Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Health & Healthcare

Helping Kids Stay Healthy

Oct 16, 2019 9:35 AM ET

Education

Qualcomm's Connect to Learn Program

Oct 16, 2019 9:30 AM ET

The Connect To Learn program is a public-private partnership that brings mobile technology and 3G/4G-based Internet access to underserved schools in Myanmar, offering students the opportunity to leapfrog to a 21st century education.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Looking Beyond ESG Integration With the Matthews Asia ESG Fund

Oct 16, 2019 9:10 AM ET

In Asia, ESG investing encompasses large, transformational changes. It focuses on companies that can potentially deliver profits and growth from improving the quality of life across the region. Within this context, Matthews Asia launched the ESG Fund more than four years ago. The Fund seeks to capitalize on the growth of the region by investing with an ESG lens.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Stop Cancer Before It Starts! Your Dollars Make it Happen.

Oct 16, 2019 9:05 AM ET

Your workplace giving donation gives us the opportunity to share important information about how to Stop Cancer Before It Starts!® with new audiences.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Working at This Freezer Plant Is One ‘Cool’ Job

Oct 16, 2019 9:00 AM ET

In the peaceful Midwestern town of Ottawa, Ohio lies a Whirlpool Corporation plant where freezers have been manufactured since the early 90's. More than 400 employees produce products there. Read about them and watch their video here.

Diversity & Inclusion

National Diversity Council to Host Top 50 General Counsel Dinner, Featuring Former U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder for Legal Diversity Week

Oct 15, 2019 8:30 PM ET

National Diversity Council To Host Top 50 General Counsel Dinner Featuring Former U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder for Legal Diversity Week.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Fair Trade USA Founder & CEO Wins Ethical Corporation’s 2019 Business Leadership Award

Oct 15, 2019 5:00 PM ET

Fair Trade USA®, the leading third-party certifier of fair trade products in North America, is proud to announce that its founder and CEO Paul Rice was honored with the Business Leader of the Year Award at Ethical Corporation’s 10th Responsible Business Awards 2019

Events, Media & Communications

Introducing The WELL Conference

Oct 15, 2019 4:30 PM ET

The WELL Conference will be designed to offer a rich, experiential opportunity for attendees from across multiple sectors—the traditional architectural, design and engineering communities, but also real estate developers, corporate officials...

Innovation & Technology

ON Semiconductor Is Changing Energy Poverty With Sponsorship of IEEE Empower a Billion Lives Competition

Oct 15, 2019 4:15 PM ET

Earlier this month, I had the privilege of observing the Empower a Billion Lives (EBL) Global Finals, held alongside the IEEE Energy Conversion Conference & Expo (ECCE).

Diversity & Inclusion

The ‘Child of the Dump’ From ‘Girl Rising’ Is Now a College Grad

Oct 15, 2019 4:05 PM ET

In honor of International Day of the Girl, we caught up with one of the nine girls featured in the Intel-backed film “Girl Rising.” So where are they now?

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Costa Cruises Celebrates World Food Day Every Day of the Year Thanks to “4GOODFOOD”

Oct 15, 2019 4:00 PM ET

In the last 18 months or so, Costa has achieved a reduction of over 35% in food wastage on board its ships, enabling both the creation of 100 food gardens in Africa in collaboration with the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Students Leading Sustained and Innovative Hunger-Fighting Solutions Can Apply for $10,000 from the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation

Oct 15, 2019 3:30 PM ET

The Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation announced the opening of the application period for the 2020 Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarships which will run from October 5 through December 5, 2019.

Innovation & Technology

IVECO BUS Wins Record Order to Supply 409 Natural Gas Buses to Paris, France

Oct 15, 2019 3:00 PM ET

IVECO BUS has won a record order to supply 409 Urbanway Natural Power (NP) buses to the Parisian Transport Authority, Ile-de-France Mobilités

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Mars Ranks in Top 25 World’s Best Workplaces for Eighth Consecutive Year

Oct 15, 2019 2:30 PM ET

Today, Mars was once again named on the World’s Best Workplaces list by Great Place To Work. Eric Minvielle, Vice President, People & Organization, thanked Associates for their hard work, dedication and commitment

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Scotiabank Helps Replay Education Bring STEM Education to Young People

Oct 15, 2019 1:30 PM ET

Scotiabank is the Youth Programs Sponsor, helping Relay Education reach over 18,000 young people.

Innovation & Technology

Innovation in Everything: VMware’s Story, According to its Founders

Oct 15, 2019 1:05 PM ET

Like all great stories, the company we now know as VMware began with a single idea. That single idea launched a company that, 20 years later, is now a global enterprise technology leader. With a motto of “innovation in everything,” the original founders share the VMware story and how the original culture of innovation drives the company’s success to this day.

Social Impact & Volunteering

A Practical Guide to Capturing CRA Service Credits

Oct 15, 2019 1:00 PM ET

You may be doing all the right things to support CRA, but are you getting all the credit you deserve? Identifying and tracking CRA service credits are often largely untapped opportunities for banks.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

3M and Discovery Education Announce ‘Improving Lives Award’: Nominate Your Favorite 3M Young Scientist Challenge Finalist

Oct 15, 2019 12:45 PM ET

3M and Discovery Education, today announced the opening of its inaugural Improving Lives Award as part of the annual 2019 3M Young Scientist Challenge (#YoungScientist).

Diversity & Inclusion

Stepping Up the Fight Against Discrimination

Oct 15, 2019 12:45 PM ET

The Equality Michigan Fall Reception honored Whirlpool Corp. employees Laura Goos and Greg Fulmer, who were instrumental in expanding the city of St. Joseph’s non-discrimination ordinance to include sexual orientation and gender identity protections.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Sysco Helps Feed the Hungry While Reducing Seafood Waste

Oct 15, 2019 12:35 PM ET

Trinity Seafood, a Sysco specialty seafood company based in New Jersey, recently partnered with local food banks and fishermen to pilot the New Jersey Seafood Gleaning program.

Education

LA Galaxy Foundation Hosts Second Annual LA Galaxy High School Girls’ Summit Presented by Southern New Hampshire University

Oct 15, 2019 12:30 PM ET

AEG’s LA Galaxy Foundation recently welcomed 80 high school female athletes to attend the second annual LA Galaxy High School Girls’ Summit presented by Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) at Dignity Health Sports Park.

Education

Leaders and Achievers Scholarships Now Open

Oct 15, 2019 12:30 PM ET

Since 2001, Comcast NBCUniversal has awarded more than $33 million in scholarships to approximately 30,000 students to help them pursue higher education.

Media & Communications

Fashion, Style, Brand and Sustainability Are Today’s Coupling Terms Now for a Growing Number of Consumers…

Oct 15, 2019 12:00 PM ET

What are you wearing? Is it fashionable? Stylish? And sustainable (as a product you want or need)? Sustainably and responsibly produced?

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Merck Receives National Business Group on Health’s Top Honor for Best Employer: Excellence in Health and Wellbeing

Oct 15, 2019 12:00 PM ET

We are honored to receive the National Business Group on Health's (NBGH) Platinum award for 2019 Best Employer: Excellence in Health and Wellbeing. NBGH's Best Employers list includes 50 companies that have the best workforce and employee wellbeing organizational initiatives in the nation; Merck is one of 19 Platinum-rated companies.

Environment

Slow and Steady Wins the Contractor Safety Race

Oct 15, 2019 11:45 AM ET

Read our blog to see where your organization stands on contractor safety and how you can implement a strong program despite obstacles you may face.