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Webinar - Innovating for Shared Value

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SOURCE:FSG

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Innovating for Shared Value

Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 11:00 am EST

Enable social innovation at your organization. Join this webinar to learn how to create value for your company through social innovation.

The authors of "Innovating for Shared Value" (Harvard Business Review; 2013), studied more than 30 companies and discovered that firms consistently rely on the same five mutually reinforcing ingredients:

1) Purpose 2) Defined need 3) Measurement 4) Co-creation 5) Innovation structure

Our panelists will discuss how visionary companies apply these ingredients to overcome hurdles to solve social problems.

Panelists Include:

Mark Thain, VP, Social Innovation, Barclays

Riikka Timonen, Director, Corporate Responsibility, Kemira

Marc Pfitzer, Managing Director, FSG

Valerie Bockstette, Managing Director, FSG

What You'll Learn

  • How the five ingredients work together to create the optimal innovation structure (Marc Pfitzer and Valerie Bockstette)
  • How to create an enabling environment for shared value, what support should be put in place beyond money, and how to leverage foundation or CSR-money to successfully embed innovation back into the mainstream business (Mark Thain) 
  • The criteria needed to launch Kemira’s innovative water-treatment initiative: a clear social purpose, deep understanding of the targeted social problems, mastery of the competencies to solve them, and a strong business case that meets or comes close to achieving the firm’s normal ROI targets (Riikka Timonen)

Hosted by the Shared Value Initiative and FSG. Please share the invite and join us on January 15.

Details:

Price: $49.99 USD

$29.99 for members of the Shared Value Initiative Community

Join the Shared Value Initiative Community (free) for the member discount; view code upon login

Contact: info@sharedvalue.org

Register now for Innovating for Shared Value

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KEYWORDS: Business & Trade, Events, Conferences & Webinars, Finance & Investment, People, Social Action & Community Engagement, Shared Value, FSG, Barclays, HBR, Innovation, webinar, Social business, csr, event, Shared Value Initiative, social innovation


International Networking Champions Descend on Silicon Valley

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by Alexis Raymond

SOURCE:Cisco Systems Inc.

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On Monday January 13, 19 Cisco Networking Academy students from around the world will arrive at Cisco headquarters, where they will spend a week learning about the IT industry and making connections that could launch their careers.

As the top scorers in 2013 Cisco Networking Academy NetRiders International Skills Competitions, the students won a grand-prize, all-expenses paid trip to Cisco headquarters. They will meet with Cisco President Rob Lloyd, tour Cisco offices, visit the Stanford University campus, and experience local attractions in San Francisco and Santa Cruz.

Continue reading... http://bit.ly/L3fBvV

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KEYWORDS: Cisco, cisco systems, cisco csr, csr, Corporate Social Responsibility, cisco networking academy, NetRiders International Skills Competitions, networking, IT, competition

  

Global Banking Alliance for Women and MetLife Foundation Partner to Develop Mentoring Program for Banks

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Program will use peer learning across member banks to develop financial products and services for low-income business women

SOURCE:MetLife Inc.

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NEW YORK, January 14, 2014/ 3BL Media/ - MetLife Foundation and the Global Banking Alliance for Women [GBA], a global consortium of financial institutions committed to fostering wealth creation among women, are partnering to develop and launch a mentoring program across member banks of the Alliance with the long-term goal of building financial services and products for low-income women entrepreneurs globally. This grant is part of MetLife Foundation’s $200 million, five-year commitment to fund programs and services that help advance financial inclusion.

MetLife Foundation will provide a grant of $350,000 to help develop the mentoring program and enhance existing peer learning activities facilitated by the Alliance. Currently, a significant gap exsists among financial institutions in the technical support required to design and implement services and products for women entrepreneurs of micro, small and medium sized businesses. Further, according to the International Finance Corporation and McKinsey, there is an estimated $300 billion credit gap for women-owned small and medium enterprises worldwide.

The Foundation’s support of the mentoring program will help capitalize on the deep talent inside banks, bringing mentor and mentee together to learn from each other with the goal of developing innovative programs that can help women-owned small and medium entrepreneurs. The program will be a significant step forward in creating a knowledge community that helps low-income women entrepreneurs.

“MetLife believes strongly in the power of women in the workplace and in the marketplace.  We share with GBA a focus on innovation, customer centricity and globalization that is essential to the success of all women, especially low-income women, in financial inclusion and business. We applaud GBA’s efforts and look forward to seeing low-income entrepreneurs reach their business goals through improved access to a greater suite of financial products,” said  Dennis White, President & CEO of MetLife Foundation.      

GBA has partnered with Creative Métier, an international consulting firm, specializing in designing and delivering mentoring and coaching programs for the financial sector, to deliver the program to member banks. If successful, it will be a new and highly cost effective approach for building capacity and sharing information in the broader area of financial inclusion.

“The women’s market represents the single biggest untapped opportunity in the financial services sector. Through the establishment of a formal mentoring program between banks, the Global Banking Alliance for Women will accelerate the delivery of quality financial products, education and networking opportunities to women entrepreneurs worldwide. We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to MetLife Foundation for its generous support for this initiative. We believe the GBA Mentoring Program is a landmark in cooperation of banks around women’s economic empowerment,” said Inez Murray, CEO Global Banking Alliance for Women.

