Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Social Impact & Volunteering

Timberland’s Holiday Season of Giving

Dec 16, 2016 10:00 AM ET

In November, outdoor lifestyle brand Timberland kicked off its holiday season of giving at its Stratham, NH headquarters to benefit the local community. Since then, through the company’s Path of Service™ program, more than 100 employees have volunteered at seven events in support of nonprofit organizations in New Hampshire. Approaching its 25th year, Timberland’s Path of Service™ program provides employees with up to 40 paid hours each year to serve in the community.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Carney-Backed Report Urges Companies to Disclose Climate Change Effects

Dec 16, 2016 9:40 AM ET

A task force led by Michael Bloomberg and backed by Mark Carney has urged companies to disclose to investors the impact of climate change on their businesses.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Transaction Support for a Retail Petroleum Portfolio Acquisition

Dec 16, 2016 9:20 AM ET

Antea Group was contracted as part of an acquisition team to provide environmental liability and compliance related due diligence services for an approximately 500 location retail fuel outlet portfolio acquisition in the southeast US. The client was a South American energy company making its first retail fuel outlet acquisition in the US, and the project was to be performed under an extremely tight timeline.

Innovation & Technology

PYXERA Global Secures Grant of IBM Technology

Dec 16, 2016 9:10 AM ET

PYXERA Global has earned an Impact Grant from IBM for 2017, giving it data analytics technology designed to help organizations make more informed decisions and be more effective.

Diversity & Inclusion

Nestlé in the U.S. Committed to Implementing Responsible Sourcing

Dec 16, 2016 8:35 AM ET

Nestlé in the U.S. is committed to establishing and growing successful business relationships with qualified and certified diverse suppliers that reflect the gender, cultural and ethnic diversity of the consumers we serve.

Innovation & Technology

Arrow Electronics’ Technology Helps IndyCar’s Sam Schmidt Compete in Annual Online Race for Charity

Dec 16, 2016 8:20 AM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

HP's Kirstie McIntyre on Circular Economy

Dec 16, 2016 8:15 AM ET

Sustainability—both operational and environmental—is crucial for any enterprise. The pressures on companies are different and more urgent now than they were just ten years ago. Most companies now have business goals based around energy efficiency, reducing waste, and doing more with less, usually for good economic reasons. However, the environmental sustainability of a company is now fully intertwined with its operational sustainability.

Events, Media & Communications

Las Vegas Sands and Sands China Team Members Gather in Macao for Global Sands ECO360 Sustainability Summit

Dec 16, 2016 8:10 AM ET

Sustainability Team Members from each of Las Vegas Sands’ various properties recently attended the 2016 Sands ECO360 Global Sustainability Summit. Also in attendance were some select Team Members from the company’s Macao properties, which included representatives from the following departments: housekeeping, food and beverage, convention and exhibition, facilities, procurement and supply chain, and engineering.

Education

Ten to Watch: Suan Tuang

Dec 16, 2016 8:00 AM ET

Suan Tuang left Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) with his family at the age of 16, and upon arriving in Orlando, FL, his family struggled amidst the economic recession of 2008. Having never even heard of MIT before arriving in the U.S., he applied and was accepted in 2010 where he conducted bioinorganic chemistry and systems biology research in cancer.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pride and the Spirit of Christmas

Dec 16, 2016 12:45 AM ET

Whirlpool Pride Network – an employee resource group that operates within the appliance maker – worked in collaboration with the Society of Women Engineers and Community AIDS Resource & Education Services to support the charity known as Angel Tree by donating gifts to children that are affected by HIV in the Twin Cities and Kalamazoo area.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

TCFD Report Launch: Key Comments from Carney, Bloomberg, Schapiro, Lindeijer

Dec 15, 2016 8:25 PM ET

Bank of England Governor and Chair of the Financial Stability Board Mark Carney has said the newly released report from the Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) represents a breakthrough in managing the risks and opportunities related with climate change.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mark Carney & Mike Bloomberg: How to Make a Profit from Defeating Climate Change

Dec 15, 2016 8:05 PM ET

From rising sea levels to more severe storms and more intense droughts, climate change will present serious risks to, and create major opportunities for, nearly every industry. Citizens, consumers, businesses, governments, and international organisations are all taking action.

