SOURCE:MetLife Inc.

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VeteransPlus, a 501 (c)(3) financial education organization, announced the groundbreaking release of the first dedicated money management system for military and veteran families. www.YellowRibbonCompass.org. The new technology, branded COMPASS includes standard features like transaction monitoring, budgets and interactive cash flow reporting. COMPASS is a FREE tool that helps save money by visualizing exactly what is spent every day, week, and month. COMPASS also solves the problem Americans say they face when trying to budget; that there's no easy way to list and fine-tune all income and expenses in a given space or application. People make many of their financial transactions on the go.  With COMPASS you’ll be able to get personalized financial guidance wherever you are. Whether the user accesses the tool from their home computer or smart phone, COMPASS can help navigate finances including: cash balance, bills left to pay, how much is available to spend, and more importantly, how much can be saved. Users can also track bank accounts and progress against their budget since COMPASS auto-categorizes expenses with 99% plus accuracy.  

Additionally by the end of 2015, VeteransPlus will launch The Yellow Ribbon Network, which will include COMPASS and other free programs to provide military members, veterans and their families with options that support the development of good financial habits. “Thanks to a grant from the MetLife Foundation, these types of tools will be available to those who have fought to defend our right to be financially secure”, said John Pickens III, Executive Director of VeteransPlus.  Dennis White, CEO and President of MetLife Foundation notes that “MetLife Foundation is proud to support our veterans.  The Foundation chose to extend its partnership with VeteransPlus on the COMPASS program not just because of their technically strong work, but, importantly, because of their deep understanding and commitment to the constituents, our military men, women and families”. 

Compass also provides an interactive calendar where users can set-up alerts on low balances and reminders for bills. The alerts can be customized and emailed to the user to assist them in keeping track of each bill or transaction they may need to follow. Features like this can be important because on time payments play a major role in credit reporting and ratings.  “In fact, security clearance is a real issue as credit ratings drop and insurmountable debt is accumulated when dealing with income fluctuations partially due to predatory lenders being readily available outside every military base.” On that note, VeteransPlus takes its own security very seriously.  COMPASS is protected with world-class security so users can be assured that their personal and financial information is as safe as the money in their bank.

About VeteransPlus
VeteransPlus is a financial literacy organization devoted to improve the quality of life of those who have worn our nation's uniform and their families by providing unparalleled solutions that focus on financial security and support of pursuing their economic goals. To learn more, visit www.VeteransPlus.org

About the MetLife Foundation
MetLife Foundation was created in 1976 to continue MetLife’s long tradition of corporate contributions and community involvement. Since its founding through the end of 2014, MetLife Foundation has provided more than $670 million in grants and $70 million in program-related investments to organizations addressing issues that have a positive impact in their communities. Today, the Foundation is dedicated to advancing financial inclusion, committing $200 million to help build a secure future for individuals and communities around the world. To learn more about MetLife Foundation, visit www.metlife.org. 

Tweet me:Financial tools for #Veterans available for free through @MetLife Foundation support of @VeteransPlus http://3bl.me/247wn8

KEYWORDS: Finance & Socially Responsible Investment, Money, MetLife, Financial Inclusion, Veterans, VeteransPlus

SOURCE:FrontStream

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What would you say if we told you that there was a untapped resource at your nonprofit’s fingertips that could have the potential to double your average donation amount? Sounds too good to be true, right? Not so … It actually exists! (And, by the way, it’s free.)

“Matching Gifts” is a phrase covering corporate programs where employers match employee donations, usually dollar-for-dollar. Many charities and nonprofits know about Matching Gifts, but the fundraising potential of these programs often goes overlooked by nonprofits.

Click here to continue reading on the FrontStream Blog

Tweet me:Matching gifts could potentially double #nonprofit #fundraising! @FrontStream tells you how and why http://bit.ly/1NQxPxu

KEYWORDS: Philanthropy, Business & Trade, frontstream, HEPData, matching gifts, corporate matching, Fundraising

Anna Blitz earns the Sustainable Accounting Standard Board (SASB) FSA Level One Credential.

SOURCE:Antea Group

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Antea Group is excited to announce that consultant Anna Blitz has earned the Sustainable Accounting Standard Board (SASB) Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) Level One Credential.

The Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting is an innovative program which combines two exams to assess professional expertise in the materiality of sustainability information for corporate strategy and investment analysis. The exam focuses on the impact of sustainability factors on financial performance, the legal context of material sustainability information, as well as the development of a common language to describe the materiality of sustainability information to finance, legal and accounting professionals.

To learn more about the credential and Anna's accomplishment, click through to the new Antea Group blog.

Tweet me:Antea Group Consultant Anna Blitz Among First to Receive Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting Credential! http://3bl.me/vsrddd

Contact Info:

Katie Nordenson
katie.nordenson@anteagroup.com

KEYWORDS: Awards and Recognition, Finance & Socially Responsible Investment, antea group, anna blitz, Sustainable Accounting Standard Board, SASB

SOURCE:Symantec

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Symantec received the ICARUS Outstanding Achievement Award from the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the world’s premier business travel and corporate meetings organization. The Professional Team Award was presented to Symantec and MCI for the collaborative sustainability work on the Symantec Vision EMEA 2014 user conference. ICARUS aims to recognize companies and industry professionals who can demonstrate leadership, innovation, creativity and a serious commitment to developing sustainable programs, products or services. The ICARUS project has grown to be one of the most widely known Corporate Sustainability program within the global business travel and meeting industry.

The submission was supported by:

• Industry leading metrics and targets which measure the impact of the programs and the return on investment
• Best in class communications programs
• Evidence of activities to further the Project ICARUS goals for sustainability across the 3 key areas of environment, social and economic aspects of programs

Continue Reading on Symantec CR in Action blog

Tweet me:.@symantec's outstanding event #sustainability work receives global recognition from @GlobalBTA: http://symc.ly/Icarus #CSR

KEYWORDS: Awards and Recognition, Business & Trade, ICARUS, IMEX GMIC Green Meeting Award, Symantec

SOURCE:MetLife Inc.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., November 16, 2015 /3BL Media/ - Patricia Foley Hinnen, founder and CEO of Capital Sisters International, will be named the 2015 winner of The Purpose Prize® for Financial Inclusion, sponsored by MetLife Foundation. The Purpose Prize, a program of Encore.org, recognizes and rewards the achievements of outstanding social innovators over 60 whose projects strive to improve local communities and the world. MetLife Foundation is the sponsor of Hinnen’s $25,000 award.

