The 2018 – 2020 Schneider Sustainability Impact (SSI) is a collection of our sustainability goals, grouped under five megatrends. We use the SSI to share and measure our progress toward our own sustainability objectives, which are closely tied to the United Nations (U.N.) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Fri, 05/29/2020 - 14:35

Lanette Edwards has spent 30 years of her career with Bechtel. Throughout that time she can tell you one thing has remained a constant: Bechtel people rise to a challenge.

Fri, 05/29/2020 - 14:45

International Paper has donated 10,000 corrugated boxes to Team Rubicon, a nonprofit organization currently managing the Greater Chicago Food Depository for the city of Chicago.

Fri, 05/29/2020 - 16:00

When I was in college, I learned about the Spanish Flu in a class on the history of medicine. I found the pandemic so fascinating that I reached out to my grandmother Cordelia to ask her about it.

Fri, 05/29/2020 - 13:25

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted how we work, live, and behave. As the pandemic was expanding, so was the importance of science. Suddenly, I saw researchers and medical experts in the spotlight and playing crucial roles in political...

Fri, 05/29/2020 - 13:40

An innovation developed in the corporate R&D labs at P&G that converts lactic acid into bio-based acrylic acid could be a helpful step to shift everyday goods to be made from annually renewable crops. P&G has granted Cargill an exclusive license that allows Cargill to further develop and commercialize this technology, so that it can ultimately be incorporated in a range of applications from superabsorbent polymers in absorbent hygiene products to thickeners in household paints and beyond. The use of bio-based acrylic acid is estimated to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and contribute to greener products for years to come – something that is important to a range of stakeholders, including consumers and business leaders.

Mon, 06/01/2020 - 10:30

With many educational organizations shifting their entire schedules to distance learning tools or full virtual environments indefinitely, never has the statement “we are all in this together” been more poignant.

Fri, 05/29/2020 - 12:35

The SBTi, which is a collaboration between CDP, the UN Global Compact, World Resources Institute and WWF, independently assesses and validates corporate climate targets against the latest climate science.

Fri, 05/29/2020 - 12:20

To help change this overall tune of financial woe for performers, Rhea Kimbell, owner of Rosina Records, is donating 10 percent of her sales to nonprofits that are helping musicians through this difficult time.

Fri, 05/29/2020 - 12:00

In trying to reduce barriers to participation, the U.S. Census has spent the past decade modernizing its’ operation. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. and like many organizations, the Census Bureau had to adapt.

Tue, 06/02/2020 - 13:30