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10-26-17
National Grid’s Dean Seavers Joins National Commission to Slash Transportation Energy Use by Half
Dean Seavers, U.S. President of National Grid, will co-chair a national commission launched today by the Alliance to Save Energy that will develop recommendations to reduce energy use in the U.S. transportation sector by 50 perc...
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10-26-17
Xylem Provides Expanded Support for Relief Efforts in Puerto Rico
Xylem announced plans to expand its support for the ongoing recovery and rebuilding efforts in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of the devastating effects of Hurricane Maria. The Company has pledged financial support, including matching employee contributions, as well as a new effort to bring clean w...
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10-26-17
Piraeus Bank Reduces Its Environmental Footprint in 2016
In 2016, Piraeus Bank’s environmental footprint was reduced by 2%, versus 2015, in terms of tonnes of CO2 emissions per employee. Since 2008, electricity consumption per square meter has been reduced by 19% and the total CO2 emissions per employee has been reduced by 36%. In...
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10-25-17
HACR Announces Line-Up for 3rd Annual Leadership Pipeline Program in Chicago
The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) is pleased to announce its line-up of featured speakers and business sessions for the 3rd Annual Leadership Pipeline Program (LPP) taking place October 27-29, 2017, at the JW Marriott in Chicago. The HACR LPP targets Hispanic mid-to-seni...
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10-25-17
How to Make the Business Case for Pro Bono at Your Company
Those of us who have experienced pro bono service understand that it is a powerful way to drive social change. Pro bono can equip social good organizations with the expertise and support they need to serve more beneficiaries, become more efficient, and deliver on their missions more effectively.
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10-24-17
Raffa Leads the Industry on Empowering Women Leaders
Raffa, P.C. named #1 on Top 100 INSIDE Public Accounting 2017 list for firms with the highest percentage of femal...
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10-24-17
Health Product Declaration® (HPD) Collaborative Announces Third-Party Verification Program
The Health Product Declaration® (HPD) Collaborative today announced the approval of its Third-Party Verification Program. This program provides a means for manufacturers to obtain an authoritative third-party verification of Health Product Declarations® (HPDs) that they have created fo...
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10-24-17
UN Migration Agency and Responsible Business Alliance Sign Agreement to Combat Forced Labor and Exploitation
IOM, the UN Migration Agency and the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), formerly the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on October 17 to boost cooperation, promote ethical recruitment and protect the rights of migrant workers.
According ...
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10-24-17
Soil Health Institute, lum.ai and Tri-Societies Partner to Accelerate Soil Health Research
The Soil Health Institute, The American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America and lum.ai are partnering on a project that uses natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML) to accelerate the retrieval and use of soil health research.
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10-24-17
GAPFRAME Exposes the Critical Issues Facing Swiss Sustainability
On October 23rd, 2017, the GAPFRAME (gapframe.org) was among the topics presented to Dialogue 2030, the Swiss platform for implementing Agenda 2030 on the Sustainable ...