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About MetLife Foundation

MetLife Foundation was created in 1976 to continue MetLife’s long tradition of corporate contributions and community involvement. Today, the Foundation is dedicated to advancing financial inclusion, committing $200 million over the next five years to help build a secure future for individuals and communities around the world. MetLife Foundation is affiliated with MetLife, Inc. a leading global provider of insurance, annuities and employee benefit programs, serving 90 million customers. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, MetLife holds leading market positions in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. To learn more about MetLife Foundation, visit www.metlife.org. 

Tweet me:.@metlife foundation and global banking alliance for women partner to mentor women entrepreneurs #financialinclusion http://metlife.org

Contact Info:

Nandika Madgavkar
Global Corporate Citizenship
+1 (908) 340-7537
nmadgavkar@metlife.com

KEYWORDS: Business & Trade, Health and Wellness, People, Social Action & Community Engagement, finanacial inlcusion, metlife foundation, Women Entrepreneurs, financial services, Mentoring, Global Banking Alliance for Women, women-owned small business, low-income women entrepreneurs

Jamie Bonini Teaches Toyota System to Improve Efficiency

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SOURCE:Toyota

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Considering that we are writing about an efficiency expert, we’ll get right to the point.

The winner of this year’s Free Press Automotive Leadership Award for labor & manufacturing, Jamie Bonini heads the Toyota Production System Support Center in Erlanger, Ky. The 51-year-old teaches the widely praised and replicated Toyota Production System to help nonprofit organizations with disaster relief projects and manufacturing companies in North America to be more competitive.

That’s pretty much the story right there.

The rest of it — what Bonini’s team would call muda (Japanese for waste) — is what makes Bonini, and life in general, more interesting, more human and sparks creative ideas that lead to improvements.

Bonini tries to make things run better.

Continue reading the original article about Toyota's Jamie Bonini on Detroit Free Press >>

Original source Detroit Free Press.

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Toyota

KEYWORDS: Toyota, Jamie Bonini, Free Press Automotive Leadership Award, nonprofit, disaster relief, manufacturing, efficiency expert

UN Global Compact and RICS Join Forces to Develop Responsible Business Best Practice Toolkit for Land, Real Estate and Construction Sector

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SOURCE:United Nations Global Compact

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New York, January 14, 2014 /3BL Media/ – In a landmark move to improve responsible business practices in the land, real estate and construction industry, the United Nations Global Compact and RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) will jointly develop a best practice toolkit for the sector. The collaboration marks the UN Global Compact’s first initiative to address corporate sustainability in a specific sector following the recent launch of its Post-2015 Business Engagement Architecture.

The land, real estate and construction sector represents approximately 70 percent of global wealth. It contributes around one-tenth of total global GDP and represents seven percent of overall employment.   

The sector has substantial sustainability impacts on land development, resource use and waste generation during both the construction and occupational phases. There also exist issues related to human and labour rights during land development and construction, coupled with corruption.

In order to advance responsible and sustainable business practices, and to bring greater coherence and integration to the sector, the two-year project will deliver on three key objectives:

  1. Identify key challenges and opportunities for the land, real estate and construction sector relating to the UN Global Compact’s issue areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, as well as broader UN goals;
  1. Engage UN Global Compact participants from the land, real estate and construction sector, as well as real estate users and stakeholders, to capture existing best practices and scale up sustainability initiatives; and
  1. Develop a best practice toolkit built on the Global Compact’s ten principles to help companies in the land, real estate and construction sector and its downstream users tackle these issues and harness significant sustainability opportunities.

The process will be supported by a high-level global steering group of UN Global Compact participants from the areas of real estate, development, finance, investment, construction, research and training, global law firm Latham & Watkins and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, RICS’ industry-academia partnership university.

At this week’s kick-off meeting of the 15-member steering group, UN Global Compact Executive Director Georg Kell said:“We are pleased to partner with RICS to break ground on the UN Global Compact’s first sectoral initiative. There is tremendous opportunity for the land, real estate sector and construction sector to become a driving force for a more sustainable financial, economic, social and environmental system through collaboration and collective action.”

RICS CEO Sean Tompkins said:

”The land, real estate and construction sector has an enormous impact on global economies, the environment and people’s lives. As a UN Global Compact signatory, RICS is fully committed to the advancement of the profession for the public good. Professional and ethical standards are at the very core of our existence.

Over the last two years, we have embarked on an ambitious programme to develop standards in partnership with other professional institutions, better reflecting the international and interconnected world that we and our members operate in. We are proud to be working with the UN Global Compact, our project partners and our fellow sectoral signatories and hope that this joint project and the best practice toolkit we will jointly develop will set an example for other industry sectors on how to engage businesses and other stakeholders to achieve greater impact of the Ten Principles in daily business practice.”

 

Notes to editors:

About the UN Global Compact

Launched in 2000, the United Nations Global Compact is both a policy platform and a practical framework for companies that are committed to sustainability and responsible business practices. As a multi-stakeholder leadership initiative, it seeks to align business operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, and to catalyze actions in support of broader UN goals. With 8,000 corporate signatories in 145 countries, it is the world’s largest voluntary corporate sustainability initiative. www.unglobalcompact.org

About RICS

RICS is the world’s leading qualification when it comes to professional standards in land, property and construction.

In a world where more and more people, governments, banks and commercial organisations demand greater certainty of professional standards and ethics, attaining RICS status is the recognised mark of property professionalism.

