Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Collaborative and Risk-focused Engagement (CaRE™) at Alkermes

May 7, 2020 10:30 AM ET

In 2018, we significantly enhanced CaRE™, our proprietary risk mitigation program designed to encourage employees to preemptively identify and address EHSS risks and enhance sustainability.

Events, Media & Communications

Electric Power: An Industry in Transition

May 7, 2020 10:10 AM ET

Power companies continue to increase ambition and set more aggressive greenhouse gas goals.

Education

Keep America Beautiful Opens Applications for 2020/2021 National Youth Advisory Council

May 7, 2020 10:10 AM ET

Keep America Beautiful®, the nation’s leading community improvement nonprofit organization, is accepting applications for its 2020-2021 National Youth Advisory Council (YAC) through Friday, July 10, 2020.

Responsible Production & Consumption

SCS and RFCI Announce Finalization of ASSURE CERTIFIED™ Standard for Rigid Core Flooring

May 7, 2020 10:00 AM ET

SCS Global Services (SCS) is proud to announce the finalization of the ASSURE CERTIFIED™ standard and certification program for Rigid Core Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT)

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FCA and Chrysler Brand Expand Partnership with No Kid Hungry to Feed Children Impacted by Coronavirus School Closures

May 7, 2020 9:40 AM ET

​In response to the coronavirus crisis, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) announced a commitment to provide more than 1 million meals to ensure children who depend on school meals continue to have access to nutritious food.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

SC Johnson Donates Mosquito Repellents to Help At-Risk Families in Latin America

May 7, 2020 9:30 AM ET

Today, SC Johnson announced it has donated 125,000 units of personal insect repellent and insecticides to benefit families in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. The donations come as the countries have seen an increase in the number of dengue cases in recent months.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

SC Johnson dona repelentes de mosquitos para ayudar a las familias en riesgo en América Latina

May 7, 2020 9:30 AM ET

Hoy, SC Johnson anunció que ha donado 125.000 unidades de repelentes de insectos e insecticidas para beneficiar a familias en Argentina, Brasil y Paraguay.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

SC Johnson doa repelentes de mosquitos para ajudar famílias em risco na América latina

May 7, 2020 9:30 AM ET

A SC Johnson anunciou, hoje, a doação de 125.000 unidades de repelentes pessoais e inseticidas para beneficiar famílias na Argentina, no Brasil e no Paraguai.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Benevity Announces Steven Woods as Incoming Chief Technology Officer

May 7, 2020 8:20 AM ET

Benevity announces Steven Woods as Chief Technology Officer, leading a technology team of more than 200 development, product management, analytics and enterprise platform professionals that spans Benevity’s Calgary, Victoria and Toronto offices.

Events, Media & Communications

Porter Novelli Purpose Summit: Day 2 Preview

May 6, 2020 6:00 PM ET

This Friday will mark day two of the Porter Novelli Purpose Summit: Committing to Action Amid COVID‐19. Conversations will highlight strategies employed by brands like Prudential and ADCOLOR and We Mean Business, among others; employee-first leadership tips; and examples of how global markets are responding to the pandemic with Purpose-driven solutions to support business, society and those most in need.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Nonprofits Are Responding to COVID-19 and They Need Your Help

May 6, 2020 5:45 PM ET

Companies around the world are taking steps to act responsibly in their reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic, and non-profit organizations are no exception.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

JetBlue to Honor 100,000 Healthcare Workers With Pairs of Roundtrip Flight Certificates

May 6, 2020 5:45 PM ET

JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) today launched JetBlue Healthcare Hero, which will honor 100,000 healthcare workers with roundtrip flight certificates for two to anywhere JetBlue flies.

Media & Communications

Living Future Speaker Q+A: Mohawk's Rami Vagal

May 6, 2020 5:40 PM ET

Over the next few weeks, we will run a Q+A series to showcase some of the incredible change-makers who are speaking at Living Future 2020 Online. This week, we are featuring Rami Vagal, Senior Sustainability Manager at Mohawk Industries, our Luminary Sponsor of LF20.

Innovation & Technology

How Ready is the World to Work While Still Social Distancing?

May 6, 2020 4:00 PM ET

As businesses and governments worldwide scramble to adjust to social distancing, they are often turning to online tools, from webinar platforms to digital payments to social media for advertising. But as a new analysis

Environment

The Dow of Deception: Mark Tulay

May 6, 2020 3:15 PM ET

As the horrendous economic news continues to pile up, somehow stock prices keep bouncing back, leaving many of us scratching our heads.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Staying Agile in the Age of Lockdown

May 6, 2020 3:00 PM ET

6 organizational practices and behaviors to weather the COVID-19 pandemic. Company leaders have an opportunity right now to guide their employees with purpose and make a difference in how employees and stakeholders endure.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

COVID-19: IVECO at the Local Communities’ Side to Counter the Spread of the Virus in Europe

May 6, 2020 3:00 PM ET

As the COVID-19 virus is impacting everybody’s personal and professional lives, the humanitarian challenge becomes increasingly acute.

Health & Healthcare

Aramark Salutes America’s Healthcare Heroes

May 6, 2020 3:00 PM ET

As the country continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Aramark salutes the strength and courage of frontline medical professionals.

Education

IBM Launches Open P-TECH Globally; Free Platform Focused on Workplace Learning and Skills Will Be Offered in English, Portuguese and Spanish

May 6, 2020 2:15 PM ET

IBM believes that companies bringing advanced technologies to market have a responsibility to prepare students and workers for the way those technologies will shape jobs and the nature of our work.

Research, Reports & Publications

Strong Commitment Toward Sustainability Continues for Sappi North America in 2019 Sustainability Report

May 6, 2020 2:05 PM ET

Sappi North America, Inc., a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and dissolving pulp, today released its 2019 Sustainability Report, illustrating the bright future for sustainability within the company.

Research, Reports & Publications

Bechtel Annual Report Shows Strong Performance for 2019

May 6, 2020 2:00 PM ET

Bechtel helped expand air and rail transit for millions of travelers, provide zero-carbon power for communities, and eliminate the environmental risks of hazardous waste, reinforcing its standing as a trusted partner to industries and governments.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Albertsons Boosts Care for Its Communities, Associates and Customers as Sales Surge

May 6, 2020 1:30 PM ET

It is a great contribution to communities that Albertsons’ stores look to neighboring companies for temporary employees.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Road to a Vaccine, Ep. 4: What Doctors on the Front Lines of COVID-19 Are Now Saying About the Virus

May 6, 2020 1:30 PM ET

Innovation & Technology

Using Technology to Protect Vulnerable Communities

May 6, 2020 1:10 PM ET

Environment

Blue Herons’ Home on the Lake Protected From Erosion

May 6, 2020 1:10 PM ET

From a distance, Heron Island looks like any of the 100 islands on Lake Norman, north of Charlotte, N.C. As its nickname suggests, however, this strip of land is home to between 60 and 80 great blue heron nests, the largest collection of herons