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REGISTER TODAY & SAVE 15% for "Building a Best-in-Class CSR Department" 2-Track CSR Certificate Program (September 28-29, 2016)  The Institute for Ethical Leadership at Rutgers Business School Newark and Governance & Accountability Institute are joining forces again on a two-day Certificate program in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
The theme is "Building a Best-in-Class CSR Department." The program will be on September 28 and 29, 2016 at the Rutgers Business School campus in downtown Newark, New Jersey. Participants will have a choice of two tracks -- one for corporate responsibility topics and the other for not-for-profit / social sector organization topics, with plenary sessions to share knowledge and experience with all participants. Early Bird Registration is open!
Registrants save 15% through August 31st.
Click here to register & save now! Two Tracks: - Corporate CSR Executive Track
- Nonprofit and Philanthropy CSR Track
Topics include: - The Ethics of Corporate Responsibility
- Industry Specific Metrics and Measurements
- Sustainable Development Goals
- CSR Trends – Locally, Nationally and Internationally
- CSR Through the Investor Lens
- Materiality - Identify & Focus on Strategic ESG Issues
An outstanding group of keynoters, panel moderators and speakers is lining up for the program. To date, among those confirmed as faculty are outstanding corporate sector responsibility leaders Mary O'Malley, Vice President of Corporate Governance, Prudential Financial, Inc; Ellen Lambert, President of PESG Foundation and Chief Diversity Officer one of the nation's leading energy providers. In the not-for-profit sector, Wanda Lopuch, Chair of the Board at The Global Sourcing Council (GSC); and Georg Kell, Founding Director and long-time leader of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), and now Vice Chairman, Arabesque Partners, are confirmed presenters. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW! For more information contact Louis D. Coppola, EVP of G&A Institute, at lcoppola@ga-institute.com Top Story Doing More Good: 5 Surprising Companies Taking Sustainability Seriously
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Watching the Watchers  Steel Recycling Institute
Headquarters: Pittsburgh, PA
Established: Roots date back to 1855, the founding of the American Iron Association
ESG/Sustainability Focus: Yes: focus on recycling steel
KEY PARTNERS
This is a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute, which works with a variety of partners, such as The Canned Food Alliance, Metal Roofing Alliance, and The Metal Initiative. OVERVIEW/MISSION
The Steel Recycling Institute states that it “serves as an informational and technical resource for the recycling, life cycle impact and ultimate sustainability of steel, as well as all steel products, including containers, construction and automotive.” The SRI also educates the public, the solid waste industry, and other stakeholders about the “benefits of steel’s infinite recycling cycle.” BACKGROUND
SRI statistics, which update continuously on the home page of its Web site, show that over 44 million tons of steel had been recycled in North America between January 1, 2011, and August 4, 2011, when we compiled this profile. By contrast, paper was listed at 30.5 million tons and just under 2.5 million tons of aluminum had been recycled. STRUCTURE
The Steel Recycling Institute is an industry association; it is a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute. The Steel Market Development Institute, Autosteel, and the Strategic Alliance for Steel Fuel Tanks are also part of the American Iron and Steel Institute. Membership information for AISI is located online. News Sweeps |
