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Research, Reports & Publications

Black & Veatch: Water Utility Leaders Driving Toward Sustainability

Jun 6, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Customer education, infrastructure modernization and the use of data analytics will be key tools to overcoming the water industry’s perennial challenges posed by aging infrastructure, according to Black & Veatch's 2017 Strategic Directions: Water Industry Report. A combination of investment and new business process approaches will also be critical to closing the gap between costs and consumer expectation.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Enabling a Science-Driven Supply Chain

Jun 6, 2017 9:45 AM ET

The sustainable innovation of emerging technologies like blockchain and IoT are disrupting our supply chains at an accelerated rate. Lara Birkes, VP & Chief Sustainability Officer, HPE, explores the landscape and applications of these technologies to solve complex global challenges.

Environment

21st Century Fox Announces Winners of “Earth in Focus” Employee Photography Contest in Honor of Earth Month

Jun 6, 2017 9:30 AM ET

Health & Healthcare

The Role of Hand Hygiene in Reducing Health Care-associated Infections

Jun 6, 2017 9:15 AM ET

Learn more about the role of Hand Hygiene in Reducing Health Care-Associated Infections (HAIs) including the role of dispenser placement in maximizing usage.

Environment

Consumers Energy’s Environmental Efforts Help Restore Endangered Peregrine Falcons in West Michigan

Jun 6, 2017 9:05 AM ET

Consumers Energy today announced a local resurgence in a once nearly extinct population of peregrine falcons. Two decades of work by Consumers’ employees has contributed to more than 80 chicks hatched at two West Michigan locations.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Meet Diane Herndon: The Woman Partnering to Make Your Petfood More Sustainable

Jun 6, 2017 9:05 AM ET

We live in a time of unprecedented environmental changes. As a company, if we are to continue to successfully grow into the future, we must ensure we use natural resources wisely, and work with partners to find solutions that are good for our business, for the environment and for society.

Environment

Reducing Emissions with $60M of NextGen Technology

Jun 6, 2017 9:05 AM ET

In 2016, after a decade of planning and debate, airlines and the FAA finally greenlit key updates to outdated tracking, navigation, and communication technologies. JetBlue is investing $60 million in NextGen technology to create much-needed efficiencies and reduce emissions.

Environment

U.S. Steps Back, but Climate Change Investments Won’t Go Away

Jun 6, 2017 9:05 AM ET

The U.S. decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement might appear to put the brakes on clean energy development and investment in the U.S. However, we think the momentum of industries and technologies that sprang up from climate-change concerns can’t be stopped.

Research, Reports & Publications

BD Releases 2016 Sustainability Report

Jun 6, 2017 9:00 AM ET

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today issued its 2016 Sustainability Report.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Announcing Factor10: Delivering Innovative, Scalable Solutions for the Circular Economy

Jun 6, 2017 8:45 AM ET

Today at the World Circular Economy Forum, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) announced its new circular economy initiative, Factor10. Factor10 brings companies together to reinvent how business finds, uses and disposes of the materials that make up global trade. It’s an initiative that will help to identify and remove the barriers that exist, while creating solutions that businesses all around the world can implement.

Research, Reports & Publications

BT’s Latest ‘Delivering Our Purpose’ Report Updates on Progress During 2016/17

Jun 6, 2017 5:00 AM ET

The latest Delivering our Purpose report from BT shows how the company is delivering against ambitious 2020 goals and how they’ve been bringing their purpose to life during 2016/17.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

TQL Engages Millennials at Record Rate with New Approach to Workplace Giving

Jun 5, 2017 8:30 PM ET

Giving back has been an integral part of Total Quality Logistics (TQL), the second largest freight brokerage in North America, since the beginning. The company’s leadership, all homegrown in Cincinnati, has strong ties to the local community and has always encouraged their employees to get involved in giving and volunteering. TQL Cares – the company’s workplace giving program – was established in 2006 to deepen employee engagement, while making a positive impact in the community. For 10 years, this program took a fairly traditional approach, with an annual giving campaign that lasted two weeks, small matching programs and volunteer endorsements, but only for Cincinnati-area employees. As the company experienced major growth, it meant big challenges.

Environment

Weatherford's Commitment to Protecting the Environment

Jun 5, 2017 5:45 PM ET

At Weatherford, we are committed to excellence. Excellence in the quality of our work, in the safety of our employees, and in our efforts to protect the environment. In line with this mission, we observe the United Nations World Environment Day on June 5.