Innovation & Technology

GM to Start Autonomous Vehicle Manufacturing and Testing in Michigan

Dec 15, 2016 5:30 PM ET

On the heels of the signing of the SAVE Act legislation to support autonomous vehicle testing and deployment in Michigan, General Motors will immediately begin testing autonomous vehicles on public roads. GM also announced it will produce the next generation of its autonomous test vehicles at its Orion Township assembly plant beginning in early 2017.

Events, Media & Communications

Everyday is Earth Day for Minneapolis Media Focused on Sustainability

Dec 15, 2016 4:25 PM ET

Unlike many cities where Sunday newspaper readership has tanked, plenty of Minneapolis residents still treasure delivery of a chunky Star Tribune as part of their weekend routine.

“It’s our meal ticket,” Business Editor Thom Kupper said of the 580,000-circulation Sunday edition during a 3BL Media event for sustainability communicators.

Those pitching Minnesota’s largest daily need to understand that the “digital first” mantra adhered to by print outlets in some markets does not apply for his team.

Events, Media & Communications

Brown-Forman Partners with Transportation Companies for Safe Rides

Dec 15, 2016 4:00 PM ET

To help everyone have a safe holiday season, Brown-Forman is once again teaming up with local transportation companies to encourage people to plan ahead and keep drunk drivers off of the roads. This is the fifth consecutive year that Brown-Forman has helped offer safe rides home through this program.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Changing the Trajectory of Alzheimer’s Disease

Dec 15, 2016 3:25 PM ET

In this environment, the work of organizations like Alzheimer’s Disease Research (ADR), a program of BrightFocus Foundation, is more important than ever: convening world-class scientific review committees to identify the most promising science on Alzheimer’s; and allowing researchers to take risks not funded elsewhere.

Media & Communications

Visa's 2015 Corporate Responsibility Report

Dec 15, 2016 2:30 PM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

PayPal named Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality

Dec 15, 2016 2:15 PM ET

In October, I was honored to accept the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) Corporate Equality Award. Today, I am proud to share news that PayPal has earned a perfect 100% score on HRC’s 2017 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for the second year in a row!

Social Impact & Volunteering

Sanofi Pasteur Continues Strengthening Safety Net Around Local Families in Need

Dec 15, 2016 1:40 PM ET

Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, announced today that its employees continued their 22-year tradition of collecting and hand-delivering gifts, non-perishable food items, and supermarket gift cards to the families of Monroe County Head Start at Pocono Services for Families and Children (PSFC).

Diversity & Inclusion

Introducing the Antea Group Seattle Office!

Dec 15, 2016 1:35 PM ET

The Seattle office provides services that support multiple segments and practice areas. Our typical projects include transaction support and due diligence, site assessment and remediation, permitting and compliance, OPA training, litigation support, and health and safety services. Our client companies include oil and gas, global high tech, railroads, insurance, law firms, manufacturing facilities, real estate, and retail locations.

Energy

Maximized Cost Recovery and Recapture of Lost Funds for Oil and Gas Company

Dec 15, 2016 1:15 PM ET

An international oil & gas refiner and retailer engaged Antea Group to design a program to maximize cost recovery across its vast U.S. portfolio. Antea Group's program resulted in the recovery of over $350 Million of recovered funds, over $22 Million in historical costs previously missed, a 100% spend-to-submit ratio on eligible sites, and much more..

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sanofi Pasteur and Employees Raise $300,000 for Community Services

Dec 15, 2016 12:30 PM ET

Energy

Duke Energy Project to Increase Public EV Charging Stations in N.C. by 30 Percent

Dec 15, 2016 12:00 PM ET

More than 200 public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations will be installed soon under Duke Energy's "EV Charging Infrastructure Project."

Environment

TD Economics Looks at the Impact of a National Carbon Price in Canada

Dec 15, 2016 12:00 PM ET

TD Economics has released a report that discusses the potential impacts of a national carbon price in Canada as the federal government continues to push towards one.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Changing the Way America Cares for Children and Families

Dec 15, 2016 11:20 AM ET

Depressed, sad and lonely, Jacob handed his mother a letter in 8th grade telling her that he wanted to kill himself. After several years of sending her son to counselors and psychiatrists, Jacob’s mother found hope for Jacob at Boys Town. Almost immediately there was a noticeable change in his demeanor. He was engaged and confident for the first time in years.