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One Week Left to Nominate a Community-Minded Trades Professional
SOURCE:Rebuilding Together SUMMARY:Nominate someone to be our 2014 Tradesperson of the Year!Nominations accepted through 8/21/14Winner receives a $5,000 Lowe's Home Improvement gift cardWinner...
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Clean Technology Changing Lives In The Slum Town Of Kibera, Kenya
by Sangeeta HaindlSOURCE:JustmeansDESCRIPTION:Kibera is Kenya’s biggest slum town, where the houses are made of mud with leaking roofs made of old iron sheets. The whole area here has no drainage...
View ArticleCan CSR Be Mandated? India Takes on the Challenge - The Minute
SOURCE:3BL Media, LLCDESCRIPTION:An unprecedented experiment in corporate social responsibility is now underway in India. That country has become the first in the world to mandate corporate social...
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Progressive® Insurance And Takepart.Com Highlight Sports Safety In High...
SOURCE:Participant MediaDESCRIPTION:LOS ANGELES, August 14, 2014 /3BL Media/ – Progressive® Insurance, as part of its Apron Project that celebrates unsung people and companies making progress in...
View ArticleClean Energy: A Multi-Trillion Dollar Opportunity
To avoid the worst impacts of climate change, the world needs to invest $44 trillion in clean energy by 2050. We have a long way to go to achieve the Clean Trillion goal, however, there are several...
View ArticleInvestors Secure Groundbreaking Corporate Commitments to Protect Forests,...
Record-high number of shareholder resolutions filed in 2014 proxy season drive more aggressive action by top companies on climate-related issuesSOURCE:CeresDESCRIPTION:BOSTON, August 14, 2014 /3BL...
View ArticleSafeway Receives National Animal Welfare Award
America’s second largest grocer recognized for its work improving animal welfare in its supply chainSOURCE:Safeway Inc.DESCRIPTION:Originally posted on HumaneSociety.orgSafeway received the Henry Spira...
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GM Renaissance Center Now Composts Food Scraps
SOURCE:General MotorsDESCRIPTION:DETROIT, August 15, 2014 /3BL Media/ - General Motors’ Global Headquarters, a multi-office tower complex that sends no waste to landfills, now composts food preparation...
View ArticleEnhancing Employee Engagement
SOURCE:SiMPACT Strategy GroupDESCRIPTION:While there are many forms of volunteering programs that can create value for employees, community partners and the company by extension, ‘Dollars for Doers’...
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One Carbon Fee Program to Rule them All
Practical carbon pricing models are materializing in unexpected places.SOURCE:Green Builder MediaDESCRIPTION:In our ever-evolving global economy, it’s becoming crystal clear that only the countries and...
View ArticleChevy New York Tri-State Dealers Support Harlem RBI’s Youth Mentorship Program
Partnership Will Enable Harlem RBI to Enhance the Quality of Its Project Coach Program and Serve More Youth in Its CommunitySOURCE:EcoMediaDESCRIPTION:August 15, 2014 /3BL Media/ - Chevy New York...
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California Gets a Boost for Energy and Water Efficiency
by RP Siegel SOURCE:JustmeansDESCRIPTION:Energy efficiency is on the rise again. After declining in the nineties, investment is back up for a number of reasons. According to ACEEE, investment hit a...
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Tiffany Achieves New Milestone in Conflict-free Diamond Sourcing
by Vikas VijSOURCE:JustmeansDESCRIPTION:Ethically sourced diamonds are an important means of socio-economic development in the local communities of the diamond-producing countries in Africa. Revenue...
View ArticleHospital and Health Insurers Report Increased Revenues for 2Q - The Minute
SOURCE:3BL Media, LLCDESCRIPTION:Profits for hospitals and health insurers improved in the second quarter of this year, thanks to health care reform. That’s the bottom line finding from a report by...
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McKinsey to Present Their Joint Initiative with CPPIB 'Focusing Capital on...
SOURCE:Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR) DESCRIPTION:ES&G Forum 2014: Non-financial performance... A missed opportunity?September 23, 2014 in Calgary, Alberta, CanadaThis year, the...
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Arby’s and its Guests Aim to Raise More Than $3.2 Million to End Childhood...
The Fourth Annual In-Store Fundraiser Kicks Off August 18 to Raise Money for the Arby’s Foundation and the Share Our Strength No Kid Hungry® Campaign SOURCE:Arby'sDESCRIPTION:ATLANTA, August 18, 2014...
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Working Inside the Business to Achieve Social Change
SOURCE:GlaxoSmithKlineDESCRIPTION:I recently returned from Aspen, Colorado, where I attended the first meeting of the Aspen Institute’s First Mover Fellows. The venue and program were outstanding, but...
View ArticleBSR’s Clean Cargo Working Group Report Highlights Continued Reductions in...
SOURCE:BSRDESCRIPTION:Paris, August 19, 2014 /3BL Media/ — BSR’s Clean Cargo Working Group’s 2014 “Global Maritime Trade Lane Emissions Factors” report—which provides data from more than 2,900 ships,...
View ArticleReportAlert.info - Commonwealth Bank Group (ASX:CBA) Publishes Sustainability...
The report provides information on the group's sustainability initiatives and achievements over the last financial yearSOURCE:CorporateRegister.com LtdDESCRIPTION:August 19, 2014 /3BL Media/ - The...
View ArticleIs Sustainability on Your CFO's Radar?
SOURCE:WorkivaDESCRIPTION: Sustainability is on the minds of CFOs because it highlights various reputational and operational risks, including compliance issues. These risks impact the bottom line and...
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