Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Responsible Production & Consumption

Sustainable Packaging

Dec 8, 2015 12:00 PM ET

Watch the sustainable packaging video from UPS.

Environment

Deal Prospects Improve as Time Narrows: Tracking the Climate Talks

Dec 8, 2015 12:00 PM ET

Optimism continues to improve in Paris as ministers get down to the hard graft of bridging divisions between rich and poor countries.

Environment

Business Leaders Come to Paris to Show Support for International Climate Agreement and Showcase Solutions at Caring for Climate Business Forum

Dec 8, 2015 12:00 PM ET

Unprecedented corporate engagement on key climate issues including carbon pricing, finance, responsible policy engagement and science-based targets were announced today at the conclusion of the Caring for Climate (C4C) Business Forum, the official avenue for business at the Conference of Parties (COP) event in Paris.

Innovation & Technology

High School Students Drive Others to Take the It Can Wait Pledge

Dec 8, 2015 11:35 AM ET

High school students across the nation are putting down their phones – at least while they are behind the wheel – and urging people, young and old, to join them in taking the It Can Wait pledge, a promise to refrain from texting, emailing, posting or surfing the web while driving.

Environment

See How Much CO2 the Earth Is Churning Out in Real Time

Dec 8, 2015 11:15 AM ET

Fossil-fuel burning and deforestation are the main drivers of global warming. The CO2 they give off makes up more than 75 percent of annual climate pollution. The Bloomberg Carbon Clock is a real-time estimate of the global monthly atmospheric CO2 level.

Research, Reports & Publications

Domtar's Online Training Tool "My Knowledge Tree" Leads Employees to Success

Dec 8, 2015 11:05 AM ET

Climbing the tree that leads to success

Health & Healthcare

Sanofi – For Better Mental Health Care in Madagascar

Dec 8, 2015 10:55 AM ET

Sanofi has launched in 2008 in Madagascar a training programme for healthcare professionals to help for a better mental health care.

Environment

Climax Mine, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Recycles Biosolids for Land Reclamation

Dec 8, 2015 10:40 AM ET

Since 1997, Climax operations has helped local communities recycle waste by converting the biosolids from their wastewater treatment plants into compost to reclaim and revegetate lands used in past mining activities.

Energy

As Simple, or Perhaps Complicated, as Flicking a Switch

Dec 8, 2015 10:00 AM ET

Breakthrough Energy Coalition has pledged investment dollars to bring to market and scale clean and affordable energy technologies.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Siemens to Increase R&D Investment by €300 Million to a Total of €4.8 Billion

Dec 8, 2015 9:45 AM ET

Environment

BSR COP21 Daily Dispatch: Day 9

Dec 8, 2015 9:30 AM ET

The BSR COP21 Daily Dispatch highlights news and insights on the policy negotiations and their implications for business and a sustainable future for our climate.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Bard MBA in Sustainability Podcast w/ Pepsi's Manoj Fenelon

Dec 8, 2015 9:30 AM ET

In a world teeming with answers, Manoj helps ask good questions that catalyze and channel collective imagination.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Amgen Foundation Goes to the White House: STEM Learning Ecosystems Initiative

Dec 8, 2015 9:30 AM ET

Recently, the VC STEM Regional Network was selected to be one of the 27 communities to pilot the national STEM Learning Ecosystems Initiative, which plans to utilize cross-sector collaboration to develop creative ways to increase the equity and quality of STEM learning outcomes for all.

Environment

CBRE Pilot Program Saves Clients One Billion Gallons of Water Over 18 Months

Dec 8, 2015 9:20 AM ET

Diversity & Inclusion

Antea Group Intern Creates Lasting Value for Local Breweries Via MnTap Program

Dec 8, 2015 9:15 AM ET

Antea Group intern Ross Wise focused on creating sustainability manuals for the Brewers Association, a non-profit association with over 2,700 member breweries and 45,000 member homebrewers. Ross helped to collect data on water, natural gas, energy, and CO2 usage for 25 breweries, and used that information to develop best practices and find potential cost savings.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Finding Your Passion at Work

Dec 8, 2015 9:15 AM ET

Many workers feel that although they do their job and do it well, they don’t have the passion for the work that they once had—or maybe it was never there in the first place.

Education

IBM Launching Teacher TryScience in Kenya

Dec 8, 2015 9:00 AM ET

The Ministry of Education and Science in Kenya recently launched the national roll out of Teachers TryScience. This is hugely significant for Kenya where they note that "The future prosperity of Kenya depends on young people choosing STEM related subjects." Currently only 2% of students study STEM subjects at tertiary level.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

2015 Global Microscope Shows Progress in the Environment for Financial Inclusion in Most Countries

Dec 8, 2015 8:10 AM ET

Access to affordable, diverse financial services is expanding and deepening in many parts of the world, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) 2015 Global Microscope on Financial Inclusion.

Health & Healthcare

Hope Is in the Air

Dec 8, 2015 8:10 AM ET

It’s easy to see why Chrissy and Travis Hollman chose to raise their family in Terrace, B.C., with its small-town feel and opportunities for growth through liquid natural gas (LNG) related projects.

Social Impact & Volunteering

[INFOGRAPHIC] How Does Community Involvement Benefit the Business?

Dec 8, 2015 8:10 AM ET

Since 1995, the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship has studied how companies invest in communities and how these efforts connect to their businesses—and has published the findings in the Community Involvement study. Over the past 20 years, we’ve witnessed the role of community involvement evolve to become a strategic component of business.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Norfolk Southern Bridges: More Than Meets the Eye

Dec 8, 2015 8:05 AM ET

Health & Healthcare

A New Approach to Care for Diabetes in Pregnancy Aims to Improve the Health of Mothers & Newborns

Dec 8, 2015 8:05 AM ET

Many people have heard of type 1 and type 2 diabetes – but few are aware that there is another kind of diabetes that can develop during pregnancy called gestational diabetes.

To tackle the problem of gestational diabetes, a unique partnership between the International Diabetes Federation, the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (MDRF) and the Abbott Fund created a new model of care to improve the awareness, diagnosis and management of gestational diabetes.

Events, Media & Communications

Nat Geo WILD Celebrates 'Big Cat Week' with Special Programming, Calls to Action

Dec 8, 2015 7:00 AM ET

Beginning Friday, November 27, Nat Geo WILD presented its sixth annual Big Cat Week, a block of special programming dedicated to raising awareness of the threats facing the global populations of lions, tigers, cheetahs, panthers, and more. This year's Big Cat Week was the biggest in the channel's history, including the premieres of five brand new specials and three nights of live African safaris. The program also saw the return of the Cause an Uproar campaign, a call to action for those interested in supporting the National Geographic Society's conservation work with big cat populations. Nat Geo WILD is part of the Fox Networks Group, which is owned by 21st Century Fox.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Community Efforts at Amway Taiwan in the Spotlight at International Forum for Volunteerism

Dec 7, 2015 5:30 PM ET

Sixteen years of community work through Amway Taiwan’s corporate social responsibility program was highlighted at a forum hosted by the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) during a session titled “Corporate Volunteering in the Global Age”.

Education

Applied Materials’ Education Initiative Aims to Increase Graduation Rates and Student Success

Dec 7, 2015 5:00 PM ET

The forthcoming 2015 Community Involvement Survey illustrates that many companies are addressing relevant social issues, with a prominent focus on K-12 education. The survey shows that nearly 55 percent of companies include education among their top issues for attention and investment.