Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Events, Media & Communications

Comerica Bank Women's Business Symposium Provides Opportunities for Women Business Leaders to Learn, Connect & Grow

Hundreds of women in business joined Comerica Bank for our national Women’s Business Symposium stop in Houston.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Smithfield Foods Donates $150,000 to Rose Hill, North Carolina Fire Department for New Ladder Truck

The truck was purchased by the Rose Hill Fire Department, a volunteer fire department serving Duplin County, N.C., and was made possible with a $150,000 contribution from the Smithfield Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Smithfield Foods.

Research, Reports & Publications

Customer Demands are Driving Sustainability Goal-Setting Into a New Era

Customers are the most important stakeholders influencing how companies set sustainability priorities, define goals and respond to external requests for environment, social and governance (ESG) information, according to a new report by NAEM.

Diversity & Inclusion

Voices at Viacom: “Diversity and Inclusion Is About All of Us”

It’s rare that Wincie Knight can make it through a conversation without mentioning the importance of inclusion in her workplace.

Environment

CSRHub’s Cynthia Figge Speaking at Future in Review 2019

Future in Review Oct. 8-11, 2019 at The Lodge at Torrey Pines, La Jolla, CA, A Strategic News Service Presentation

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

6 Things Brands Should Consider on Sustainability

Michael Horn, chief data officer at Huge was speaking at a Campaign-Huge hosted dinner discussion on how marketers can be champions for more sustainability practices, and was chaired by Campaign US editor Lindsay Stein.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sustainability Champion Says Progress Requires Unlikely Collaborations

Philip Morris International proclaims on its website that it is shifting resources to transform its business and become a smoke-free technology leader as quickly as possible with new offerings such as IQOS, a heated tobacco product.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Anglo American Employee Volunteer Program Awarded IMPACT2030 Innovation Award

Anglo American’s employee volunteering program ‘Ambassadors for Good’ received high recognition during United Nations General Assembly week when IMPACT 2030 awarded it one of its top innovation awards.

Innovation & Technology

Ecocentricity Blog: The Time Traveler's Car Part II

Lilium’s design produced something technically impressive and elegantly beautiful. That is nature’s way, and it shows what’s possible when we turn to the natural world for instruction and inspiration.

Diversity & Inclusion

Northern Trust Shows There is Another Way

Sustainable Development Goals

Responsible Mica and Minerals Initiatives Collaborate to End Child Labor and Improve Working Conditions

The Responsible Mica Initiative and the Responsible Minerals Initiative have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work toward ending the use of child labor and to improve working conditions in mica industry supply chains globally.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Feed the Children: Making a Difference in the Fight Against Childhood Hunger

When the issue of childhood hunger is discussed, people usually imagine impoverished children in developing countries. But the truth of the matter is millions of children in America face food-insecurity. As you can imagine, hunger isn’t prejudiced.

Innovation & Technology

eGlobalTech, A Tetra Tech Company, Launches Auxilium AI Chatbot

eGlobalTech, A Tetra Tech Company (eGT), recently launched Auxilium, a high-end artificial intelligence (AI) solution.

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

Legg Mason is pleased to announce the launch of UNIDOS, the newest Employee Resource Group (ERG), which represents the Hispanic and Latino Community within our employee base, clientele and the communities where we do business.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Scotiabank Supports Employee Mental and Emotional Wellbeing

Scotiabank is adding two additional paid personal days for eligible Canadian employees in support of mental health and broader wellbeing.

Environment

Doris Kearns Goodwin: Leadership In Turbulent Times

What makes a great leader? This week on Sea Change Radio, we are honored to have Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin here to give us her take on that question.

Events, Media & Communications

2019 Fall CSR Conference Lineup: Meet up with America's Charities at These Events

Can't attend one of these events, or want to meet with our team beforehand? Click here to request a call with our team.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Diversity Project

The Diversity Project aims to accelerate progress towards an inclusive culture in the investment industry. An inclusive culture supports more effective teamwork, gives wider perspectives, better investment decisions, better results for our clients and ultimately more sustainable businesses.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Impact of Design Through Social Good

For the past 19 years, Sappi has empowered great ideas by supporting designers that use their time and talent for good.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Join the Operation Warm Heroes for Warmth to Bring Confidence and Hope to More Children

Earlier this year we shared a story about a little girl who Operation Warm was trying to help by giving her a larger size coat. The coat she had fit ok, but was starting to get a little snug & this girl was growing & would soon need a larger size

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Give Kids The World Village Makes a Difference for the Bravest Kids and Their Families

Each year 27,000 children in the United States are diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. For these children, simple surprises and joys of life are eclipsed by doctors’ visits, hospital stays, medical tests and treatments.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

SPLC: Upholding the Right to Due Process for Detained Immigrants Across the Southeast

Every day, people from across the world come to the United States hoping to find safety or a better life. Some travel for hundreds of miles, crossing through the borders of Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala before reaching the U.S.-Mexico border.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How to Build an Employee Volunteer Program That Makes an Impact

Thanks to a KaBOOM! project and 150 volunteers organized by Marriott International and America’s Charities’ member PHILLIPS Programs for Children and Families’ networks, a kid-designed, community planned playground was built in a single day.

Innovation & Technology

Reinforcing Our Responsibility to Sustainability

Everything we do today needs to harness the power of manufacturing to make a better tomorrow for everyone.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The IVECO Plant in Sete Lagoas, Brazil Achieves Silver Level Designation in World Class Manufacturing

The IVECO commercial vehicles manufacturing facility in Sete Lagoas, Brazil, has attained silver status in the World Class Manufacturing (WCM) program.

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