The USDA and EPA announced the United States' first-ever national food waste reduction goal, calling for a 50 percent reduction by 2030. A wide array of voices from across the food chain applauded the announcement.
In 2015, Symantec released its corporate responsibility report focused on three pillars: Our People, Your Information and The World. This infographic provides a brief overview of the themes of the report.
Republic Services of Southern Nevada was proud to present the City of Henderson Mayor Andy Hafen and City Council members with a check to support recycling education for Clark County School District - Henderson schools. The funds will support the development of the Desert Research Institute (DRI) Green Box Program providing recycling education tools, resources and curriculum to local schools.
The group found the Ash Processing facility very interesting, specifically watching the conveyor belts form the incinerated ash into stone. One student told the Landfill Ops Manager that was the coolest thing he had seen all summer. The group also enjoyed watching the tractor trailers dispose of the waste. When asked how long the students thought it would take to unload the tractor trailer, answers ranged anywhere from three days to three minutes. The tour of the Old Dominion Landfill facility concluded with sack lunches and Q&A. Republic’s landfill tours are educational, engaging and fun.
Building on its record of leading sustainability performance in the transportation sector, CSX was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for North America for the fifth consecutive year.
This past May, I attended the Social Media Tools Summit in Boston. This event got me thinking about social media tools and organization in a new way.
Today, online platforms like Taproot+, NPower, and Public Architecture’s 1% Program are simplifying the user experience, making pro bono projects “just work” in ways they didn’t before.
Para la mayoría de los estudiantes en Norteamérica, septiembre marca el regreso a clases. En Goldcorp estamos convencidos que la educación es una de las mejores formas de crear beneficios positivos a largo plazo con las comunidades donde vivimos y trabajamos. Esta historia que contaremos a continuación es la segunda de una serie de relatos que tienen como propósito dar a conocer nuestras recientes iniciativas relacionadas con la educación. Aquí descubrirás sobre el programa peculiar de enseñanza básica para los niños que viven cerca de la Mina Marlin en Guatemala.