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From Food Trash to Treasure

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Did you know that a large portion of perfectly good food gets wasted before it ever gets the chance to be consumed? An estimated 30%-40% of the American food supply is pitched into landfills. According to the 2024 Food Waste Index Report , most of it stems from households. Unfortunately, we waste a lot of food.

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Sustainable Leadership: Incorporating Recognition into Long-term Business Strategies

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A restaurant chain awards managers who cut food prices. This leads to purchasing fewer eco-friendly ingredients which are low in quality and shorter shelf life, producing greater food waste. Performance assessments that fail to include sustainability data with regular KPIs. The manager who saves the most money earns a bonus.

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Corporate philanthropy: How to start an employee matching gift program

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They could put your business at risk if they don’t follow certain government guidelines. For example, if you’re a restaurant you might choose to give to a nonprofit that delivers food to home-bound seniors. In general, they can also provide program design, reporting, customer support and other related services.

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From Vacant to Vibrant: Activating Office Space at The Ground Plane

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Across the country, local governments are seeking ways to activate space that is suffering from a decline in daytime population. When the street level is empty, property owners, local governments, and nearby communities suffer.

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The Race for Net Zero by 2050

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Governments, businesses and individuals all have a role to play in meeting this urgent goal. Leffel and Lynch suggest that federal governments can help promote sustainability with an inflation reduction act to spur investment in new sustainable businesses and research into technology that could displace fossil fuel consumption.

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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA): What you need to know

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Other employees are unable to work because: They’ve been exposed to, show symptoms of, or test positive for COVID-19 and are thus under a quarantine or isolation order from local/state/federal government – or have been advised to quarantine or self-isolate from a health-care provider. Expansion of unemployment benefits.

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Business owner beware: FLSA compliance and personal liability

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In fact, when considering lawsuits about back wages, the federal government has the authority to deem a business owner an “employer” if certain criteria are present under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Except in rare instances, such as with government agencies, it’s probably best to avoid comp time altogether to be safe.

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