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Responsible Production & Consumption

A Quarter of Your Company's Revenue May Be Linked to Deforestation

Dec 14, 2016 10:20 AM ET

Nearly a quarter of company revenue on average is dependent on commodities that are directly linked to deforestation. However, only a fraction of these companies have taken significant steps to adequately assess and manage the resource risks posed.

Social Impact & Volunteering

The Power of Volunteerism: Strengthening Partnerships and Human Capital with Dr. Rebecca Hardin

Dec 14, 2016 10:00 AM ET

In this episode of the Champions for Social Good Podcast, Jamie Serino speaks with Dr. Rebecca Hardin, Performance Improvement Consultant and Federal Employee Volunteer Program Director about how volunteerism strengthens human capital.

Innovation & Technology

Scotiabank is Proud to Sponsor the Young Entrepreneurs Symposium

Dec 14, 2016 10:00 AM ET

Events, Media & Communications

Cop’s Kindness Inspires Hanes to Donate Socks to Homeless

Dec 14, 2016 9:40 AM ET

Hanes donates 500 pairs of socks to New York Transit Bureau as part of national sock drive for the homeless.

Research, Reports & Publications

Domtar Shows Status on Sustainability Goals

Dec 14, 2016 9:35 AM ET

Sustainability at Domtar is our endeavor to take a longer-term view of creating and preserving shareholder value. We accomplish this by considering how we respond to and contribute to emerging opportunities and risks in the world around us. Our 2016 Sustainability Update provides insight into our priorities on the journey towards becoming a more sustainable business. Click here to read the full update, and view updated performance metrics here.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Impact Investing in the Age of Fintech and Big Data

Dec 14, 2016 9:25 AM ET

Here is a new impact investing platform harnesses technology, social networks, and scale to help investors, institutions and their advisors invest with purpose.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Epsilon Makes $350,000 Gift to Support Children’s Health and Development in Boston

Dec 14, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Epsilon, an Alliance Data company that is a global marketing leader in creating connections between people and brands, recently announced two gifts totaling $350,000 in honor of its Boston-area associates to the Boys and Girls Club of Stoneham & Wakefield and the Boston Children’s Hospital.

Education

Ten to Watch: Marta Andres Terre

Dec 14, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Originally from Spain, Marta Andres Terre’s journey in science has taken her to the U.K., Switzerland, Sweden and now the U.S. As a current Ph.D. student in Immunology at Stanford, she is working to uncover cures for bacterial diseases like typhoid fever and the flu by discovering how the body can block them.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Barclays Insight: Riding the Wave of Innovation

Dec 14, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Wave CEO Gadi Ruschin, shares how the company is changing the way global trade is carried out and the invaluable experiences they gained from the Barclays Accelerator powered by Techstars programme.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

VIDEO | HP Board of Directors Discusses Sustainability

Dec 14, 2016 8:35 AM ET

HP has made a comprehensive commitment to sustainability that embraces every aspect of our business – driving our vision of creating technology that makes work and life better for everyone, everywhere. In this video, HP Board members discuss the importance of sustainability to the company, employees and the environment.

Energy

Industrial Robots Are Learning to Save Energy

Dec 14, 2016 8:30 AM ET

The automotive industry uses more robots than any other sector. The computer-controlled machines are taking on more and increasingly complex tasks. They work reliably, efficiently, and with high precision. Engineers are now even teaching them how to learn. But how energy-efficient are these mechanical helpers in reality?

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

How IBM and Stop the Traffik Are Taking on the Traffickers with Technology

Dec 14, 2016 8:00 AM ET

No matter their size, sector, location or scope, no business can ignore human rights. Their scope is wide, covering everything from the right to education to access to water, but one issue in particular is now the most pressing cause of human rights abuses across the world – human trafficking.

Research, Reports & Publications

Human Rights Challenges for Business in 2017 – Complementary Briefing

Dec 14, 2016 8:00 AM ET

Claiming ignorance is not an option anymore and Human rights standards and due diligence demand is just increasing. But how is the landscape evolving, and what does it mean for corporate risk?

Environment

Public Partners From Atlanta to Chicago are Enthused About Norfolk Southern’s Emissions-Reduction Technology

Dec 14, 2016 6:30 AM ET

Across Norfolk Southern’s operating territory – from Kansas City and Atlanta to Chicago and Ohio – representatives from state and federal environmental agencies support the railroad’s efforts to reduce locomotive emissions.