Over 100 000 property professionals working in the major established and emerging economies of the world have already recognised the importance of securing RICS status by becoming members.

RICS is an independent professional body originally established in the UK by Royal Charter.  Since 1868, RICS has been committed to setting and upholding the highest standards of excellence and integrity – providing impartial, authoritative advice on key issues affecting businesses and society.  RICS is a regulator of both its individual members and firms enabling it to maintain the highest standards and providing the basis for unparalleled client confidence in the sector.

For more information, please contact:

Kristen Coco
Public Affairs & Media Relations, UN Global Compact
Tel: +1 (0) 917-367-8566
 
Zoë HolderRICS Global External Relations & Communications Advisor
T: +44 (0) 207 695 1601
F: +44 (0)870 333 1600

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@globalcompact
www.facebook.com/unglobalcompact
http://www.linkedin.com/company/united-nations-global-compact

KEYWORDS: Business & Trade, Eco-Living, Consumption & Travel, Events, Conferences & Webinars, united nations, Global Compact, Real Estate, construction, Land Development, RICS, csr, sustainability

Introducing The Adobe Youth Voices Scholars Blog Series

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SOURCE:Adobe

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Earlier this year, 25 highly talented Adobe Youth Voices (AYV) students were selected to receive scholarships to help them pursue higher education in a creative field. We are pleased to announce that the first group of scholarship recipients will be contributing blog posts sharing their experiences in post-secondary school and updating us on their creative projects. We hope these blogs will inspire current AYV students who dream about starting a creative career!

AYV students entering their first or second year of post-secondary school during the 2014-15 academic year are encouraged to apply for the scholarship here. Applications are being accepted until March 3, 2014.

The AYV Scholarships program is fully funded by Adobe and administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE), an independent not-for-profit founded in 1919. IIE is among the world’s largest and most experienced international education and training organizations.

Please join us in congratulating the Adobe Youth Voices Scholarships recipients and check back for their blog posts!

Tweet me:Learn about @AdobeYV 2013 #CreativityScholarships winners in new blog series sharing a look at where they are now: http://adobe.ly/1eE3q38

KEYWORDS: Adobe, Adobe Youth Voices, Youth Voices, Education, scholarships

5 Reasons CR Professionals Need a Value Chain Map

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SOURCE:BrownFlynn

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Value chain mapping is a process that identifies the main activities associated with a company's service or product line and is often used in corporate strategy in order to identify performance improvement opportunities. Corporate responsibility (CR) professionals are beginning to use value chain mapping in the development of sustainability strategy and materiality assessments.

Obtaining a clear picture of the fundamental inputs and outputs of your business provides valuable information for sustainability program development, as well as CSR reporting. CR professionals are developing sustainability-specific value chain maps in order to systematically assess the company's impacts throughout product sourcing, transport, development, use and disposal.

Continue reading the original blog about value chain mapping on GreenBiz.com >>

Tweet me:.@coraleemooney on 5 reasons #CR professionals need a value chain map. @GreenBiz http://bit.ly/KQ7ItI @brownflynn #sustainability

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BrownFlynn

KEYWORDS: Business & Trade, Environment, BrownFlynn, sustainability, value chain mapping, CR, Corporate Responsibility, csr, Corporate Social Responsibility, GRI

RSF Winter Quarterly: What is the Power of Creativity

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SOURCE:RSF Social Finance

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In the latest issue of the RSF Quarterly, we focus on the importance of the arts as a healing process and its power to transform people and place. Associate Professor at California Institute of Integral Studies Denise Boston expounds on expressive arts as a therapeutic process. Hear from Reed Mayfield on RSF’s commitment to financing arts organizations serving the highest intentions of the human spirit. In Clients in Conversation, Allegra Allesandri, principal of the nation’s first public Waldorf-inspired high school, and Free Columbia co-founder Laura Summer discuss their experience starting new initiatives that defy normal in the realm of arts and education. Also, learn how RSF grantee Creative Action is using murals as a pathway to youth education and civic engagement.

To download an electronic copy of the Quarterly, click here. To receive hard copies of future issues free of charge, click here.

Tweet me:What is the power of #creativity? Read the latest @RSFSocFinance newsletter http://bit.ly/1fvhejg #arts #education

KEYWORDS: Finance & Investment, Arts, RSF Social Finance, Free Columbia, Creative Action, George Washington Carver School


How an Artist in Mumbai Made Me Read About Investing

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SOURCE:Domtar

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It’s one of my favorite Saturday morning traditions: sipping coffee and chit-chatting with my husband while flipping through the newspaper and our many magazine subscriptions. I was perusing a fluffy home and fashion mag, and he was reading one about finance (I’m glad one of us enjoys that), when he came across something that he wanted my opinion on. It wasn’t about where to invest our money… it was regarding the font used for the title of the feature story. He was trying to figure out if the typography was digitally created, or whether it was handmade artwork. I couldn’t tell, but we were both wowed by the intricacy of the design.

The illustration was credited to Sabeena Karnik, and within seconds we found more of her work online. This very talented graphic artist/calligrapher from Mumbai, India, curls and positions brightly colored strips of paper to create flowing letters and numbers. Looking at examples of work she has done for companies across the globe, I marveled at the delicate beauty of her art, each piece as fresh as a flower in perfect bloom.  Sabeena’s typographic art breathes life into words, lifting them off the page. I love the fact that she works with paper, a material that has natural warmth, evoking nature and growth.

