Work and research by FSG and others document the benefits of having gender diversity and the importance of incorporating women’s perspectives to improve outcomes for all. Shifting mindsets requires addressing the barriers that affect everyone across the gender spectrum.

A new tool developed by Ecolab, a global company focused on water, hygiene and energy technologies, may provide a solution. Launched this week during an event at the New York Stock Exchange, the Ecolab Smart Water Navigator was designed as a resource to help companies measure—and mitigate—water risk at the facility level.

British American Tobacco (BAT) has published on 15 March its 2018 Sustainability Report. The Report outlines the Group’s work and progress across its three strategic focus areas of harm reduction, sustainable agriculture and farmer livelihoods, and corporate behaviour.

The Water Supplies Department (WSD) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is considering to relocate the Diamond Hill Fresh Water and Salt Water Service Reservoirs (DHSRs) to caverns. WSD has appointed Black & Veatch to investigate, design and supervise the construction of the caverns and the new DHSRs.

For any mining operation, effective wastewater treatment to remove contaminants is an indispensable step needed to minimize environmental impacts and maintain the mine’s social license to operate. When elevated concentrations of ammonia and residual cyanide by-products were detected in mill effluent at Éléonore in 2014, the mill and environmental team took decisive action by introducing a novel wastewater treatment process that rectified the problem and secured Éléonore a Global Excellence Award for Sustainability Stewardship.

Today is Global Recycling Day, a time for us all to step up our individual recycling efforts and to press our business, community and government leaders to expand their recycling infrastructure. Only 20 percent of the world’s e-waste is recycled, according to the United Nations. When electronics products are improperly disposed in landfills or incinerated, this can harm the environment and human health. As an electronics producer, Dell has a responsibility to recover, reuse and recycle our products when they’ve reached the end of their useful life for our customers.

Every quarter Whole Planet Foundation aggregates field metrics from our microfinance partners who are disbursing and collecting microcredit loans to people living in poverty. With a small loan – the current average first size is $178 - an impoverished entrepreneur has the opportunity to create or expand a home-based business and generate income for herself and her family.

Subaru of America, Inc. today announced it will be hosting a pet adoption event during the 2019 Atlanta International Auto Show through a partnership with local animal shelter, Royal Animal Refuge. The 501(c)3 non-profit organization is dedicated to promoting animal welfare and responsible pet ownership, while finding homes for unwanted pets.

Tailings dams rank among the largest engineered structures in the world, sometimes reaching up to 300 metres in height. These dams are designed to permanently contain finely ground mineral processing waste, a watery slurry of rock particles that are left behind after mineral extraction and are placed in an impoundment.