Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Florida Teen Fighting Hunger Gets a Cereal Surprise

Jul 20, 2020 12:45 PM ET

Kennedy McCormick asks for the same thing for her birthday every year: Boxes of cereal. She was motivated to start collecting cereal at the age of seven after seeing a commercial about childhood hunger.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How Employee Volunteer Programs are Changing in 2020

Jul 20, 2020 11:30 AM ET

How will socially responsible business leaders move forward in 2020 with plans to give back?

Innovation & Technology

Have You Set Tech Ground Rules For Your Kids?

Jul 20, 2020 11:00 AM ET

Together, NortonLifeLock and National PTA created the The Smart Talk, a free, fun, interactive resource that brings caregivers and kids together to create tech ground rules.

Health & Healthcare

Global Leaders in Technology and Design Compete to Bring Telehealth to Underserved Areas

Jul 20, 2020 10:30 AM ET

Some of the world’s top technology innovators are volunteering their time to competing for a chance to make telehealth services more widely available in disadvantaged communities in the U.S., through a corporate challenge that seeks to break down healthcare barriers intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Innovation & Technology

Molbio: Solving Healthcare Challenges With Bits and Bytes

Jul 20, 2020 10:00 AM ET

We recently caught up with Sundeep Subbarau from SMART Wireless Computing to learn how SMART Wireless worked with India-based Molbio Diagnostics to help them use IoT technologies to create a solution designed to improve access to healthcare.

Events, Media & Communications

Meet the Moment and Build the Future at the BSR20 Virtual Conference

Jul 20, 2020 10:00 AM ET

Registration for the BSR20 Virtual Conference is now open.

Sustainable Development Goals

Tetra Tech's Tim Michael Discusses Quality Assurance Oversight for International Development Projects

Jul 20, 2020 9:00 AM ET

With more than 35 years of experience in project management, engineering, and infrastructure development, Tim Michael is a director in Tetra Tech’s international infrastructure sector. Tim has led projects through all phases of feasibility, facility, and infrastructure development for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Afghanistan and for the Millennium Challenge Corporation in Tunisia.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

First Textiles Dye to Earn Both SCS Recycled Content and Recycling Program Certification Awarded to MKS DevO Chemicals

Jul 20, 2020 9:00 AM ET

SCS Global Services announces that it awarded dual certifications to MKS DevO Chemicals (MKS DevO), leading organic chemicals producer in the Europe, Middle East and North Africa (EMENA) region, after undergoing an assessment. MKS DevO achieved Recycled Content Certification for its patented product Sultan Black Recycle® and Certified Recycling Program for its production facility Bandirma Chemical Complex® (BCC).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How an IYF Program Team in Mexico Learned and Innovated to Serve High School Students During COVID-19

Jul 17, 2020 5:15 PM ET

The COVID-19 pandemic brought many challenges for IYF’s program teams, but also the opportunity for learning and innovation. A good example of this can be seen in our Jóvenes con Entrega program, funded by FedEx, which prepares Mexican high school students for careers in logistics.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Impossible Foods and Colin Kaepernick Fight Food Insecurity and Racial Injustice

Jul 17, 2020 4:25 PM ET

As COVID-19 tears throughout the U.S., the coronavirus may not be the deadliest part of the pandemic. CNN reports that the resulting hunger crisis could kill more people than the disease itself, especially minorities. In fact, triple the amount of Black households report not having enough to eat during COVID-19, compared with white households. Further, the disparities of hunger all ladder up to broader racial injustice in the United States. To fight disproportionate hunger in communities of color, an interesting duo has joined forces.

Diversity & Inclusion

MetLife Receives Top Score on Disability Equality Index

Jul 17, 2020 3:25 PM ET

MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that it has received a top score on the Disability Equality Index® (DEI), making the company a “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion” for the fourth year in a row.