The Purpose Prize for Financial Inclusion recognizes an outstanding individual working to alleviate poverty. Patricia Foley Hinnen’s groundbreaking approach to financing microloans to impoverished women in the developing world has helped thousands of women and their families achieve greater economic stability. She sells $1,000 zero interest bonds to social investors, and then loans the bond proceeds on an interest free basis to her non-profit field partners who make $100 business loans to destitute women without collateral. When the borrowers repay their microloans at affordable interest rates, the field partners use the interest to support health and education services - and return the principal to Capital Sisters International for its investors.

“I am deeply grateful to MetLife Foundation and Encore.org for their recognition and encouragement of Capital Sisters International. Females own less than 1 percent of the world’s private property and earn less than 10 percent of the world’s income. In the developing world, the majority of females are illiterate and impoverished; our bonds have helped thousands of women and their families achieve economic independence – and our investors are repaid in full,” Hinnen said.

“We’re proud to be a part of Encore.org’s Purpose Prize program and to support The Purpose Prize for Financial Inclusion, granted this year to Patricia Foley Hinnen. Her creative, unconventional strategies that improve the financial and personal autonomy of low-income women exemplify MetLife Foundation’s global commitment to bringing financial inclusion to economically challenged communities around the world,” said Dennis White, president and CEO of MetLife Foundation.

“MetLife Foundation’s vision, generous support and commitment to partnering with Encore.org and The Purpose Prize sets it apart as a visionary leader in the social-impact sector.” said Purpose Prize director Eunice Lin Nichols.

Hinnen and additional winners of the 2015 Purpose Prize will be honored in a gala celebration on February 10, 2016, at the SF Jazz Center in San Francisco, marking 10 years of The Purpose Prize. MetLife Foundation president and CEO Dennis White will be on hand to present Hinnen’s award. Emmy-award-winning journalist Jane Pauley and 2013 Purpose Prize winner and former anchorwoman Ysabel Duron will host the event, which will include representatives from all 10 years of the Purpose Prize and hundreds of encore movement leaders.

“When we launched The Purpose Prize, the idea that people in their 60s and 70s (and beyond) were every bit as innovative as those in their 20s and 30s was blasphemy. And the notion that they were every bit as committed to solving society’s biggest challenges was not even considered seriously. Ten years--and more than 500 Purpose Prize winners and fellows later--it’s an indisputable truth,” said Encore.org founder and CEO Marc Freedman. “We can't wait to see what these creative, passionate innovators will do next.”

Twenty-six jurors – leaders in business, politics, media and the nonprofit sector – chose the 2015 winners of The Purpose Prize. In addition to the six Purpose Prize winners honored in 2015, an additional 41 Purpose Prize fellows were selected from a pool of more than 600 nominees. Jurors include Sherry Lansing, former CEO of Paramount, Michael D. Eisner, former CEO of The Walt Disney Company and co-founder of The Eisner Foundation; Arianna Huffington, founder of the Huffington Post; Jo Ann Jenkins, CEO of AARP; Eric Liu, author and founder of Citizen University, and Sree Sreenivasan, Chief Digital Officer for the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The Purpose Prize was first awarded in 2006 by Encore.org, formerly Civic Ventures, with major investments from The Atlantic Philanthropies and the John Templeton Foundation. Since its inception, more than 500 people have been recognized as Purpose Prize winners or fellows.

For more information about The Purpose Prize, visit www.encore.org/prize.

Financial Inclusion efforts seek to connect more than 2 billion "unbanked" people globally with a broad spectrum of financial services and supports to lift communities out of poverty. To learn more about Financial Inclusion, visit Encore.org's Financial Inclusion microsite, sponsored by MetLife Foundation.

About MetLife Foundation
MetLife Foundation (www.metlife.org) was created in 1976 to continue MetLife’s long tradition of corporate contributions and community involvement. Since its founding through the end of 2014, MetLife Foundation has provided more than $670 million in grants and $70 million in program-related investments to organizations addressing issues that have a positive impact in their communities. Today, the Foundation is dedicated to advancing financial inclusion, committing $200 million to help build a secure future for individuals and communities around the world.

About The Atlantic Philanthropies
The Atlantic Philanthropies (http://www.atlanticphilanthropies.org/) is dedicated to advancing opportunity, equity and human dignity. Established in 1982, when Chuck Feeney quietly committed virtually all of his assets to the foundation, Atlantic has since made grants approaching $8 billion. In keeping with Mr. Feeney’s “Giving While Living,” big-bet philosophy, Atlantic invests in systemic change to accelerate improvements in the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable people. The foundation, which has operated in Australia, Bermuda, Cuba, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United States and Viet Nam, will complete all grant making in 2016 and conclude operations shortly afterward.

About the John Templeton Foundation
The John Templeton Foundation (www.templeton.org) serves as a philanthropic catalyst for discoveries relating to the Big Question of human purpose and ultimate reality. The Foundation supports research on subjects ranging from complexity, evolution and infinity to creativity, forgiveness, love and free will. It encourages civil, informed dialogue among scientists, philosophers and theologians and between such experts and the public at large, for the purpose of definitional clarity and new insights.

About Encore.org
Encore.org is a national nonprofit that is building a movement to tap the skills and experience of those in midlife and beyond to improve communities and the world. The Purpose Prize is a program of Encore.org.

About Patricia Foley Hinnen
As a girl, Patricia Foley Hinnen was told she couldn’t be a “paperboy.” As a young woman, among the first to work in an underground mine while earning money for grad school, she fought for equal treatment. Later, in the Peace Corps, she witnessed the devastating impact of predatory moneylenders who charged 20% interest a day to impoverished female market vendors. These experiences led Hinnen to a career in economic development and international affairs. On visits to more than 60 countries, she witnessed the increasing feminization of poverty, despite billions in international aid.

Females own less than 1 percent of the world’s private property and earn approximately 10 percent of the world’s income. They represent two-thirds of the world’s illiterate and 75 percent of the world’s poorest people, living on a dollar a day. The growing microfinance industry can meet only 15 to 20 percent of the global demand for microloans, with few opportunities for investments that empower women.

