Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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.

Health & Healthcare

Hygiene's Technological Revolution

Mar 6, 2017 8:45 AM ET

Innovation & Technology

Minivan Monday: Puppy love for the Chrysler Pacifica

Mar 6, 2017 8:30 AM ET

Wallis Brozman may use a wheelchair, but it does not limit her mobility. Through a partnership between Chrysler and BraunAbility, she can utilize a wheelchair-accessible BraunAbility Chrysler Pacifica for greater mobility and independence.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CBRE Announces 2017 Winners of Global Urban Photography Competition

Mar 6, 2017 8:15 AM ET

Moin Ahmed, from Bangladesh, has been named as the winner of CBRE Group, Inc.’s Urban Photographer of the Year competition. Mr. Ahmed’s image, “The Man’s Stare,” captures the entrancing visage of a train rider during a rainy day in Dhaka, Bangladesh. With more than 29,000 entries from 111 countries, the competition’s 10th year was its largest.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Cargill Grows Base of Certified Sustainable Independent Oil Palm Smallholders in Malaysia

Mar 6, 2017 8:05 AM ET

Cargill, in partnership with Wild Asia, has helped 141 independent oil palm smallholder farmers in Perak receive the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification under the Wild Asia Group Scheme (WAGS). Fifty of these farmers are from indigenous communities in Perak. This brings the total number of RSPO-certified independent smallholders under the WAGS to 175.

Environment

Scotiabank is a Proud Supporter of Enactus Canada

Mar 6, 2017 8:05 AM ET

Scotiabank is a proud supporter of Enactus Canada, one of the country’s largest student leadership development organization, that is shaping generations of entrepreneurial leaders who are passionate about advancing the economic, social and environmental health of Canada.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Namdeb Scores with New Soccer Cup

Mar 6, 2017 8:00 AM ET

The company is giving N$100,000 (US$7,400) as a platinum sponsor towards the newly-launched Harders Soccer Cup, named after a species of fish. The other two platinum sponsors are Standard Bank and Tafel Lager.

Health & Healthcare

Kids Cook Fresh Contest

Mar 6, 2017 8:00 AM ET

Spending time in the kitchen is one the best ways to share quality time with your family. This fall, we’re inviting all families to get out their whisks and skillets to create a dish together. We’re encouraging contestants to create a dish with 2 or more vegetables that’s both healthy and delicious – and we want to see what junior chefs and families whip-up together!

Education

Let’s Talk Ethics: “R&ED Days”

Mar 6, 2017 7:00 AM ET

This year, Learning Week included our annual R&ED Days. Learning Week is a global event organized in all the locations of Schneider Electric, both front offices and production sites. Employees participate in multiple training sessions, including webinars and in-person sessions led by HR BPs, Compliance Officers, and Principles of Responsibility Advisors.

Innovation & Technology

Bringing Virtual and Augmented Reality to the Forefront of Mining

Mar 3, 2017 8:00 PM ET

As part of our series on #DisruptMining Innovation, in today’s post we share how virtual and augmented reality technology can improve efficiency and increase productivity at Goldcorp.

Innovation & Technology

Benevity’s User-centric Technology Helps Microsoft Increase Employee Giving by 14 Percent

Mar 3, 2017 7:55 PM ET

Benevity announces that Spark, its market-leading cloud solution for workplace giving and volunteering, was used to help Microsoft achieve record participation and donation volume in their employee giving program.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

“Hidden Figures” Sparks STEM Commitments

Mar 3, 2017 7:00 PM ET

STEM took the spotlight with the release of the “Hidden Figures” film which increased awareness of past gender and racial inequity. The film has not only inspired girls to pursue their interests in STEM but it also encouraged society and companies to address the STEM gender gap that is still present today.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Microsoft and Its Employees Donated Over $650 Million in Cash, Cloud Services and Software in 2016

Mar 3, 2017 6:45 PM ET

A year after the formation of Microsoft Philanthropies, Microsoft Corp. and its employees have donated more than $650 million in cash, cloud services and software to nonprofits around the world.

Innovation & Technology

Goldcorp and IBM Watson: Gaining New Exploration Insights Through Artificial Intelligence

Mar 3, 2017 6:30 PM ET

As part of our series on #DisruptMining Innovation, in today’s post we’ll share how we’ve been working with IBM Watson to potentially transform every facet of the mining process.

Education

Michael Weiner Scholarship Recipient Samantha Groark Inspired by Curt Flood

Mar 3, 2017 6:00 PM ET

2017 Michael Weiner Scholarship for Labor Studies Recipients Profile #1: Samantha Groark - University of Missouri School of Law

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Technology as a Force for Inclusion

Mar 3, 2017 5:40 PM ET

A recent trip to visit my family in Kansas offered an unexpected example of how quickly the nature of work is changing. While I was there, we stopped in at a restaurant near the edge of our small town. In the past, it was the kind of place where you’d be greeted and served by eager young people—mostly local high school students or recent graduates getting their first work experience. This time, however, a computer screen at the entrance assigned us to a table.