Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: A Sports Analogy

Oct 31, 2016 3:30 PM ET

When the players take the field, they’ll do so fully intending to win. They’ll build each other up. Encouragements of “let’s go” and “we’ve got this” will ring out from the dugouts. Everyone will be focused on the chance they have to succeed, not the long odds that they face.

Social Impact & Volunteering

3 Quality of Lifehacks to be a Good Listener

Oct 31, 2016 2:25 PM ET

In today’s constantly connected, multitasking world, listening is more important than ever. Unfortunately, it’s fallen to the bottom of our priority list.

Education

A Brighter Future for Human Trafficking Survivors

Oct 31, 2016 2:15 PM ET

Philippines based business process outsourcing company DataMotivate has joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA) with a commitment to provide skills training and full-time jobs to 500 survivors of human trafficking and slavery by 2022 through its inclusive impact sourcing model. By that year, the company also commits to replicate its model in another Asian market.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

World Environment Center Appoints Three Global Sustainability Leaders to its Independent Gold Medal Jury

Oct 31, 2016 2:00 PM ET

The World Environment Center (WEC) is pleased to welcome three new jurors to its Gold Medal Award Jury. The WEC Gold Medal Award for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development, now in its 33rd year, is a prestigious global accolade that recognizes sustainability excellence in an international company. Companies must apply for the award as part of a global competition, which culminates in the Gold Medal jury’s rigorous selection process to select a recipient.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Charlie Vanek and Joel Martins on Nonprofit Coach Radio Show with Ted Hart

Oct 31, 2016 1:45 PM ET

In the most recent episode on the Nonprofit Coach Radio Show, Ted Hart interviewed MicroEdge + Blacbaud's Charlie Vanek, VP Product Management and Joel Martins, VP Product Development, live from bbcon 2016!

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

All the Ways to Follow Us at BSR16

Oct 31, 2016 1:30 PM ET

The BSR Conference 2016 kicks in New York tomorrow evening, November 1. Whether you’re joining us in person or online, here are the best ways to follow along with #BSR16.

Health & Healthcare

Iodine Deficiency: A Strain on Brain Health [Infographic]

Oct 31, 2016 12:50 PM ET

Innovation & Technology

The Future of Alternative Fuels

Oct 31, 2016 12:45 PM ET

As concerns grow over climate change, pollution and how much oil we actually have left, there’s clearly a need to develop alternative fuels.

The good news is that researchers have proven that vehicles can run on natural gas, electricity, hydrogen, nitrogen, biofuels like elephant grass – and even biodiesels based on restaurant grease or chicken waste.

Events, Media & Communications

#OptOutside Expands Beyond REI

Oct 31, 2016 11:15 AM ET

Black Friday: a day marked with early store openings, long lines and hefty discounts. It has long been known as the biggest shopping day of the year and according to ShopperTrak’s annual list, 2016 will be no different. Yet in recent years there have been rumblings of change in the retail world. Even USA Today pondered the trajectory of the shopping holiday in an article released this week, asking “Is Black Friday Dead?”

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Impact Investing: A Look Back to Pave a Path Forward

Oct 31, 2016 11:10 AM ET

Impact investing possesses enormous potential to direct much-needed capital to the most pressing issues our society faces, including education, affordable housing, job creation, and training – all of which are often more acutely felt in urban environments.

Events, Media & Communications

Harnessing the Power of Youth: Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit

Oct 31, 2016 10:45 AM ET

Teenagers everywhere have attitude.

This was the initial thought that crossed my mind as I approached this year’s Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit, the tenth annual conference presented by Making Cents International. However, these thoughts were quickly replaced by the acknowledgement that youth are more than the promise of the future. They are powerful individuals. Indeed, they are a force, and it is our collective challenge to ensure that they are a force for good.

Health & Healthcare

Building Partnerships to Meet the UN SDG Health Targets: The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation’s Experience

Oct 31, 2016 10:35 AM ET

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation has an unwavering commitment to promoting health equity around the globe. Through our grants and partnerships, we are helping many low and middle income countries build capacity to further progress toward prevention and control of cancer and other non-communicable diseases, ultimately helping them to drive progress toward the visionary global goal of reducing deaths from chronic disease in 25 percent by 2025.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Antea Group Releases TSCA Reform Update White Paper

Oct 31, 2016 10:35 AM ET

Enactment of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (LCSA) in June marked the first substantial change to United States chemical regulation since the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) was passed in 1976.

