Corporate Responsibility
Corporate Responsibility
Food or Inedible Part? Changing Norms in Waste Characterization Studies to Measure Food Waste
Belinda Li, project engineer in Tetra Tech’s Solid Waste Management Practice in Canada, discusses how waste characterization studies are evolving to collect better data on food waste. Belinda led a comprehensive food waste characterization study across three American cities for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). All opinions expressed in this post are the author’s own.
Tetra Tech
Volunteering & Community
Volunteering & Community
Social Impact in a Network World
Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google all have three things in common – they are simple to use, effective and fun. They have revolutionized the way that we interact with each other, shop, watch TV and gather information.
TriplePundit
Volunteering & Community
Volunteering & Community
Five Social Impact Trends That Inspire Us
For purpose-driven companies, these are interesting times. We have always believed that our mission at Salesforce is to improve the state of the world. In fact, studies show that purpose is a number one driver behind business success. Brand perception, consumer loyalty, employee retention and stakeholder optimism are all tied to how a company actson its purpose.
TriplePundit
Energy & Infrastructure
Energy & Infrastructure
March for Science: Why Carbon Offsets are Good Science
Science has been around since the beginning of human civilization. It was the engine behind Aristotle’s ambitious effort to fly and even earlier than that, it helped the Babylonians fashion an understanding of time and their universe.
TriplePundit
Environment
Environment
Oil Spill Response Planning: Looking Forward to 2018
Antea Group blogs about regulations requiring railroads to write oil spill response plans when they are transporting crude oil or other flammables.
Antea Group
Education & Workforce Development
Education & Workforce Development
Embracing Chaos: Disruption as a Catalyst for Change
Disruption – disaster or opportunity? The 2008 global recession was a milestone, profoundly affecting every aspect of the economy, with repercussions extending to the present. The military term “VUCA” sums up the situation: “volatile, uncertain, complicated, and ambiguous.” Sodexo was no exception; it was clear that we needed to reassess, innovate, and deliver new service solutions to help our clients cope with the new reality.
Sodexo, Inc.
Awards & Rankings
Awards & Rankings
Fortune Names Las Vegas Sands to “World’s Most Admired Companies” List for the Second Consecutive Year
Repeating last year’s appearance on the preeminent list of global corporate leaders, Las Vegas Sands has been named one of the “World’s Most Admired Companies” in Fortune’s annual roundup of the world’s most respected and reputable businesses, as judged by industry peers, analysts and leaders on criteria including innovation, people management and social responsibility.
Las Vegas Sands
Energy & Infrastructure
Energy & Infrastructure
The History of Las Vegas Sands Global Sustainability Program, Sands ECO360
2018 marks 12 years of sustainability efforts at Las Vegas Sands. During the construction of The Palazzo in 2016, while green building was still a new concept to the market, Las Vegas Sands hired a consultant to incorporate sustainability features to the development of the new resort and achieved LEED Silver® for New Construction. LEED Certifications, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a rating system devised by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) to evaluate the environmental performance of a building and encourage market transformation towards sustainable design.
Las Vegas Sands
AI & Technology
AI & Technology
Pioneering Virtual Reality and Its Potential to Improve Our World
Imagine this… You put on a pair of virtual-reality glasses. You see a school in a poor, rural Chinese village. You turn your head to see inside the door and you find a group of students gathered in a small classroom, learning with technology.
Dell Technologies
Environment
Environment
Ecocentricity Blog: What Does a Penguin Say?
At the time, no one individual was to blame, and humans were not intentionally trying to wipe these birds off the face of the planet. The people of the day simply weren’t aware of how their collective actions were impacting the great auks.
Ray C. Anderson Foundation

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