Wellness Workdays, a leader in worksite wellness programs, has been selected by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to conduct a $1.3 million worksite wellness study with BJ's Wholesale Club, the leading operator of membership warehouse clubs in the Eastern United States. The randomized, controlled study will evaluate the effectiveness of a comprehensive, strategic approach to employee wellness in a difficult-to-reach target population.
The global population is expected to be over nine billion by mid-century. Feeding that many people without “exceeding ecological and social limits” presents the food and beverage industry with “unique challenges,” proclaims a recently released report on the food and beverage industry by the sustainability consulting firm, Pure Strategies.
Join us on November 10 for expert presentations from across the sector and discuss what the future of farm animal welfare looks like in Canada. Can we improve the lives of farm animals AND make the Canadian market stronger?
Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) designs, manufactures, markets and distributes a wide variety of fiber-based products, including communication papers, specialty and packaging papers, and absorbent hygiene products.
The apartment community serves 100 limited-income families and recent efforts to implement energy upgrades, including a solar rooftop system, have helped to build community, benefit residents and strengthen the neighborhood.
All this week, we will be recognizing employees from our U.S. facilities who have helped GM realized $435 million in energy savings by reducing energy intensity by 40 percent and carbon dioxide emissions by 41 percent over the last 20 years.
Whirlpool Corporation has always valued the health of its employees. When we talk about health, we don’t just mean the numbers on the scale or the hours spent being active – although those numbers matter. Physical, emotional and spiritual health also matters.
A unique financial collaboration is deploying $100 million in new capital to improve health and expand housing opportunities in low-income communities.
Far too often, development professionals sanitize the discussion of toilets and excrement, using industry jargon—like “sanitation”—to euphemize a messy topic.
Center for Resource Solutions recently released two reports on the U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan, which directs states to implement greenhouse gas emissions limits for existing electricity generators.
Floor to ceiling garbage bags, rows of waste bins and an old warehouse may not depict an art museum at first glance, but it’s a place Carolina Lizano Fernández calls beautiful.
As the corporate social responsibility coordinator for Kimberly-Clark’s Central America & Caribbean region, Lizano acts as a museum curator of sorts. She helps manage AmbientaDOS, a recycling program that has transformed light bulbs, bottle caps, paperboard and other discarded material into jewelry, ornaments and colorful lamps – among other new things.
Personal safety has seen a large increase in awareness and adherence over the years, and a trip to the beach is no different. With the summer season winding down, beaches around the world are starting to see less visitors. A recent study however, has found that beach-going visitors might be unintentionally leaving a harmful impact on the destinations they enjoy so much.
Today, Cox Enterprises released the results of the second annual Cox Conserves Sustainability Survey, which showcased that Millennials will lead the way for small and medium businesses in future conversations and efforts around conservation, energy efficiency and environmental stewardship. The survey, commissioned by Cox Enterprises, is a national study that examines sustainability opportunities and challenges for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
Here is why I was as excited as every kid dressed up in a Halloween costume this past Saturday who realized the house on the corner was giving out king-size candy bars: this stadium is aiming to be the world’s first LEED® Platinum professional sports stadium. And I can take public transportation to it. Dang I live in a cool city.
In today’s world, kids are using electronic devices before they are reading and writing—which is both exciting and frightening for parents and communities. It seems that with every year that passes, kids are receiving their first cell phone, tablet, or other electronic device at younger and younger ages. As this trend continues, it’s more important than ever to teach kids to use these devices responsibly and become good digital citizens.
Nearly 300 Astellas Pharma corporate services’ employees participated in a variety of activities on Oct. 28 to support the programming of Clearbrook, a Chicago-area nonprofit that provides services to people with disabilities. Employees helped contribute to Astellas’ annual global service day goal of 10,000 volunteer hours, in honor of its 10th anniversary,
