Human Rights Challenges for Business in 2017 – Complementary Briefing
SOURCE:Ethical PerformanceDESCRIPTION:Claiming ignorance is not an option anymore and Human rights standards and due diligence demand is just increasing. But how is the landscape evolving, and what...
View ArticleHow IBM and Stop the Traffik Are Taking on the Traffickers with Technology
By Mark Wakefield SOURCE:IBMDESCRIPTION:On International Human Rights Day, Mark Wakefield, Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs Manager, IBM UK explains how the company has been helping to...
View ArticleIndustrial Robots Are Learning to Save Energy
SOURCE:Daimler AGSUMMARY:In the EU project AREUS, researchers and engineers have developed the components of an energy-efficient automobile production system of the future. Basically, the idea is to...
View ArticleVIDEO | HP Board of Directors Discusses Sustainability
SOURCE:HP, Inc.DESCRIPTION:HP has made a comprehensive commitment to sustainability that embraces every aspect of our business – driving our vision of creating technology that makes work and life...
View ArticleVIDEO | What Makes A SEED Classroom? Watch This…
SOURCE:Mohawk GroupDESCRIPTION:Off the Floor | DiscoverSEED stands for Sustainable Education Every Day, and SEEDclassrooms are modular hands-on sustainable learning spaces built to Living Building...
View Article150,000 Refugees are Being Educated, Thanks to These Businesses
by Katie DallasSOURCE:HP, Inc.DESCRIPTION:The UN announced at the start of this summer that the last time the world saw a refugee crisis of this level was during World War II. So why, amid wars,...
View ArticleCargill Pledges Gender Equality in Leadership by 2030, Unveils Paid...
by Dan DeBaunSOURCE:CargillDESCRIPTION:The companies signing on for Paradigm for Parity will tackle goals like combating unconscious bias in the workplace, getting the number of women in top roles up...
View ArticleA Fragile Moment for Human Rights
SOURCE:United Nations Global CompactDESCRIPTION:Posted by Lise Kingo, Executive Director, UN Global Compact on the Huffington Post Blog on 12 December 2016 When John Ruggie spoke at last month’s UN...
View ArticleSustainable Agriculture Outlook Rooted with Millennials
SOURCE:GreenMoney JournalDESCRIPTION:By Claire Mesesan, communications manager at Iroquois Valley FarmsFew issues capture the complex space millennials occupy better than food and farming. At a time...
View ArticleIndustry Leaders DuPont & Archer Daniels Midland Win Platts Global Energy...
Award Honors the Companies for Developing New Platform Technology for Long Sought-After MoleculeSOURCE:DuPontDESCRIPTION:December 15, 2016 /3BL Media/ - DuPont Industrial Biosciences (DuPont) and...
View ArticleArrow Electronics Teams with Denver Broncos and Colorado Technology...
SOURCE:Arrow ElectronicsDESCRIPTION:DENVER, December 14, 2016 /3BL Media/ - For the second consecutive year, the Denver Broncos and Colorado Technology Association (CTA) joined forces to celebrate and...
View ArticleFirst U.S. Clam Fishery Achieves Sustainability Certification
MSC Certificate Awarded based on Independent SCS Global Services’ AssessmentSOURCE:SCS Global ServicesDESCRIPTION:The Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog fishery has become the first clam fishery in the...
View ArticleSubaru Share the Love has Granted 1,200 Wishes and Counting
SOURCE:Subaru of AmericaDESCRIPTION:It’s the incredible, life-changing effect they have on kids and families that makes us so proud to support Make-A-Wish America through our #ShareTheLove Event. Since...
View ArticleAflac Survey Adds New Reasons to Focus on Corporate Social Responsibility
Among key findings: Consumers are poised to punish irresponsible companies; investors see CSR as ‘marker’ for financial integritySOURCE:AflacSUMMARY:On Monday morning Aflac Sr. Vice President Catherine...
View ArticleBrown-Forman Partners with Transportation Companies for Safe Rides
‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ campaign runs December 15 – January 1SOURCE:Brown-Forman CorporationDESCRIPTION:LOUISVILLE, Ky., December 15, 2016 /3BL Media/– To help everyone have a safe holiday...
View ArticleEveryday is Earth Day for Minneapolis Media Focused on Sustainability
By Dave Armon, 3BL Media CMOSOURCE:3BL Media, LLCDESCRIPTION:Unlike many cities where Sunday newspaper readership has tanked, plenty of Minneapolis residents still treasure delivery of a chunky Star...
View ArticleGM to Start Autonomous Vehicle Manufacturing and Testing in Michigan
SOURCE:General MotorsDESCRIPTION:DETROIT, December 15, 2016 /3BL Media/ - On the heels of the signing of the SAVE Act legislation to support autonomous vehicle testing and deployment in Michigan,...
View ArticleMark Carney & Mike Bloomberg: How to Make a Profit from Defeating Climate Change
Given the right information, investors will deliver the best climate solutionsSOURCE:BloombergDESCRIPTION:Originally posted in the Guardian.By Mark Carney and Michael BloombergFrom rising sea levels to...
View ArticleTCFD Report Launch: Key Comments from Carney, Bloomberg, Schapiro, Lindeijer
SOURCE:BloombergDESCRIPTION:Bank of England Governor and Chair of the Financial Stability Board Mark Carney has said the newly released report from the Task Force on Climate Related Financial...
View ArticleTen to Watch: Suan Tuang
SOURCE:Amgen FoundationDESCRIPTION:M.D./Ph.D. Candidate at the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology ProgramEducation: MIT, Harvard2012 Amgen Scholar “My worldview and my perspective on the...
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