Sounds Like a Good Sustainability Strategy in the C-Suite / Board Room -- But What About On the Ground in Locations Thousands of Miles Away?

Fri, 04/22/2016 - 11:00

Many businesses over the past three decades have reshaped themselves, becoming “multi-national enterprises” (MNEs in NGO-speak), thanks in great measure to the advances in information and other technologies, where everywhere is a keyboard click away for communication, and to the end of the Cold War in 1989-1990. Corporate organizations have also become “flatter,” with power and influence dispersed (more) to the far reaches of the operations or supply chain footprint.

Together, Working to Build Stronger Sustainability Practices

Wed, 04/20/2016 - 14:00

In March 2016, members of Goldcorp’s global team convened for the company’s bi-annual Sustainability Summit to further our sustainability journey. Teams from Sustainability, including CSR, Environment and Security; Technical Services; Human Resources; Communications; Operations and Safety and Health, as well as all members of the Board’s Sustainability, Environment, Health & Safety (SEH&S) Committee were in attendance for three days of learning, dialogue and knowledge sharing.

Transforming Emerging Trends into EHS & Sustainability Programs

Wed, 04/27/2016 - 10:15

Last week, NAEM announced the topics for the 2016 EHS & Sustainability Management Forum, the largest annual gathering for corporate decision-makers. Developed in cooperation with a committee of peers, the agenda is a showcase of how individual leaders are translating emerging trends into new practices and proven programs. To understand the trends that are driving this year's conference, we spoke with NAEM Deputy Director Virginia Hoekenga, who directs the annual program.

NAEM’s 2016 Forum Agenda Focuses on Refining Strategy, Advancing Safety and Driving Business Impact

Wed, 04/20/2016 - 12:00

To be a leader in environment, health and safety (EHS) and sustainability management today, companies are carefully targeting their programs to deliver a positive business impact, according to NAEM Deputy Director Virginia Hoekenga, who announced the association’s annual conference agenda this week.

Disney Conservation Fund Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary by Unveiling New Initiative to Protect the Planet

Tue, 04/19/2016 - 15:15

In honor of its 20th anniversary, the Disney Conservation Fund (DCF) announced today a targeted philanthropic strategy to help protect the planet through collaborating with leading nonprofit organizations that will help threatened wildlife and inspire a lifelong love for nature in young people. The new initiative, called “Reverse the Decline, Increase the Time,” is aimed at reversing the decline of 10 threatened species through scientific research, community collaboration, and increasing the time kids spend in nature.

Welcome to the EHS & Sustainability Forum

Tue, 04/19/2016 - 16:00

CEOs from Virgin Atlantic, Fairphone, Heathrow, Odeon UCI, Nespresso, Telefonica 02 and Fairtrade Support Responsible Business at June Summit in London

Thu, 04/21/2016 - 10:00

Virgin Atlantic’s CEO Craig Kreeger is the latest CEO to join the Responsible Business Summit keynote line up, featuring 55 speakers on how to become a trusted business and deliver positive impact.

Putting the Circular Economy in Motion

Wed, 04/20/2016 - 11:00

Dell created a closed-loop recycled plastics supply chain to recycle computers back into new computers. Philips sells lighting as a service instead of a product that a consumer would otherwise purchase and own. The Dow Chemical Company recovers non-recycled plastics to convert into a usable energy source.

Grantmakers: Grantees' Results Are Your Results

Mon, 04/18/2016 - 19:20

We have seen first-hand working with many of world’s leading brands that implementing new technology has a huge positive impact on grantees.

The Sustainability Consortium Set to Release Impact Report on April 21

Tue, 04/19/2016 - 17:00

The Sustainability Consortium’s first-ever impact report, Greening Global Supply Chains: From Blind Spots to Hotspots to Action, identifies and quantifies the impact of the consumer goods supply chain and explores TSC tools that identify and reduce these risks around the products we love and the retailers we love to buy them from.