Summer of Social Innovation
SOURCE:School of Visual Arts - Design for Social InnovationDESCRIPTION:For the first time, MFA Design for Social Innovation and Impact! Design for Social Change are partnering to create the Summer of...
View ArticleCalling Exceptional Nonprofits!
SOURCE:GlaxoSmithKlineDESCRIPTION:We’re committed to improving the health and wellbeing of communities worldwide. In fact, in 2013, our global community investment totaled $347 million. And right now...
View ArticleGM and MUFI Think Inside the Box for Urban Farming Project
by Antonio PasoliniSOURCE:JustmeansDESCRIPTION:Urban agriculture is growing fast across the U.S. A new collaboration is adding an exciting element of recycling to the concept. It’s happening in...
View ArticleEnbridge Inc.’s 2013 Annual Review
Safety, Growth, Diversification, and MoreSOURCE:Enbridge, Inc.DESCRIPTION:Safety. Growth. Execution. Diversification. Innovation. Strong financial performance. And a cleaner energy future.They’re all...
View ArticleWebinar: Land Institute Founder Wes Jackson on Sustainable Ag
SOURCE:Green Builder MediaDESCRIPTION:In April, Green Builder Media launched the Celestia Project, our vision of a biophilic future in which we live in harmony with nature, with an examination of food...
View ArticleA Prisoner’s Desperate Plea from China Tucked into a Saks Fifth Ave. Shopping...
SOURCE:Social Accountability International (SAI)DESCRIPTION:NEW YORK, May 7, 2014 /3BL Media/ - A prisoner’s desperate plea from China tucked into a Saks Fifth Ave. shopping bag has catapulted into the...
View ArticleUS Strategy Challenge: CPNYC Team Moving Full Steam Ahead
SOURCE:Morgan StanleyDESCRIPTION:Posted by Rebecca from Children of Promise, NYC, New YorkAlthough we met our Morgan Stanley Strategy Challenge team just a few weeks ago, it seems as if we're already...
View ArticleSmall Alaska Town Eyes Big Waves to Power Economy
Posted by Pete DankoSOURCE:National GeographicDESCRIPTION:The big waves that crash ashore near Yakutat, Alaska, earned the tiny Gulf of Alaska town a spot on a National Geographic Traveler“bucket list”...
View ArticleLG Electronics Selected for U.S. Department of Energy's New Technology...
Unparalleled Efficiency of VRF HVAC Systems Helps Commercial Buildings Save EnergySOURCE:LG Electronics USA, Inc.DESCRIPTION:WASHINGTON, May 8, 2014 /3BL Media/ – Leading HVAC manufacturer LG...
View ArticleThe Home Depot Responds to Spring Storms with Relief and Recovery Efforts
SOURCE:Home Depot FoundationDESCRIPTION:Across the country, communities are picking up the pieces after a series of storms brought deadly tornadoes and severe flooding.The Home Depot has mobilized...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Fight Climate Change With Source Energy
Source Energy Provides a Relevant, Accurate, and Scalable Metric for Every Level of Decision-MakingSOURCE:Energy PointsDESCRIPTION:A couple of weeks ago the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...
View ArticleGrowing Africa's Agriculture
By: Jean-François van BoxmeerSOURCE:HEINEKENDESCRIPTION:Sustainable commercial agricultural production is vital to the health and well-being of Africa’s economy and people. Smallholder farming accounts...
View ArticleCSX Again Recognized as Top Company for Veterans
SOURCE:CSX CorporationDESCRIPTION:JACKSONVILLE, FL, May 6, 2014 /3BL Media/ - CSX Corporation (CSX) announced today that the company was ranked number one on DiversityInc’s Top 10 Companies for...
View ArticleWish Kid Addy Fights Cancer with a Mighty ROAR!
Addy is a pop star in her own music videoSOURCE:Make-A-WishDESCRIPTION:Five-year-old wish kid Addy was diagnosed at age four with stage IV cancer. During her long hospital visits, chemotherapy and...
View ArticleMastering Materiality
By: Dave Knight – Director: DNV GL Sustainability Advisory Services, Business AssuranceSOURCE:DNV GL - Business Assurance Sustainability Advisory ServicesDESCRIPTION:The concept of materiality is...
View ArticleClimate Change Already Affects Every American—Report
by RP SiegelSOURCE:JustmeansDESCRIPTION:There is an area in the southeastern U.S., running from Georgia west to Oklahoma and from Louisiana north through Tennessee, that has experienced a slight...
View ArticlePartnership for Patients Initiative Improves Hospital Safety -The Minute
SOURCE:3BL Media, LLCDESCRIPTION:Improving patient safety was the goal when the Department of Health and Human Services launched its Partnership for Patients initiative in 2011. With a one billion...
View ArticleInvesting in Tomorrow Today
SOURCE:GoldcorpDESCRIPTION:A shortage of skilled labour isn’t unique to Goldcorp, but our approach to meeting the challenge is capturing attention. Goldcorp supports several post-secondary programs in...
View Article“Fighting for Breath” Takes on a Whole New Meaning
by Kip Adams, GSK Advocacy & Alliance SOURCE:GlaxoSmithKlineDESCRIPTION:This has certainly not been a typical week for me. I was acutely aware of that fact Wednesday morning when I found myself...
View ArticleLive from New York, this Tuesday, May 13: Watch the Shared Value Leadership...
Michael Porter, Tony Elumelu, and other cross-sector leaders to discuss the future of shared value on May 13th at 8:30am EST.SOURCE:Shared Value InitiativeSUMMARY:Tune in this Tuesday, May 13th at 8:30...
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