Bloomberg’s Next Anti-Washington Move: $200 Million Program for Mayors

Michael R. Bloomberg will throw his financial might into helping beleaguered American mayors, creating a $200 million philanthropic program aimed at backing inventive policies at the city level and giving mayors a stronger hand in national politics.

Viacom Celebrates UK Pride 2017 with First-Ever Cross Brand On-Air and Digital Coming Out Campaign, Out in 60

Musical stars Will Young and Leona Lewis, TV personality RuPaul, YouTuber Doug Armstrong and Geordie Shore’s Marnie Simpson, are amongst the high profile talent who have agreed to support Out in 60, a new TV and digital media campaign aimed at raising awareness of LGBT issues and celebrating the act of ‘coming out’ in the lead up to the Pride in London Parade on 8th July.

Video: 2017 Voya Scholars Winner Daniella Gonzalez

Daniella is a first-generation college student who moved from Columbia to the United States as a child. Daniella struggled with the English language and could barely communicate with her classmates for several years before she discovered math and science, which were not affected by any language barriers.

Design Guidance: Best Practices for Recyclable Packaging

HPRC has developed a guidance document for product designers and users of disposable medical devices. The document articulates design considerations which enhance the recycling potential and value of the final product or packaging. The guidelines may also be of use for waste haulers and recyclers interested in recycling this waste stream.

Boeing's environment strategy

Boeing’s commitment to environmental leadership and building a more sustainable future drives a global strategy with three main areas of focus: Inspire Global Collaboration, Design in Environmental Performance, and Innovate for Sustainable Operations.

Indiana University Bloomington's Hoosier to Hoosier Community Sale Benefits Community and Environment

Indiana University Bloomington found a way to turn trash into treasure. At the end of each spring semester, the university’s sustainability office and the City of Bloomington collect items that students left in their apartments for the Hoosier to Hoosier Community Sale.

Timberland Kicks Off 25 Days of Service Challenge with Volunteer Fair

At the Fair, Timberland convened over 20 non-profit organizations from New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine to offer employees opportunities to use their service hours during the Challenge time frame and beyond. Employees had their pick of diverse service opportunities including: working with service dogs to support mobility-challenged kids and adults; delivering meals to seniors and families in need; working with a non-partisan organization to inform voters; socializing with seniors; improving the quality of life for kids with cancer; planning climbing opportunities for kids with sick parents; supporting land conservation; and much more.

Second Year of Microsoft Affordable Access Initiative Grants Awarded

Meet some of the entrepreneurs bringing internet connectivity, access to energy and economic opportunity where they're needed most

Ceres Launches New Investor Guide to Engage Food Sector on Sustainability Risks

Ceres has released a new peer-reviewed resource guide to help investors better understand and evaluate the environmental and social impacts that drive financial risk in the food sector. The tool comes as sustainability shareholder resolutions with food companies rise to several dozen filed in 2017, according to an analysis by Ceres.

Four Steps to Uncovering Enterprise-Level Gaps in EHS Compliance and Culture

EHS FleX, Antea Group’s low-cost, enterprise-level EHS gap analysis service offering, aims to provide EHS managers with the data and insights they need to make informed choices on where to focus their efforts and spend their resources for maximum impact. In this blog, we outline the 4 steps of EHS FleX that make EHS management so much easier for our clients.