Media & Communications

VIDEO: World Environment Center Summary from WEC Chairman

Jun 5, 2017 5:05 PM ET

The World Environment Center (WEC) is pleased to share a new video from its chairman of the board, Francisco Suárez, in which he outlines WEC’s main corporate sustainability initiatives and progress from the past year.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Helping Employees Make an Impact in their Communities

Jun 5, 2017 5:05 PM ET

When Duke Energy’s Jamie Lynton and his wife planted some milkweed in their yard that attracted a few butterflies, it gave him an idea. Why not do this on a larger scale to offer a protected habitat for imperiled monarch butterflies as they migrate south?

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Aramark Celebrates Pride Month

Jun 5, 2017 5:00 PM ET

Aramark (NYSE: ARMK), a global leader in food, facilities management and uniforms, proudly fosters an open, inclusive environment during Pride month and all year long. In fact, the company was named one of the 2017 Top 50 Companies for Diversity, DiversityInc announced recently.

Energy

As Trump Ditches Paris, California is One Step Closer to Getting Wind Power from Wyoming

Jun 5, 2017 4:30 PM ET

Philip Anschutz, owner of AEG, wants to build America's biggest wind farm in Wyoming and send the clean electricity to California, helping the state meet its clean energy goals.

Events, Media & Communications

Using Mindfulness to Create a Safe and Healthy Workplace

Jun 5, 2017 3:50 PM ET

If you’d walked into a corporation ten years ago to discuss the benefits of mindfulness and meditation for organizational effectiveness, leadership and bottom line results, security might have discreetly ushered you out of the building.

Environment

Recycling at Work: Unleashing Employee Activism

Jun 5, 2017 3:45 PM ET

More and more, employees expect their employers to share their commitment to the environment. A study released last month showed that 69 percent of U.S. employees surveyed want to see their employers take a public stand on clean air, water and open spaces.

Energy

Lockheed Martin Selected to Improve Energy Efficiency at Federal Facilities

Jun 5, 2017 3:35 PM ET

Lockheed Martin has been selected for a Department of Energy contract to improve energy and water efficiency at federal facilities. Under the contract, Lockheed Martin is one of 21 companies selected to implement Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) designed to create federal infrastructure improvements and energy savings.

Energy

Ecocentricity Blog: Front Three - Renewable Energy

Jun 5, 2017 3:30 PM ET

It turns out that we already have some remarkably innovative renewable energy storage solutions. Tip of the cap to Drawdown for clueing me in on a cool one: gravitational potential energy.

Research, Reports & Publications

BCE Inc (Bell Canada) Releases Annual Corporate Responsibility Report for 2016

Jun 5, 2017 3:00 PM ET

The BCE Inc (Bell Canada) annual Corporate Responsibility Report is now available.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Republic Services Recognized by OneOC with Spirit of Volunteerism Award

Jun 5, 2017 2:45 PM ET

Republic Services of Hunting Beach Municipal Manager, Jeff Snow, was recently recognized by OneOC with the Spirit of Volunteerism Award. Jeff was nominated by the Orange County Feedbank in the area of Hunger & Homelessness for his leadership with the WasteNotOC nonprofit in establishing partnerships with local schools to divert organics from landfills and donate unused food to the homeless in Orange County, California areas.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop Bring Financial Empowerment Initiative to Families in Kumamoto

Jun 5, 2017 2:30 PM ET

MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, introduced “Dream, Save, Do: Financial Empowerment for Everyone” to Kumamoto children and their families at the Hiroyasu Nishi Elementary School on June 2-3. The two-day events included workshops providing families with “Dream, Save, Do” materials featuring the Sesame Street Muppets, as well as content to promote discussion and effective strategies for planning and saving.

Innovation & Technology

#WorldEnvironmentDay: Cox Enterprises' Golden Isles Conservation Center is Giving Tires a Second Life

Jun 5, 2017 2:15 PM ET

Do you ever wonder what happens to old tires? Far too many end up in landfills. Today, Cox is deploying an innovative technology that saves space in landfills, creates new products and supports jobs. Cox subsidiary, Seven Islands Environmental Solutions, recently opened the Golden Isles Conservation Center in Nahunta, Georgia. The facility’s purpose: convert old tires into new, eco-friendly products.