Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Research, Reports & Publications

Companies Now Required to Speak Out on ESG Issues: New Research

Nov 30, 2018 8:35 AM ET

The report defines the Brands Taking Stands movement succinctly: “A growing roster of Blue Chip companies are using their powerful voices to urge continued U.S. support of the Paris Climate Agreement, to strengthen gun control laws, to fight immigration laws that would negatively impact Dreamers, to champion diversity and inclusion, and to protect LGBTQ rights, among other hot-button and often political issues.”

Innovation & Technology

Organic Photovoltaic Greenhouse Innovation Wins Schneider Electric’s 2018 Go Green in the City Student Competition

Nov 30, 2018 8:20 AM ET

Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation announce the winning team of Go Green in the City 2018, its international student case study competition focusing on innovative energy solutions for smart cities.

Innovation & Technology

How Data Privacy Regulations Affect Your Supply Chain

Nov 30, 2018 8:05 AM ET

This past May, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect. The comprehensive regulations shift the dominant paradigm of online data from an opt-out model, in which users had to take action to control their data, to a privacy by design model where privacy and user control must be up-front and center.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

It’s a Boat! It’s a Plane! It’s a Wells Fargo Banker!

Nov 30, 2018 8:00 AM ET

The summer season in Alaska offers a small window of time for rural communities to restock the supplies they need to survive the long, harsh winter ahead. With the rivers no longer choked with ice and daylight lasting nearly 24 hours, barges bring these remote towns everything from raw building materials to oil for heating homes and fueling vehicles. Watch the video at Wells Fargo Stories.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Goldcorp’s Cognitive Journey at Red Lake Wins Technology Award

Nov 30, 2018 6:00 AM ET

Since 2017, Goldcorp has been working with IBM to determine how the IBM Watson cognitive computing platform could improve the company’s mineral exploration program. RLGM is now pioneering the world’s first Exploration with Watson platform. The Watson initiative recently earned Goldcorp a prestigious Ingenious Award in the large private sector category from the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC).

Environment

How China's Crackdown on Scrap Imports Hits Recycling

Nov 29, 2018 5:25 PM ET

Energy

Mohawk Group and Groundswell Unveil smartflower™ Solar Energy Unit at North Carolina School

Nov 29, 2018 5:05 PM ET

Mohawk Group and nonprofit Groundswell have teamed up to locate a new smartflower™ solar energy unit near three Rockingham County Schools in North Carolina—a project that will bring the benefits of clean solar power to the area, create educational opportunities for students and also contribute to Mohawk’s sustainability efforts to leave more handprints than footprints.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Pro Bono as a People Strategy in Action: GSK

Nov 29, 2018 12:30 PM ET

Read about GSK's approach to tying social impact into their leadership development goals through their PULSE employee engagement program in Taproot Foundation's new report; Pro Bono as a People Strategy.

Environment

BIER Member Spotlight: Kate Krebs

Nov 29, 2018 12:00 PM ET

The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) highlights their members' beverage industry sustainability insights and ideas in their BIER Member Spotlight series on a monthly basis. These spotlights include their answers to questions about their company's sustainability achievements and strategy, practical insights from BIER, interesting facts, and more.

Events, Media & Communications

LIVE Twitter Chat on #GenerationForChange Hosted by Mars, Incorporated, Tuesday, December 4th, 2018 at Noon ET

Nov 29, 2018 11:45 AM ET

Be sure to join us for a LIVE one-hour #GenerationForChange Twitter Chat during COP24 in Poland. This virtual event will be hosted by Mars, Incorporated. Joining Mars for the December 4 chat are leaders from The Climate Group, EDF, The Nature Conservancy and Oxfam. TriplePundit and 3BL Media will moderate the chat.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Legg Mason Introduces New Global Education Benefits

Nov 29, 2018 11:20 AM ET

Legg Mason, Inc. has introduced a new educational benefit for global employees. Beginning immediately, employees can receive reimbursement for anything they want to learn.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Lockheed Martin Earns Seven ENERGY STAR Certifications, Three LEED Silver Ratings

Nov 29, 2018 11:00 AM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Centerplate Revs Up a New Contract Extension With Detroit’s Cobo Center

Nov 29, 2018 10:00 AM ET

Hospitality provider Centerplate has announced an early, multi-year contract extension with Cobo Center in Detroit. Managed and operated by the Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority (DRCFA), Cobo Center is one of the largest convention centers in the United States, located on the beautiful Detroit riverfront.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

VIDEO | Subaru of America and The ASPCA Work Together for the 2018 Share the Love® Event

Nov 29, 2018 10:00 AM ET

When we rescue pets, we build families. This happy commercial tells the story of a girl learning the power of volunteering and helping an animal find a home. We witness a young volunteer give a lonely pet attention. As she does, a younger girl joins out of curiosity.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Johnson & Johnson Earns a Top Spot on the 2018 Access to Medicine Index

Nov 29, 2018 9:35 AM ET

One billion. That's how many lives Johnson & Johnson is committed to impacting through its Health for Humanity 2020 Goals, which include a pledge to deliver innovative healthcare access to some of the world's most underserved communities and cutting-edge training programs for frontline healthcare workers.

