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Who Advises GRI? Open Call for New GRI Stakeholder Council Members

See yourself or know someone interested in advising GRI’s Board on strategic decisions and contributing to GRI’s work?

CBRE Workplace360: LA North - The Temple

CBRE transformed a vacant Masonic Temple in Glendale, California, into a state-of-the-art ‪Workplace360 office. Learn how adaptive reuse, the second shift and workplace evolution came together to create the office of the future in our new video.

Robots to Deliver Environmental Benefits in Agriculture

Innovation & Technology

Agricultural robots are a part of precision agriculture, which hold the promise to improve sustainable farming practices. From sensors to drones to satellite imagery to better software management for people and equipment, advancements in precision agriculture are enabling growers to use less pesticide, less water, produce less waste, and improve the environmental sustainability of agriculture.

#NationalParksWeek: Cox Conserves Heroes Making a Difference

Social Impact & Volunteering

Its #NationalParksWeek. Across the nation, volunteers are preserving local parks and helping create new outdoor spaces for their communities to enjoy. Here are some examples of how Cox Conserves Heroes are supporting local parks. View the videos to learn more about their projects.

Our Commitment to Giving Back | The Chairman's Message

Research, Reports & Publications

As we look back on our performance in 2015, I am pleased with the foundation we have built through our global corporate citizenship program, Sands Cares, since its inception two years ago.

Our Story of Cocoa: Cocoa Farmers Are Part of Hershey's Global Community

Responsible Production & Consumption

At the heart of making the best chocolate in the world is sourcing the best, sustainably sourced cocoa.

NetSuite Employees Offer Their Professional Skills to Nonprofits for Free

Social Impact & Volunteering

NetSuite's SuiteVolunteers Pro Bono program matches the technical needs of the nonprofits and social enterprises receiving a software donation with the professional skills of our employees. Each quarter NetSuite employees receive up to 20 hours to use to help nonprofits maximize their use of cloud-based technologies to meet their mission. Since 2013, NetSuite employees have donated more than 10,000 hours of free consulting to nonprofits and social enterprises, offering them a resource that they would not otherwise have access to. In this video, we share how the program works and what it means to employees and social enterprises.

Infinite Information in Corporate Climate Change Decision-Making

Environment

Climate Change Risk expert Dr. Mark Trexler addresses the problem of "Infinite Information" a key barrier to making wiser, more prudent decisions using actionable information.

Shining a Light on Trade

Defenders of free trade need a better pitch amid growing skepticism of the global movement of goods.

Starlight Children's Foundation and Astellas USA Foundation Bring VGo Robots to MassGeneral Hospital for Children

Innovation & Technology

Starlight Children's Foundation and Astellas USA Foundation are partnering to advance children's health and education through technology with the placement of three VGo robots at MassGeneral Hospital for Children in Boston. Hospital staff and representatives from Astellas USA Foundation and Starlight gathered at the facility today to unveil and celebrate the new technology.

FCA US Headquarters Honored with Seedling Award by Wildlife Habitat Council

Environment

The Wildlife Habitat Council’s Huron to Erie Waterways for Wildlife Project has announced this year’s winners of the project’s regional awards and the FCA US LLC Auburn Hills Complex was among the winners.

Investors Increasingly Use Their Dollars to Create Change

Practitioners of ‘impact investing’ seek to generate not just long-term financial returns but also positive environmental, social or governmental results. Companies that are adjusting their business models will attract them.

Training Camp: Team Building Activities Inspired by Football

Diversity & Inclusion

We are at the end of July and that means training camp for the National Football League (NFL) 2016 season is just around the corner. Before the teams officially take the field in the fall, they will spend copious amounts of time practicing and preparing this summer.

Timberland’s Victory Garden Enters Ninth Year of Benefitting the New Hampshire Food Bank

Social Impact & Volunteering

Outside the main entrance of Timberland’s global headquarters in Stratham, N.H., a team of volunteers recently opened the company’s community Victory Garden for its ninth year of growing fresh fruits, vegetables and flowers. The Victory Garden gives employees a chance to get outside during the workday and use their community service hours provided through Timberland’s Path of Service™ program, which gives each employee up to 40 paid hours each year to volunteer in the community.

The Costa Crociere Foundation Lanches 6 New Social Betterment and Marine Environmental Projects

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Costa Crociere Foundation (www.costa-crociere-foundation.com) has concluded the annual selection process reserved for Italian non-profit organizations and has chosen six new social betterment and marine environmental protection projects for funding.

Incentives Draw New York GM Plant to Install Solar Array

Energy

With 16 solar installations in the United States, General Motors takes the top spot among automakers for solar energy use in the nation. Its latest installation can be found at the company’s Rochester Operations plant in New York – a 466-kilowatt array expected to power 3 percent of the facility’s electricity.

Data for Healthy Hearts: Measuring the Impact of the Wireless Heart Health Program in Rural China

Innovation & Technology

Doctors Ren Nianbao and Xie Guangguo have worked at the Lang Mao Shan Clinic in rural China for 20 years. Approximately one-fifth of their patients suffer from cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), one of the leading causes of death in China.

Keep Knoxville Beautiful Collaborates on Goose Creek Cleanup

Social Impact & Volunteering

Keep America Beautiful affiliate Keep Knoxville Beautiful (KKB) and the Tennessee Clean Water Network (TCWN), with a grant from the Aslan Foundation, are working in tandem to clean up Goose Creek, an impaired urban creek in and around Mary Vestal Park in South Knoxville.

7 Ways Hoteliers Can Operate A More Sustainable Property

Green Infrastructure

7 Ways Hoteliers Can Operate A More Sustainable Property While Achieving ROI