UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced it has expanded its agreement with Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ: CLNE) to use up to 500,000 gallon equivalents of renewable liquefied natural gas (RLNG) annually in Texas. UPS stations in Houston and Mesquite will dispense the RLNG to a fleet of about 140 UPS tractors. The deal builds on UPS’s current agreement with Clean Energy Fuels whereby UPS is using approximately 1.5 million gallon equivalents of renewable compressed natural gas (RCNG) annually in California where UPS operates nearly 400 CNG vehicles.
At Bloomberg, we believe diversity and inclusion powers innovation and global success. This February, our Diversity & Inclusion organization is working with our Black Professional Community, our Global Philanthropy & Engagement team, and senior leadership to host several events in honor of Black History Month.
Across our operations, a few of our buildings are teaming up to reclaim GM’s manufacturing scrap and using it to spruce up conference rooms, lobbies and more.
The St. Louis Green Business Challenge recently recognized the Bridgeton, Missouri, office of Trane, a leading global provider of indoor comfort solutions and services and a brand of Ingersoll Rand with an Award of Merit as a top performer for its adoption of green business practices.
Employee disengagement can prevent your business from reaching success. The good news? Employee volunteer programs can easily increase employee engagement.
Ceres strongly disagrees with the Supreme Court's decision to stay the Clean Power Plan while litigation proceeds. Over 365 businesses and investors support the Clean Power Plan and they're backing their words with deeds.
Microsoft’s Employee Giving Program raised a record-breaking $125 million for nonprofits and schools around the world in 2015, including the company match of employee contributions. Our employees increased their support through time, money and talent by $8 million, marking the greatest year-over-year increase in our program’s history.
According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease kills 17.3 million people every year. To help curb this statistic, volunteers from the CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery raised money for the local chapter of the American Heart Association, joining their neighbors for the 11th consecutive year in the organization’s annual Heart Walk. This event raises funds for the American Heart Association, while increasing awareness for this deadly disease.
Four little but important steps can help bridge the gap between corporate goals, employee desires and nonprofit needs when it comes to structuring a valuable and successful company volunteering program.
I’m describing, of course, IT assets at play in an enterprise without very tight controls in place. Sound far-fetched? Unfortunately, it’s all too common.
The workforce, in the U.S. and globally, is evolving at an unprecedented rate. With the addition of Generation Z, it will soon be five generations strong. While having access to such an extensive pool of talent is an exciting prospect for many employers, managing employees across such a broad range of demographics will require leadership to flex their styles and meet employees where they are.
A new report from BSR, the International Center for Research on Women, and the Oak Foundation helps companies build effective women's economic empowerment strategies.
Antea Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Ciriello to the role of Operational Performance and Assurance Practice Leader. With an MBA and 15 years of consulting experience, Mark assists clients with development, implementation and maintenance of EHS programs, compliance auditing, due diligence and strategic planning. He specializes in managing the environmental, health and safety (EHS) risks inherent in facility operations and business transactions, while identifying the value that can be created through effective EHS management systems that are aligned with corporate culture.
Subaru of America, Inc. today announced the appointment of Denise Coogan to manager of environmental partnerships. Reporting to the manager of promotions and sponsorship for Subaru, Coogan will be responsible for leading the company’s external environmental and sustainability marketing programs.
Xylem teamed with a local company to develop a monitoring system that will help Singapore address – and avoid – leaks, clogs and water quality issues in its drinking water network.
“There is a shift taking place in the public health arena to strategically engage the private sector to address global health needs,” said Bridget McHenry, a fellow for Global Health Fellows Program II, serving as organizational development adviser for Office of Population and Reproductive Health in U.S. Agency for International Development’s Global Health Bureau.
Benefit from this expanding concept of global health by taking part in the Global Health Corporate Champions. Global Health Corporate Champions is making pro bono experiences more accessible and affordable for companies interested in exploring pro bono in a critical emerging market. PYXERA Global recently announced that it is fielding a multi-corporate, cross functional team of 10-12 professionals for a four-week assignment in A
Recently, the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) updated their list of Substances of High Concern (SVHCs). According to an article published on the ECHA website, there were five new SVHCs added to The Candidate List. The ECHA cited that the reasoning for these being added was due to “…the carcinogenic, toxic to reproduction, persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT), and very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) properties of the substances…”, expanding The Candidate List total to 168.
