News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in the construction industry.
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01-29-16
Bechtel today announced that it will continue its Signature Program partnerships with four nonprofits: DiscoverE, Engineers Without Borders (EWB), FIRST®, and JA Worldwide (Junior Achievement). The nonprofit partnerships are instrumental in helping Bechtel make a difference in communities around ...
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12-11-15
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) employees and retirees together with the Caterpillar Foundation have pledged more than $13 million to the United Way agencies across the United States as part of its 2015-2016 campaign. This record amount includes a dollar-for-dollar matching grant from the Caterpil...
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12-04-15
Earlier this week, Bechtel announced a special campaign among its 58,000 employees to help the millions of Syrian families that have fled their homeland.
The company’s philanthropic entity, Bechtel Group Foundation, began the campaign with a US$50,000 gift to the International Rescue Commi...
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11-30-15
Kingspan Insulated Panels today releases its 2015 Sustainability Report, which sets out the division’s environmental, social and economic performance for the period 2012 to 2014. ‘Walk the Talk – Our Responsibility and Performance’ uses the GRI reporting framework and has been third par...
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11-24-15
Kingspan Insulated Panels today releases its 2015 Sustainability Report, which sets out the division’s environmental, social and economic performance for the period 2012 to 2014. ‘Walk the Talk – Our Responsibility and Performance’ uses the GRI reporting framework and has been third par...
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10-15-15
Bechtel Corporation announced that it is the title sponsor of Dream Big, a movie which aims to educate the general public about the inspiring work that engineers are doing worldwide. Dream Big: Engineering Wonders of the World will premiere in 3-D IMAX® and giant-screen ...
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08-21-15
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) (NYSE: CX) announced today that it has been included in Fortune’s Change the World list, a ranking that recognizes 50 companies worldwide that have made a sizable impact on major global social or environmental problems as part of their competitive strategy. In the ...
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07-16-15
Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) announced strong progress in reducing its environmental footprint and improving the environmental impact and transparency of its products. The company released these results today in its ninth annual sustainability report.
"We are proud of what we accomplished this...
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05-19-15
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. ("CEMEX") (NYSE: CX) announced significant progress in its offer of products and solutions to support the construction of resilient and sustainable urban communities. The company provided urban solutions, building materials, services and expertise...
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05-04-15
Lafarge has published its fifteenth annual sustainability report, highlighting the acceleration it is making in the field of sustainable development, particularly in tackling the challenges of climate change.
The report covers Lafarge’s social, economic and environmental performance for 2...