How Cities Are Counteracting Climate Change, One Heat Wave at a Time
As global cities struggle with how to handle rising temperatures, as well as other side effects of climate change, some are implementing small changes that can have a big impact.
VMware Named to the 2017 Fortune Future 50 List
VMware is pleased to announce that the company has been named to the first ever Fortune Future 50 list. VMware ranked no. 6 in the Leaders category (companies with a market value above $20 billion). Companies on this list are ranked on a multitude of factors, including their external market potential and internal capability-based lens.
Open Giving Format Encourages Employee Giving
Best Buy’s 12,000 employees are enjoying the retailer’s new employee giving program that matches 40 per cent of their donations to registered Canadian charities. The retailer’s new open giving program, called ‘myGiving’ launched in June.
Disaster Relief Solutions for the Long Run
In the past months, many Benevity clients stepped up their disaster relief efforts to mobilize rapid response from their consumers, vendors, partners, the personal networks of their people and the public at large. These companies raised half a million dollars through the portals in the first two days alone, bringing much-needed funds to communities in distress. As usual, more dollars and hands are required, but where and, perhaps more importantly, when?
The Importance of Environment Higher Education
Shifting global trends have had a significant impact on the business, economic and political landscapes—and the academic world is not immune. The recent International University Lifestyle Survey, conducted by Sodexo, revealed that financial debt is a major concern among today’s students, as is getting a good job after graduation.
New BSR Report: The Future of Sustainable Business
We hope our new paper, "The Future of Sustainable Business," prompts new thinking, identifies new opportunities, and encourages you to join with us in redefining sustainable business.
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GM Earns Global Leadership in Water Conservation
Managing company water in a sustainable way can drive both business and community value. CDP, a nonprofit global environmental disclosure platform, listed GM on its Water A-List for effective water management practices implemented around the world.
Water Sustainability Builds Agriculture, Provides Natural Habitat at India’s Jamnagar Refinery
Reliance Industries Ltd. and Bechtel developed a system to create the water Reliance needs to run the world’s biggest oil refinery, despite the plant’s location in India’s arid state of Gujarat. The plant also produces enough surplus water to support a 1,600-acre ring of trees and plants surrounding the facility, as well as Asia’s largest mango farm. Without a robust water sustainability infrastructure and system, these improvements and farm would not be possible.

Can 365 Years of Climate History Help Prevent Crises in East Africa?
For a long time, a majority of African countries have not been proactively mitigating the negative impact of drought and flood events. As a result, relief initiatives are often too late to stem the loss of lives and other social and economic impacts. To address this challenge, and assessing tree-based data from 1665 through 2014, scientists developed the TANA chronology, a historic dataset named after Lake Tana, the source of the Blue Nile River running through Ethiopia.
An Intern’s Perspective: The Unexpected Rewards of Technical Work for Engineer Anna Perkinson
Tetra Tech’s Sabrina Daley, International Development Services intern, is writing a series of blog posts about learning from women at Tetra Tech who are leading significant international development projects. In this post, she introduces our Anna Perkinson, senior clean energy associate, who discusses her experiences as a female technical expert in the engineering field.

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