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Worker Co-operative Offers Hope in Cleveland

Green Certified Auto Repairs

Green Auto Repair.

The MedAlert Suite: A Comprehensive, Integrated Solution

MedAlert™ is an integrated Hospital Information Solution tailored to meet the needs of the Indian healthcare system with international standards. The MedAlert™ solution has all the components of a good EMR (electronic medical record), and tightly integrates with allied fields such as Pharmacy, Laboratory, Radiology, Patient Portal, and Data Analytics. With the support for HL7 messages, which transfer electronic data between disparate healthcare systems, MedAlert™ can interact with other vendors seamlessly creating a continuum of care where the data travels along with the patient.

MedAlert Solution

Plugging Into a Bright Future

Clean Waterways, Less Waste

Sediment is a common source of water pollution and one of the leading causes of poor water quality and aquatic habitat. The build-up of sediment drastically reduces water depth, increases the risk of bank erosion and flooding, and makes navigation through the waterways extremely difficult.

Kurtz Bros. and Streamside Technology have partnered with the Port Authority of Cleveland to offer sediment collectors which use the natural energy of the waterway. This innovation has allowed business in the city of Cleveland to benefit by providing access to clean waterways and decreasing the environmental impact of storing dredged sediment.

An Innovative Approach to Serving Customers

Progressive introduced service centers in 1999 to support its vision of reducing the human trauma and economic costs associated with an automobile accident, thereby promoting peace of mind and well-being to those who choose to use the option. The crux of the innovation is to alleviate the time and effort required by a customer to schedule repairs, get a rental car, and get back on the road.

Solar Solutions for Military Installations

Trees for Tombstones

BIOS incorporates several key ideas:

* Life After Life

* Recycle Me

* Planting Trees

* Converting cemeteries into forests

* A smart, sustainable, and eco-friendly solution to approaching an inevitable phase of life

Bringing Eritrean and Ethiopian Food and Teas to Guelph

Laza Food & Beverages Inc.:

Soulful Solutions for Purposeful People and Conscious Companies

Merging Medicine with Technology

Pioneering Sustainable Fiber Agribusiness in Ohio

Making Lasting Contributions to Society

As part of Oliver Wyman's mission and commitment to make lasting contributions to society, the firm has begun providing strategic and financial consulting advice to non-profit organizations around the world. The program was first piloted by a group of partners and consultants who wanted to have deeper impact on organizations. Historically, colleagues would be awarded a volunteer day to participate in ad-hoc work for a charity or organization of their choice. Over time, the firm realized it "would have a greater and more profound impact by providing greater advice to such organizations to further the impact that they have on their respective communities."

Food as it Should Be

Natural Hair Care that Supports the Planet

Organic, natural hair care and beauty products.

Gemologist Sets Her Sights on Improving the Lives of Rural Africans

Alethe Fatherley’s vision is to revolutionize the jewelry industry by recognizing people, especially those in rural Africa, as its “most precious resource.” Recognizing the dire need for clean water and better education, Ms. Fatherley, a certified gemologist, offers through participating jewelry retailers a sterling silver water pump necklace. The necklace symbolizes the work done by her Jewelers for Water organization, and how proceeds from its sales benefit clean water projects in rural Africa.

Innovative Empathy Training

Apps designed for children to support their emotional intelligence.

Where Immigrant Women Become Role Models

The general aim is to provide work for immigrant women who would otherwise have severe difficulties entering the labor market.

The Disaster Resilience Scorecard

The Disaster Resilience Scorecard (DRS) is a collaborative, pro bono effort between AECOM and IBM to help cities and businesses respond to the risks they face from natural disasters which have steadily increased over the last 30 years. It recognizes that true resilience lies in social cohesion.

Investing in Greener Buildings and Turning a Profit Too: A Win-Win for Real Estate

The JLL (Jones, Lang, Lasalle) Energy and Sustainability Services (ESS) Group provides energy management and sustainability services to their commercial real estate clients across the globe. The service helps clients create economically efficient and environmentally friendly properties by reducing energy costs, greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption, and waste to landfills. According to JLL, the ESS group has saved its clients $3.2 billion since the program's start in 2007.

According to Colin Dyer, President, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Sustainability Sponsor: "We understand that sustainability can and should impact all aspects of our organization, whether it's our people, our bottom line, or our relationship with the communities in which we operate. Sustainability is a driver for improved performance, allowing us to extend better service offerings to our clients, better value to our shareholders, and better career opportunities to our employees. It is this understanding that informs our commitment to maintain and improve our role as a responsible corporate citizen.”