC West

Jan 18, 2017 8:10 AM ET

We believe in helping young people reach their full potential, which is why we are excited to be back to support JDC West as business students from Western Canada compete in Edmonton.

Diversity & Inclusion

World Environment Center Elects New Board Members and 2017 Officers

Jan 18, 2017 8:00 AM ET

As part of an ongoing commitment to expand its thought leadership, diversity and effectiveness as a global sustainability organization, the World Environment Center’s Board of Directors has elected three individuals for Board membership.

Events, Media & Communications

Novartis Joins Global Initiative to Fight the Rise of Noncommunicable Diseases

Jan 18, 2017 8:00 AM ET

Novartis has joined more than 20 leading biopharmaceutical companies to launch “Access Accelerated”, a global initiative to further advance access to prevention and care for noncommunicable diseases in low and lower-middle income countries. Chronic conditions such as heart disease and cancer are a growing threat in the world’s poorest countries.

Innovation & Technology

Man and Machine: The 2050 Human Experience

Jan 18, 2017 7:55 AM ET

And as Gen Z comes of age, it’s incredible to imagine how their world will change. While mainstream culture still grapples with millennials, Gen Z will catalyze major societal shifts in the next 30 years; from food and healthcare, to Internet access and infrastructure.

Education

Higher Education Leaders Explore Ways to Ensure Success of Students Recovering from Addiction While Living on Campus

Jan 18, 2017 12:15 AM ET

In the fourth installment of the President to President series, published today, Paul C. Pribbenow, Ph.D., president of Augsburg College in Minneapolis, describes the value of supporting students who are recovering from drug and alcohol addictions as they pursue higher education and live on campus.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Florida Invests $1 Million in St. Petersburg’s Campbell Park Community

Jan 17, 2017 5:05 PM ET

Duke Energy Florida today announced a $1 million grant from the Duke Energy Foundation to the Campbell Park community and its surrounding neighborhoods in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Education

Fox Station Group Extends STEM-Themed ‘Xploration Station’ TV Block through 2020

Jan 17, 2017 4:00 PM ET

Xploration Station, a weekend morning block of live-action, educational and informational TV shows primarily airing on FOX TV stations around the country, has been extended by the Fox Station Group through 2020. The announcement was made today by Steve Rotfeld, president of Steve Rotfeld Productions (SRP), who produces and distributes Xploration Station.

Diversity & Inclusion

Three Quality of LifeHacks for Mentoring Millennials

Jan 17, 2017 3:50 PM ET

Do there seem to be an awful lot of twenty and thirtysomethings walking around your office these days? Millennials are now the largest generation in the U.S. workforce—they passed Generation X in 2015, according to the Pew Research Center.

Diversity & Inclusion

How I Became a Techie: Tommy Saenz

Jan 17, 2017 3:05 PM ET

What piqued my interest in STEM was my automotive electrician class in high school. I got to tinker with electronics and cars — not unusual hobbies for a kid from California.

Environment

Tetra Pak Highlights Latest Collaborative Effort to Impact Recycling and Recovery

Jan 17, 2017 3:00 PM ET

Tetra Pak is committed to supporting local partnerships and projects to help increase recycling rates. This report provides an overview of a recent collaborative effort called CART - the Coalition to Advance Recovery in Tennessee. It also shares the results of a recycling system gap analysis performed in one key region of the state - the Memphis Area.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Statement by Rebuilding Together on the Passing of Patricia Riley Johnson, Founding President and CEO

Jan 17, 2017 1:00 PM ET

Caroline Blakely, President and CEO of Rebuilding Together, made the following statement regarding the passing of Patricia Riley Johnson, the organization's founding CEO and President.

Environment

Recycling: Opportunities & Challenges

Jan 17, 2017 12:30 PM ET

Simply put, recycling is a win-win industry. It takes products or commodities which have been previously used and turns them into something new, like plastic, or the same exact thing as it was before, like paper.

Social Impact & Volunteering

More Than 3,000 Volunteers to Package 500,000+ Meals With Stop Hunger Now on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service

Jan 17, 2017 12:30 PM ET

On January 16, more than 3,000 volunteers across the U.S. will package half a million meals in recognition of MLK Day. Corporate, civic and faith-based groups from North Carolina to California have committed to packaging meals to support Stop Hunger Now’s mission of working to end hunger in our lifetime.

Events, Media & Communications

How the World Can Cut Food Loss in Half by 2030: #GEFLive TWITTER CHAT

Jan 17, 2017 12:15 PM ET

Join the Dow Chemical Company, The Rockefeller Foundation, Feed the Future, and the co-author of the book, Food Foolish, for a Twitter Chat, How the World Can Cut Food Loss in Half by 2030 on Thursday, 1/26, 11:00 am ET at #GEFLive.

Environment

Where’s the Emergency Brake on This Thing?

Jan 17, 2017 11:45 AM ET

Ideally, the free market would have some mechanism by which the interests of future generations are protected. It would have some emergency brake to stop excessive consumption that might leave future generations with less than they deserve.

Responsible Production & Consumption

A ‘Powerful’ Regeneration of the Battersea Power Station

Jan 17, 2017 11:40 AM ET

The Battersea Power Station, one of London’s iconic “superstations” and the largest brick building in Europe, was, at its peak, a structure hailed for its distinct design and its ability to provide enough energy to power a resurgent London over the course of five decades. But since closing down in 1983, the building has been largely unused. Then, in 2012, a trio of Malaysian investors—SP Setia Berhad, Sime Darby Property and the Employees Provident Fund—purchased the property for £400 million, pledging to transform the Battersea Power Station not just into a sprawling multi-purpose destination, but into London’s hot new neighborhood.