October 9: South Carolina Flooding Disaster Coordination Call

Join the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center for a coordination call on the flooding crisis in South Carolina.

MGM Resorts International's Beau Rivage Named Red Cross' Corporate Partner of the Year

“Beau Rivage was selected as this year’s Corporate Partner of the Year in recognition of the support the Beau has given to the American Red Cross Southeast Mississippi Chapter in a number of ways, from board leadership and employee volunteer work, to the support for the Red Cross RendezVIEW and, for the past seven years, the Moonlight & Magnolias Gala, which is our biggest fundraiser of the year,” said Red Cross Southeast Mississippi Chapter Executive Director John McFarland. “Together the Red Cross and Beau Rivage have raised more than a half-million dollars for this chapter with this event alone. We know the Beau doesn’t do these things just for recognition, but we value the relationship so highly we want to recognize and honor MGM Resorts and Beau Rivage for all that they do."

Ravago Manufacturing Americas Joins Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) welcomes Ravago Recycling Group Americas (RRG), an industry leader in in recycled content resins in PIR and PCR recycled feedstocks, as its newest member. RRG produces a wide range of plastic reprocessed materials from high performance engineered resins to recycled post-industrial PP, HDPE, and PS materials.

CITGO and Mid-State Petroleum Team Up with Emily’s Kids Foundation

CITGO Petroleum Corporation and its local Marketer Mid-State Petroleum recently teamed up to support the 5th annual Emily’s Kids Foundation Benefit Ride held in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Nearly 50 attendees participated in the motorcycle ride, raising approximately $2,700. All proceeds from the ride will help provide financial relief to local families for daily expenses that accumulate during pediatric cancer treatment visits such as parking, food, gas and other unexpected costs.

Deloitte Builds Sustainability Eminence With New Appointments

Long influential in the field of sustainability, Deloitte has further increased its eminence with important new appointments to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Sustainability Task Force.

Registration Opens for Institute's Third Annual Net Positive Energy + Water Conference | February 18-19, 2016 | San Diego, CA

Join the International Living Future Institute for our third annual Net Positive Energy and Water Conference, dedicated to the exchange of technical expertise, bold strategies and provocative case studies—all aimed at accelerating the global shift toward Net Positive Energy and Water buildings and communities.

Sweet With Substance: How Fair Trade Cocoa Keeps Farming Families Healthy

It's ironic, isn't it? That many of the farmers and workers who grow the world's food struggle to feed their own families.

Making Supply Chains Safer with Gender Equality Principles

Joe Keefe is President and CEO of Pax World Management LLC. He is a UN-recognized advocate for women’s equality and implements change by encouraging investors to align their investments with their values by supporting global organizations that promote the empowerment and advancement of women.

What Do Gas Prices Tell Us About Consumer Spending?

There has been much speculation over the last few months about the decrease in gas prices and its impact on consumers’ financial habits. For some time, the general perception has been that consumers have been using their savings at the pump to pay down debt or build a financial buffer. However, much of the information used to support this theory has been from self-reported or aggregate, lagging data.