Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Events, Media & Communications

Holland America Line Hosts Fundraiser and Survivor Luncheon for Komen Puget Sound Aboard ms Westerdam

Holland America Line hosted a fundraiser luncheon and survivor celebration for the Puget Sound affiliate of Susan G. Komen Puget Sound on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, onboard ms Westerdam at the Port of Seattle. Breast cancer survivor Juliet Disparte gave an inspiring speech about her journey from her diagnosis at the age of 27 to her current role in numerous cancer organizations.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Chicken of the Sea Brings Traceability to Consumers

As supply chains become more complex, consumers are in turn becoming more curious about the origins of the products they buy. This is especially true when it comes to the food we put in our bodies. Increasingly, consumers are demanding further transparency from companies – wanting to know where their products come from and what's in them. And companies are responding, establishing traceable supply chains to educate and engage consumers about important sustainability issues.

Health & Healthcare

Freeport-McMoRan Awards $350,000 in Grants to Eastern Arizona Communities

Freeport-McMoRan’s Community Investment Fund distributed $350,000 in Graham County, Arizona.

One of the recipients of the fund was Southeastern Arizona Community Unique Services (SEACUS), which provides support services for aging and disabled community members.

Environment

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Recognizes Arrow Electronics for Environmental Achievements

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment this week named Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) a “Gold Leader” in its Environmental Leadership Program.

Environment

Oil Spill Response Planning in the Pacific Northwest

Antea Group is currently working with several railroads in the state of Washington to support their compliance with Chapter 173-186 WAC and develop Oil Spill Contingency Plans. The adoption of this rule requires railroads to develop and maintain contingency plans approved by the Department of Ecology (Ecology). Ecology adopted Chapter 173-186 WAC, Oil Spill Contingency Plan – Railroad on August 31, 2016. The rule went into effect on October 1, 2016. Within 90 days from that date, plans must be submitted.

Environment

UPS Adds 200 Hybrid Electric Vehicles To Alternative Fuel Fleet

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced it plans to add 200 new hybrid electric delivery trucks to the company’s growing alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. The vehicles have the same 2-cylinder engine and E-GENTM chassis as the 125 vehicles UPS announced earlier this year.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Lowe’s Surpasses $5 Million in Total Contributions to Keep America Beautiful

Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s leading nonprofit that envisions a country where every community is a clean, green and beautiful place to live, today announced the organization has received a $1 million donation from Lowe’s to support more than 40 local community service projects and Keep America’s Beautiful’s annual Great American Cleanup, the nation’s largest community improvement program.

Environment

Whirlpool Corporation Partners with How2Recycle to Help Consumers Recycle Product Packaging

Whirlpool Corporation today announced a partnership with standardized labeling system How2Recycle, which gives consumers simplified instructions on how to best recycle product packaging materials.

Innovation & Technology

Students’ Vision of Future of Robotics Could Earn Visit From Honda’s ASIMO

Honda is asking students and organizations with members ages 13-18 to use short video, photos or essays to answer the question: How will robotics affect our world by the year 2066?

Innovation & Technology

Techstars Atlanta: Get to Know LaaSer

Techstars Atlanta, in partnership with Cox Enterprises, selected 10 companies to participate in the program's 2016 class. Applications for the 10 coveted spots came from around the globe, including 69 countries and six continents.

Environment

Sweat the Small Stuff on Energy and Emissions

Ongoing public concerns about climate change, energy security and economic conditions keep energy use and greenhouse gas emissions top of mind for our key stake­holders. Energy is the third largest draw on our operat­ing costs behind wood fiber and chemicals.

Diversity & Inclusion

Cox Enterprises Names Juliette Pryor as Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Cox Enterprises announced today that Juliette Pryor, 51, has been named senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, effective immediately. Pryor reports to Cox Enterprises Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Dallas Clement and succeeds Shauna Muhl who will retire from Cox at year end.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Serving and Sourcing Fresh Food

At Wendy’s, quality and food safety go hand-in-hand as our first priority when it comes to serving customers in our restaurants. Seems like an obvious priority for a restaurant company, right? Well, in our case, we have an added layer of complexity because we bring in FRESH ingredients to our restaurants – multiple times a week – to craft the items on our menu. And we’ve been doing this ever since we first opened our doors in 1969.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Net Impact Announces the Winners of the Impact at Work Challenge

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CBRE Video | “Save a Child’s Life” Philanthropy Program at 10 Years

This is the 10th year that CBRE has launched “Save a Child’s Life” philanthropy program. Working closely with “Operation Blessing”, CBRE has saved 85 children’s lives who suffered from congenital heart disease. To celebrate the 10-year milestone, we feature an original theme song MV produced by CBRE employees.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Nestlé Acclaimed as World’s Most Diverse Food Company

Nestlé has been recognised as the leading food and beverage company in the Thomson Reuters Diversity and Inclusion Index (D&I), for its efforts in creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Tetra Tech Joins Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti to Promote Women in STEM

Highlighting accomplished women from around Los Angeles that have pursued science, technology, engineering, and mathematics career

Innovation & Technology

Electrifying: The New Generation smart!

Better than reducing CO₂ emissions is not producing any emissions at all. The solution is electric mobility. smart is now implementing this throughout the whole product range as the first manufacturer worldwide to take such a decisive step toward environmentally friendly driving.

Environment

Sea Creatures Thank Bacardi for Its #NoStraws Initiative

Join creatures of the sea in thanking Bacardi for its No Straws pledge to remove straws from cocktails at company events. Six months into the initiative, Bacardi has already removed more than one million straws from its cocktails.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CSX Employees Give Back “Beyond Our Rails” at Service Day in Parkersburg, W.Va.

Furthering CSX’s commitment to actively support the communities served by the company, employee volunteers were joined by national service partners City Year, Action for Healthy Kids and Arbor Day Foundation to spend Saturday morning volunteering on school improvement projects at Emerson Elementary School.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bristol-Myers Squibb Supports Haitian Hurricane Relief Efforts

Bristol-Myers Squibb and the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation are supporting emergency relief effort in Haiti following the Category 4 hurricane which hit the island on October 4, destroying homes and crops, flooding streets and cutting off transportation across the island. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and has been plagued by natural disasters over the past decade.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Our Conflict Minerals Data Solution recognized with Oracle Excellence Award

Qualcomm has been committed to responsibly sourcing conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and surrounding areas for more than six years. We published our first Conflict Free Minerals Policy in 2010 and have filed a Conflict Minerals Report with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) annually since 2013. For compliance year 2015, we reported that 96% of the known smelters in our semiconductor supply chain were DRC conflict-free.

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