At 51, Hinnen launched her own social enterprise, Capital Sisters International, which offers a $1,000 zero-interest security that exclusively finances women's microloans in developing countries. Her “Sister Bonds” are one of the only global microfinance investment products available to the average household investor, allowing them to respond to global poverty – and then get their money back. To date, 100 percent of investors have reinvested in Sister Bonds. Hinnen has raised $1.5 million via Sister Bonds, providing 15,000 micro loans to support 75,000 women and family members in Guatemala and the Philippines. By 2020, Capital Sisters International plans to have raised $15 million, funding 150,000 loans in five countries. “My mom always said my first two words were ‘How come?’” Hinnen says. Now, in her encore, Hinnen sees only opportunity – for herself and the thousands of women she’s helping around the world. ($25,000 Purpose Prize for Financial Inclusion, sponsored by MetLife Foundation.)

Longer bio and high-resolution photos are available on request.

For additional information, visit www.encore.org/prize.

Media Contacts
Marci Alboher
VP of Marketing and Communications
Encore.org 
malboher@encore.org

Nandika Madgavkar
Assistant Vice President
Corporate Responsibility
MetLife Foundation
nmadgavkar@metlife.com

Tweet me:The Purpose Prize funded by @MetLife to Patricia Hinnen, Capital Sisters Int'l, for groundbreaking microloan program http://3bl.me/6kfd8c

KEYWORDS: Finance & Socially Responsible Investment, Awards and Recognition, metlife foundation, Patricia Hinnen, The Purpose Prize

SOURCE:Comcast Corporation

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ATLANTA & PHILADELPHIA, November 16, 2015 /3BL Media/ - Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) and Comcast NBCUniversal announced today the Comcast Foundation has invested more than $3 million in BGCA’s My.Future technology initiative. The grants are part of the company’s five-year partnership with BGCA, which was announced last year and is valued at tens of millions of dollars. The grants will further develop the My.Future technology platform and curriculum and give more Clubs access to the technology, tools and teachers to activate the program. My.Future provides hands-on technology training to equip Club kids with the skills needed to compete in a 21^st century economy.

BGCA is using $1.5 million to further develop and build-out the My.Future program. The remaining funding is being awarded to approximately 90 local Boys & Girls Clubs across the country to provide Club staff with training and to purchase state-of-the-art equipment that reflects today’s mobile environment, including computers, tablets, smartboards, digital cameras, music studio tools and video-editing technology needed for the Clubs to fully implement and teach the My.Future curriculum.

"With the ever-changing technological world we live in, it is our responsibility to make sure that kids and teens are equipped with the tools and resources needed to compete for 21^st century jobs, leadership opportunities and to thrive in today’s digital world," said Jim Clark, President and CEO of BGCA. "Thanks to our partnership with Comcast NBCUniversal to create and continually evolve our My.Future program, we’ve seen valuable impact for Club members, improving digital literacy from igniting passions in robotics to coding and game design. We are excited to see the program grow and influence even more Club youth.”

“Comcast NBCUniversal is proud to partner with BGCA to expand My.Future to help conquer the digital divide,” said David L. Cohen, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Comcast Corporation. “My.Future is an exceptional initiative to help educate today’s youth about our digital world, and I commend BGCA for their dedication to teaching Club members the skills they need to pursue bright futures.”

My.Future is a cutting-edge technology education initiative that provides hands-on experiences and enables Club members to select from more than 40 activities to help them understand how to safely and productively engage online and identify and develop digital interests – from Internet basics for technology beginners, to robotics, coding, game design and online journalism for advanced learners.

Since 2011, Comcast and the Comcast Foundation have dedicated more than $240 million in cash and in-kind support to fund digital readiness initiatives nationwide, reaching nearly 3.2 million people through non-profit, digital literacy partners, including Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Comcast has supported local Boys & Girls Clubs for more than a decade, providing more than $100 million in cash and in-kind contributions.

About Boys & Girls Clubs of America

For more than 100 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (GreatFutures.org) has enabled young people most in need to achieve great futures as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Today, more than 4,100 Clubs serve nearly 4 million young people annually through Club membership and community outreach. Clubs are located in cities, towns, public housing and on Native lands throughout the country, and serve military families in BGCA-affiliated Youth Centers on U.S. military installations worldwide. They provide a safe place, caring adult mentors, fun, friendship, and high-impact youth development programs on a daily basis during critical non-school hours. Priority programs emphasize academic success, good character and citizenship, and healthy lifestyles. In a Harris Survey of alumni, 54 percent said the Club saved their lives. National headquarters are located in Atlanta. Learn more at http://www.bgca.org/facebook and http://bgca.org/twitter.

About Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is a global media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone providers to residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also provides these services to businesses. NBCUniversal operates news, entertainment and sports cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, television production operations, television station groups, Universal Pictures and Universal Parks and Resorts. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.

About the Comcast Foundation

The Comcast Foundation was founded by Comcast Corporation in June 1999 to provide charitable support to qualified non-profit organizations. The Foundation primarily invests in programs intended to have a positive, sustainable impact on their communities. The Foundation has three community investment priorities—promoting service, expanding digital literacy, and building tomorrow’s leaders. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated more than $170 million to organizations in the communities nationwide that Comcast serves. More information about the Foundation and its programs is available at www.comcast.com/community.

Contacts

Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Sara Leutzinger, 404-487-5624
sleutzinger@bgca.org
or
Comcast
Katie Lubenow, 215-286-5691
katie_lubenow@comcast.com
or
Lisa Ferri, 215-286-7676
lisa_ferri@comcast.com

Tweet me:Celebrating 1st anniversary of My.Future w/$3M in Comcast Foundation grants to @BGCA_Clubs #greatfutures http://3bl.me/zws3k2

KEYWORDS: Volunteerism & Community Engagement, comcast, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, close the digital divide, Comcast Foundation, MY.Future Technology Initiative

SOURCE:3BL Media, LLC

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We’ve been following developments in CSR in India since 2013, when the passage of the Companies Act mandated expenditures on CSR. Under the Act, a class of companies with high revenues is required to spend at least two percent of their three-year annual average net profits on CSR activities. The act took effect in April 2014. Initial reports earlier this year were that many companies were filing explanations of why they could not comply rather than certifying compliance.

