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As companies face both political and market headwinds in their climate transitions, many are either pulling back, pausing or placing less public emphasis on sustainability initiatives. At the same time, many are pushing forward with renewed determination, driven by both principle and competitive advantage. In the last year Trellis has reported on shifts in sustainability…

As workplace violence increases, healthcare facilities face mounting financial and operational disruptions- prompting legislative action. A mysterious package was found at the Froedtert Hospital skywalk early last week, prompting a police investigation, FOX6 News reports. The hospital campus remained open, and all personnel were directed to enter through the specialty clinics entrance. It was determined…

It marks a collaboration designed to elevate children’s healthcare across East Tennessee. East Tennessee Children’s Hospital announced it is officially becoming Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital, marking a collaboration designed to elevate children’s healthcare across East Tennessee. For nearly 90 years, East Tennessee Children’s Hospital has delivered transformative and expert pediatric care. In a region where…

Around three years ago, Charles Giancarlo, CEO of data platform Pure Storage, came back from Davos and asked his sustainability team to look into an idea he’d encountered at the meeting: Impact accounting, a method for integrating emissions and other externalities into company balance sheets. The idea had been slowly picking up adherents in Europe…

In honor of Termite Awareness Week, March 1-7, the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) is urging commercial property owners and facilities managers to take action before spring termite activity reaches its peak. Termites cause an estimated $6.8 billion in property damage annually in the United States, with commercial facilities facing unique risks that can lead…

U.S. Steel Corp. faces $118,214 in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fines for seven serious violations and one other-than-serious violation related to an explosion at its Clairton Coke Works plant last August, the agency announced Feb. 18. OSHA investigators concluded that U.S. Steel and MPW Industrial Services Inc., the cleaning services contractor, exposed workers…