To the Great IoT Future…and Beyond!

2015 spotlighted the IoT journey with the rise of connected cars, homes, and machinery. A smartphone is the remote control to our lives; network connectivity is the link to improving everyday experiences from finding a parking spot to monitoring personal wellness. Where is the IoT journey positioned to travel in 2016? Three main areas of focus include:

Big Data in the Workplace: Can it Enhance Employee Productivity and Quality Of Life?

Thanks to Big Data, also known as the Internet of things, facilities management professionals can go beyond just monitoring temperature and air quality in a building. They can go as deep as monitoring keystrokes to report on productivity or analyzing vocal patterns in customer telephone interactions. The ability to collect data is nearly endless.

The 2016 Workplace Trends Report, which examines key trends impacting business, points out that while companies have the ability to closely monitor and track employees, they also need to be very transparent about what data is being collected and how it will be used to improve the company and its results, or it risks just creeping out their employees. Big Data must be coupled with Big Judgment to bring desired results.

Pineapple Is Their Business

With support from the creative labs of the InnovationRCA Business Incubator Programme of the Royal College of Art in London, Ananas Anam is creating new alternative materials to textiles and leather, whose production harms animals and the environment.

Ethisphere Identifies World’s Most Ethical Companies

Companies with strong ethical practices have historically outperformed others financially and managed to achieve a greater level of stakeholder satisfaction.

The Land Institute Adds $1,000 Prize to Biomimicry Global Design Challenge

The Land Institute is offering a $1000 prize for the best submission that addresses their specific design brief in the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge

Greater Reporting Needed on Equality to Close the Gender Gap

To coincide with International Women's Day on 8 March, GRI calls on organizations to help close the gender gap by increasing their reporting on gender equality.

Ingersoll Rand Recognized by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Climate Change Leadership

Ingersoll Rand was recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other prominent climate organizations for its exemplary leadership in addressing climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Global Marathon: Empowering Women and Girls in STEM

There has never been a better time for women and girls to set their sights of careers in STEM. In the Huffington Post, IBM Corporate Citizenship executive and 2016 Global Marathon Chair Diane Melley writes about women’s progress in STEM industries, the challenges that remain, and how this year’s Global Marathon will help enable faster change:

The Toyota Effect: Project BLAID

Toyota believes everyone should be able to move freely and safely. This is why Toyota engineers and the Toyota Partner Robot Group have collaborated for 4 years with leading organizations and members of the blind community, to better understand the mobility needs of the visually impaired.

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