Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Research, Reports & Publications

Publication of the 2016 Nestlé in Society Creating Shared Value and Meeting Our Commitments Report

Mar 7, 2017 8:00 AM ET

Nestlé S.A., today released its annual Nestlé in society: Creating Shared Value and meeting our commitments report for 2016. The report demonstrates how the company purpose, ambitions and 42 specific public commitments contribute to society.

Events, Media & Communications

"Obtaining ROI from CSR and Sustainability Efforts: How to Use that Content to Achieve Measurable Results with 3BL Media” – Free Webinar, Mar. 16, 9:30 a.m. ET

Mar 7, 2017 7:05 AM ET

The new generation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability communicators are operating in real-time and are constantly searching for ways to report on return on investment (ROI) for the efforts they work on every day.

Social Impact & Volunteering

30 Pacific Northwest Leaders Unite for Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and Service

Mar 6, 2017 5:30 PM ET

Points of Light announced today that a dynamic group of influential Pacific Northwest leaders will serve as Host Committee members for the annual Conference on Volunteering and Service to be held June 19-21 in the Emerald City. Convened by Points of Light, the event provides the singular opportunity for nonprofit, government, business and civic leaders to learn, connect and shape the future of volunteerism, and draws approximately 3,500 participants from 37 countries, including the United States.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

First Global Fintech Fund for the Underserved Closes with $141 Million in Capital Contributions

Mar 6, 2017 4:45 PM ET

Accion and Quona Capital announced today the final close of the Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund, the world’s first global fintech fund for the underserved.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Turning Risks into Opportunities

Mar 6, 2017 4:20 PM ET

Earlier this year, the World Economic Forum released its 2017 Global Risks Report, providing ample reading material for the world’s elite as they trekked to the Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

Health & Healthcare

LIVESTRONG and Eli Lilly and Company Honor Clinical Trials Participants

Mar 6, 2017 4:00 PM ET

On March 10, the LIVESTRONG Foundation will host an unveiling reception for The Hero’s Journey Art, an art installation created by sculptor John Magnan.

Diversity & Inclusion

Three Quality of Lifehacks for Supporting Women in the Workplace

Mar 6, 2017 3:00 PM ET

For over 100 years, International Women’s Day has been a reminder to recognize women’s contributions to the American workforce and economy. Women in the workplace have come a long way, but there is still a long way to go before women are treated equally to men when it comes to financial compensation and social acknowledgment at work.

Events, Media & Communications

Republic Services Kicks-Off its First National Championship Truck ROAD-EO

Mar 6, 2017 1:45 PM ET

Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) celebrated its industry leading safety program by hosting its first national championship truck ROAD-EO competition, a rigorous skills competition for Republic’s top drivers and technicians from across the country. The competition involves a series of driving and diagnostic tests in challenging scenarios, in order to determine national champions in five distinct categories.

Events, Media & Communications

Tackling Global Issues with Pro Bono: Experts from 27 Countries Convene in Portugal to Take On Challenges at Global Summit

Mar 6, 2017 12:05 PM ET

Taproot Foundation and BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt will convene the 5th Annual Global Pro Bono Summit, March 7 - 10, 2017, in Lisbon, Portugal, with local host Social Entrepreneurs Agency (Agência de Empreendedores Sociais, or SEA).

Media & Communications

Whole Foods Market Opens New Location in Newark, New Jersey

Mar 6, 2017 12:00 PM ET

Whole Foods Market, America’s Healthiest Grocery store®, will celebrate the opening of its much anticipated Newark, New Jersey, location on Wednesday, March 1.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Peylina Chu Promoted to Vice President at Antea Group

Mar 6, 2017 11:45 AM ET

Antea Group announced today the promotion of Peylina Chu to Vice President. Chu currently serves as Technology Segment Leader where she leads a team in developing strategies and solutions that help tech companies understand and manage the business aspects of environment, health, safety and sustainability across their facilities, products and supply chains.

Environment

6 Ways EHS FleX Helps Assess & Improve Company Culture Across Global Operations

Mar 6, 2017 10:40 AM ET

EHS programs are most successful when they’re embedded in company culture, where employees feel they have the knowledge and encouragement to play an active role in program initiatives. Building EHS into company culture can be challenging as many EHS managers work hard to manage programs across multiple facilities on tight budgets and with limited resources. Read about Antea Group’s EHS Flex, the low-cost, fit-for-purpose solution and the 6 ways it will help assess & improve company culture.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Maven Introduces Reserve, a New Monthly Offering for Members

Mar 6, 2017 10:15 AM ET

Maven, General Motors’ personal mobility brand, has expanded its offerings to include a new monthly service, Maven Reserve. Maven members pay a monthly fee to reserve a new GM vehicle loaded with technology for 28 days.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

MetLife Foundation Tohoku Relief Fund Celebrates First Year Anniversary

Mar 6, 2017 10:05 AM ET

The Fund’s goal is to support the economic recovery and revitalization of disaster-stricken local communities including Fukushima Prefecture’s Minami-Soma area*, which suffered major damage due to the tsunami and nuclear accident resulting from the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011.

