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A Headquarters Ahead of the Curve

T-Mobile International AG

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Galaxy Foundation to Host 5th Annual LA Galaxy 5K and Cozmo Family Fun Run Presented by Herbalife Nutrition at StubHub Center on June 10

AEG’s LA Galaxy Foundation will host the 5th Annual LA Galaxy 5K and Cozmo Family Fun Run presented by Herbalife Nutrition at StubHub Center on Saturday, June 10. Cheering on participants will be LA Galaxy President Chris Klein and LA Galaxy players Joao Pedro Machado, Rafael Garcia, Jack McInerney, Bradley Diallo and Nathan Smith, who will also present runners with medals at the finish line.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Volunteer Group Serves the Denver Community

Sustainability is one of Newmont’s core values, and this commits us to serve as a catalyst for local economic development through transparent and respectful stakeholder engagement and as responsible stewards of the environment. In Denver, Newmont’s Socially and Environmentally Responsible Volunteer Employees (S.E.R.V.E.) committee is one of the ways that we’re working to honor that commitment.

Environment

Five North American Companies Leading the Circular Economy Transition

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center, a nonprofit organization driving the circular economy in the U.S., is releasing a new case study report in June featuring examples of how companies are translating circular economy aspiration into action that drives greater resource productivity improvements, eliminates waste and inefficiency, and contributes to a stronger competitive economy.

Environment

Protecting Worker Bees Around the World

General Mills has worked to protect and restore pollinator habitat dating back to 2011 in the U.S., and most recently made a $2 million, five-year commitment to pollinators in partnership with the USDA and Xerces Society, which was matched by the USDA.

We didn’t stop there.

Diversity & Inclusion

PNC Sits for Women in Technology

Sit With Me – a global advocacy campaign created by the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT). While women make up more than 50 percent of the U.S. workforce, they hold only 25 percent of all computing jobs. Sit With Me is designed to change those statistics by inviting more women to sit at the “technical design table.”

Responsible Production & Consumption

See How BACARDI Rum Barrels Are "Upcycled" to Find New Life

Environment

3 Important Industry Trends that EHS Teams at Tech Companies Need to Know

Antea Group's blog discusses some major trends shaping the tech industry, how EHS teams can show their strategic value, as well as tips and insights on how EHS teams can play a role in taking advantage of them.

Education

What Your Kids Need to Know About Money at Ages 5, 10, and 15

One of the most important tasks for parents to tackle while raising kids is ensuring that they have a proper understanding of how money works—how to earn it, save it, spend it, borrow it, and invest it. Teaching kids about money sets them on the right path to be responsible with it when they grow into adults.

Environment

Tips to Help Your Clothes Last Longer and Reduce Your Footprint

Did you know that the consumer use of products is the largest contributor to the environmental footprint of almost all the products you buy? A recent study by researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology's Industrial Ecology Program1 found that consumer’s impact on the environment after the purchase of products such as clothing was responsible for more than 60 percent of that product’s greenhouse gas emissions and up to 80 percent of water use.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Green Builder Names Trane 4MXW38 Ductless Indoor High Wall Unit as a Hot 50 Green Product for 2017

This annual list identifies the most innovative, creative and all-around sustainable products available to U.S. builders and architects.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Always On My Mind

In August 2016, my husband of 20 years passed away. I was 47 years old and it was my mother who held my hand when I laid him to rest. It was my cousin who said, “You know you can’t live alone right now. You’re coming to stay with me.”

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CBRE Receives Vancouver’s First WELL Certification for New and Existing Interiors

CBRE’s office space is the first to receive the prestigious distinction in Vancouver, awarded based on IWBI’s WELL Building Standard™ (WELL), the premier building standard to focus on enhancing employees’ health and wellness through the built environment.

Events, Media & Communications

Deirdre White, CEO of PYXERA Global, Discusses Cross-Sector Collaboration at the International Grant Making Symposium

Learn the ins and outs of international grantmaking and discuss with leaders in international philanthropy their vision, implementation, and impact at the International Grantmaking Symposium (IGS). Deirdre White, CEO, PYXERA Global, will share fundamental concepts underpinning quality public-private-social, or tri-sector partnerships in Boston, June 7 and 8.

