Transportation
News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in the transportation industry.
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03-23-15
BAE Systems (LON:BA) publishes 2014 Annual Report
BAE Systems attaches great importance to the way it does business, as well as the financial results it achieves. The company continues to build on its position as one of the world’s largest and most geographically diverse defence, aerospace and security companies. To reflect its integrated ap...
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03-13-15
Women Driving Auto Industry’s Technology Advances
General Motors CEO Mary Barra says the automotive industry will experience more dramatic change in the next decade than it has in the past 50 years. In a male-dominated industry, women engineers are leading the way in some of the technological advances that could make Barra’s predictio...
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03-06-15
JetBlue Airways Expands Its State-of-the-Art Training Facility With the Opening of The Lodge at OSC in Orlando
JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) today opened the doors to its new crewmember hotel -- The Lodge at OSC (Orlando Support Center) -- located on the airline's state-of-the-art JetBlue University training campus. JetBlue's investment in The Lodge reinforces the airline's commitment to its d...
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02-17-15
Wind Power to Debut on GM’s Renewable Energy Roster
General Motors for the first time is procuring wind to power its manufacturing operations, enabling one of its Mexico facilities’ electricity needs to be run mostly on renewable energy. This addition of 34 megawatts of wind power allows GM to achieve its corporate goal of renewable ene...
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02-13-15
Carnival Miracle Earns Second Consecutive Perfect 100 U.S.P.H Inspection Score
Carnival Miracle scored 100 during its United States Public Health (U.S.P.H.) inspection which took place in Long Beach, Calif. This marks the ship’s second consecutive perfect U.S.P.H. score.
To earn a 100 score, cruise ships must receive perfect marks on all 44 item...
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01-02-15
Holland America Line Develops Program in Partnership with Marine Conservation Institute to Support Marine Protected Areas
As part of its “Our Marvelous Oceans” partnership with Marine Conservation Institute, Holland America Line has created a new program that highlights and educates guests and crew about marine protected areas around the world.
Developed with the team at Marine Conservat...
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10-10-14
Holland America Line Donates $25,000 to Seattle Children’s Hospital as Part of the ‘K’s for Kids’ Program with the Seattle Mariners
Holland America Group CEO Stein Kruse presented a check for $25,000 to Seattle Children’s Hospital’s Uncompensated Care Fund Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, at the Seattle Mariner’s home game at Safeco Field. The company made the donation as part of its partnership with the Seattle Mariners Major Leagu...
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10-02-14
GM Plants Recognized for Great Lakes Stewardship
Seven General Motors facilities are being recognized by the State of Michigan for ongoing efforts to improve the environment and quality of life in their communities.
On Wednesday, nearly half of GM’s Michigan manufacturing plants received Neighborhood Environmental Partner awards from...
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09-26-14
FedEx Trade Networks Celebrates Grand Opening at New York’s First Solar-Ready Business Park
FedEx Trade Networks, the freight forwarding and customs brokerage arm of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), announced today the...
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09-04-14
CSX and The Conservation Fund Improve Access to Healthy Food for Youth in West Virginia
In West Virginia, one in five children does not have reliable access to sufficient food – especially healthy food – due to limited financial resources, lack of transportation and other factors. But CSX and
