In 2013, Barclays and GSK formed a new partnership combining the skills and expertise of a bank and a healthcare company to help increase access to healthcare and improve economic livelihoods in Africa. A new report offers seven lessons learned from the project.
Since our founding by Dave Thomas in 1969, Wendy's has always operated under a core set of values which begin and end with a commitment to Quality. These values extend beyond the walls of our restaurants, and Restaurant Support Center, to the long-standing, collaborative relationships we have with our trusted suppliers.
AEG Ogden Chairman and CEO, Harvey Lister was presented with the Australian Tourism Legend Award at the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards in Darwin, Australia on February 24, 2017.
Maria Lucia is a single mother who works full time as a janitor in a hospital to support her 7-year-old daughter Bia. They live in a one-bedroom house in Bomba do Hemeterio, a low-income neighborhood in Recife, the sixth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil.
The flurry of activity that occurred when your facility received citations after your recent OSHA wall-to-wall visit has finally let up. Following the process explained in the last blog, you posted the citations and the team reviewed each citation to gain complete understanding. Now there are abatement dates that must be met.
As you and your team start work correcting the violations, you begin to feel distraught--you worked hard getting safety processes in place as the new plant safety person. You are disappointed with the outcome of the wall-to-wall and you wonder if the citations are unique to your facility and what you can do differently to avoid citations in the future.
Once the plastics recycling program has been established and some data and metrics have been collected and validated, it is time to establish targets and goals for continuous improvement in the program. What is the difference between goals and targets? Goals provide a broad vision of what a hospital is trying to accomplish. Targets are the more specific measures that are being undertaken to achieve the goal. Learn more about setting targets and goals at the HPRC website.
SCA will substantially raise the bar for climate work by committing to develop a science-based target for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The proposed target will be developed over the course of the year and submitted to approval organizations.
Cox Enterprises announced today its support of Catalyst, a leading nonprofit that accelerates progress for women through workplace inclusion. Cox is joining Catalyst at the global supporter level and will participate in the organization’s Annual Awards Conference and Dinner.
2016 marks the first year of Barclays’ Shared Growth Ambition – a new Citizenship strategy that concentrates efforts on those sectors of the economy where the bank can have the greatest impact and which will align with its core strength as a financial services institution.
AkzoNobel and SOS Children's Villages are joining forces to use education and renovation to drive a positive impact on youth unemployment. The partnership aims to reach the young people of SOS Children's Villages with AkzoNobel's "Let's Colour" program and professional training through AkzoNobel's painter academies around the world.
Lloyds Banking Group today publishes its latest Helping Britain Prosper Plan update. The Group recognises that people, businesses and communities are facing significant social and economic challenges and the Plan is our measurable response. We believe no other bank is better placed to help Britain: the Group serves approximately 25 million customers, 1 million small businesses and is the UK’s largest digital bank.
When you think about it, car-free cities shouldn’t seem like such a radical idea. Cities, after all, have been around for thousands of years, while cars date back just a century or so. And yet, the automobile has so worked itself into our way of life over that time, that doing without it seems all but unthinkable.
Diageo is proud to announce that it has been named one of Fortune Magazine’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” For 2017. The list recognizes companies who have earned the respect of their industry peers for reputational excellence across multiple business categories. Diageo also placed second overall in the beverages industry category, moving up a spot from 2016.
Aramark was the recipient of the American Heart Association's Breakthrough Award, presented by American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown for the joint Healthy for Life® 20 By 20 initiative. This collaborative initiative leverages the science and research knowledge of the Heart Association and the culinary expertise, reach and scale of Aramark to accomplish a shared goal to improve the health of Americans by 2020.
On February 8 and 9, our pro bono consultants, nonprofit leaders, corporate practitioners, and philanthropic peers joined Taproot for our first ever Town Hall series focused on introducing our 2017 Campaigns and letting our communities weigh-in on outstanding questions around two topics: Cultivating Leaders through Pro Bono Service and Engaging Tech Talent in Pro Bono Service. Audience members shared their professional insights, reflected on their own pro bono experiences, and offered solutions.
Leading cross-sector CEOs and executives came together to publicly share first-ever long-term business plans to an audience of nearly 200 major investors representing more than $20 trillion in assets under management at the inaugural CECP CEO Investor Forum held February 27 in New York City.
The Naperville, IL office serves a diverse client base, working within multiple segments and practice areas. Our projects span from traditional ELM to transaction and compliance support for oil and gas, food and beverage, real estate, chemical, railroad, and manufacturing clients, as well as insurance claim support, regulatory compliance, and retail health and safety for global high tech companies.
Motor vehicle fatalities increased about 8 percent during the first nine months of 2016 compared to fatalities during that time in 2015, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This marks the eighth consecutive quarter in which fatalities have increased. Previous data has shown that more than 90 percent of highway fatalities are the result of human error. Self-driving technology is more than just a business priority for General Motors; it is an opportunity to save thousands of lives.
Diageo, a global leader in beverage alcohol, is proud to announce the expansion of its Learning Skills for Life bartending program into Washington, DC. The program, designed to train unemployed and underemployed individuals, provides both the life and business skills needed to secure employment in the hospitality industry.
The United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) need governments, businesses and civil society to work in tandem to battle poverty, hunger, poor health and education, climate change, inequality, and sustainability. Businesses especially have provided much-needed resources to move the needle since the goals were ratified in early 2015.
