Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Research, Reports & Publications

Kingspan Insulated Panels Releases its 2015 Divisional Sustainability Report

Kingspan Insulated Panels today releases its 2015 Sustainability Report, which sets out the division’s environmental, social and economic performance for the period 2012 to 2014. ‘Walk the Talk – Our Responsibility and Performance’ uses the GRI reporting framework and has been third party verified. This comes weeks after the parent company, Kingspan Group plc, was one of only 113 companies awarded a position on The Climate “A” List 2015 by the Carbon Disclosure Project.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Antea Group Accounting for Sustainability: AA4S

For every dollar spent on sustainability, AA4S can demonstrate the impact on your company’s strategy--let us help you effectively build the business case for sustainability.

Events, Media & Communications

Top Reasons to Attend RI Americas 2015

Top reasons to attend RI Americas 2015

Environment

Industry Can Lead on Climate Change

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Achieving a Circular Economy: Featuring an Article from Jamie Bohan with Republic Services

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Future of Reporting

Social Impact & Volunteering

HAL Celebrates National Philanthropy Day with Awards, Community Giving & Events

November 12 is National Philanthropy Day, and we’re proud to celebrate by recognizing a successful season of community giving in our homeport and headquarter city of Seattle. While the company’s giving goes beyond Seattle, during the Alaska season many of our efforts are concentrated in this area through sponsorships, board representation and employee volunteerism.

Environment

COP 21: A Catalyst to Move Beyond Reports

Energy

U.S. Green Building Industry Generates 2.3M Jobs in 2015

Buildings use nearly 40 percent of all energy in the U.S. today. With the growing need of corporate real estate buyers and tenants across the spectrum to reduce their carbon footprint, construction of new energy-efficient buildings as well as retrofitting of existing buildings offers an unprecedented opportunity to the real estate sector.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

TD Bank Group Recognized for Climate Leadership

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A Video Interview with Melanne Verveer at the BSR Conference 2015

Social Impact & Volunteering

MGM Resorts Employees Raise Food for Three Square Food Bank

Employees of MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) donated more than 154,000 pounds of food to Three Square Food Bank in the continuous effort by MGM employees to extend the staff of life to food insecure residents this holiday season.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Adam Ottavino and Steven Souza, Jr. Help Players Trust Brighten Birthdays

Adam Ottavino and Steven Souza, Jr. made appearances this month at birthday parties that Volunteers of America and the Players Trust hold for disadvantaged kids living in VOA facilities for low-income, transitional and homeless people.

Research, Reports & Publications

Domtar Beneficially Reused 69% of its Byproducts in 2014

Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) designs, manufactures, markets and distributes a wide variety of fiber-based products, including communication papers, specialty and packaging papers, and absorbent hygiene products.

Health & Healthcare

More than 380,000 Deaths and Serious Injuries Could Be Prevented in Brazil if Basic UN Vehicle Regulations Were Adopted

A new report commissioned by Global NCAP has revealed that 34,000 Brazilian lives could be saved and 350,000 serious injuries prevented by 2030, if UN vehicle safety regulations were adopted and car manufacturers sought to achieve higher ratings in the Latin NCAP crash test programme.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Beyond GSK: 2015 Philadelphia IMPACT Award Winner: Philadelphia City Rowing

Each year, GSK gives IMPACT Awards to nonprofits who address pressing community health needs in innovative ways and achieve sustainable outcomes.

Innovation & Technology

E-Waste Infographic Makes a Splash

Arrow Value Recovery’s new E-waste infographic covers the causes behind the electronic waste challenge,
how widespread e-waste is becoming, how consumers can affect a change, and how organizations can extend the useful life of electronic devices.

Health & Healthcare

New Issue of Art Therapy Today Highlights Art Therapy as a Way to Promote Communication for Individuals with Dementia

In this issue of Art Therapy Today, Raquel Chapin Stephenson, Ph.D., ATR-BC, LCAT, describes how art therapy can help reduce social isolation and loneliness in people with dementia by providing a new pathway for communication. Additionally, the AATA releases new details about how to support new professional art therapists during its #GivingTuesday campaign. Sara Windrem, the AATA Featured Member, discusses who inspired her career in art therapy and the methods she uses in her work with Veterans.

Diversity & Inclusion

Mandatory Parental Leave Can Pare Gender Gap

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Joey Gase Receives Inaugural Comcast Community Champion Of The Year Award

Social Impact & Volunteering

Holland America Line Wraps Up Successful Year of Seattle Giving with Community Impact Award from Seattle Business Magazine

Each year in its headquarters city of Seattle, Washington, Holland America Line contributes to many local non-profit organizations through sponsorships, board participation and employee volunteerism. The company also supports a wide-range of non-profits and philanthropic efforts throughout the United States and around the world where its premium cruise ships sail. Seattle Business Magazine recently recognized the cruise line’s philanthropic efforts with a Community Impact Award.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Green Mountain Energy Sun Club
    Since its founding in 2002, the Green Mountain Energy Sun Club has donated more than $4 million to solar and sustainability projects focusing on...
  2. Aflac Insights
    Learn more about Aflac’s survey findings to better understand workplace trends as well as consumer attitudes, habits and opinions toward health and...
  3. Tork, an Essity brand
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  4. Mary Kay Ash Foundation: Creating a Safer, Healthier World for Women
    In the U.S. and around the world, Mary Kay remains steadfast in its commitment to ending the cycle of domestic violence and finding cures for cancers...
  5. Nasdaq Events & Sponsorship
    Your destination for Nasdaq-hosted events, webinars and sponsorship activity. Learn from our community of experts through live and recorded sessions...
  6. Kingfisher Around the World
    The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...
  7. Subaru Share the Love® Event
    Since the launch of the Subaru Share the Love Event in 2008, Subaru of America and our retailers have donated more than $256 million to charity, with...
  8. Drawdown Georgia
    Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve...
  9. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  10. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  11. Inclusion
    Southwire’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) mission is to build a culture that recognizes and celebrates the value of diverse backgrounds...
  12. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...
  13. 2024 Sustainability Report
    Chemours chemistry enables products that people rely on to live better and thrive. Our world-class portfolio drives innovation and enables high...
  14. CARE Corporate Partnerships
    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.
  15. Protecting our planet
    We believe that people can only live their healthiest lives on a healthy planet. That’s why we reduce our environmental footprint by finding...