From Hawaii’s Molokai to Samso, Denmark, islands are becoming a hotbed for experimentation with renewable energy, waste reduction and water conservation.
More than half of U.S. employees want their companies actively address societal and environmental issues. Here’s how corporate leaders can respond.
Science-based goals, new models for reaching consumers, savvier marketing methods and the need for deeper collaboration dominate the conversation at WRI’s recent MindShare gathering.
Trickle-down infrastructure isn’t the path forward for sustainable development.
Bloomberg |
An Absent Chairman Is the Least of Anbang's Problems
Bloomberg As a Chinese firm that came from nowhere and transformed into one of the nation's largest insurers, Anbang Insurance Group Co.'s tumble from grace was perhaps predictable. China Inc.'s history is littered with fallen businessmen, even ones that were … China's Anbang says chairman steps aside, after report of his arrestReuters Chinese insurer reportedly detained amid financial probeABC News Anbang Insurance Says Its Chairman Is Stepping Aside Amid Reports of an InvestigationFortune Quartz –Nasdaq –WFMZ Allentown –Irish Times all 41 news articles » |
Heavy.com |
Theresa Hines: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Heavy.com Theresa Hines was discovered dying on an American Airlines flight in the bathroom, and a horrified fellow passenger is accusing an EMT of removing her body down the aisle of the airplane while she was only partially clothed. The passenger accused the … Carrollton woman dies after being rushed off American Airlines flight on stretcherDallas News (blog) MSP airport defends how dying, partially clothed passenger was removed from planeTwinCities.com-Pioneer Press Dying woman dragged half-naked from American Airline flight, witness saysKIRO Seattle KRMG –scallywagandvagabond –Reading Eagle –ClickLancashire all 25 news articles » |
New York Times |
David Bonderman Resigns From Uber Board After Sexist Remark
New York Times Earlier in the day at an Uber staff meeting to discuss the company's culture, Arianna Huffington, another board member, talked about how one woman on a board often leads to more women joining a board. “Actually, what it shows is that it's much more … Arianna Huffington's speech to Uber staff: A 'new Uber' will emerge from crisisRecode Uber board member resigns after sexist remark at all-hands meetCNET Uber board member resigns after making a sexist comment at a meeting intended to address sexism at the companyBusiness Insider Fortune –CNNMoney –BuzzFeed News –NBCNews.com all 85 news articles » |
The Boston Globe |
FDA to delay rule requiring new nutrition facts panel
The Boston Globe FOOD. FDA will delay revised nutrition labels on food products. The Food and Drug Administration says it intends to delay a rule that would require food companies to label their products with a revised nutrition facts panel. The new panel, which had … Trump's FDA just took another swipe at Michelle Obama's food legacyWashington Post FDA delays rule requiring new nutrition facts panelOmaha World-Herald FDA delays labeling requirements that had drawn industry oppositionMinneapolis Star Tribune USA TODAY –MarketWatch –PR Newswire (press release) –Washington Examiner all 33 news articles » |
New York Times |
Uber Embraces Major Reforms as Travis Kalanick, the CEO, Steps Away
New York Times Travis Kalanick, Uber's chief executive, has been under pressure for his aggressive management style. Credit Wang Zhao/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images. SAN FRANCISCO — In Uber's continuing attempt to repair its reputation over a series of … David Bonderman resigns from Uber board after making joke about women at company event on sexual harassmentWashington Post Uber CEO pays a price for breaking the rulesLos Angeles Times No acting CEO at Uber, no problem?TechCrunch Bloomberg –Reuters –CNNMoney –NBCNews.com all 401 news articles » |
Less than a year into his role as vice president of NRG Energy, Bruno Sarda is helping the largest independent power producer in the country transition to sustainable sources of energy. “Part of the evolution to a sustainable energy future is to be at the leading edge of the transition to new technologies,” he said. “We may not invent the next solar cell, but what we’re really good at is bringing proven technology to scale in a commercially economical way.”