I think it’s smart that MoneySense magazine used a counter-intuitive style to illustrate a story on stocks (subtly attracting readers like myself). But I am even more impressed that they commissioned an artist halfway around the world to create such a beautiful one-of-a-kind piece, rather than relying on an off-the-shelf digital font. And guess what? Thanks to Sabeena’s talent with paper, MoneySense’s adventurous design editor, and my husband’s curiosity, I actually read the article.

 

Read more stories from Domtar's blog at www.fiberlinesdomtar.com

 

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KEYWORDS: Finance & Investment, People, Social Action & Community Engagement, sabeena karnik, Finance, Mumbai, paper, art, font, typography, calligraphy, moneysense

 

Bloomberg Employees Participate in Habitat for Humanity

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SOURCE:Bloomberg

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In 2012, 704 Bloomberg Employees donated over 4,450 hours to our second Global Habitiat Build. Builds took place across 15 cities globally, including a first ever Bloomber sponsored house in Trenton, NJ.

 

About Bloomberg

Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. The company’s strength – delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately – is at the core of the Bloomberg Professional service, which provides real time financial information to more than 315,000 subscribers globally.  For more information, visit www.bloomberg.com.

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Upscale Latinos: "The Most Influential Segment since the Baby Boomers" According to Nielsen

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SOURCE:MSLGROUP Americas

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At 53 million strong and growing, the strength and influence of the U.S. Hispanic population is less and less doubted. More often, the question is: how to begin targeting such a dynamic population?

A recent report from Nielsen and the Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies (AHAA) unveiled a powerful core segment of “upscale Latinos” that control 37 percent of the group’s $1.3 trillion spending power. Following distinctive purchase behavior, close in age and geographically concentrated, the elite grouping is being hailed as the most influential segment since the baby boomers and represents a very viable bulls-eye target for cause marketers.

What do we know about them?

  • 15 million strong and growing (about 29 percent of total U.S. Hispanic population)
  • Incomes of $50K-100K, typically supporting a family
    • 85% have a household with 3 or more
  • Younger than upscale non-Hispanic whites (33 years old compared to 39 years old)
    • 75% under the age of 45
  • Primarily gathered out West
    • 60% live in the Southwest and Pacific Region
    • As of 2012, there were approximately 4.8 million Latinos in Los Angeles County, the largest concentration of Latinos in a county (2012 Population Estimates)
  • They live in a world of cultural duality
    • Not trying to assimilate, enjoying the freedom to be bicultural
    • 3/4 speak both English and Spanish
    • More than 1/3 watch content in both languages
  • Trendsetters and technologically savvy
    • More likely to use smartphones and own iPads than their peers
    • 50 percent more likely to manage their financial accounts from their mobile device

Hot Buttons: Opportunities for Intersection

I. Their Children: the Emotional, Physical and Financial Future of their Legacy

  • Upscale Latinos take pride in their success and ability to provide a healthy, stable home environment for their families. Through entrepreneurialism, education and investment they are building their American Dream and will listen to causes tied to higher education, healthy living and financial planning. Behaviors like going to college (more than 50%), making investments (50%) and maintaining savings accounts (86%) point to their forward thinking.

II. Themselves: PersonalIndulgence

  • Though deeply devoted to providing for their families, Upscale Latinos have the disposable income to pamper themselves as well and are outspending upscale non-Hispanic Whites on health and beauty products. Empowered by their greater financial freedom, Upscale Latinos are indulging more on themselves which suggests they will respond to opportunities that celebrate their success and worthiness of special care.

Vickie Fite, SVP Multicultural Specialty, MSLGROUP

Tweet me:What's the most influential market segment since #Boomers? Check out this blog post discussing Upscale #Latinos: http://msl.gp/6018d434

KEYWORDS: Diversity, Marketing, Media and Communications, Social Media, People, Business Surveys

What Feeds Our Soul

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New post on TheSource2You describing who makes up Source Intelligence

SOURCE:Source Intelligence®

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The goals are simple at Source Intelligence: take care of your customers and “feed the soul.” But what exactly does that mean? Their people reflect the cultures, customs and regional differences of their customers.  We are all here for something bigger than the job. At Source, passion in each person’s life fuels the energy that they bring to work. They have regular “Feed The Soul” gatherings where they acknowledge effort and meaning behind individual and company accomplishments. 

In the latest blog post on TheSource2You, Source Intelligence spotlights six employees from diffent areas of the company and has them explain how they feed their soul. It is a quick overview of what is to be expected in up coming posts and give the reader a taste of what Source Intelligence is all about.

If you wish to to check out the blog go to www.TheSource2You.com

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KEYWORDS: Business & Trade, Marketing, Media & Communications, People, Social Action & Community Engagement

Helping Students Prepare for Future Careers

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Baxter-sponsored programs provide students with real-life career training, networking opportunities and leadership skill development

SOURCE:Baxter International Inc.

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Baxter.com feature story

They came by bus. They came by train. They spent hours commuting to Baxter's facilities in Deerfield, Ill. and Round Lake, Ill. – and for some it was one of their first opportunities to spend much time outside the urban Chicago neighborhoods where they grew up. But nearly all of them said it was one of the most enriching and confidence-building weeks of their lives.

