Carnivorous Plant Inspires Sustainable Mosquito-Control Device

Nature-inspired mosquito-control device from Cornell team is finalist in the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge.

Using Roads to Make Power and Toilet Paper

A highway in Georgia is being used as an experiment to try out alternative uses for roads.

Northern Trust Releases Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) announced the release of its eighth Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report. The latest report outlines key priorities for governance, citizenship and operations, employees, shared values and sustainable products / services. The report highlights achievements during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.

Sands Bethlehem Helps Plant the Seeds for a Healthier Future

To provide the community with accessible horticulture, the Sands Cares and Sands ECO360 teams partnered with Penn State Extension, Lehigh and Northampton County 4-H, and the Community Action Development Corporation of Bethlehem to build planting beds for the Lynfield Community Center in Bethlehem.

Driving Decisions With Data Dashboards: Weaving a HydroWebbed Data Dashboard

Across Tetra Tech’s markets, nearly all clients share the need for actionable information that can drive decision making. Big data began bursting onto the scene some 25 years ago, inundating our information-hungry clients with megabytes and gigabytes of facts and figures that soon became a flood of petabytes and zettabytes. Managers thirsty for relevant intelligence were drowning in oceans of data, wondering what was important, what was essential, and what was urgent information.

Ørsted, GRI & CDSB on the TCFDs

Ethical Corporation has just published a new briefing that delves into the role of the TCFDs in sustainability reporting and I wanted to send this across to you - you can access the report here.

The Case for Cause Marketing

Understand the difference between cause marketing and other CSR efforts, so you are prepared to build a sound strategy that complements your other corporate responsibility activities.

Gilead Supports AIDS Walk San Francisco

This year, Gilead sponsored @aidswalksf, the largest #AIDS fundraising event in Northern California. 10,000 people participated in the 10k walk, and raised more than $1.8 million to benefit HIV/AIDS support organizations in the Bay Area.