How Domtar Creates Value in Local Communities

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 foundation of our business is a network of world-class wood fiber-converting assets that produce papergrade, fluff and specialty pulp. The majority of our pulp production is consumed internally to manufacture paper and consumer products

Environmental Innovation Restores Wildhorse Creek

TransCanada employees saw Wildhorse Creek restoration as an opportunity to try something new and different in environmental stewardship.

Tianjin Citizens Suffering In The Aftermath of Explosion

Citizens of the port city of Tianjin are growing more concerned in the aftermath of the chemical warehouse explosion that left over 100 people dead. As the investigation into the causes behind the explosions continue to unfold, it is becoming apparent that the warehouse in question was one of many that violated safety regulations. According to satellite images and a probe into public records, many buildings across China store toxic chemicals too close residential areas and majors roads.

Novartis Continues Commitment to go the Last Mile in Effort to Eliminate Leprosy

Novartis has renewed its pledge with the World Health Organization (WHO) to work to end leprosy by extending its donation of multidrug therapy (MDT) medicines to treat leprosy through the year 2020. This five-year agreement includes treatments worth more than USD 40 million and up to USD 2.5 million to support the WHO in handling the donation and logistics. Overall it is expected that the program will reach an estimated 1.3 million patients during the next five years. This is part of the company’s commitment in 2012 to the London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases.

Learn About Grupo Financiero Banorte’s Social Performance in its 2014 Annual Report

“It is important to Grupo Financiero Banorte to listen to and maintain an open dialogue with its stakeholders,” stated Mayra Hernández, Executive Director of Social Responsibility. That is why we seek a positive impact with each one of our decisions, decisions that we have transformed into various actions and initiatives in response to social issues relevant to our stakeholders.

Small to Medium Sized Enterprises. Why Dealing With Compliance Is Harder

Intuitively, companies often are on a growth plan to exceed their expectations for the year. This often comes when ant sized organization/enterprise has a desire to expand into global markets and have a broader reach to its potential consumers.

Conoce el desempeño social de Grupo Financiero Banorte en su Informe Anual 2014

Para Grupo Financiero Banorte es de suma importancia escuchar y mantener un diálogo abierto con sus grupos de interés dijo Mayra Hernández, Directora Ejecutiva de Responsabilidad Social. Por ello buscamos impactar de manera positiva con cada una de nuestras decisiones, mismas que hemos transformado en diversas acciones e iniciativas, en respuesta a los temas sociales relevantes para nuestros grupos de interés.

T. Rowe Price: Kids Who Get An Allowance Are More Money Savvy Than Those Who Do Not

T. Rowe Price's Parents, Kids & Money survey revealed that kids who get an allowance are more money savvy than those who do not. The single biggest factor associated with financially knowledgeable kids, however, is whether their parents talk to them about money matters. Money lessons can be most powerful when parents combine conversations with experiences.