In June, 24 Chicago Public School high students took part in Baxter's second annual summer high school internship program. The students, all rising seniors, spent the week learning from nearly 75 Baxter professionals about business strategy, current trends in the healthcare environment, and the variety of functional roles necessary within the company. They also toured the company's Round Lake lab and took part in hands-on experiments in research and development. Every student left Baxter with an updated resume, networking strategies and tips for surviving and thriving in college.

"I learned so much that is going to help me with my future," says Christian Calderon, a senior at Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy, one of three Baxter-sponsored CPS schools participating in the program.

STEM in the real world
An initiative related to Science@Work: Expanding Minds with Real-World Science–Baxter's multi-year commitment to Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to support teacher training and student development in healthcare and biotechnology program–the internship program is just one of the company's many STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and career development efforts for students. Over the past year, several Baxter employees have also been working to help students at Chicago's Muchin College Preparatory High School apply what they learn in class to a potential career in science or engineering.

Marc Minkus, Baxter's senior director of research and development, started the process by meeting with the school's science teachers to better understand the curriculum, and then he worked with several business units within Baxter to develop presentations and activities to be conducted over the course of the school year to help apply the company's work to what students were learning in the classroom. For example, the company's hemophilia team helped him develop a hands-on experiment demonstrating how to reconstitute a medicine Baxter manufactures that is used to replace clotting factor VIII, a protein missing in people with hemophilia A, to pair with the freshman biology unit on genetics. One of Baxter's packaging engineers came into the classroom to show the Muchin sophomores a manufacturing video that explores the company's unique drug delivery systems sterile contract manufacturing services and the sterilization process they use, which related to the school's unit on gas laws in chemistry.

"During the time we spent at Muchin, we helped more than 700 students better understand the applicability of science to a future career, and received nothing but positive feedback from the science teachers," Minkus says.

Providing professional experiences
Baxter also works with partners to help college students and young adults prepare for careers at the corporate level. Since 2008, Baxter has joined about 20 other Fortune 500 companies to serve as a corporate sponsor of Howard University's 21st Century Advantage Program (21 CAP).

Students as young as freshman take courses in business orientation, team building and leadership development and are then "adopted" by a corporation. The companies sponsor on-site training sessions for students where they learn about the company's history, culture, business and industry dynamics. Each year several students receive scholarships from Baxter and others have been hired as summer interns in the areas of engineering, finance, information technology (IT), manufacturing and supply chain. One 21 CAP participant has now been hired as a full-time employee.

In January, Baxter hired Alexander Roberts, a member of Baxter's 2009-2010 21 CAP team, as a full-time information technology employee. Roberts, who also interned in Baxter's IT department for two summers as an undergraduate, says that had it not been for his involvement in 21 CAP, he never would have considered a job at Baxter-or even in the corporate world.

"Before the program, I was an introvert in the truest sense of the word," recalls Roberts. "But through the experience, I not only learned IT skills such as website creation and application IT security, but also improved my communication skills and became more outgoing. Now I walk around the office introducing myself to people, and feel much more comfortable when I have to give presentations."

Since then, Roberts has returned to his alma mater with members of Baxter's African American affinity group and IT Development Program to teach classes and host information sessions to encourage students to consider going into the field of information technology. He hopes that others can benefit from the same experience he had.
 
"My time in 21 CAP allowed me to work alongside many different styles of people and gave me the skills I needed," says Roberts. "It prepared me to be a leader in whatever role I take on."

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KEYWORDS: Corporate Social Responsibility, Diversity, Education, Community, Engagement, Positive Change, People, Baxter Healthcare, Baxter International, Howard University, 21st Century Advantage Program, 21 CAP, Science@Work, Chicago Public Schools, Instituto Health Science Career Academy, Muchin College Prep, Alexander Roberts, Marc Minkus

 

Pioneering Apparel Brands Lead Panel on Transparency, Responsible Sourcing and Fair Trade at Outdoor Retailer

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Fair Trade USA, Oliberte, Patagonia and prAna to discuss the responsible sourcing journey

SOURCE:Fair Trade USA

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WHO:Fair Trade USA, Patagonia, Oliberte and prAna

WHAT: The Responsible Sourcing Journey: Mitigating Risk, Improving Lives and Tapping into Consumer Demand

As global trade becomes more transparent, competitive and complex, the need for outdoor companies to understand our supply chains from a social and environmental perspective has never been greater. This panel offers a unique insight into how 3 companies - prAna, Patagonia and Oliberté - have approached the topic not only of risk management, but are going beyond to improve the lives of those who manufacture their products.  Offering a further insight into the subject, Fair Trade USA will share how these practices are being reflected in consumer awareness and market demand. Come join this important dialogue to learn how your company can drive responsibility into your supply chains and grow your business.

