Carbon Footprints at the Corporate Level

carbonfootprint_1.jpgby Sima Matthes (New York City)

Exclusive of industry leadership, what do PepsiCo, Baxter Healthcare, SC Johnson & Sons and the Philadelphia Phillies have in common?

All of these companies have made a commitment to using renewable energy and carbon offsets to reduce at least part of their corporate carbon footprint, and all are partners in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Leaders.

As previously reported by The Glass Hammer there is a growing—and essential—attention to the environmental impact of business activities within the corporate community. An increasing number of corporations are trading and purchasing carbon credits as a way to offset the greenhouse gasses produced by their routine operations.

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Closing the Gender Gap: Challenges, Opportunities and the Future

by Pamela Weinsaft (New York City)

By 2050, companies that have embraced a gender-blind workplace will be at the leading edge of innovation and profitability, according to a newly-released film by PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Gender Advisory Council entitled “Closing the Gender Gap: Challenges, Opportunities and the Future“.

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The Continental Divide

worldmap.jpgby Pamela Weinsaft (New York City) Getting a plum expat assignment overseas is a sure sign you’re on your way to making it. Your company will likely give you an orientation to that new country – the “do’s” and “don’ts” to make sure that you fit right into your new, albeit temporary home. You immerse yourself in a different culture and possibly different language, noting all those things that are different and surprising things that are the same. But what happens when it comes time to return home? Read more

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Ask-A-Recruiter: Interview Performance Technique/ Substitution

istock_000005168521xsmall1.jpgContributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart

With the tight market every interview seems to have higher stakes. I practice and then I invariably forget one of my key points during the interview. Or I get a question and can’t think of what I had prepared. How do I relax in these interviews?

Several years ago, I auditioned for a commercial. (For an actor, the audition is the job interview.) Although I’d never used the product, I needed to convey that the product was great. How did I do it? Whenever I needed to say the product name, I substituted my baby’s name in my mind, so I cracked a smile, my body relaxed, and I got a twinkle in my eye at just the right moment. Behold the power of substitution.

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Women Lawyers Still Struggling to the Top

iStock_000004428195XSmall_1_.jpgBy Heather Chapman (New York City)

Although nearly half of all law school graduates in the United States are women, women only make up 15% of the partners at law firms nationwide. To rectify this imbalance, bar associations and professional groups across the country have, in recent years, been implementing initiatives to challenge law firms to reorganize employment goals to allow for the advancement of women. Read more

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Men and Women In Teams: A Report by Lehman Brothers Center for Women in Business

team.jpgby Sima Matthes (New York City)

Balanced gender representation on teams means a proportionate increase in innovation, and a company’s commitment to work/life balance is the key to ensuring such balanced gender representation. So says a report entitled Innovative Potential: Men and Women in Teams by the Lehman Brothers Center for Women in Business. The report was based on the research of Professor Lynda Gratton, Dr Elisabeth Kelan, Andreas Voigt, Lamia Walker and Dr Hans-Joachim Wolfram.

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Movers and Shakers: Food and Drug Stores

groceries.jpgby Sima Matthes (New York City)

According to Progressive Grocer, the grocery industry – retail, wholesale and manufacturers – has traditionally had few, if any, females in the C-suites. The article, focusing on the Top Women in Grocery, published earlier this year, celebrated the progress women have made in recent years, “introducing a much-needed female perspective into the upper echelons of food industry management by taking the reins themselves.” To check out their complete list of top women from large and small grocery stores, industry alliances and manufacturers, please go here.

Here is another list–an express line, 10 items only, please—of the movers and shakers in the Fortune 1000 companies in this sector:
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In Case You Missed It: Weekend Round-up

istock_000005778419xsmall1.jpgContributed by Martin Mitchell of the Corporate Training Group

In case you were too busy enjoying your weekend to have kept up with the news, contributor Martin Mitchell has again been kind enough to gather some important market events from this past weekend (and week) so that you can start this week well informed:

Sunday, November 9th

  • China announced a $586 billion stimulus package Sunday in its biggest move to stop the global financial crisis from hitting the export-driven economy. The money will be invested in infrastructure and social welfare – including low-cost housing, new railways, roads and airports, as well as health, education, high tech and environmental protection.

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Hedge Funds Care: Fighting for Children

By Jessica Titlebaum (Chicago)

“Hedge Funds Care has been funding programs for the intervention and prevention of child abuse for ten years,” said Executive Director of the non- profit organization, Katherine Conroy. “In the future, I would like to see our portfolio expanded to help policy and advocacy as well as research programs.”

Conroy explained that she has been with Hedge Funds Care “since day 2” of the organization’s inception. Rob Davis, Hedge Funds Care founder, was looking for someone knowledgeable in child welfare to assist in the launch of an organization that would help combat child abuse. He found Conroy when she was working at Columbia University as an Assistant Dean. Her experiences at Good Shepherd Services, Community Service Society and as Deputy Coordinator for Youth Services for the Mayor.

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35 Under 35: Erika Serow, Partner, Bain & Company, Global Retail Services

Serow_erika_print_color_1_.jpgby Pamela Weinsaft (New York City)

Erika Serow joined Bain out of college, looking to consulting to help her figure out what she really wanted to do with her life. Bain sent her to work in London, Sydney, and then Milan, which ultimately allowed her to put her Italian major to good use.

After several years, she left to get her MBA from Stanford Business School, fully expecting to do something other than consulting when she came out; however, it was during school that she realized that she could advance faster in consulting than in any other industry and thus decided to return to Bain after graduation.

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