Today, Novartis announced the winners of its twelfth annual International Biotechnology Leadership Camp (BioCamp), a three-day seminar bringing biotechnology and business experts together with 70 selected students from leading international universities in 24 countries and territories, originating from 31 different nations.
According to the Pew Research Center Americans widely believe that men have a better shot at leadership positions in business and politics, even as majorities say that men and women make equally good leaders. There is little consensus, however, on why women remain underrepresented in these fields.
We all get into Twitter ruts. Another link to an article about why your company should be a good corporate citizen? Your follows would love to see that for the twelfth time this week.
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.
Novartis announced the winners of its twelfth annual International Biotechnology Leadership Camp (BioCamp), a three-day seminar bringing biotechnology and business experts together with 70 selected students from leading international universities in 24 countries and territories, originating from 31 different nations.
Today, New Orleans children are receiving a new playground in Eastshore Park as part of a donation from CITGO Petroleum Corporation to KaBOOM!, a national nonprofit dedicated to bringing balanced and active play into the daily lives of all kids. Nearly 100 volunteers from the New Orleans community and the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission (NORDC) are gathering to construct this playground – taking part in equipment assembly, painting, carpentry, gardening and more – two days before the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
“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.
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.
Finding solutions to some of the tough environmental issues facing the aerospace industry isn’t easy or fast. But Jill Seebergh and a team of engineers and scientists in Boeing’s Chemical Technology Group aren’t daunted by the long lead times in research and development.
General Motors’ St. Catharines Powertrain plant is harnessing the pure energy of water to cool processes in its operations. Its new micro-hydro system marks GM Canada’s first use of renewable energy.