SPEAKERS:

Maya Spaull, Director of New Category Innovation, Fair Trade USA
Cara Chacon, Director of Environmental and Social Repsonsibility, Patagonia
Tal Dehtiar, Founder, Oliberte
Nicole Bassett, Director of Sustainability, prAna

WHEN: Wednesday, Jan 22, 2014, 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM

WHERE:

Salt Palace Convention Center

Salt Lake City, Utah

Salon A

Tweet me:#Apparel brands @oliberte @prAna @Patagonia join @FairTradeUSA for responsible sourcing panel at @OutdoorRetailer: http://3bl.me/qxrq69

Contact Info:

Katie Barrow
Fair Trade USA
+1 (510) 844-1656
kbarrow@fairtradeusa.org

KEYWORDS: Eco-Living, Consumption & Travel, Ecotravel & Tourism, Ethical Consumersim, Green Living, Shopping, Sustainable Living, Education, Events, Conferences & Webinars, Event, Eco Fashion, Expert Connections, Positive Change, Outdoor Retailer, Transparency, Apparel, fair trade

    

2010–2012 Sustainable Development Plan: Time to Take Stock!

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SOURCE:Cascades

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In 2010, we developed our first sustainable development plan, which presented key issues on which we wanted to see progress, as a logical part of our commitment to continuous improvement. It was also a way to continue our outreach and awareness-raising efforts, both internally and externally. Thus, after a long, careful stakeholder consultation process meant to confer transparency to the project and ensure its success, we came up with 18 strategic goals!-

Achieved or surpassed goals

- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by favouring the use of renewable energy over fossil fuels (reached 200%)
- Obtain supplies from responsible suppliers (reached 115%)
- Reduce the discharge of effluent (reached 172%)
- Improve the quality of treated water by reducing the biological oxygen demand and suspended solids (reached 595%)
- Increase client awareness of sustainable development (reached 105%)
- Work closely with the industry and decision-makers (reached 190%)
- Collaborate transparently with stakeholders (reached 220%)
- Increase the number of units involved in their community (reached 116%)

Read more...

Tweet me:http://3bl.me/yk8hnv 2010–2012 Sustainable Development Plan: time to take stock! @CascadesSD

KEYWORDS: cascades, Energy, goal, key, recycled, fibre, Sustainable, Development, Plan, Waste, material, water, Conservation


Waste Management Launches Customer Training Portal for Healthcare Customers

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Offering Educational Tools on OSHA, EPA and DOT Information

SOURCE:Waste Management

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HOUSTON, Jan. 15, 2014 /3BL Media/ Waste Management (NYSE:WM) today announced that its Sustainability Services division has launched a new web-training portal for healthcare customers to educate their employees on health and safety issues surrounding medical waste.  

“Knowledge of environmental health and safety regulations is crucial for any safe working environment. Our courses are designed to help educate healthcare staff about various regulations,” said Tom Carpenter, director of Waste Management’s Sustainability Services division.

Carpenter said that taking a proactive approach to training healthcare staff creates the awareness necessary for a safe working environment.

“We’re proud to launch a new training tool that will provide educational information to our healthcare customers on medical waste issues.”

Carpenter explained that the training provides information to healthcare customers on U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations.

The training, which includes around-the-clock access to the new web portal, provides:

  • Information on OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
  • Access to OSHA’s Exposure Control Plan tools to address risk
  • An introduction to OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard
  • An overview of OSHA’s Means of Egress Standard, Emergency Action and Fire Prevention Plans        
  • Information related to OSHA’s Recording and Reporting of Injuries and Illnesses regulations

The tool also gives customers access to a wide range of materials to create customized training programs, such as a printable guidance manual, self-paced training modules, tailored evaluations, and safety audit and planning reference guides. 

To support this educational training, Waste Management’s Sustainability Services group will provide an online OSHA Guidance Manual to customers containing additional information about various healthcare regulations and risk exposure.

Waste Management Sustainability Services is developing additional educational training programs for healthcare customers, including Hazard Communication, Department of Transportation, Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response and many others, which the company anticipates launching in the upcoming months. To learn how to access the portal, and to gain a greater understanding of its benefits, visit www.wmsustainabilityservices.com, call (877) 441-3046 or email sustainabilityservices@wm.com.

 

ABOUT WASTE MANAGEMENT

Waste Management, based in Houston, Texas, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America. Our subsidiaries provide collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services. We are the largest residential recycler and also a leading developer, operator and owner of waste-to-energy and landfill-gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. Our customers include residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers throughout North America. To learn more visit www.wm.com.

 

 

 

While these training materials are offered as tools to WM customers, these materials are not intended to offer legal advice or to assess any customer’s individual regulatory compliance. The client is responsible for interpreting all regulations, assessing its own compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and tracking any updates to the general information provided in the materials.

 

 

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Contact Info:

Jennifer Andrews
Waste Management
+1 (619) 890-4698
jandrews@wm.com

KEYWORDS: Environment, Human Resources, Technology. Innovation & Solutions, healthcare training, waste management

Company Values Cornerstore for Creating Value

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SOURCE:The Clorox Company

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Today, theguardian.com posted a poll about company values, and as I was answering the questions a few things struck me. The first two questions asked “Have corporate values gained prominence at your workplace in the last year? … In the last five years?” I answered no for each — although I didn’t think “No” reflected that our values actually are very important. I answered no because in the eight+ years I’ve been with the company, our values have always been front and center, not just in the last year or five.

And if I look at Clorox’s 100+ year history, they were alive and well long before I joined. In WWII, when the government rationed chlorine and the War Production Board urged bleach-makers to dilute their products, Clorox declined and chose to sell fewer bottles. At the same time, despite having negotiated long-term contracts at favorable rates before the war, CEO Bill Roth released suppliers from the contracts and paid market prices.

