This past weekend marked an important milestone in tackling the world’s development challenges: the United Nations (UN) General Assembly approved the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or Global Goals. These 17 goals are the successor to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and aim to tackle poverty, inequality, climate change and other critical challenges around the globe over the next 15 years.

MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) has been named one of America’s top 100 most reputable companies for corporate social responsibility (CSR), according to research by Reputation Institute, a leading global source on corporate reputation.

In late summer, the ideas started pouring in from every corner of the world.
Thousands of designers, architects, biologists, engineers, students, nature-lovers, and big thinkers had answered the call to completely rethink our food system using design inspiration from nature.

Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine announced today the finalists for both the eighth annual Responsible CEO of the Year Awards and the fifth annual Lifetime Achievement Award. These awards will be presented to CEOs that visibly exceed standards in the areas of employee relations, environmental impact and sustainability, human rights, philanthropy, and corporate responsibility practices.

CITGO Petroleum Corporation recently announced the more than 30 local community organizations that became grant finalists in the eighth year of its Bronx Social Program as part of its continued commitment to social initiatives in the South Bronx. The 2015-2016 finalists represent a diverse mix of focus areas, including arts and culture, education, community empowerment, environment and health. The full list of this year’s finalists can be found at CITGO.com.‎

As the trend for safety and compliance issues become more paramount, entities such as the Nebraska Ethanol Board are taking a proactive and forward-thinking approach to safety. According to an article published by ethanolproducer.com, safety gurus from various organizations will meet to discuss multiple compliance and safety issues. The annual meeting is set for October 13th in Kearney, Nebraska.

Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s leading nonprofit which envisions a country where every community is a clean, green and beautiful place to live, launched a new national engagement and fundraising campaign today, encouraging people to #fallBeautiful across America.

Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers.tv joins with Ilarion Merculieff (Aleut) of the Global Center for Indigenous Leadership and Lifeways to seek funding for the development of WisdomKeepers.tv, a Web-based search engine or gateway to curated video content advancing the Indigenous voices of sustainability and a sister site to EarthSayers.tv.