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Sector: Health

Region: US

Organisation: Medtronic was founded in 1949 as a medical equipment repair shop. Since then, it has become a multinational company that partners with medical professionals to develop life-changing technologies that improve the way chronic diseases are treated and to create therapies to help patients.

Project summary:  In 2010 and 2011, Medtronic received several environmental awards (EPA Energy Star,  LEED,  a

Sector: Information Technology (IT)

Region: US

Organisation: Symantec was founded in 1982 and the company has become one of the world’s largest software companies with more than 20,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Symantec provides security, storage and systems management solutions to individual consumers, small businesses  and the largest global organisations, helping them to secure and manage their information-driven world against risks.

Sector: Finance

Region: US, UK

Organisation: State Street is a leading financial services provider serving worldwide institutions and offering a flexible suite of services that spans the investment spectrum, including investment management, research and trading, and investment servicing. With $21.5 trillion in assets under custody and administration and $1.9 trillion* in assets under management at September 30, 2011, State Street operates in 26 countries and mor

Cities are often called economic powerhouses.  Even countries with large agricultural sectors need the activities that are generated in cities to maintain flourishing economies.  As the world’s population grows, so does the number of urban dwellers.  This in turn has significant sustainable development implications for our resource-limited planet.  Given that cities are such a fundamental part of our existence, it stands to reason that improving the sustainability of

This European and North American building products wholesaler employs more than 80,000 people in 5,000 distribution centres, including 1,800 branches across the UK.

One of the newest additions to the network is in Leamington Spa and is designed to showcase sustainable building technology.

Business insight

The construction sector 

Communicating environmental sustainability performance and building a sustainable culture through a platform of EarthSmart initiatives

The company

FedEx is a worldwide network of companies, providing a broad range of logistical services.  United under FedEx Corporation, the company has a team of more than 285,000 team members, and serves more than 220 countries and territories worldwide.

FedEx has been

We are pleased to announce the latest in our series of Responsible Business Programmes to

be held on September 30^th 2010:

“Social Impact – Measuring and Managing Your Social Footprint”

 run by Professor Adrian Henriques in collaboratio

Understanding the nature of leadership is one of the key challenges facing executives today.  Organisations prosper or decline based upon the capabilities and vision of their leaders. Pressure on the business community to keep on creating shareholder value whilst enhancing quality of life and simultaneously reducing impact on the environment, the essential tenets of sustainable development, pose dilemmas, challenges and tensio

Integral sustainability theory is evident in the UN’s approach to tackling HIV/AIDS in various locations around the world. The approach focuses on a range of change activities that reference a multi-dimensional view of the issue.

Business insight

HIV/AIDS  is a global ep

On 30th September 2010 the Human Capital Forum will bring together some leading thinkers to present at a ground-breaking conference on the future of management.

At the end of a decade that has seen major organisational failures through accountancy scandals, excessive risk-taking by the banks and a high rate of failure in merger activity, this conference will explore the extent to which poor models of management have contributed.

It will reflect that, while most value in organi