Research, Reports & Publications

Macsween Highlights Commitment to Sustainability and Employee Welfare with publication of 2014/2015 Sustainability Report

Dec 14, 2016 4:00 AM ET

Macsween’s approach to business is influenced by a three generation, 60 year tradition of growth, responsibility and innovation. Over the past 10 years, as Managing Directors, James & Jo Macsween have developed this further; marrying family values with new products, progressive employment practices and environmental systems.

Environment

TD's Chief Environment Officer Karen Clarke-Whistler Discusses How a Healthier Environment Can Support a Healthier Economy With Spanish Media, Corresponcables.

Dec 13, 2016 6:00 PM ET

During the 2016 Business Social Responsibility (BSR) conference, Chief Environment Officer, Karen Clarke-Whistler, explains how TD Bank Group has made sustainability a core business strategy. Her interview provides insight into TD's environmental strategy and the sustainability challenges it faces.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Reaching Out, Building Character

Dec 13, 2016 3:55 PM ET

Environment

Chevrolet Debuts First Bolt EVs to Customers

Dec 13, 2016 3:15 PM ET

In the San Francisco Bay area today, Chevrolet delivered the first three Bolt EVs to customers, fulfilling the brand’s promise to offer a long-range electric vehicle at an affordable price.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Beyond the Lecture Hall: Residence Life Turns Campus into Community

Dec 13, 2016 2:35 PM ET

For today’s students, college is about more than just academics. When students select a college, they are increasingly likely to consider factors beyond the institution’s academic reputation, research facilities and faculty credentials. Students understand that the campus they select will be their home for the next few years, and they are interested in the quality of life they can expect there. For this reason, students are placing greater emphasis on residence life programs when contemplating their options for higher education.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Cargill Donates $3 Million Over Three Years to Feeding America to Support Nutrition Solutions

Dec 13, 2016 11:05 AM ET

Today, Feeding America, the largest domestic hunger-relief organization, announced a $3 million grant from Cargill to provide children and families with nutrition solutions. This three year gift will help food banks provide nourishing meals to people in need by increasing access to fruits and vegetables, providing nutrition education, investing in a diabetes prevention pilot program and funding food safety measures to ensure the highest qualities of food distribution.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Case Study Report Released - From Scarcity to Abundance: Business Solutions for a Water Constrained World

Dec 13, 2016 10:30 AM ET

The private sector has a critical role in developing water management strategies and initiatives to help fight water scarcity in the world. From Scarcity to Abundance: Business Solutions for a Water Constrained World showcases how businesses are implementing solutions in their communities to help fight this global issue.

Events, Media & Communications

Mark Kramer, Co-Founder of FSG, to Keynote the Global Engagement Forum Live

Dec 13, 2016 10:15 AM ET

Mark Kramer, co-founder of the prominent social impact firm, FSG, will keynote the Global Engagement Forum Live, taking place April 4 – 5 in Washington, DC. Kramer advocates for an ecosystem approach to create shared value—a concept that connects societal and economic progress.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Barclays Pioneers: Redefining the Sharing Economy

Dec 13, 2016 10:00 AM ET

'The sharing economy' is one of the hottest topics in the business world, but do we really understand what the term means? Ian Rand, CEO of Business Banking at Barclays, believes it’s time for a new definition based on mutual success and growth.

Banks have been on a long journey. It started more than 300 years ago in the coffee shops of Lombard Street when they began ‘matching’ suppliers with consumers, buyers with sellers, importers with exporters, and – crucially – those who had capital they wanted a return on, and those who wanted to use that capital.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

University Leaders Explore the Importance of Strong Resident Life Programs on Campus

Dec 13, 2016 9:45 AM ET

In the latest chapter of the President to President series, published today, Walter Kimbrough, Ph.D., president of Dillard University in New Orleans, describes the importance of developing a strong residence life program as the University works to recover from the devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina.

Responsible Production & Consumption

HP Wins Asia's Best Supply Chain Reporting Award

Dec 13, 2016 9:45 AM ET

Global information technology major HP has won Asia’s Best Supply Chain Reporting award at the 2016 Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards at an exclusive event on 28 November in Singapore.