Innovation & Technology

Why I’m Developing for Mars and Sustainable Life in Space

Nov 29, 2018 9:35 AM ET

We explore Mars for many reasons, be it the risk minimization of distributing our species across multiple planets or the fact that our population is growing at a rate that is unsustainable for our Earth’s resources.For me, it is the insatiable spirit of exploration. It is all the inventions we will create to help Earth as a result of pushing our skills to their most extreme, and it is the fact that aiming for a goal this grand has the power to draw together people from every background.

Energy

The Future Is Bright With Our Solar Powered Feed Mill

Nov 29, 2018 9:05 AM ET

We’re taking a significant step toward making our company more sustainable by using renewable energy to make a difference in the way we operate.

Our feed mill in Aurora, Missouri, not only plays an integral role in our poultry production at our Monett, Missouri, complex, but it’s now our first commercial feed mill to use solar energy.

David Young, senior manager, Live Production in Monett, had the idea to implement renewable energy in the feed mill production four years ago, and discovered solar energy was the best way to grow our business in Aurora. Solar gained us a competitive edge for the feed mill, allowing it to produce more feed while using less purchased energy. Now, he’s proud to see these benefits from going solar, thanks to the support from our Sustainability team.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Data Drives Decisions in 21st-Century Manufacturing

Nov 29, 2018 9:05 AM ET

In 21st-century manufacturing, data is king. Data analysis is often a key factor in helping business leaders make informed decisions that drive business strategy, performance and innovation. Today, Domtar uses a plant analysis and visualization tool called PARCview to monitor up-to-the-minute manufacturing data across our network of pulp and paper mills.

Energy

As Roadblocks are Addressed, Electric Vehicle Adoption Charges Ahead

Nov 29, 2018 8:25 AM ET

Electric vehicles have been touted as the next big thing in transportation ever since GM introduced the EV1 in 1996 and Toyota unveiled the Prius the following year. Now, two decades later, “big thingness” for electric vehicles may finally be within reach, with sales showing impressive numbers. Nearly 200,000 were sold in the US in 2017—up 26 percent from the year before.

Innovation & Technology

5 Best Practices of Design Thinking Companies Can Use to Ensure Data Privacy

Nov 29, 2018 8:15 AM ET

As online security and user experience simultaneously become two of the most important topics for modern companies, GDPR compliance by companies is a must. There is an art to creating a high-quality user experience while also adhering to this new regulation, and it begins with design thinking.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

New National Research Shows Most U.S. Students Feel Unprepared Without Social and Emotional Skills

Nov 29, 2018 8:00 AM ET

A new report from the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) made possible by The Allstate Foundation, shows 77 percent of recent high school students believe their schools could have done a better job of helping students develop key social and emotional learning (SEL) skills. Crucial SEL skills, such as empathy and confidence, can have an overwhelmingly positive impact on academic performance and overall well-being.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Land Remediation Restores Soil Conditions at El Sauzal

Nov 29, 2018 6:35 AM ET

Land management practices in the mining process can take an environmental toll on the soil around a mine site. Tillage, stripping and removal of native vegetation can alter the living and nutrient conditions of soil organisms, and result in a degradation of their microenvironments, particularly with a reduction of soil biotics, both in biomass and diversity.

Yet proven successful remediation techniques utilized by experienced erosion control specialists can restore the land back to the original state before mining operations commenced. Such was the case at Goldcorp’s El Sauzal mine, located in the municipality of Urique Chihuahua, Mexico.

Diversity & Inclusion

Restoring Land and Increasing Resilience Needs Women

Nov 29, 2018 2:00 AM ET

Almost two dozen representatives from Ghanaian development agencies working in partnership with the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) in northern Ghana gathered in the city of Bolgatanga on 13 November 2018 for a training workshop on Social and Gender Dynamics and their Importance for Improving Resilience and Livelihoods.

Environment

Mark Schapiro: Reaping What You Sow

Nov 28, 2018 7:20 PM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Taking Safety Seriously: Sappi Hires EMTs On-Site at Somerset Mill

Nov 28, 2018 4:30 PM ET

When you work in a remote location, every second counts in an emergency. An ambulance typically takes eight to ten minutes to reach the Somerset Mill location, so early intervention can provide the best possible outcome.