Read more at the Clorox CR Matters blog.

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KEYWORDS: company values, Corporate Responsiblity, clorox

A Spectrum of Volunteer Service Can Increase Employee Engagement, Corporate Citizenship, and Global Impact

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SOURCE:SAP

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n an abandoned beer brewery in the 4th District of Porto Alegre, Brazil, Walker Massa sees the future of his city. His organization, Nós Coworking, has retrofitted the building and turned it into a shared workspace where small businesses, budding entrepreneurs, students, artists or anyone who is looking for space to ply their trade can buy credits (about $4 for an hour) and use their facilities. An open floor plan, equipped with work stations, conference rooms, high-speed Wi-Fi, and a shared refrigerator, it is on par with the hundreds of other shared workspaces sprouting up around the world.

Yet, Nós Coworking is different, nestled in the heart of a run-down part of Porto Alegre—the 4th District—where prostitutes rub shoulders with vagrants, drug dealers, and stray dogs. By establishing Nós Coworking in this neighborhood, Walker has planted seeds of revitalization. Under its influence, the 4th District has the potential to become an entrepreneurial, high-tech hub that can attract business and investment. Given its central location, countless buildings just waiting to be rehabbed, and city hall’s commitment to the area, this vision only needed a team of highly-skilled, energetic people to dedicate themselves for a period of time to get it off the ground. A team fromSAP’s Social Sabbatical, the company’s global pro bono service program, was there to help.

SAP sends teams of employees for one-month assignments to work with non-profit organizations, entrepreneurship incubators, and social enterprises in emerging markets around the world, to help them address specific business challenges or organizational issues. A team of three SAP employees worked with Walker last October to strategically solidify his vision for the 4th District. He now has the blueprint he needs to get started.

Continue reading the original article about SAP's social sabbatical program on The New Global Citizen > >

 Original source The New Global Citizen.

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SAP

KEYWORDS: SAP, volunteer, Social Sabbatical, Employee Engagement, CR, Corporate Citizenship

SCA to Engage Volunteer Nationwide in Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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SOURCE:Student Conservation Association (SCA)

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WASHINGTON, DC, January 14, 2013 /3BL Media/ – Young people across America will unite to strengthen their communities, protect our environment and advance the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in a series of MLK Day service projects with the Student Conservation Association (SCA), the national leader in youth service and stewardship.

Treating the King holiday as a day “on” and not a day off, says SCA Service Events Manager Lori Robertson, honors Dr. King’s memory while exposing new generations to his teachings of social justice and bridging barriers.  “MLK Day provides the opportunity to put Dr. King’s principles into practice,” Robertson says.  “SCA volunteers are eager to model Dr. King’s commitment to service and citizen-generated solutions.”

SCA’s King Day projects will begin on Saturday, January 18th in New York, NY when volunteers converge on Morningside Park (Manhattan Ave & 112th St.) to mulch playgrounds and picnic areas, remove downed branches and other debris, and survey visitor use in the park.  The event, from 9:30am to 1:30pm, is the latest in SCA’s monthly ConSERVE NYC service projects, launched to help build resiliency in New York City’s public lands and to provide networking opportunities to those who share an interest in urban conservation.

The largest of SCA’s Monday projects will occur at Washington, DC’s historic Fort DuPont Park at 3600 F and Minnesota St SE.  Scores of volunteers are slated to remove invasive species and clear trash from this park with roots dating back to the Civil War from 9:30am to 1:00pm. 

Other MLK Day projects include:

  • Cropseyville, NY: the SCA Hudson Valley AmeriCorps program will help state park officials prepare Grafton Lakes State Park for an upcoming winter festival.  10:00am to 2:00pm.
  • Edmonds, WA: SCA volunteers will team up with the Audubon Society to plant native vegetation at the Willow Creek Hatchery Demonstration Garden at 95 Pine Street from 10:00am to 2:00pm.
  • Half Moon Bay, CA: join SCA at Half Moon Bay State Beach for invasive species removal, native species planting and trail marking at 95 Kelly Ave. from 10:00am to 2:00pm.
  • Manchester, NH: the SCA New Hampshire AmeriCorps program will join other AmeriCorps members across the state in conducting a food drive to benefit the NH Food Bank.  Please support them as they go from door to door.
  • Richmond, CA: SCA and Friends of the Richmond Greenway (6th Street & Ohio Avenue) will plant trees, prepare garden beds for spring planting, create biodegradable clay pots, turn compost, assist with a petting zoo and more.  9:00am to 2:00pm.
  • Philadelphia, PA: gardening, painting, and general maintenance are on the agenda at the West Mill Creek Recreation Center, 5101 Reno St., from 9:30am to 2:30pm.
  • Pittsburgh, PA: join SCA and Venture Outdoors at the Schenley Park Ice Skating Rink on Overlook Drive for an afternoon celebration including ice skating, arts and crafts, snowshoeing (weather permitting), s’mores, speakers, and music. 1:00pm to 4:00pm.
  • Seattle, WA: tree planting, invasive species removal, rallies and speeches will highlight observances at the Cheasty Greenspace on Mt. View Drive (follow signs to where S. Alaska St. turns into Cheasty Blvd on Beacon Hill).  10:00am to 2:00pm.
  • Staatsburg, NY: the SCA Hudson Valley AmeriCorps program will partner with New York State Parks and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to construct educational kiosks at Mills Norrie State Park from 10:00am to 2:00pm.