One of the principal stumbling blocks has been an ambiguous definition of what qualified as CSR activities. In June, the Corporate Affairs Ministry set up a committee to study this and other implementation problems, and to make recommendations for changes in the law. Now the committee has proposed several ideas, from changes in rules related to CSR activities to possible Amendments to the Act. Specifics include clarification of the definition of the term 'net profit' used for deciding CSR spending criteria and varying tax credits for varied CSR activities. These ideas follow some rule changes already made to the Act by the Ministry. A final report is due in December. Clearly, by trying to get its unprecedented mandated CSR law right, India means business.

I’m John Howell for 3BL Media.

Video source: Companies Act That Mandates CSR in India to Get Changes 

Tweet me:Changes proposed to #India's #CSR act http://3bl.me/8w2mg2 @3BLMedia #CSRminute

KEYWORDS: Business & Trade, Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR Minute, 3bl Media, India, csr

SOURCE:Republic Services

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The Huntsville, AL local high school, James Clemens High, was looking for a clever way to raise money so that every classroom could get recycling bins. Republic Services works with the schools to help educate and implement recycling programs and Republic’s local Huntsville division was excited to help with fundraising ideas. They came up with a “Kiss the Pig” contest to help raise the funds so that every classrooms has its own recycling bin. The school sat out gallon jugs and collected money from the student for two weeks. The two “lucky” teachers who received the most money had to “pucker up” for a great cause. The high school’s principal and band director were the lucky winners. The project raised more than enough money to get the bins and will use what’s left to purchase additional recycling containers for the school grounds.

Tweet me:.@RepublicService works with schools to help educate and implement recycling programs. Read: http://3bl.me/ha74ce

KEYWORDS: Environment and Climate Change, Education, Republic Services

Highlights from Domtar's 2015 Sustainability Report

SOURCE:Domtar

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Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) designs, manufactures, markets and distributes a wide variety of fiber-based products, including communication papers, specialty and packaging papers, and absorbent hygiene products. The foundation of our business is a network of world-class wood fiber-converting assets that produce papergrade, fluff and specialty pulp. The majority of our pulp production is consumed internally to manufacture paper and consumer products. Domtar is the largest integrated marketer and manufacturer of uncoated freesheet paper in North America with recognized brands such as Cougar®, Lynx® Opaque Ultra, Husky® Opaque Offset, First Choice®, EarthChoice® and Xerox® Paper and Specialty Media. Domtar is also a marketer and producer of a broad line of absorbent hygiene products marketed primarily under the Attends®, IncoPack® and Indasec® brand names. In 2014, Domtar had sales of $5.6 billion from some 50 countries. The Company employs approximately 9,800 people. To learn more, visit www.domtar.com. 

Tweet me:.@DomtarCorp reduces its #waste by creating #fertilizer from its mill's byproducts for #localfarmers. Read more: http://3bl.me/d4ay6z

Contact Info:

Paige Goff, Vice President, Sustainability & Business Communications
+1 (803) 802-8101
Paige.Goff@domtar.com

KEYWORDS: Reports, Environment and Climate Change, Domtar, Domtar's 2015 Sustainability Report, Sustainability Report, fertilizer, agriculture

SOURCE:Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)

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PALO ALTO, Calif., November 17, 2015 /3BL Media/ – For the second consecutive year, Hewlett Packard’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate the business risks of climate change received the highest possible score by CDP, an international, not-for-profit organization that drives sustainable economies.

Because the CDP reporting period is based on data compiled prior to Hewlett Packard separating into two publicly traded companies on Nov. 1, 2015, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc. share the honor.

Hewlett Packard received a disclosure score of 100 out of 100 on the S&P Climate Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI), released on November 16 in the S&P edition of CDP’s annual global climate change report. This position recognizes Hewlett Packard for disclosing high quality carbon emissions and energy data through CDP’s climate change program. The reported data was independently assessed against CDP’s scoring methodology, and organizations graded within the top 10% constitute the CDLI.

In addition, Hewlett Packard was one of 113 companies awarded a position on The Climate “A” List by CDP. The A List has been produced at the request of 822 investors who represent more than a third of the world’s invested capital, with thousands of companies submitting annual climate disclosures to CDP for independent assessment against its scoring methodology. Hewlett Packard was among 5% of the corporations participating in CDP’s climate change program to be awarded a position on the Climate A List.

The Climate A List is included in CDP’s annual global climate change report. The report tracks five years of progress from the world’s largestlisted companies, and reveals the extent to which corporations have shifted their strategies over the past five years to become part of the solution to the climate challenge. Hewlett Packard Enterprise President and Chief Executive Officer Meg Whitman provided a foreword for the global report. “We are proud to have again received the highest possible score on CDP’s global index and the S&P 500 climate change report,” said Chris Librie, senior director, Living Progress, Hewlett Packard Enterprise. “As the new Hewlett Packard Enterprise, we are focused on reducing emissions across our entire value chain while helping our customers accelerate efficiency across their enterprise.” More information about Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s carbon reduction goals and other sustainability efforts are available on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Living Progress website at www.hpe.com/livingprogress.

About Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an industry leading technology company that enables customers to go further, faster. With the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio, spanning the cloud to the data center to workplace applications, our technology and services help customers around the world make IT more efficient, more productive and more secure.

Forward-looking statements
This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of Hewlett Packard Enterprise could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of Hewlett Packard Enterprise for future operations; other statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include the possibility that expected benefits may not materialize as expected and other risks that are described in Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to the risks described in Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Registration Statement on Form 10 dated July 1, 2015, as amended August 10, 2015, September 4, 2015, September 15, 2015, September 28, 2015 and October 7, 2015. Hewlett Packard Enterprise assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

Tweet me:.@HPE_LivingProg makes #ClimateAList - perfect score on @CDP for 2nd year in a row! http://3bl.me/t64mh8 #CSR

Contact Info:

Justine Gananian
+1 (650) 236-1023
justine.gananian@hpe.com

KEYWORDS: Environment and Climate Change, Energy, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), CDP, Climate A List

New Yorkers Comfortable Receiving Text or Email Alerts about Banking but Privacy Concerns Exist about Sharing Personal Information

SOURCE:MetLife Inc.

