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CEMEX Receives Special Award for Protecting Wildlife

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CEMEX announced today that The Wild Sheep Foundation granted the company its Special Conservation Award in recognition of the initiatives undertaken by CEMEX to protect the desert bighorn sheep in North America.

4 Types of Corporate Giving Campaigns

Education

Depending on the size of your company and the industry you’re in, it can sometimes be difficult to determine what corporate giving route would be the most successful. Although there are countless corporate giving programs out there, there are four types that stand out.

Sustainability Yearbook 2016

RobecoSAM has been conducting the annual Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) since 1999. Though originally developed to select the components of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, over the years the CSA and its many applications have expanded to encompass a wide range of activities at RobecoSAM. In fact, the CSA is the engine that powers everything we do at RobecoSAM, ranging from research and indexing to our asset management activities.

New Initiative to Tackle Global Food Loss and Waste Launched in Davos

Responsible Production & Consumption

Food waste and loss is a big deal. About one third of global food production (around 30 to 40 percent) is wasted or lost every year, according to the UN Food and and Agriculture Organization.

G&A Institute Supports The Global Sourcing Council's "17 Weeks / 17 SDGs Initiative"

Environment

Governance & Accountability Institute announces its support of the Global Sourcing Council's "17 Weeks / 17 SDGs Initiative," developed by GSC in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that were adopted by all 193 countries at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in September 2015.

New Report Reveals: Business a Key Activist in Turning Global Risks into Opportunities

Research, Reports & Publications

From all corners of the world, business leaders echo the same message: societal risks need urgent action. However, some of the most pressing risks – such as youth unemployment and the global food crisis – are also where leaders see the greatest business opportunities.

Companies Blind to Climate Risks in Half Their Supply Chains

A new report, launched today by CDP and BSR, highlights the largest ever study of climate data from suppliers and their corporate customers.

SASB Announces New Sustainability Accounting Standards

SASB has announced a new educational program focused on teaching professionals how to identify, manage, and evaluate sustainability topics relevant to the company’s bottom line. This new program is called the Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) Credential.

Continuing our Safety Risk Reduction Trend

Health & Healthcare

Workplace safety is a critical business objective. That’s why we train for safety, constantly assess and refine our safety procedures and select the best-rated equipment.

Medtronic FY2015 Integrated Report Showcases Economic, Social and Environmental Performance

Medtronic’s FY2015 Integrated Performance Report, “Further, Together” provides a comprehensive view of how Medtronic creates value over time through responsible management of our financial resources, social investments, and environmental impacts.

Culture Still Eats Strategy for Breakfast: And It's Not as Hard to Shape as You Think

Social Impact & Volunteering

An oft-quoted statement from acclaimed management consultant Peter Drucker asserts that "culture eats strategy for breakfast." Yet even today, many companies pay more attention to their strategies than their underlying culture, often at the expense of success. That's because many business leaders think that changing corporate culture is near impossible, while shifting a strategy is only a productive whiteboarding session and a new scorecard away.

The Corporate Grantmaker's Guide to Data

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Data is how you measure your impact, but access and interpretation are the only way you can make those measurements. The options to put this data to work are growing. What do you need? Here’s the corporate grantmaker’s guide to data.

Arrow Value Recovery in the Circular Economy

Environment

There’s lots of talk about the “circular economy” without a lot of explanation of why we call it circular. We get the idea that we’re closing a loop (a decidedly circular image) and that we’re bringing things back (full circle, as it were). But first it’s important to understand the departure from our current linear economy, which is decidedly one directional.

Carnival Corporation to Host The Nature Conservancy’s Mapping Ocean Wealth Annual Meeting

Environment

Carnival Corporation & plc, the world's largest travel and leisure company, will welcome representatives from leading conservation, science and sustainability organizations Jan. 26-27 to its Miami headquarters for The Nature Conservancy’s Mapping Ocean Wealth annual forum. Carnival Corporation, in partnership with the Carnival Foundation, awarded a $2.5 million gift over five years in 2014 to support The Nature Conservancy’s work on Mapping Ocean Wealth and global marine protection priorities, and hosting this week’s summit at the company’s headquarters underscores its commitment to a healthy and sustainable environment.

Davos 2016: CSR Takes Mainstage to Address Major Global Issues

On the heels of COP21 in December is the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), taking place this week in Davos, Switzerland. As world leaders in business and government convene to discuss the most pressing global economic issues, social and environmental topics have taken center stage.

Harlem First: Symposium

Health & Healthcare

MFA Design for Social Innovation at the School for Visual Arts is bringing diverse voices together to understand why our neighborhoods are not as healthy as they should be, and what we can do about it.

On Monday February 1, join an extraordinary panel of speakers in a conversation that involves all the people involved in health in this community in finding solutions.

AIDA Cruises Achieves Positive Sustainability Result in 2015

Environment

AIDA Cruises, a pioneer in the German cruise industry when it comes to sustainability, successfully continued in its commitment to reduce emissions in 2015.

3BL Media Lunch & Learn, Feb. 9: How Sustainability Communicators Distribute Content

Events, Media & Communications

Communications professionals responsible for telling their organizations’ CSR and sustainability stories are invited to a lunch-and-learn webinar Feb. 9 to hear how leading corporations are leveraging 3BL Media’s distribution platform to reach target audiences.

5th GRI Global Conference 2016: 5 Days Left for Early Bird Registration

Events, Media & Communications

Join GRI and up to 1,500 sustainability leaders for frank and forward thinking discussions on the latest trends and innovations shaping sustainability: policy, standards and technology to name a few. 5 DAYS LEFT TO SECURE YOUR REDUCED RATE - REGISTER NOW!