As these new LCSA provisions are implemented by the EPA, chemical manufacturers will need to adjust internal standards and risk management guidelines regarding the way individual chemicals are manufactured, processed and used. Antea Group is committed to assisting our clients in evaluating LCSA reforms and meeting associated regulatory obligations, and we have prepared this white paper to help make sense of the true impact and import of the new regulations, and look at recent developments now that the dust has settled a bit.

Energy

Joining the North Carolina Solar Boom

Oct 31, 2016 10:05 AM ET

Today we’ve got Carolina on our minds.

Our solar team is pleased to announce that our first solar farm in the Tar Heel state — the MC-1 solar project in Williamston, North Carolina — is now online and operational.

Events, Media & Communications

Sodexo Sponsorship of Marine Corps Marathon Kids Run Bolsters Childhood Health and Wellness

Oct 31, 2016 9:55 AM ET

Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life Services, partnered with the United States Marine Corps last weekend for its annual Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) Kids Run, an annual lead-up activity to the largest marathon in the world that doesn't offer prize money. Sodexo, which has a track record in improving the health and wellbeing of customers all ages, has sponsored the event since 2003.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Wells Fargo Donates $500,000 for San Antonio-area Revitalization Efforts

Oct 31, 2016 9:50 AM ET

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced a total of $500,000 in donations for seven local nonprofits will help revitalize San Antonio neighborhoods through the Wells Fargo NeighborhoodLIFT® program.

Innovation & Technology

Arrow Electronics is Creating New Ways to Power the World

Oct 31, 2016 9:15 AM ET

Creating new ways to power the world, and save it all at once! We're thinking #FiveYearsOut about Power Management.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Sustainability Goes Global in CBRE’s 4th Annual Green Week!

Oct 31, 2016 9:05 AM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Wendy’s Wouldn’t Be Wendy’s Without Franchising

Oct 31, 2016 9:05 AM ET

The franchise business model has been around for decades and generally allows entrepreneurs to purchase an agreement or license to market a product or service while using the trademark of a larger company. Of the 6,500 restaurants in the Wendy’s system, only about 400 are currently owned by The Wendy’s Company. The majority are owned and operated by Wendy’s franchisees: small business owners who are working hard to grow the economy, create jobs, and give something back to their local communities.

Events, Media & Communications

Tetra Tech's DNA | Entrepreneurial

Oct 31, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Hearing from one of Tetra Tech’s founders about our company’s unique traits and the legacy he helped create 50 years ago

Social Impact & Volunteering

Benefiting Customers, Building Communities

Oct 31, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Responsibility is obviously a key component for conducting any business, and when it comes to the financial services industry, that approach has even more impact when it also does good things for society. For that reason, MetLife Foundation, the charitable arm of MetLife Inc., pivoted to a focus on financial inclusion in 2013.

Research, Reports & Publications

Legg Mason, Inc. Issues 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Oct 31, 2016 9:00 AM ET

In our 100+ years of investing, Legg Mason has grown into one of the world’s largest asset management firms. Legg Mason’s mission is “Investing to Improve Lives,” it’s our internal compass that guides all of our decisions and everything we do every day. We, along with our family of nine Affiliates, believe that if we’re living up to that mission, we will be in a stronger position to serve our constituencies.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Global Impact Week Recap: 1,500+ NetSuite Employees Volunteer 4,100+ Hours During Week of Service

Oct 31, 2016 7:10 AM ET

Events, Media & Communications

Tetra Tech's DNA | Our People and the Community

Oct 29, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Celebrating the importance of our employees and how they help support our work and communities

Environment

Our Youth and Sustainability

Oct 28, 2016 6:00 PM ET

Youth and Sustainability features two videos. A conversation with the renowned climate scientist, Dr. James Hansen and his granddaughter, Sophie Kivlehan and an interview with Julia Olson of The Children's Trust.