Diversity helps businesses and communities thrive. It’s that simple. When there are more options, more voices and more ideas, there are more opportunities for business excellence.
In partnership with Trane, the city of Birmingham, Alabama, formalized its commitment to sustainability and launched energy saving upgrades to 125 city buildings at an Oct. 5 event at Titusville Public Library.
Interested in playing a key role in developing the world’s most widely used standards for sustainability reporting? The GRI Independent Appointments Committee is looking to appoint a Chair and five new members for the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB).
Nine associates from T. Rowe Price’s Colorado Springs office participated in a six-month pro bono service project to help the nonprofit Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of the Pikes Peak Region provide an advocate for all children in need by 2020.
The prize ceremony of the “Amato Lamberti” Social Responsibility Awards, which focus on the themes of legality and civic commitment and publicly acclaim the best social responsibility initiatives as a model for active citizenship, was held today at the Nisida European Studies Center in Naples.
Let's take a closer look at one of Antea Group's greatest resources--its people! Next up is Operational Performance and Assurance Senior Project Manager Tony Rossano out of the Charlotte office. Tony talks about what drew him to this field, what TV character he most identifies with, and what he loves best about his job.
“Consumers and our retail customers want to know that palm farmers are treated fairly, and working with Fair Trade USA and Daabon allows us to meet our consumers’ needs,” said Jessica Sobel, senior director of sustainability at Hain Celestial Group, Inc. “The Fair Trade certification of Spectrum® Organic All Vegetable Shortening reflects a shared commitment to empower farmers and protect the environment.”
Cutover helps banks choreograph their most intricate moves. One year after graduating from the Barclays Accelerator, powered by Techstars,* founder Ky Nichol explains how Barclays has helped the fintech start-up leap onto a bigger stage.
Ballet and banking might seem strange bedfellows, but for fintech start-up Cutover, the analogy makes perfect sense.
Detergent manufacturers can now meet strict environmental regulations relating to the use of phosphates following the launch of a new ingredient developed by AkzoNobel's Chelates business.
On Sept. 24, more than 600 AT&T employees and family members came together in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to pack 178,848 meals to feed the hungry. The event, in partnership with Stop Hunger Now, was a single day record for the Dallas area chapter and helped support the organization’s goal of ending world hunger.
In order to minimize the environmental footprint of our business and the impact from our products we need to target environmental aspects in the early product development stages. We do this through our Eco design concept.
Twenty-eight-year-old Nettie Garza has three children. During the day, she manages the floral department at a local Kroger store. At night, she shares a bed with the kids in her own parents’ home.
Since 2013, we have accelerated salt reduction across our foods and beverages to help consumers reach recommended target levels established by WHO and other authorities.
Last week, grid storage provider Younicos, in partnership with the German utility WEMAG, broke ground on a new facility to increase grid storage capacity at the Schwerin battery park. The Schwerin facility was Europe’s first battery storage facility, commissioned in 2014 with a capacity of 5MW. The primary function of the storage facility is to level out momentary dips in output coming from the grid, which is mostly powered by wind turbines.
Water and wastewater utilities considering the use of public-private partnerships (PPP) often express concerns that such arrangements could lead to rate increases and diminished service. However, it is possible to provide ratepayer safeguards and allow reasonable returns on private investments under PPP models through the implementation of an asset management framework.
The Responsible Business Summit New York (#RBSNY) returns for its 5th year in 2017, featuring 25+ CEOs and leaders on what it takes to deliver purpose for commercial success, the environment and for stakeholders.
Amway announced today that the Nutrilite™ Power of 5 Campaign has exceed its 2016 goal of providing nutrition to more than 14,000 malnourished children by distributing more than 5 million servings of Nutrilite™ Little Bits™. By year’s end, the campaign will have served 30,000 children in 15 countries around the globe.
Xploration Outer Space, the space-themed educational series for kids and teens airing on Fox TV Stations nationwide, scored two major wins at the Cynopsis Kids !magination Awards on September 27. The half-hour series from Steve Rotfeld Productions was recognized by Cynopsis Media as the year's Best Educational Series/Special on STEM subjects, and its #StudentAstronaut contest earned the award for Best Social Media Campaign. Xploration Outer Space is part of Xploration Station, a three-hour block of STEM programming airing Saturday mornings on Fox TV Stations.