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NEW YORK, November 17, 2015 /3BL Media/ – The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) today announced the findings of the New York City Mobile Services Study, the first study to examine mobile banking and cell phone ownership at a municipal level. The study’s findings show that New York City is a unique marketplace for mobile banking and money management innovation, as nearly all respondents owned a cell phone (96 percent), and approximately 80 percent of cell phone owners had a smartphone. These rates exceed the national averages of 87 percent and 71 percent respectively. Additionally, rates of smartphone ownership were particularly high among immigrant respondents, those who are younger (between the ages of 18 and 29), the underbanked, and those with higher incomes. The findings were released at a presentation and panel discussion today at Capital One Labs.

“Financial services are evolving, and now we’re evolving with them,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “The continued development of mobile banking brings New Yorkers’ finances to their fingertips, and through the DCA Office of Financial Empowerment, the City can ensure that these services—particularly popular among the unbanked and underbanked—are best serving the consumer.”

In partnership with the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund (CFE Fund) and with the support of Capital One and MetLife Foundation, the DCA Office of Financial Empowerment commissioned RTI International to conduct this study to analyze the needs, barriers, and opportunities to increase financial inclusion through mobile financial services use. An interactive, visual data tool is also available along with the findings. The study determined that more than half of New York City respondents reported using mobile banking in the last 12 months. The study found that there was a strong consumer preference for passive engagement with their financial accounts through mobile phones. This means that consumers are more comfortable receiving text or email alerts from their bank or credit union, rather than inputting personal data through mobile applications or “apps,” as security concerns still weigh heavily for some consumers.

“DCA’s Office of Financial Empowerment is committed to ensuring New Yorkers, particularly those with low incomes, have access to safe and affordable financial services and products,” said DCA Commissioner Julie Menin. “Mobile technology and online money management are key tools that allow New Yorkers to quickly and easily access and manage their finances. The NYC Mobile Services Study provides important insight into how government, financial institutions, and the tech sector can connect New York City residents with mainstream banking.”

“Policymakers, financial institutions, and others committed to expanding banking access are increasingly looking to mobile devices for the future of large scale solutions,” said Jonathan Mintz, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund. “This study provides not just a snapshot of New Yorkers’ current mobile banking usage, but promising guidance on the best path toward expanding those connections - most particularly by beginning with passive mobile banking services like text alerts.”

Investments in mobile financial services and technology are growing at unprecedented rates, with an estimated $12 billion in investments last year alone. This study sheds light on how these investments can better serve consumers, especially the unbanked and underbanked populations.

“Expanding access to financial services through mobile technologies is a key pathway to empower more consumers to have greater control of their financial lives,” said Phil Kim, Head of Data Product Innovation at Capital One Labs in New York City. “We’re proud to support the City’s mobile services study, which provides valuable insights that will help New York City’s growing fintech ecosystem fuel innovations that will ultimately help more people have better control of their money and financial future.”

“MetLife Foundation is pleased to have funded this thoughtful and important research. Globally, from New York to Nepal, we are funding  more in mobile and digital channels as we see, from research like this, that technology has the potential to revolutionize how low and moderate income people manage their finances and interact with service providers,” said Dennis White, CEO and President, MetLife Foundation.

Additional key findings from NYC Mobile Services Study include:

Ownership of mobile phones, including smartphones, was higher among New York respondents than national averages.

• Nearly all respondents reported owning a cell phone (96 percent), and approximately 80 percent of cell phone owners had a smartphone.
• Mobile phone usage and ownership varied somewhat by banking status, with about 95 percent of banked respondents reported owning a cell phone, 79 percent of whom owned a smartphone. Approximately 90 percent of unbanked respondents owned a cell phone, with 73 percent reported having a smartphone, and 98 percent of the underbanked owning a cell phone, 80 percent of whom had a smartphone.
• Immigrant respondents and those who were between the ages of 18 and 29 were among the highest groups to have a smartphone at 93 percent and 94 percent respectively.

More than half of New York respondents use mobile banking and mobile payments.

• Sixty-three percent of respondents used some form of mobile banking in the last 12 months. Mobile banking refers to the use of mobile phones to access your bank or credit union account, via phone web browser, text messaging, or mobile app, downloaded to your mobile phone.
• The unbanked were most likely to use text or email alerts (74 percent), and use of text and email alerts decreased as age increased, ranging from 81 percent among those between 18 and 29 and 50 percent among those over the age of 60.
• Fifty-one percent of respondents reported using mobile payments, which is also higher than the national rates (22 percent). Mobile payments refer to purchases, bill payments, charitable donations, payments to another person, or any other payments made using a mobile phone.

Security concerns still weigh heavily among some consumers.

• Unbanked consumers were particularly concerned about the safety of their personal information when using mobile banking services (49 percent).
• Of those who said that they do not use mobile banking, 55 percent cited concerns about privacy and data security as a significant barrier to usage.
• The study found that if these concerns are adequately addressed, more New Yorkers might be willing to adopt mobile banking and payments due to the convenience of these services.

While usage of mobile financial management services was less common, there is a growing interest in using apps for money management.

• Only 23 percent of respondents reported using mobile financial management services, which include using a mobile phone to budget, track expenses, or help make financial decisions.
• The underbanked (35 percent) and those between the ages of 18 and 29 (44 percent) reported that they were more likely to use mobile financial management services.
• About a third of respondents (28 percent) stated that they would be interested in using an app to manage their financial behaviors. Immigrant respondents (39 percent) and those between the ages of 18 and 29 (41 percent) were particularly interested.

Earlier this year, DCA OFE released two studies – Where Are the Unbanked and Underbanked in New York City? and How Do New Yorkers Perceive Their Financial Security– that looked at New Yorkers’ use of banks and their perceptions of financial security. These studies found that 360,000 households in New York City do not have a bank account and additional 780,000 households, or one in four, were underbanked, meaning they had a bank account but also used alternative financial services. Furthermore, one in three New Yorkers expressed dissatisfaction with their personal finances. The combination of these three studies presents DCA and its partners with a strong foundation to guide future programmatic and policy efforts that make financial services via mobile technology more accessible, safe, and empowering for New Yorkers, and specifically for the unbanked and underbanked populations. Armed with the evidence from this study, government, nonprofit, financial institutions, and technology companies can better build inclusive and consumer-friendly products and services. DCA also released a toolkit for other cities to use as a model to explore mobile financial services on a local level.

