Georgetown — a city 25 miles north of Austin with a population of about 61,000 — is now powered by 100 percent renewable energy, becoming one of the largest cities with municipally owned utilities in the nation to do so. Learn more at: https://stories.wf.com/?cid=intpart_wfs_3bl_1801_0.

Duke Energy's $62 million solar rebate program – which will help North Carolina customers with the upfront cost of installing solar panels on their property – was approved this month by the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC).

How do you ensure that employees are encouraged to make a difference and take the opportunity to volunteer through their workplace all year round?

In this Twitter chat recap featuring Prudential Financial, TELUS, Volunteer Canada and Realized Worth, Benevity shares highlights and key takeaways aimed to support giving and volunteering throughout the entire year.

At the Erb Institute, our students collaborate with students across campus—from both other schools and other programs. By nature, they are curious and driven to make a difference in the world using their business acumen and sustainability smarts. We sat down with ‘Erber’ Iulia Bleanda-Mogosanu, who has been working on a team that is building a prototype single-stage distillation unit. This apparatus has the potential to desalinate water in coastal communities that are deteriorating because of insufficient access to fresh water. This is a cool story in itself, but we also wanted the scoop on the genesis of this idea and Iulia’s role.

SC Johnson United Kingdom has been recognized as a 2018 Best Workplace by the Great Place to Work® Institute. The organization ranked No. 52 on the list of companies. Since 2006, SC Johnson United Kingdom has been recognized as a Best Workplace eight times.

Ethical Corporation’s global flagship event, The 17th Annual Responsible Business Summit, will take place in London on 13-14 June 2018.

This year’s event brings together the most senior and diverse speaker line-up in its history and will be the MUST-ATTEND event for any persons or organisations looking to chart a new sustainable way forward for their business.

Through keynote debates, case studies, workshops and panel discussions this event will promote ideas on how businesses from around the globe can collaborate to drive large-scale change and meet the Global Goals.

As part of the outdoor lifestyle brand’s fourth annual Earth Week celebration, leading up to global Earth Day on April 22, Timberland hosted a series of environmentally-focused events at its Stratham, NH headquarters. From reforestation and cattle ranching, to sustainable seafood and a tiny house, the week’s full schedule of events was designed to engage employees in the company’s efforts to protect and restore the outdoors, while also providing actionable ideas for adopting more sustainable practices in their own lives.

A hyper-connected network of logistics clusters could play a key role in achieving the European Union’s goal of creating a sustainable, more efficient freight transportation system.

VMware is proud to announce it is one of 34 companies who signed the Cybersecurity Tech Accord, a commitment to protect and empower all people online. Read more about the Tech Accord here: http://bit.ly/2EVaSaV

As a voluntary private nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, The American Campaign for Prevention of Child Abuse and Family Violence is addressing the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of vulnerable individuals within America's homes.