The Regenerative Generation - A Young Rockefeller Speaks

As I write this COP21 meetings are over, having culminated with a commitment to keep the planet’s temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit. However, the path to achieve this goal is still vague with many questions remaining about how to implement.

What Do Electronic Waste, Shoes and Fettuccine Have in Common? Ask Domtar’s EarthChoice Ambassadors!

Research shows that employees who are passionate about sustainability at home would like to see those same practices valued at work. These folks are known as sustainability champions and in their case; leadership is a role, not a position. Sustainability champions lead by example, benefitting both themselves and the organization as a whole.

Corporate Volunteering Does Not Increase Employee Engagement

Eggs are great for dessert.

Sounds absurd, right? No chef lists “poached eggs” on the dessert menu. Here’s an equally absurd statement:

Corporate volunteering is great for employee engagement.

Employee volunteer managers should not state this. I’ve helped over a dozen companies measure the relationship between participation in volunteer activities and employee engagement, or willingness to do more than the job minimally requires. Evidently, most volunteering does not drive employee engagement.

Award-winning MD/PhD Student Explains Impact of Amgen Scholars Program

Early on in his undergraduate career, Paras Minhas found a passion for science — and humanitarianism. Even before participating in the 2012 MIT Amgen Scholars Program, he began building experience in scientific research laboratories at Johns Hopkins University and the Mayo Clinic.

America Saves Week is Education Opportunity for Employers

The fact is, we’re living longer and saving less. It’s not uncommon today for retirement to last 20 or 30 years. And yet, more than half of all working-age households are inadequately prepared for retirement, and the number is climbing, according to EBRI data.

JPMorgan Chase and Employees to Donate up to $350,000 to Aid Flint Water Crisis

PMorgan Chase & Co. today announced up to $350,000 in donations from its foundation and employees to help children affected by the Flint water crisis.

Sodexo Selected by the University of Maine System to Provide Contract Dining Operations at Six Institutions

The University of Maine System (UMS), the state’s largest educational enterprise, selected Sodexo, a leader in delivering sustainable, integrated facilities management and foodservice operations to provide dining hall, retail, and food catering services at six of the system’s seven universities. Through this five-year contract, with option for five one-year renewals, Sodexo will begin managing those services for the UMS starting on July 1, 2016.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Ranks No. 2 Among Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in Biotech for 2016

We are honored and proud that Bristol-Myers Squibb is among Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies for 2016 and that our passion for developing and delivering transformational medicines helped earn us the number two spot in the rankings’ Biotech category this year.

Amazon Picks Up Its Game with New Sustainability Dream Team

If you type the words “Amazon sustainability” into Google, the first thing that comes up in the search is a link to books about sustainability that the online retail giant sells.