Don Beyer and Bloomberg Chairman Peter Grauer Launch Initiatives Promoting U.S. Competitiveness with Women’s Economic Empowerment

Mon, 10/05/2015 - 06:10

“Women are the backbone of our economy, and it is time Congress had their back,” Rep. Don Beyer said today as he announced a “Men for Women” House Caucus to promote economic growth through women’s empowerment.

Using Nature’s Design Principles to Feed Nine Billion

Wed, 09/30/2015 - 12:15

Earlier this year, hundreds of people from around the world took on a challenge to fix our global food system by looking to nature for design solutions. Now, eight finalist teams have been invited to prototype their solutions in an accelerator program that will award $100,000 to the top contender in an effort to increase speed to market for biomimetic solutions to global problems.

Supply Chain Slavery Is Quickly Becoming An Issue That All Companies Need To Tackle

Mon, 09/28/2015 - 15:40

Is human trafficking and modern day slavery becoming an increasing issue within supply chains? We are seeing it more in the media that larger corporations, that typically have vastly larger supply chains, are finding issues with human trafficking and slavery. Companies handle compliance related issues, such as conflict minerals and corruption, within their supply chains, and have to be aware if any issue arises. Those same supply chains that have the potential risk also carry with it the possibility of slavery and human trafficking.

2015 SEED Award for Environmental Excellence Winners Announced

Thu, 10/01/2015 - 14:15

Republic Services works hand-in-hand with Carson High School on their recycling and composting initiatives. Carson High School was recently awarded the 2015 SEED Award for Environmental Excellence. In this category, Carson High competed against four other nominees, including Los Angeles World Airport (LAX). Carson High School was recognized for their sustainable efforts while being a student-run program. This is the second time the Carson High School program has been recognized. This year, Republic worked with Carson High to build off their program, and we are pleased that other high schools within LAUSD are now interested in duplicating the program at their schools.

St. Louis Recycling Tour Visit

Tue, 09/29/2015 - 13:15

Many schools across the country are participating in the First Lego League http://firstlegoleague.org/. Each year, students receive tasks from the league and they work to find a solution. A group of students from St. Louis’s Sacred Heart visited the Republic Services Recycling Facility to learn about recycling processes and will use that information to design a solution, for example, what could be done better or in what way could the process improve?

Legg Mason Supports Bottom Line College Students via Unique “Dorm Registry” Collection Drive

Mon, 09/28/2015 - 14:45

Legg Mason is pleased to announce its success with the Bottom Line “Dorm Registry” Collection Drive, a fundraising initiative that took place this past summer, for the third consecutive year, in New York.

Subaru Partners with Google Expeditions to Help Excite, Educate and Engage Students Around the Globe

Mon, 09/28/2015 - 14:05

Bloomberg Presses ‘Go’ On Morning Show Co-Hosted By Former ABC News Chief

Tue, 09/29/2015 - 11:45

David Westin has moved from being the person who had the ultimate behind-the-scenes say over “Good Morning America” on ABC to one of the people in front of the camera for an important morning effort from Bloomberg.

CBS Launches “Volunteering With the Stars” Initiative as Part of New “Viewers to Volunteers” App

Mon, 09/28/2015 - 10:00

CBS EcoMedia today announced the launch of the “Volunteering With The Stars” (VWTS) program as part of the new “Viewers To Volunteers” (V2V) app. This bold new digital initiative is designed to connect viewers to their favorite stars and some of the country’s leading nonprofits in the shared experience of giving back.

Bond en avant pour les compétences professionnelles à Goldcorp El Morro

Fri, 09/25/2015 - 19:00

Dans les Amériques, le mois de septembre signifie la rentrée scolaire pour la plupart des étudiants. Goldcorp croit que l’éducation est une clé de développement importante qui ouvrira des portes vers de nouvelles occasions et qui laissera une marque positive durable dans les communautés dans lesquelles nous faisons affaire et nous vivons. Dans ce dernier article de notre série sur l’éducation, nous traitons d’un programme technique visant la création d’occasions à long terme au Chili et ailleurs.