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Hiring? Most Likely The Newbies Will Be Millennials -- Is Your Workplace Ready -- Is Your Company a Sustainability Standout? The Millennial Generation -- that's men and women born in the years 1982 to 2004 (according to researchers Neil Howe and William Strauss). This generation's members are ages 17 to 35, and now said to be outnumbering the previously dominant cohort of the Baby Boomers in the workplace (BBers were born 1946-1964, some 77 million in all). Consumer product marketers of course want to know what the Millennials value, what they are interested in, what information they need, what motivates to shop and buy. And just as important and maybe more: employers want to know more about the Millennials as they recruit them and bring them into their corporate culture. And keep them there! The resulting report: Recycling in the Workplace: A Millennial View. One important conclusion of the study: To attract and maintain new employees, companies will be required to surpass the status quo and get serious about putting sustainability strategies into action. 90% of the generation, the authors concluded, identified sustainability as a crucial consideration when making career moves. Sustainable Brands published highlights of the study -- see our Top Story for more details. And -- if you have recruited members of the Millennial Generation, point them towards the Governance & Accountability Institute education courses to help them get up to speed quickly on sustainability, corporate responsibility, sustainable investing and related topics. There's more information on these offerings here: https://www.ga-institute.com/training Top Stories This Week... New Study Cites Sustainability as Top Priority for Millennial Workforce And there is much more information of value in the Wikipedia definitions of Millennials and other generations (Gen X, Gen Y, BBers, and more): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennials
Sustainability Trends, News & Issues in Focus The universal challenge of sustainability: UN assistant secretary general visits Lehigh Source: Yahoo Finance/PR Newswire - LONDON, Over 135 pages of new research on consumer need states, attitudes, usage, and opportunities including data, charts, graphs, analysis, and commentary! An annual consumer research study devoted to understanding consumer... Staying the Course: Business Bolsters Sustainability Through Innovation The power of sustainability information
A Look at Farms & Fields - Sustainable Agriculture Source: AG Week - The marketing power that the word sustainability wields in society today is somewhat mind boggling, especially when it is centered around the world of agriculture. What does ‘sustainability’ mean to a peanut farmer? Source: UC Food Observer - While federal support for sustainable agriculture is significantly at risk, public enthusiasm is at an all-time high. Now is the time for farmers, researchers and experts in the field to build a rallying cry for maintaining and...
There is still time to reverse some of the worst effects of global warming Source: FX-MM - Despite sporadic progress in tackling bribery and corruption across Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA), 51% of respondents to the biennial EY EMEIA Fraud Survey still perceive the problem to be widespread in their... Anticipating hazards from fracking-induced earthquakes in Canada and US The death of diesel: has the one-time wonder fuel become the new asbestos?
Tesla Lost $674 Million Last Year While GM Made $9.4 Billion: So Why Is Tesla Worth More? CalPERS says divesting from border wall, Dakota pipeline could hurt taxpayers How democratic process can help sovereign wealth funds From the Corporate World -- News for You Source: Sustainable Brands - American airline JetBlue has released the results of its annual environmental and sustainability report, which highlights the company’s achievements in 2016 and outlines how it plans to continue to integrate long-term...
Trump: We're 'keeping some' of Dodd-Frank Earth Day in the Age of Trump Source: EDF.org - A Quinnipiac University poll conducted just 73 days into his presidency shows that 61 percent of voters nationwide disapprove of Trump’s handling of the environment – more than twice as many voters who approve. At-risk countries worry what 'America first' means for climate change |
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