About NYC Department of Consumer Affairs
The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) licenses, inspects, and educates businesses, assists and informs consumers, mediates complaints, and offers free financial counseling and safe banking products. DCA enforces the Consumer Protection Law, the Paid Sick Leave Law and other related business laws throughout New York City and licenses nearly 80,000 businesses in 55 different industries. For more information, call 311 or visit DCA online at nyc.gov/consumers or on its social media sites, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

About The Cities for Financial Empowerment (CFE) Fund 
The CFE Fund supports municipal efforts to improve the financial stability of households by leveraging opportunities unique to local government. By translating cutting edge experience with large scale programs, research, and policy in cities of all sizes, the CFE Fund assists mayors and other local leaders to identify, develop, fund, implement, and research pilots and programs that help families build assets and make the most of their financial resources. For more information, please visit www.cfefund.org or email us at info@cfefund.org. Follow us on Twitter @CFEfund or like us on Facebook.

About Capital One
Capital One Financial Corporation, headquartered in McLean, Virginia, is a Fortune 500 company with branch locations primarily in New York, New Jersey, Texas, Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Its subsidiaries, Capital One, N.A. and Capital One Bank (USA), N. A., offer a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients. We apply the same principles of innovation, collaboration and empowerment in our commitment to our communities across the country that we do in our business. We recognize that helping to build strong and healthy communities – good places to work, good places to do business and good places to raise families – benefits us all and we are proud to support this and other community initiatives. www.capitaloneinvestingforgood.com.

About MetLife Foundation
MetLife Foundation was created in 1976 to continue MetLife’s long tradition of corporate contributions and community involvement. Since its founding through the end of 2014, MetLife Foundation has provided more than $670 million in grants and $70 million in program-related investments to organizations addressing issues that have a positive impact in their communities. Today, the Foundation is dedicated to advancing financial inclusion, committing $200 million to help build a secure future for individuals and communities around the world. To learn more about MetLife Foundation, visit www.metlife.org.

Media Contact
Abigail Lootens
Department of Consumer Affairs
(212) 436-0042
press@dca.nyc.gov

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KEYWORDS: Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Annual list showcases the 20 Most Promising Supply Chain solution Providers

SOURCE:Source Intelligence®

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November 17, 2015 /3BL Media/ - CIO Review (cioreview.com) has chosen Source Intelligence for its 20 Most Promising Supply Chain Solution Providers. The positioning is based on evaluation of Source Intelligence’s capabilities for connecting and empowering network to bring transparency to the supply chain.  

The annual list of companies is selected by a panel of experts and members of CIOReview’s editorial board to recognize and promote technology entrepreneurship. “Source Intelligence has been on our radar for some time for stirring a revolution in the Supply Chain landscape, and we are happy to showcase them this year due to their continuing excellence in delivering top-notch technology-driven solutions,” said Jeevan George, Managing Editor, CIOReview.

“Source Intelligence solutions continued to break new ground within the past year, benefiting its customers around the globe, and we’re excited to have them featured on our top companies list.”  “Source Intelligence is honored to be recognized by CIO Review’s panel of experts and thought leaders,” said Lina Ramos, Chief Business Officer, Source Intelligence.

About Source Intelligence

Source Intelligence® (SI) is a global network of businesses linked together to expedite the exchange and validation of compliance information. SI’s cloud-based SaaS platform helps customers make informed decisions about business partners to offer products that meet legal, ethical, and environmental standards. The company’s information and analytics platform provides customers with visibility into supply chains in order to comply with the law, minimize operational and brand risk, and improve efficiency. Founded in 2009 by career experts in environmental solutions and analytics, Source Intelligence® has headquarters in Carlsbad, California and operations worldwide.

About CIOReview

CIOReview constantly endeavors to identify "The Best" in a variety of areas important to tech business. Through nominations and consultations with industry leaders, our editors choose the best in different domains. Supply Chain Solution Providers is an annual listing of 20 Most Promising Supply Chain Solution Providers in the U.S.

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Contact Info:

Lina Ramos
Source Intelligence
+1 (877) 916-6337
lramos@sourceintelligence.com

KEYWORDS: Awards and Recognition, Ethical Production and Consumption, supply chain provider, supply chain transparency, traceability, Source Intelligence, CIO Review

by Vikas Vij

SOURCE:Justmeans

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Food waste continues to be a global challenge despite industry-wide efforts to reduce it. Every year, about 80 billion pounds of food are discarded in the U.S. The EPA issued a telling statement about the situation in September when it said, “Let us feed people, not landfills.”

To address this challenge more efficiently, the Food Waste Reduction Alliance (FWRA) has launched the 2015 Best Practices and Emerging Solutions Guide. The guide includes practical solutions and examples to help food manufacturers, restaurants and retailers to cut food waste.

To continue reading, click here

Image Credit: Flickr via Bemijoca

Vikas is a staff writer for the Sustainable Development news and editorial section on Justmeans. He is an MBA with 20 years of managerial and entrepreneurial experience and global travel. He is the author of "The Power of Money" (Scholars, 2003), a book that presents a revolutionary monetary economic theory on poverty alleviation in the developing world. Vikas is also the official writer for an international social project for developing nations "Decisions for Life" run in collaboration between the ILO, the University of Amsterdam and the Indian Institute of Management.

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KEYWORDS: Ethical Production and Consumption, Sustainability Business, Green Companies, Cause Global, best practices, FWRA, FMI, GMA, Justmeans, Food Waste

SOURCE:CSX Corporation

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CHICAGO, November 17, 2015 /3BL Media/ – CSX employees joined with national nonprofit partners, City Year and Action for Healthy Kids, and local volunteers to help make John Spry Community School in Chicago an even more exciting, healthy, and fun place to go to school. Nearly 100 volunteers on Saturday helped refurbish the gymnasium, improve the playground, and paint murals in the school’s interior and playground.

“Service is an important part of CSX’s culture – whether it’s serving our valued customers by transporting goods safely and efficiently across our network or serving our community by giving back our time and supporting nonprofit partners,” said Tom Livingston, regional vice president for government affairs, CSX.

CSX’s nonprofit and philanthropic outreach focuses on four key areas: community, safety, environment, and health and wellness. While Saturday’s event encompassed many activities, the primary focus was health and wellness, guided by the national nonprofit, Action for Healthy Kids.