Innovation & Technology

IoT and the Future of Transportation

Jul 17, 2020 3:00 PM ET

Imagine a world where your car monitors your daily morning commute while safely parked in your driveway. On one particular morning, it detects a major collision along your intended route. Simultaneously, it checks your calendar and sees you have...

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Disability Equality Index Gives Intel a Score of 100 for Third Year in a Row

Jul 17, 2020 3:00 PM ET

Disability Equality Index, which provides a comprehensive benchmarking tool for corporations to self-report on their disability policies and practices, gave Intel a score of 100 for the third year in a row.

Events, Media & Communications

FWD SPEAK: Love + Regeneration

Jul 17, 2020 2:00 PM ET

Gain exclusive industry insights into the intersection of sustainability and design from visionary Jason F. McLennan.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Schneider Electric Wins Industrial Energy Efficiency Award at Hannover Messe for SF6-Free Medium Voltage Switchgear

Jul 17, 2020 1:55 PM ET

Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has won the Industrial Energy Efficiency Award category “Energy Economy” for its new SM AirSeT switchgear, a green and digital medium voltage technology.

Energy

INFOGRAPHIC: Sunny Days Ahead with Renewable Energy, Solar 101 for Consumers

Jul 17, 2020 1:35 PM ET

Solar energy can power a home throughout the day and may greatly reduce how much a family spends on electricity each year. Those who don’t take advantage of the natural energy of the sun will almost always pay for their electricity; those who use solar can put their home to work for them.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Fighting for Forests, Walmart Moves to Source Sustainable Paper

Jul 17, 2020 1:30 PM ET

The journey from tree, to pulp, to paper is a long one. It doesn’t happen overnight or without the input of people across the supply chain. Because that journey impacts forests globally, we aim to have it begin & end with sustainability at its core.

Diversity & Inclusion

Introducing the 2020 Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellows

Jul 17, 2020 1:30 PM ET

Creativity plays a crucial role in how we tell our stories, and it’s never been more important to elevate new voices, particularly in a medium like film.

Environment

As U.S. Rebuilds Economy, Companies Urged to Align Lobbying With Science-based Climate Action

Jul 17, 2020 1:15 PM ET

As the U.S. works to rebuild the economy, companies across the nation are being urged to align their action on climate change with the latest science that calls for limiting global temperature rise to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius

Innovation & Technology

T‑Mobile Unveils Latest Un‑carrier Move: Scam Shield — A Massive Set of Free Solutions to Protect Customers From Rampant Scams and Robocalls

Jul 17, 2020 1:15 PM ET

T-Mobile’s latest Un-carrier move, Scam Shield, takes on scams and unwanted robocalls with an unparalleled series of bold solutions to protect T-Mobile, Metro by T-Mobile and Sprint customers for free.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Announces $750,000 in Grants for North Carolina Nonprofits Dedicated to Social Justice, Racial Equity

Jul 17, 2020 1:00 PM ET

Health & Healthcare

What We're Learning: Navigating a Pandemic Through the Lens of an HSE Leader

Jul 17, 2020 12:30 PM ET

Over the course of April, Acre convened a number of virtual round-tables to discuss business continuity and effective Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) leadership during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Research, Reports & Publications

Case Study: Impact of Installing Bio-toilets on School Children in India

Jul 17, 2020 12:00 PM ET

In India, almost 50 million people lack access to adequate sanitation, thereby increasing risks of water contamination leading to diseases. In 2017, the country still had the highest number of people practising open defecation in the world.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

ON Semiconductor Malaysia Believes in the Investment in Science

Jul 17, 2020 11:30 AM ET

If we can make science inspirational and fun, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) would not be “too difficult.” It is easier to learn when the subject taught is enjoyable and students can relate to it through experiments being conducted.

Innovation & Technology

Qualcomm Forms Smart City Partnership with Infinite

Jul 17, 2020 11:00 AM ET

Together, the two companies will try to provide developers with end-to-end IoT-as-a-Service (IoTaaS) technology that will make it easier bring new connected solutions to the market.