Robertson notes Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is the first of several yearly service days commemorated by SCA through volunteer events.  The SCA Service Calendar also includes Earth Day; SCA Founder’s Day, annually observed on June 24th, the date the first SCA volunteers arrived in Grand Teton and Olympic National Parks in 1957; September 11th, the National Day of Service and Remembrance; and Veterans Day.

Robertson says members of the public can learn more about SCA service projects and register to participate at www.thesca.org/events.  “If you can’t take part in one of our projects,” she says, “please join us in spirit and contribute to the greater good in your own way and your own hometown.”

SCA volunteers are supported by generous sponsors including American Eagle Outfitters, ARAMARK, Domtar, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Exelon Foundation, Johnson Controls, Nestle Waters, Southwest Airlines and Wells Fargo.  SCA is also celebrating 20 years of partnership with AmeriCorps, the national service program.

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Contact Info:

Kevin Hamilton
Student Conservation Association
+1 (603) 543-1700
khamilton@thesca.org

KEYWORDS: Positive Change, Volunteerism, Student Conservation Association, SCA, mlk day, Martin Luther King Jr., day of service, Volunteering

Discovery Education and 3M Search for America's 2014 Top Young Scientist

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-- Students in Grades 5-8 to Compete for $25,000 in the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge --

SOURCE:Discovery Communications, Inc.

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Silver Spring, Md. and St. Paul, Minn., January 15, 2014 /3BL Media/ – Discovery Education and 3M are proud to announce the opening of the 16th annual Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge. The nation's premier science competition for students in grades 5-8, the Challenge rewards students for their science acumen, demonstration of innovative thinking and communication skills. Through the Challenge, students have the opportunity to compete for $25,000 and the title of "America's Top Young Scientist."

Encouraging students to share their passion for science, the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge asks students to create a one to two-minute video communicating the science behind a possible solution to an everyday problem.

Evaluated on their creativity, scientific knowledge, persuasiveness and overall presentation, ten finalists will be selected to participate in an exclusive mentorship program working directly with a 3M scientist. During the program, each finalist will be challenged to create an innovation that solves a problem in society. The students will meet virtually with their mentor and will receive resources and support from 3M and Discovery Education. Each finalist will also receive a trip to the 3M Innovation Center in St. Paul, Minn., to compete at the final event in October 2014.

All video entries must be submitted online at www.youngscientistchallenge.com no later than April 22, 2014. Videos will not be judged on production skills and may be recorded on cell phones or basic digital cameras.

“The unique partnership between Discovery and 3M is unparalleled and benefits students across the country. The opportunity for students to interact and be mentored by some of the top scientists in the world and truly share their deep passion for science and engineering is not only a once-in-a-lifetime event, but also part of creating the next generation of great innovators and thinkers,” said Kellie Lauth, 2013 Young Scientist Challenge judge and Principal of STEM Launch K-8. “Problem-based or project-based learning coupled with strong industry and community partnerships encourages resiliency, stewardship, advanced learning and the courage to not only learn in this next generation model but lead it forward.”

Since its inception, the Young Scientist Challenge has awarded more than $500,000 in student scholarships and prizes, paired students with working scientists to give them real-world insights and delivered much-needed science resources to millions of students, teachers and families across the country. Winners have gone on to speak in front of members of Congress, meet the President of the United States, work with the nation's top scientists and pursue academic careers in science.

“Participating in the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge and working alongside a 3M mentor has not only been an exciting experience, but has also taught me valuable lessons including the importance of persistence in science,” said Peyton Robertson, America’s 2013 Top Young Scientist. “If it doesn't work, you don’t give up…you adjust your design and try again. Most of all, if you’re a student in grades 5 through 8 and have an idea you want to develop; apply. It’s an incredible experience!”

For more information on the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge, including submission guidelines, tips from previous winners and complete rules, please visit: www.youngscientistchallenge.com.

About 3M

3M captures the spark of new ideas and transforms them into thousands of ingenious products. Our culture of creative collaboration inspires a never-ending stream of powerful technologies that make life better. 3M is the innovation company that never stops inventing. With $30 billion in sales, 3M employs 88,000 people worldwide and has operations in more than 70 countries. For more information, visit www.3M.com or follow @3MNews on Twitter.

About Discovery Education

Discovery Education is the global leader in standards-based digital content for K-12, transforming teaching and learning with award-winning digital textbooks, multimedia content that supports the implementation of Common Core, professional development, assessment tools, and the largest professional learning community of its kind.  Available in over half of all U.S. schools, community colleges and in 50 countries around the world, Discovery Education partners with districts, states and like-minded organizations to captivate students, empower teachers, and transform classrooms with customized solutions that accelerate academic achievement. Discovery Education is powered by Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK), the number one nonfiction media company in the world. Explore the future of education at www.discoveryeducation.com

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Contact Info:

Trisha Seminara
Hunter Public Relations for 3M
+1 (212) 679-6600 ext.212
tseminara@hunterpr.com

Lyndsey Grubbs
Discovery Communications
+1 (240) 662-2572
lyndsey_grubbs@discovery.com

KEYWORDS: Events, Conferences & Webinars, Technology. Innovation & Solutions, STEM, 3M, discovery education, competition, scholarship

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