Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

GM Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Sep 11, 2015 1:15 PM ET

General Motors has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, the leading global benchmark for corporate sustainability. GM is the only automaker to make the list in North America.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Volkswagen Is World’s Most Sustainable Automotive Group

Sep 11, 2015 1:15 PM ET

• Pole position in Dow Jones Sustainability Index
• Industry Group Leader in the Automobiles & Components sector
• Winterkorn acknowledges “great success for entire team”

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Abbott Named Industry Leader for Responsible and Sustainable Business for Three Consecutive Years on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI)

Sep 11, 2015 1:10 PM ET

Responsible Production & Consumption

Tianjin Explosion Necessitates Immediate Reform

Sep 11, 2015 1:05 PM ET

The explosion in Tianjin, China that has now been attributed to the deaths of 161 people, has been the center of controversy and investigation for close to a month. Blatant disregard for chemical safety regulations and the factory where the chemicals were stored was far too close to residential areas.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Ecolab Named to 2015 Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index

Sep 11, 2015 1:00 PM ET

Ecolab Inc., the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technology and services, has been named to the 2015 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) North America index.

Research, Reports & Publications

Employee Pride: Corporate Responsibility's Greatest Reward

Sep 11, 2015 1:00 PM ET

By now, we all know that consumers are influenced by more than just a company’s product – they also want to know that they’re making purchases from brands that are environmentally conscious or give back to the community too. Well, guess who else wants this? Employees.

Social Impact & Volunteering

The CSR Scoop - 9/11/2015

Sep 11, 2015 11:30 AM ET

This week’s Scoop is inspired by the back-to-school buzz in the air! We explore new models of purpose based learning, building systems and skill sets for change, and the way skills-based volunteering taps into the core motivations of corporate employees. All of our authors this week articulate the need for significant change in our current way of doing business - whether it’s in academia, business or the social sector. Our pencils are sharpened, our notebooks are fresh and we’re ready to dive in!

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Financial Inclusion Challenge Winners Recognized at Ceremony in Hong Kong

Sep 11, 2015 10:15 AM ET

On April 15, 2015, MetLife Foundation announced its exclusive sponsorship of “The Financial Inclusion Challenge,” in partnership with the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The Challenge is a global project launched in Asia to recognize innovative, sustainable, scalable and impactful strategies that help the financially disadvantaged.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

BNY Mellon Named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for Second Consecutive Year

Sep 11, 2015 10:05 AM ET

For the second consecutive year, BNY Mellon, a global leader in investment management and investment services, has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) and, for the third consecutive year, to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index (DJSI North America).

Energy

National Grid on Creating an Ecosystem: A Connect21 Video

Sep 11, 2015 10:00 AM ET

Diversity & Inclusion

Bloomberg LP: The Balancing Act: Working While Parenting or Parenting While Working?

Sep 11, 2015 9:50 AM ET

With last week’s announcement that their employees will be offered unlimited maternity and paternity leave, Netflix became the latest company to address parents’ increasingly vocal desire to strike a better balance between work and family life. It’s a win for growing families everywhere. Earlier this year, Bloomberg responded to similar feedback from our employees and updated our parental leave policy to allow primary caregivers 18 weeks of fully-paid leave. But the balancing act doesn’t end there.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Celebrating Charity: TechSoup Global’s Partnership with Symantec

Sep 11, 2015 9:00 AM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

TransCanada Recognized for Efforts to Improve Air Quality

Sep 11, 2015 8:15 AM ET

TransCanada has once again been recognized for its efforts in contributing to cleaner air.

Research, Reports & Publications

How Domtar Manages it's Forestry and Fiber

Sep 10, 2015 9:45 PM ET

Events, Media & Communications

Mining the Disclosures: An Investor Guide to Conflict Minerals Reporting In Year Two

Sep 10, 2015 6:20 PM ET

Mining the Disclosures 2015: An Investor Guide to Conflict Minerals Reporting In Year Two by Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN) will be a much-anticipated deep analysis of 155 companies that filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) per a mandate on whether their products contain materials from war-torn areas of Africa.

Education

BJ’s Wholesale Club Partners with More Than 200 Schools to Help Students Thrive

Sep 10, 2015 5:30 PM ET

BJ’s Wholesale Club today announced partnerships with 213 schools through the organization’s Adopt-A-School program. At the beginning of each school year, every BJ’s Wholesale Club and Distribution Center partners with a local school to help enhance existing programs and curriculum objectives. Since 1996, the program has contributed $1.9 million in funding to thousands of schools across BJ’s 15-state footprint.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives: Brian Glaser

Sep 10, 2015 5:15 PM ET

Common Impact is excited to launch Pro Bono Perspectives, a series of profiles – people like you – who took a leap into skills-based volunteering. From intrapreneurs, to entrepreneurs, to nonprofit executives, to corporate leaders – these individuals all have their own stories to tell, successes to share, lessons they’ve learned and tools they’ve used.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cox and The Trust for Public Land Name Marilyn Hanson as Arizona’s 2015 Cox Conserves Hero

Sep 10, 2015 5:00 PM ET

Cox Communications and The Trust for Public Land today named Marilyn Hanson as Arizona’s 2015 Cox Conserves Hero. Hanson’s nonprofit of choice, Southern Arizona Buffelgrass Coordination Center, will receive $10,000 on her behalf. The three finalists were chosen by a judging panel and then competed in an online public vote to be named Arizona’s Cox Conserves Hero.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Ingersoll Rand Selected for the 2015 Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America Indices for Fifth Consecutive Year

Sep 10, 2015 5:00 PM ET

Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) has been named to the 2015 Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America Indices (DJSI) for the fifth consecutive year. Placement on this index series further solidifies this global company's position as an economic, environmental and social leader in its industries.

Events, Media & Communications

Be Your Company's Go-To Pro on These Critical Issues

Sep 10, 2015 4:30 PM ET

The world has many multifaceted challenges that require complex solutions. This is no easy task. No cure-all or one-size-fits-all solution exists, but there are innovations, partnerships, and strategies that create a lasting impact for communities around the world.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Wounded Veterans to Summit Gannett Peak, WY on 9/11

Sep 10, 2015 3:30 PM ET

Energy

Join National Grid to Celebrate National Drive Electric Week

Sep 10, 2015 3:00 PM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Novo Nordisk Remains in Top of 2015 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

Sep 10, 2015 3:00 PM ET

Novo Nordisk stays in top of the pharmaceutical sector on the 2015 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index with a score of 81 out of a possible 100. The company’s overall score falls 3 points from 2014 and is 7 points behind Roche, the 2015 industry leader.

Events, Media & Communications

WestRock Talks Consumer Perspectives on Paper-Based Packaging

Sep 10, 2015 3:00 PM ET

What do consumers want in packaging? Erin Weinland of WestRock has answers.

Diversity & Inclusion

Winning Over Millennials in the Workplace

Sep 10, 2015 2:45 PM ET

In our continually growing and evolving global environment, Millennials have a unique perspective as a result of being raised during an era of incredible social and technological change. According to a May 2015 TIME report, the 53.5 million millennials (aged 18-34) now constitute the largest generation in the U.S. workforce. In fact, Pew Research, estimates Millennials represent one in three American workers. While there are many opinions, positive and negative, on the Millennial generation’s dependence on technology, we cannot ignore the fact that these digitally-oriented, social networking savvy future leaders are rapidly changing what work looks like and how it gets done.