For the fourth consecutive year, TD Bank Group was listed in the DJSI World Index. From a global pool of 212 banks, TD was the only Canadian bank to be included in the short list of 28 banks. The DJSI benchmarks the sustainability performance of leading companies based on environmental, social and economic performance.
Whirlpool Corporation announced that three Whirlpool brand microwaves now meet AHAM Sustainability Standards. The microwaves are the latest in the company's line of appliances that have received AHAM certification.
Barb Dehn is a practicing Women's Health Nurse Practitioner and a television health expert, who is known as Nurse Barb. She is a guest lecturer at Stanford University, provides OB/GYN health care for women in Silicon Valley and is an award-winning author. Barb actively provides health care information on her social media platforms and contributes content to many online sources including her blog, Nurse Barb's Daily Dose, HealthyWomen.org and The Huffington Post. Barb is certified by the North American Menopause Society and is a Fellow in the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Sustainable Brands® recently unveiled program details and speaker lineup for New Metrics '17, scheduled for November 13 -15 in Philadelphia, PA. Gathering together over 350 business executives, sustainability strategists and financial leaders from across the globe, New Metrics focuses on cutting-edge ideas and tools for quantifying previously-ignored risks, costs and revenue potential associated with sustainability impacts.
With over 30 million students eating at least one meal at school each day, schools not only offer an opportunity for children to enjoy nourishing food but also a chance to learn healthy eating habits and important social skills. Meals served through the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program are required to be healthy and nutritious, and they got even healthier in 2012 when new guidelines were implemented as part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, requiring cafeterias limit calories, sodium and unhealthy fats, and offer more whole grains, fruits and vegetables in every meal.
As deadly flames from a wildfire whipped through a narrow mountain gorge last fall, threatening Chimney Rock Village and the Lake Lure community in North Carolina, Roger Hollifield put out a call for help.
International fragrance company, Scentsy, Inc. is teaming up with Habitat for Humanity for a yearlong partnership to help create a world where more families will have a place to call home.
Continuing to build on a smarter and more sustainable energy future, Duke Energy today was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for North America for the 12th consecutive year.
On September 5, 2017, AIDA Cruises received the “German Cruise Line Award” three times at Seatrade Europe in Hamburg, the leading exhibition for the cruise industry. AIDA won in the categories Environmental Commitment and Favorite Ship. The award presented by the port association Atlantic Alliance also went to AIDA Cruises for its year-round operation of AIDAprima in the Atlantic west-coast region.