Education

Record Crowd at Science Expo Sees Curiosity Cube in World Debut

Mar 6, 2017 10:05 AM ET

Hoping to engage more than 300,000 people in a nationwide tour, a German-based biotech Saturday unveiled its Curiosity Cube science lab at Petco Park in one of the nation’s largest science expos. Petco was the first stop on the 12-month tour of the cube, a hands-on lab housed in a 22-by-10-foot shipping container retrofitted by MilliporeSigma, the North American arm of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

ILFI Celebrates 50th Living Building Certification

Mar 6, 2017 10:00 AM ET

The Miller Hull Partnership in Seattle has the distinction of being the International Living Future Institute’s 50th project to be certified under the program’s ambitious and optimistic Living Building Challenge.

Events, Media & Communications

Greater Washington SoberRide® Program Partners with Lyft

Mar 6, 2017 10:00 AM ET

SoberRide®, Greater Washington’s popular free safe ride service to prevent drunk driving will now be solely available via the Lyft mobile app rides-haring platform. Officials with the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program today announced a partnership with the ridesharing service Lyft to provide WRAP’s SoberRide® service in the Washington-metropolitan area through 2017.

Health & Healthcare

How Susquehanna Service Dogs Matches People with Service Dogs

Mar 6, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Seven people received their service dogs from Susquehanna Service Dogs in February. In their blog post, SSD discusses how they match people with dogs to create a successful working team.

Education

CITGO Helps Bring Mobile Literacy Program Bess the Book Bus to Corpus Christi Area for National Reading Month School Visits

Mar 6, 2017 9:30 AM ET

In celebration of National Reading Month, CITGO partnered with mobile literacy program Bess the Book Bus to give out free books to hundreds of Corpus Christi children this February. As part of the program's ongoing tour across the country, Bess the Book Bus and founder Jennifer Frances made three stops at Corpus Christi-area schools, and CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery employees were on hand to help give pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and first-grade students one of their first tastes of the fun of reading.

Diversity & Inclusion

#WomensHistoryMonth at Cox Enterprises: Get to Know Amy Glennon

Mar 6, 2017 9:25 AM ET

Diversity & Inclusion

Introducing the Antea Group Pittsburgh Office!

Mar 6, 2017 9:10 AM ET

The Pittsburgh office has expertise and experience in virtually all areas of environmental liability management, including site assessment, remediation, and system design and O&M, as well as transaction support, industrial hygiene monitoring, and health and safety consulting for our expanding local technology segment clients. Areas of individual expertise for our various staff members include environmental engineering, geology, due diligence, and agronomy (soil science).

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Bringing Transparency on Sustainability to the Global Financial Markets: Bloomberg Joins WBCSD

Mar 6, 2017 9:05 AM ET

Bringing transparency on sustainability to the global financial markets: Bloomberg joins over 200 forward-thinking companies as the newest member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Diageo North America Named Among Top Companies for Executive Women

Mar 6, 2017 9:05 AM ET

Diageo, a global leader in beverage alcohol, has been named one of the 2017 “Top 60 Companies for Executive Women” by the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE).

Environment

In Africa, Natural Events and Surging Demand Place New Spotlight on Microgrids

Mar 6, 2017 9:00 AM ET

The impact of natural disasters on power grid resilience is increasingly gaining attention worldwide. Adapting lessons learned from high-profile incidents that have occurred elsewhere for the African continent, where energy supply is already intermittent, may provide opportunities to enhance the region’s energy system reliability through smart grid infrastructure solutions.

Green Infrastructure

WELL and RESET to Align Building Standards

Mar 6, 2017 8:55 AM ET

NEW YORK & SHANGHAI, March 6, 2017 /3BL Media/ - The International WELL Building Institute™ (IWBI™) and GIGA, an independent third-party company specializing in the development of building standards and cloud-based assessment tools, announced today that the two organizations will form a strategic partnership to align applicable areas of IWBI’s WELL Building Standard™ (WELL) and GIGA’s RESET™ Standard. This partnership will also include the integration of RESET’s data collection and assessment framework into the operability of WELL.