Rob Bisceglie, chief executive officer of Action for Healthy Kids also praised the project. “Kids who eat healthier and are physically active are better learners. Yet one in three kids in our country is overweight or obese, and many schools are not equipped to support the kinds of health and wellness initiatives that can improve student health and readiness to learn,” he said. “We’re working with schools, communities and families to tackle this important issue, and we’re thankful for CSX’s continued support to help students eat nutritiously and play actively each day.”

Saturday's event was the culmination of CSX’s 2015 #LocalMotive Service Days, which aim to unite national nonprofit partners with local organizations and employees.

Throughout the year, CSX has been highlighting #LocalMotive, an ongoing conversation about the company's presence in the communities it serves through volunteerism, job creation and moving essential goods. Learn more about CSX’s #LocalMotive in Chicago, where the company operates major facilities and has the headquarters of one of its ten divisions, at www.beyondourrails.org/localmotive.

About CSX

CSX, based in Jacksonville, Florida, is a premier transportation company.  It provides rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services and solutions to customers across a broad array of markets, including energy, industrial, construction, agricultural, and consumer products.  For nearly 190 years, CSX has played a critical role in the nation’s economic expansion and industrial development.  Its network connects every major metropolitan area in the eastern United States, where nearly two-thirds of the nation’s population resides.  It also links more than 240 short-line railroads and more than 70 ocean, river and lake ports with major population centers and farming towns alike.  More information about CSX Corporation and its subsidiaries is available at www.csx.com. Like us on Facebook (http://facebook.com/OfficialCSX) and follow us on Twitter (http://twitter.com/CSX). 

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KEYWORDS: Volunteerism & Community Engagement, Non-Profit, CSX, City Year, Action for Healthy Kids, #LocalMotive

SOURCE:Alliance Data

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A core value of Alliance Data's card services business is to give back to the communities where we do business, and Nationwide Children's Hospital is one institution in Columbus, OH, the organization has consistently supported. In recognition of those efforts, the hospital named a family lounge in the company's honor. Alliance Data card services President Melisa Miller and Chief Marketing Officer Jami Dewolf visited the namesake location along with Jim Digan and Ben Kozberg of the Nationwide Children's Hospital Foundation.

About Alliance Data's card services business

Alliance Data's card services business is a leading provider of tailored marketing and loyalty solutions, delivered through branded credit programs that drive more profitable relationships between our brand partners and their cardmembers. We offer private label, co-brand, and commercial products to many of the world's most recognizable brands across a multitude of channels.

We uphold our Know more. Sell more.^® promise by leveraging unmatched customer insights, advanced analytics, and broad-reaching innovative capabilities. It's how we deliver increased sales to our partners, build enduring loyalty to their brands, and provide more value to our cardmembers. Alliance Data's card services business is a proud part of the Alliance Data enterprise. To learn more, visit www.knowmoresellmore.com or follow us on Twitter @Know_SellMore.

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KEYWORDS: Philanthropy, Volunteerism & Community Engagement, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Children, giving back, Corporate Responsibility, Alliance Data Card Services, Alliance Data

SOURCE:America's Charities

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No one should face cancer alone. Through collaborative programs and direct support services that fill critical financial, emotional, physical and practical gaps in care, LIVESTRONG works every day to help cancer survivors and their families through and beyond their cancer diagnosis.

In this post from our Shape the Future Blog Series, LIVESTRONG shares how their work is empowering the cancer community.

Cancer affects everyone – personally or through a loved one. LIVESTRONG is here to provide resources, information, and support for people affected by cancer at every stage of the fight. We are here because no one needs to face cancer alone.

We’re about the practical stuff - planning for surviving, banking your sperm, preserving your fertility, organizing your finances, dealing with hospitals, specialists, insurance companies, and employers, and knowing your rights. We’re not just treating the physical disease but helping the whole person heal.  For example, the LIVESTRONG Navigation Center provides free, one-on-one support through every step of the cancer journey to patients, caretakers, families, and friends because cancer doesn’t just affect the patient. We know you have questions and concerns, and we’re here to give you answers. 

Supporting Survivors and Their Families Through and Beyond a Cancer Diagnosis

By donating to LIVESTRONG through workplace giving, you’re helping change the way the world fights cancer. Here are some examples of the impact your support can have on someone’s life:

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KEYWORDS: Health, Business & Trade, AMERICA'S CHARITIES | EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT | FUNDRAISING | CAUSE MARKETING | CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY | WORKPLACE GIVING | SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | CSR, employee giving, LIVESTRONG

SOURCE:America's Charities

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Tweet me:.@Amercharities: Support survivors & their families through & beyond a cancer diagnosis w/ @livestrong http://bit.ly/1H7sYqJ

KEYWORDS: Philanthropy, Business & Trade, AMERICA'S CHARITIES | EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT | FUNDRAISING | CAUSE MARKETING | CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY | WORKPLACE GIVING | SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | CSR, employee giving, LIVESTRONG Foundation, Cancer

SOURCE:Republic Services

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In late October, Republic Services employees participated in a Career Fair at the Prairie View Middle School in Commerce City, Colorado. Republic, along with other companies from around the state, attended this Career Fair to talk about various occupations and career paths, and what areas of study to focus on during high school and college. This was an opportunity for professionals to interact with the students, answer lots of great questions, and teach the students about the various employers in their community. Republic representatives talked with the students about the use of compressed national gas (CNG) collection vehicles and landfill management, and the positive impacts on the environment. They also talked about the various jobs Republic is and will be hiring for, specifically the environmental engineering opportunities within our company.

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KEYWORDS: Volunteerism & Community Engagement, Business & Trade, Republic Services, colorado, CAREER FAIR

SOURCE:Source Intelligence®

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On Tuesday, The Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee of the US House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services held a hearing entitled “Dodd-Frank Five Years Later: What Have We Learned from Conflict Minerals Reporting?” with the following witnesses:

• Jeff Schwartz, Professor of Law, S. J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah
• Kimberly Gianapoulos, Director for International Trade, US Government Accountability Office (GAO)
• Evode Imena, Minister of Mines, Ministry of Natural Resources, Republic of Rwanda
• Karen Woody, Assistant Professor of Business Law and Ethics, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University
• Mr. Per-Olof Loof, Chief Executive Officer, KEMET Electronics Corporation

Opinions of whether or not Dodd-Frank Section 1502 has been effective were expressed by the witness panel.

