Organizations

California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Secretary Karen Ross will update the nation’s soil health leaders on the California Healthy Soils Initiative during the Soil Health Institute’s (SHI) annual meeting, July 12-14, in St. Louis, Mo.  Dana Stein, Maryland House of Delegate...

Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s iconic community improvement nonprofit organization, believes that meaningful, lasting change is best achieved when NGOs and social service organizations, businesses, government, academia and individuals — reflecting the strength and diversity of our nation an...

The International Living Future Institute (ILFI) and the International WELL Building Institute™ (IWBI™), have agreed to work collaboratively to promote the design, construction and operation of healthy and restorative buildings. The two organizations will work together to identify opportunities t...

A new bill would roll back the many benefits of fuel economy standards that are currently working to protect jobs and keep hard-earned dollars in local economies, Impax Asset Management and Ceres said in a statement.

The bill, introduced today in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Missou...

When properly aligned, the business case for Corporate Responsibility and the budget required to do the work effectively are much more likely to receive buy-in from the top. Global politics and social pressures are changing how businesses operate. This is in turn is further evolving the role of C...

Agricultural and conservation leaders have committed to a national Soil Health Action Plan that will advance science-based research and drive productivity, profitability and resilience on U.S. farms and ranches, while benefiting the environment. 

The plan “Enriching Soil, Enhancing Lif...

The Global Compact Network Canada, in collaboration with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Statistics Canada, TELUS, and eRevalue, is offering a full-day training to provide professionals with an opportunity to learn from industry leaders and experts on how to report on the 17 Sustainable De...

The most recent update of the Human Needs Index (HNI), a joint project between The Salvation Army and the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, reveals that the level of American need in 2016 (1.239) remained fairly stable compared with 2015 (1.245). In the past decade, the HNI ...

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has launched a new pilot programme in Bogota, Colombia, designed to provide consumers with nutrition and physical activity guidance and education to empower consumers to make more informed purchasing decisions. The programme will run across eight stores in the city ...