The team of experienced lawyers at Zamler, Mellen & Shiffman, P.C. has teamed up with Forgotten Harvest, Metro Detroit’s only food rescue operation, to help feed Metro Detroit’s food-insecure individuals and families. Through its participation in CBS EcoMedia’s WellnessAd program, the law offices of Zamler, Mellen & Shiffman will fund needed equipment upgrades and food supplies to support Forgotten Harvest’s food rescue and distribution efforts.
From November 30 through December 11, Bloomberg is providing dedicated coverage of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 21) conference under our Sustainable Finance Brief newsletter. Subscription to the Brief is complimentary and subscribers will receive all of the latest news from the conference, including in-depth analysis on G-20 nation pledges, what to watch for in terms of carbon markets, China's 5 year plan, impact on the 2016 U.S. presidential election, emerging markets, renewable targets, and more.
A new coffee from Nespresso has provided a much-needed boost to South Sudan’s farmers and, says agronomist Jennifer Poni, given women a stake in the country’s economy
Building Young Futures, a partnership programme between UNICEF UK and Barclays, has reached more than 90,000 young people across six countries. Over three years, the programme has helped to create 11,000 new businesses and has delivered sustainable long term change for young people. According to an independent evaluation of the programme by C&E Advisory, “Building Young Futures has been highly effective in achieving impact at scale and in depth.”
The Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship Film Festival is an opportunity to tell your company’s story and be recognized for your achievements in corporate citizenship. The mission of the Film Festival is to honor excellence and recognize the hard work of corporate citizenship programs. Learn more about the Film Festival entry process and how the impact of telling your story through video can benefit your company from Jerald Barnes, director of global employee engagement at the UPS Foundation.
Kingspan Insulated Panels today releases its 2015 Sustainability Report, which sets out the division’s environmental, social and economic performance for the period 2012 to 2014. ‘Walk the Talk – Our Responsibility and Performance’ uses the GRI reporting framework and has been third party verified. This comes weeks after the parent company, Kingspan Group plc, was one of only 113 companies awarded a position on The Climate “A” List 2015 by the Carbon Disclosure Project.
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November 12 is National Philanthropy Day, and we’re proud to celebrate by recognizing a successful season of community giving in our homeport and headquarter city of Seattle. While the company’s giving goes beyond Seattle, during the Alaska season many of our efforts are concentrated in this area through sponsorships, board representation and employee volunteerism.
Buildings use nearly 40 percent of all energy in the U.S. today. With the growing need of corporate real estate buyers and tenants across the spectrum to reduce their carbon footprint, construction of new energy-efficient buildings as well as retrofitting of existing buildings offers an unprecedented opportunity to the real estate sector.
Employees of MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) donated more than 154,000 pounds of food to Three Square Food Bank in the continuous effort by MGM employees to extend the staff of life to food insecure residents this holiday season.
Adam Ottavino and Steven Souza, Jr. made appearances this month at birthday parties that Volunteers of America and the Players Trust hold for disadvantaged kids living in VOA facilities for low-income, transitional and homeless people.
