At Sappi we are also committed to sustainable or “smart” consumption of paper, eliminating wasteful use. Only by using paper wisely and purposefully can we be assured of meeting growing demand for generations to come.

On Tuesday, September 15, 20th Century Fox and Microsoft announced the Hacking Mars Design Challenge, a unique online science and technology competition developed exclusively around the upcoming Fox film The Martian to drive interest in STEM subjects. The winning team will collect a $25,000 grand prize and travel to Microsoft to experience the company's HoloLens technology. The contest is open to anyone in the world over the age of 18, but students with interests in STEM are strongly encouraged to apply.

The year 2015 is shaping up as one of the most consequential years for environmental/sustainability policy in our lifetimes.

Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, was named for the eleventh consecutive year in the North America Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) and for a twelfth year in the World DJSI.

This year’s World Economic Forum announced a number of companies that they designated as Technology Pioneers in three categories: Information Technology, Life Sciences & Health, and Energy Environment & Infrastructure. Fourteen of these were in the last category, several of which have some very innovative and potentially significant products.

The optical sorters at Republic’s recycling plant in St. Louis can process approximately 30 tons per hour and were experienced first-hand by students of Sacred Heart in Valley Park, Missouri, who are working on the First Lego League Robotics project to improve trash and recycling processes.

Some have painted boxes embellished with action heroes, while others simply bring the iconic brown paper bag however, it’s not so much what your kid brings their lunch in that’s important, but rather what’s in it.

Employee Volunteer Programs (EVP) are becoming more and more commonplace in companies nowadays.

Not only are they more anticipated by employees, but companies themselves are asking for more out of their EVP. From helping recruit talent, to increasing retention by making employees happier, healthier, and more productive, to growing brand reputation, building an EVP has no downside. But how can you find the tools to do it right?

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s largest hotel companies, is working with longtime charitable partner, Rebuilding Together, a leading national nonprofit in safe and healthy housing, to engage employees in an annual volunteer project. This Friday, September 18, volunteers from Choice Hotels will join Rebuilding Together Montgomery County, to provide critical repairs and renovations at Dring’s Reach, an affordable housing complex owned and operated by the Montgomery Housing Partnership (MHP), located in Silver Spring, MD.