Kimberly Gianopoulos, in relation to the the subcommittee meeting, released a statement, “SEC CONFLICT MINERALS RULE -- Insights from Companies’ Initial Disclosures and State and USAID Actions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Region” concluding:

• 87 percent of the companies that filed with the SEC for Dodd-Frank 1502 were based in the United States.
• 99 percent reported performing country-of-origin inquiries for conflict minerals used.
• A common challenge of companies was obtaining necessary information from suppliers because of delays and other challenges in communication.
• 94 percent reported exercising due diligence on the source and chain of custody of conflict minerals used.
• 67 percent were unable to determine whether those minerals came from the DRC or adjoining countries (Covered Countries).
• None could determine whether the minerals financed or benefited armed groups in those countries.

Dodd-Frank section 1502, as with many regulations, has a multi-year rollout plan, giving companies ample time to achieve compliance. Companies subject to the rule had two years to investigate their supply chain and file “undeterminable” before being required to disclose whether or not 3TG minerals originating from DRC or its adjoining countries existed in their supply chains.

As affected companies are about to enter year three of reporting, the first reporting year where the “undeterminable” distinction will no longer be an option, it seems premature to state claims about the efficacy of Dodd-Frank 1502. In addition, increased NGO scrutiny for companies to have more transparency in disclosures means that conflict minerals reporting in year three will likely be more detailed. Hence, relying solely on filing data from year one and two to determine whether or not minerals originating from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and adjoining countries is a feasible effort could produce skewed results.

While many companies may have had a de minimis approach to filing with the SEC during the the two year "grace-period", some companies like Kemet and Intel have been aggressive in not only identifying the origin of minerals in their supply chain, but also purposefully sourcing minerals from conflict-free mines. Kemet Electronics went so far to create their own mine. Olof Louf, CEO, Kemet Electronics states, “It is possible to succeed in business while being economically and socially responsible.” The mine that Kemet built, which is certified conflict free by the CFSI, brings in over $50 million annually while also empowering a small community in DRC. In his opinion, Dodd-Frank 1502 has been very good for the tantalum industry as it has allowed a clear path to ethically sourced tantalum from DRC, a feat that did not previously exist for Kemet.

For further information on how to overcome challenges of investigating your supply chain for conflict minerals, Source Intelligence, a global network of businesses linked together to expedite the exchange and validation of compliance information, has a plethora of resources on their website. 

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KEYWORDS: Ethical Production and Consumption, Conflict Minerals, DRC, 3TG, Congo Minerals, dodd-frank 1502, Dodd-Frank Act, Source Intelligence, supply chain

SOURCE:Ethical Performance

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NEW YORK, November 19, 2015 /3BL Media/ - With the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals now formally adopted, Ethical Performance is updating and expanding its international CSR Services Directory to showcase the work and services of social impact organizations worldwide.

Nonprofits, NGOs and service providers seeking to connect with corporations executing on the SDGs are invited to submit listings by Dec. 11.  The updated directory will go live in January.

“Ratification of the SDGs in September during the U.N. General Assembly, and the upcoming COP21 climate change conference in Paris, have generated an unprecedented level of interest in the thousands of organizations providing corporate social responsibility and sustainability services,” said Dave Armon, CMO of 3BL Media, which operates Ethical Performance. “The CSR Service Directory has been viewed by many as the definitive one-stop reference, and we’re updating it to assist those who are addressing specific SDGs.”

With content from more than 65 countries, Ethical Performance’s CSR Services Directory 2016 is designed to be function as the ‘who’s who’ among CSR and sustainability service providers.

An interactive, web-based tool, the directory includes contact information for key individuals and websites for each organization. Searchable by organization, geography and category, the directory provides cross-referenced entries in more than 70 categories.

Ethical Performance provides free public access to this important resource as part of its mission to further CSR and sustainability practices in mainstream business.

Located at www.ethicalperformance.com/directory, the directory is managed and edited by the Ethical Performance editorial team.

Editor’s note:

To ensure its accuracy, entries are updated on a regular basis. To submit a company for the directory email liz.jones@ethicalperformance.com or call +44.1227.720900. 

Premium Listings are available – including company logo, full contact details and a 200-word descriptor -- at a charge of £195, €265, $305. Entries need to be received by Dec. 11.

To view the current CSR Services Directory, click here.

About Ethical Performance

Founded in 1999 by pioneering environmental journalist and entrepreneur Alistair Townley, in Canterbury, England, Ethical Performance produces a portfolio of online, mobile, email and print publications and services for CSR and socially responsible investment (SRI) professionals:

• The Ethical Performance newsletter, a subscription-based monthly briefing for senior executives, is read by CSR and SRI personnel in large companies and investing institutions in the U.K., Europe and the rest of the world.
• The company’s flagship stakeholder communications service provides reporting companies with an efficient and effective way to publicize their CSR and sustainability reporting. 
• Best Practice, a quarterly magazine, compiles a collection of exemplary CR and sustainability programs, presented in case study format for a global CSR audience.  Distributed to key opinion formers and decision makers, its focus is on new initiatives and innovative strategies from cross sector global businesses.
• The free Ethical Performance eNewsletter is sent out weekly (news), bi-weekly (vacancies), monthly (issue alert, events) and immediately on release of new CR reports (report alerts).
• Ethicalperformance.com and its mobile platform are updated daily.
• The CSR Professional Services Directory, available since 2005, is a fully searchable online directory.

Ethical Performance was acquired by 3BL Media in August and operates a wholly owned business unit. 

About 3BL Media

Founded in 2009, 3BL Media is a corporate communications platform exclusively for the distribution of corporate social responsibility and sustainability news and content. The company works with corporations and non-profits to distribute multi-format media assets through social, traditional and new media channels. 3BL has grown organically and through acquisition, operating a network of focused, authoritative sites including CSRwire, Justmeans, SocialEarth, Ethical Performance and ReportAlert. Content issued by 3BL Media clients also appears on hundreds of thousands of Bloomberg and Reuters terminals.

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KEYWORDS: Business & Trade, Corporate Social Responsibility, Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), United Nations (UN), 3bl media llc, Ethical performance, CSR Services Directory 2016