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Dan Austin: 88Bikes

Environment

A generation ago, the dream of owning a bicycle was one shared by a vast number of American kids.

How Business is Protecting Scarce Natural Resources

Energy

Every year Earth Overshoot Day, the date by which humanity would have exhausted our natural annual budget if everybody in the world lived like EU residents, comes earlier.

Smithfield Foods Donates 40,000 Pounds of Protein to Utah Food Bank

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Today, Smithfield Foods, Inc. and Smith’s Food & Drug, joined forces to donate more than 40,000 pounds of protein to the Utah Food Bank.

Martin Voke Champions the Spirit of Diversity

Diversity & Inclusion

In the fairly male-dominated spirits industry, Bacardi's Martin Voke says that making women part of the conversation is vital in helping break down stereotypes and break through glass ceilings.

Duke Energy Grants $205,000 to Seven Projects to Eliminate Blight, Drive Redevelopment and Job Growth in Greater Cincinnati’s Urban Cores

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy has announced $205,000 in grants to seven redevelopment projects that aim to stimulate growth, job creation and further investments in Greater Cincinnati’s urban cores. The grants are part of the company’s Urban Revitalization initiative, which has awarded nearly $2.4 million in grants to 72 projects in southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky since its launch in 2011.

AIDAnova Is the First Cruise Ship to Receive the “Blue Angel” Certification for Its Eco-Friendly Ship Design

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

AIDA Cruises has been awarded the “Blue Angel”, German federal government’s ecolabel, for AIDAnova’s environmentally friendly ship design.

National Financial Awareness Day Survey: Cash is Still King with Teens When it Comes to Purchases

Teens may love technology, but most still rely on cash when it comes to purchases and getting money from mom and dad. In fact, 80 percent of teens who receive money from parents or caregivers say it is in the form of cash and 75 percent of teens say they have made purchases in cash. Despite this, budgeting apps are gaining in popularity.

Comcast Announces Initiative With Dell Technologies to Help Close Digital Divide

Diversity & Inclusion

Companies to give thousands of free laptops to low-income students and seniors; Dell Technologies also to fund computer lab upgrades at nonprofits across the United States.

Rewarding Creative Leadership in Schools Through Crayola Program

Education

In 2018, Crayola partnered with the National Association of Elementary School Principals to present its ninth annual grant awards program, Champion Creatively Alive Children.

What It’s Like to Be the Custodian of Johnson & Johnson's Over 130-Year History

Not all companies have a Chief Historian. Then again, not all companies have such a long, rich heritage of innovation. Margaret Gurowitz explains the highlights—and delights—of her unique job.

Duke Energy Awards More Than $103,000 in Grants for Workforce Education, Training in Indiana

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy has awarded grants totaling $103,397 to six Indiana organizations to promote workforce development and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education opportunities.

Viacom's Marva Smalls on Leading With Diversity

Diversity & Inclusion

Marva Smalls is something of a corporate politician for diversity. She spends her time crafting and implementing Viacom’s diversity policies and advocating for a culture of inclusion and belonging for all employees.

HP’s Christoph Schell Dreams in 3D

Innovation & Technology

Any parent whose child needs orthodontia knows that there are two kinds of pain that come with the traditional teeth straightening process. There’s the unavoidable pain of moving canines and cuspids, and then there’s the financial pain of paying for it.

Green City Growers Names Christopher Grallert as Company President

Green Infrastructure

Green City Growers (GCG) has announced the promotion of Christopher Grallert to the position of Company President.

How a Long-lost Holiday Photo Became a Symbol of a New China

Diversity & Inclusion

In the new film "China Lost and Found," the subject of a photo discovers he's become the famous face of a particular moment in China's history.

Ecocentricity Blog: The Energy-Water Collision

Energy

Water is often too hot on first pass as coolant in energy production. Another challenge is droughts; the kind predicted to be more frequent as the climate changes. #energywaternexus #climatechange

Coming Soon from CBRE…The Place Makers – Episode 3

Green Infrastructure

Across Asia Pacific, Architects, Developers and Investors are creatively answering the challenges of urbanization and population growth by creating spaces that people are happier living and working in.

Unique Back-to-School Campaign Expands reach of LG’s ‘Life’s Good: Experience Happiness’ Initiative

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

With the 2019-20 school year beginning across the country, LG Electronics USA is expanding its “Life’s Good: Experience Happiness” initiative to more schools exposing a broader audience to the scientific principles that lead to happiness.

Tetra Tech Receives Esri Special Achievement in GIS Award

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Esri, a global market leader in GIS software, recognized Tetra Tech with a Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award at the 2019 Esri User Conference held on July 10th in San Diego, California.

Fifth Third Bancorp Introduces New Investment Banking Capabilities for Renewable Energy Industry

Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB) announced today that Fifth Third Securities Inc. has hired Timothy Beach, Ari Citrin and Oliver Janssen as managing directors to lead its new Renewable Energy Investment Banking Group.

Reporting19: New Speakers, New Sessions – Exciting New Updates

Events, Media & Communications

Ethical Corporation have just published the newly updated brochure for this year’s market-leading Sustainability Reporting and Communications Summit (16-17 Oct, Amsterdam)

GM Partners With Qmerit to Create a More Accessible At-Home Charging Solution

Green Infrastructure

GM recently announced a partnership with Qmerit to enable electric vehicle owners to more easily find and obtain quotes from pre-approved EV charging station installers. The partnership will give Chevrolet EV owners a seamless way to find electricians to install the charging equipment, making charging their EV an easy part of their daily routine.

Volunteers Help Build Homes for Low-income Veterans

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Neither thieves nor triple-digit temperatures could deter Southern California Edison employees and volunteers from their mission to help house veterans.

Sappi Collaborates With University of Maine on Innovative Paper Applications

New devices made from patterned release paper— for use in biotechnical applications—were included as one of five discoveries showcased at the University of Maine earlier this year, as part of their Maine Innovation, Research and Technology Accelerator (MIRTA) program. The innovative devices were developed in partnership with Sappi’s Westbrook Technology Center.