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The Toronto Sustainability Speaker Series Presents:Energize employees and strengthen your company through employee volunteering Featuring Chris Jarvis of Realized Worth As corporations jump on the volunteering band wagon, nonprofits are frantically trying to manage the influx. Incidentally, both are finding themselves a little frustrated. Corporations make a lot of (sometimes …

The increasing speed and access to information has led companies to reevaluate the traditional relationships with stakeholders, including stockholders and investors.  We find these primarily financially-driven interests groups are becoming increasingly concerned with authentic, transparent, two-way communication that describes the health and business sustainability risk exposure of the …

(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) GAITHERSBURG, Md., - October 15, 2010 - High school students at Tucson, Arizona’s Catalina Foothills School District get to experience the culture and flavors of the world without ever leaving the cafeteria thanks to student nutrition provider Sodexo and its event series that combines nutrition with education to introduce students to the food, music and customs from …

(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) Dallas, TX - October 15, 2010 - The Aidmatrix Foundation received a $330,000 grant from The UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS (NYSE:UPS).  The grant will be used to continue the international expansion of the Aidmatrix transportation aid relief program.The UPS Foundation is also matching this grant with $100,000 in donated transportation.Aidmatrix currently …

Today, there was an interesting article on the Schooled Green blog about water quality credit markets entitled "Finding the Money in Water: Why You Should Watch the Chesapeake". Mike shared some of his insights as an expert on the subject. Here is a brief quote from the post:"Fortune magazine has called water the oil of the 21st century. As watersheds around the world become …

Whether designing an entirely new supply chain or simply making a sustainable process change to a single material stream, the ability to effectively engage the external world in business sustainability driven process changes becomes critical to success.  This requires organizations to be aware and actively manage the dynamic relationships with their key stakeholders.  Our professional …

Plenary Session 7Increasing and Capitalizing on Supply Chain DiversityFeaturing:Wendy Cukier, Associate Dean, Ted Rogers School of ManagementMost experts agree that diversity offers a distinct strategic advantage in a competitive, global marketplace. Given the close ties between organizations and their complex networks of suppliers globally, assessing and optimizing one’s supply …

Featured in Toronto:Gloria Geddes, Partner, GowlingsStephen Griggs, Executive Director, Canadian Coalition for Good Governance Featured in Calgary:Gloria Geddes, Partner, Gowlings It seems that the controversy over executive compensation emerges with predictable regularity, only to fizzle as the media move on to something else. Even the outcries over pay prompted by the …

Thursday, October 28, 2010 8:00am PT / 11:00am ET / 5:00pm GMTEnergy, carbon and sustainability issues are putting tremendous pressure on organizations today. Energy costs and brand concerns alone are enough to put sustainability management on the agenda of C-level executives. Yet, these challenges provide an opportunity for you to ultimately turn sustainability programs into a competitive …