Research, Reports & Publications

How to Solve a Challenge in Five Steps

Lockheed Martin's Chairman, President and CEO, Marillyn Hewson, shares her 5 steps for solving any challenge.

Research, Reports & Publications

Black & Veatch: Water Utility Leaders Driving Toward Sustainability

Customer education, infrastructure modernization and the use of data analytics will be key tools to overcoming the water industry’s perennial challenges posed by aging infrastructure, according to Black & Veatch's 2017 Strategic Directions: Water Industry Report. A combination of investment and new business process approaches will also be critical to closing the gap between costs and consumer expectation.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Enabling a Science-Driven Supply Chain

The sustainable innovation of emerging technologies like blockchain and IoT are disrupting our supply chains at an accelerated rate. Lara Birkes, VP & Chief Sustainability Officer, HPE, explores the landscape and applications of these technologies to solve complex global challenges.

Health & Healthcare

The Role of Hand Hygiene in Reducing Health Care-associated Infections

Learn more about the role of Hand Hygiene in Reducing Health Care-Associated Infections (HAIs) including the role of dispenser placement in maximizing usage.

Environment

Consumers Energy’s Environmental Efforts Help Restore Endangered Peregrine Falcons in West Michigan

Consumers Energy today announced a local resurgence in a once nearly extinct population of peregrine falcons. Two decades of work by Consumers’ employees has contributed to more than 80 chicks hatched at two West Michigan locations.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Meet Diane Herndon: The Woman Partnering to Make Your Petfood More Sustainable

We live in a time of unprecedented environmental changes. As a company, if we are to continue to successfully grow into the future, we must ensure we use natural resources wisely, and work with partners to find solutions that are good for our business, for the environment and for society.

Environment

Reducing Emissions with $60M of NextGen Technology

In 2016, after a decade of planning and debate, airlines and the FAA finally greenlit key updates to outdated tracking, navigation, and communication technologies. JetBlue is investing $60 million in NextGen technology to create much-needed efficiencies and reduce emissions.

Environment

U.S. Steps Back, but Climate Change Investments Won’t Go Away

The U.S. decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement might appear to put the brakes on clean energy development and investment in the U.S. However, we think the momentum of industries and technologies that sprang up from climate-change concerns can’t be stopped.

Research, Reports & Publications

BD Releases 2016 Sustainability Report

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today issued its 2016 Sustainability Report.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Announcing Factor10: Delivering Innovative, Scalable Solutions for the Circular Economy

Today at the World Circular Economy Forum, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) announced its new circular economy initiative, Factor10. Factor10 brings companies together to reinvent how business finds, uses and disposes of the materials that make up global trade. It’s an initiative that will help to identify and remove the barriers that exist, while creating solutions that businesses all around the world can implement.

Research, Reports & Publications

BT’s Latest ‘Delivering Our Purpose’ Report Updates on Progress During 2016/17

The latest Delivering our Purpose report from BT shows how the company is delivering against ambitious 2020 goals and how they’ve been bringing their purpose to life during 2016/17.

Latest Campaigns

  1. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  2. KeyBank's Commitment to Diversity
    Promoting inclusive environments by employing systemic changes to improve the access of individuals of diverse backgrounds. Learn more about our...
  3. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  4. kate spade new york
    At kate spade new york and its Foundation, we believe that a woman’s mental health is foundational to her achieving sustainable long-term empowerment...
  5. Nutrition and Health
    Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...
  6. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  7. Baker Tilly Foundation
    The Baker Tilly Foundation makes a difference in the communities where we live and work by supporting causes in the areas of education, health and...
  8. Sustainable Operations
    As a global organization with more than 300,000 products and employing 20,000 people across more than 60 countries, we recognize the importance of...
  9. Antea Group Brand
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  10. Sustainability at Fifth Third
    Our holistic approach to addressing climate change includes supporting a sustainable transition, managing climate-related risks, and managing our...
  11. IWBI | Workplace Wellness
    A WELL Certified™ project has the potential to add measurable value to the health, well-being and happiness of people in the buildings. It can also...
  12. SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights
    Highlighting the top news, commentary, and research for the week coming from SHQ. The highlights newsletter also spotlights one profiled organization...
  13. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  14. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  15. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...