Employee Giving Trends & Practices Are Evolving at a Very Rapid Pace. How Do You Stack Up?

This Thursday, December 10th at 11:00 am ET, America's Charities will unveil findings from its new Snapshot 2015 report, The New Corporate DNA: Where Employee Engagement and Social Impact Converge, during a free webinar hosted by 3BL Media. Attendees of this webinar will receive a complimentary copy of Snapshot 2015.

What’s the Real Story? Reading Between the ESG Lines

While the triple bottom line is now an established principle in sustainability circles, moving from the platitudes in CSR reports to the hard data investors seek to understand the ROI of these measures involves a far more rigorous approach to disclosure. In a recent presentation to SRI, JLL’s General Counsel, Mark Ohringer, and Global Treasurer, Bryan Duncan, provided the following practical insights on how to translate ESG impacts to shareholder benefits.

Changing the Game with the World’s Largest Cellulosic Ethanol Plant

For this generation, and indeed for future generations, we are uniquely positioned to deliver low carbon solutions to fuel the planet.

What Paris Talks Have Accomplished So Far

The two-week United Nations conference on climate change is halfway over, and no matter what else happens, it has already been a clear-cut success in two critical areas.

Novo Nordisk Joins RE100 with 100% Renewable Ambition

Global diabetes company, Novo Nordisk, produces nearly half of the world’s insulin at its production sites across the world. A new commitment to renewable electricity ensures meeting the needs for the company’s products is done in a sustainable way.

56% Of British Workers Would Freely Volunteer Their Skills to Fight Poverty

Results from a U.K. national online poll released on 2 December 2015 show that 56 percent of British full time workers would freely volunteer their skills to fight poverty in a developing country, provided they had the support of their employer.

For the First Time in COP History, Business has an Official Role

December 5 was Action Day at COP21 and for the first time in the history of the COP climate conferences, business has an official role through the Lima-Paris Action Agenda (LPAA).

Investors Ratcheting up Their Contributions to Climate Action

As world leaders and government representatives continue negotiations to hammer out a global climate deal at COP21 in Paris, institutional investors are ratcheting up their contributions in a number of areas.