'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.

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.

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.

The quality and safety of the food we eat is in the hands of millions of dedicated and skilled workers at food and beverage companies across the world. The key to maintaining that food quality and safety is ensuring workers have the EHS training, tools and support they need to feel and perform work safely.

To give workers this support, food and beverage companies need to understand the attitudes, motivations and workplace perceptions of their workers. This knowledge and understanding allow you to craft EHS processes and programs that workers can get on board with.

On the Antea Group blog, we share some interesting EHS statistics that food and beverage companies can use to guide their EHS program strategy.

Michelle Disabato, Impact Market Executive at MicroEdge + Blackbaud, shares how Blackbaud OutcomesTM is bringing people together and unifying them around a common language, providing people with the ability to collaborate through software to help organizations across the sector to have greater insight, and greater impact.

Let’s get real – individual investors have no sway in the public markets. The place where individual investors can have the most impact – by far – is in providing direct growth capital to private companies and social enterprises.

The Bettendorf office provides services within multiple segments and practice areas. Our projects span from traditional ELM support to due diligence and health and safety for global high tech companies.

We have particular depth of experience within the railroad segment, providing support with assessment and remediation, due diligence, emergency response, and compliance services. Additionally, primary providers of the CAVe data management and visualization team reside in our office and support projects, from small ELM to complex litigation projects across Antea Group’s global footprint. Bettendorf is also home to a core group that supports the EHS Passport solution, which aids companies as they grow and expand into new countries.

In the past year, Honda’s North American plants have undertaken a number of initiatives to reduce their energy usage and many of them are finding success through the usage of LED lighting.

Managing our solid waste and finding ways to minimize it remains a focus at all Sappi’s North American mills.