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One-planet Prosperity Strategy: Sustainable Food at Leanpath

Research, Reports & Publications

We know the world cannot sustainably feed 9.6 billion citizens by 2050 while wasting anywhere from a third to half of the global food supply.

Mohawk and School Crashers Program Refresh Learning Spaces For Georgia Students Across the State

Education

Students and faculty at 7 schools returned to dynamic media centers, music rooms, workspaces and other inspired education interiors with a new look and new energy thanks to Mohawk Industries and Georgia United Foundation’s School Crashers® program.

Harnessing the Power of Partnerships to Create Opportunities for Inclusive Business

Sustainable Development Goals

Thanks to technological advances, nowadays, the cost of scaling a business can be close to zero. Even the smallest entrepreneur can become what McKinsey calls ‘micro-multinational’ through online platforms.

Deeds Must Follow the Words of the Business Roundtable

Words are empty unless they are followed by deeds.

Kimberly-Clark, Deltares and Western Cape Government Reconvene to Transform Water Data into Solutions

Environment

Last week, on the eve of World Water Week, Cape Town businesses, government and nongovernmental organizations gathered for a second water risk workshop to make determinations about what solutions to the water crisis in the region exist, and whether they actually mitigate water risk.

Dogs in Cars: The Trouble with Big Dogs [Part 2]

Innovation & Technology

If you don’t care about your pooch, self-preservation should be enough to restrain your pet properly, right?

Doing Good for the Community: A Look into Sands Cares INSPIRE Charity Concert 2019

Events, Media & Communications

The concert raised almost $300,000 for Sands Cares Accelerator members, including the Marty Hennessy Inspiring Children Foundation and Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth.

Inspiring Productivity With An Innovation Focused Culture

With technology advancing at a rapid pace, yesterday’s technology skills no longer are relevant today.

National Grid Celebrates Hands-on Skills With Trades Summer Camp

Social Impact & Volunteering

National Grid, in partnership with SEAT (Social Enterprise and Training) Center celebrated the company’s first ever local Trades Summer Camp for more than a dozen Schenectady youth, ages 13 – 15.

Nourishing Future Generations with Vitamin Angels

Health & Healthcare

Good nutrition is essential for a healthy start in life and the foundation for optimal growth and development. For pregnant women and infants, having access to the right micronutrients is especially important as a child who is well nourished in the crucial first 1,000 days of their life is ten times more likely to overcome life-threatening childhood diseases and will complete 4.6 more grades at school.

Women Give More from Less

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

New research supported by PayPal points to the fact that women give more to charity while earning 19% less than men, and as they age, women become more generous.

SC Johnson Spatial Repellent Innovation Provides New Potential Solution for Communities in Malaria-Endemic Areas

Research, Reports & Publications

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently posted a report showing the effectiveness of spatial repellents in fighting malaria.

Better Together: Meet the Environmental Leaders Committed to Sustainability Innovation in the Beverage Sector

Environment

Since our inception, the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable has stayed true to this founding concept, with global beverage brands setting competition aside and coming together as an industry to advance environmental sustainability and value.

Restoring the Woods to Its Former Glory

Environment

Almost half of the world’s forests have been cleared or degraded. When most people think of forest restoration, they think of replanting lost trees, but restoration is about improving landscapes that are deforested, degraded or underutilized.

Merck Fellowship for Global Health Wins 2019 Brandon Hall Group Human Capital Management Gold Excellence Award for Learning and Development

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Merck Fellowship for Global Health program, a three-month, field-based international corporate service-learning program designed to leverage the skills and talents of Merck employees worldwide...

Signs Your Sustainability Initiative Will Succeed—or Not

Why do some sustainability initiatives become firmly embedded in an organization while others fizzle out? It may have something to do with how your employees interact as they tackle the sustainability issue at hand.

Equality Day: Intel Helps Young Women Experience Tech

Diversity & Inclusion

The camp for girls in grades 7-9 from underserved communities was the first of its kind in the U.S., following WiSci STEAM camps this summer in Estonia and Kosovo — and previous camps in the countries of Rwanda, Peru, Malawi and Georgia.

Across Europe and Australia, General Mills Employees Help Alleviate Hunger

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Across Europe and Australia, General Mills and our employees are helping to feed those facing hunger by supporting the Global Foodbanking Network, Food Bank Australia and the European Food Banks Federation and their members.

Domtar Joins Formal Request to Enforce and Regulate Paper Imports

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Domtar, the United Steelworkers (USW) union and other domestic paper producers have filed a request with the U.S. Department of Commerce to address the circumvention of existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on uncoated paper imports.

Forbes: Carnival Corporation, Among America's Best Large Employers, No. 1 in Cruise Industry

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest leisure travel company, was recently named one of America's Best Large Employers in 2019 by Forbes Media, in partnership with analytics firm Statista.

Vehicle-to-Everything and Connected Car Technology in Georgia

Green Infrastructure

The newest and coolest (and safest) car on the market, the autonomous and connected car, is driving the future of advanced automobiles.

LA Galaxy Welcome United States Military Members for Fleet Week Celebration

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

In continued support of those serving in the United States military, AEG’s LA Galaxy hosted more than 50 military men and women visiting Port of Los Angeles for the fourth annual LA Fleet Week on Aug. 28.

Fifth Third Makes History by Powering Up 100% Renewable Solar Facility

Energy

Built by SunEnergy1, the Aulander Holloman Solar Facility is expected to generate clean power that is more than or equal to the amount Fifth Third uses in a year, enough to eliminate 143,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases and power 25,000 homes.

Operating for Sustainable Impact

Responsible Production & Consumption

Climate change is one of the most significant and urgent issues facing business and society today

Essity's 2018 Sustainability Report: Circular Economy and UN Sustainable Development Goals

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

We believe that the work to fulfill the sustainability goals will make the world a better place while offering favorable business opportunities for companies around the world, not least in the areas of health, hygiene and sanitation.