Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Inspiring Productivity With An Innovation Focused Culture

Aug 29, 2019 3:00 PM ET

With technology advancing at a rapid pace, yesterday’s technology skills no longer are relevant today.

Health & Healthcare

Nourishing Future Generations with Vitamin Angels

Aug 29, 2019 3:00 PM ET

Good nutrition is essential for a healthy start in life and the foundation for optimal growth and development. For pregnant women and infants, having access to the right micronutrients is especially important as a child who is well nourished in the crucial first 1,000 days of their life is ten times more likely to overcome life-threatening childhood diseases and will complete 4.6 more grades at school.

Social Impact & Volunteering

National Grid Celebrates Hands-on Skills With Trades Summer Camp

Aug 29, 2019 3:00 PM ET

National Grid, in partnership with SEAT (Social Enterprise and Training) Center celebrated the company’s first ever local Trades Summer Camp for more than a dozen Schenectady youth, ages 13 – 15.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Women Give More from Less

Aug 29, 2019 2:00 PM ET

New research supported by PayPal points to the fact that women give more to charity while earning 19% less than men, and as they age, women become more generous.

Research, Reports & Publications

SC Johnson Spatial Repellent Innovation Provides New Potential Solution for Communities in Malaria-Endemic Areas

Aug 29, 2019 1:45 PM ET

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently posted a report showing the effectiveness of spatial repellents in fighting malaria.

Environment

Better Together: Meet the Environmental Leaders Committed to Sustainability Innovation in the Beverage Sector

Aug 29, 2019 1:00 PM ET

Since our inception, the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable has stayed true to this founding concept, with global beverage brands setting competition aside and coming together as an industry to advance environmental sustainability and value.

Environment

Restoring the Woods to Its Former Glory

Aug 29, 2019 12:30 PM ET

Almost half of the world’s forests have been cleared or degraded. When most people think of forest restoration, they think of replanting lost trees, but restoration is about improving landscapes that are deforested, degraded or underutilized.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Merck Fellowship for Global Health Wins 2019 Brandon Hall Group Human Capital Management Gold Excellence Award for Learning and Development

Aug 29, 2019 12:25 PM ET

The Merck Fellowship for Global Health program, a three-month, field-based international corporate service-learning program designed to leverage the skills and talents of Merck employees worldwide...

Diversity & Inclusion

Equality Day: Intel Helps Young Women Experience Tech

Aug 29, 2019 12:00 PM ET

The camp for girls in grades 7-9 from underserved communities was the first of its kind in the U.S., following WiSci STEAM camps this summer in Estonia and Kosovo — and previous camps in the countries of Rwanda, Peru, Malawi and Georgia.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Signs Your Sustainability Initiative Will Succeed—or Not

Aug 29, 2019 12:00 PM ET

Why do some sustainability initiatives become firmly embedded in an organization while others fizzle out? It may have something to do with how your employees interact as they tackle the sustainability issue at hand.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Across Europe and Australia, General Mills Employees Help Alleviate Hunger

Aug 29, 2019 12:00 PM ET

Across Europe and Australia, General Mills and our employees are helping to feed those facing hunger by supporting the Global Foodbanking Network, Food Bank Australia and the European Food Banks Federation and their members.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Domtar Joins Formal Request to Enforce and Regulate Paper Imports

Aug 29, 2019 11:40 AM ET

Domtar, the United Steelworkers (USW) union and other domestic paper producers have filed a request with the U.S. Department of Commerce to address the circumvention of existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on uncoated paper imports.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Galaxy Welcome United States Military Members for Fleet Week Celebration

Aug 29, 2019 11:00 AM ET

In continued support of those serving in the United States military, AEG’s LA Galaxy hosted more than 50 military men and women visiting Port of Los Angeles for the fourth annual LA Fleet Week on Aug. 28.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Forbes: Carnival Corporation, Among America's Best Large Employers, No. 1 in Cruise Industry

Aug 29, 2019 11:00 AM ET

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest leisure travel company, was recently named one of America's Best Large Employers in 2019 by Forbes Media, in partnership with analytics firm Statista.

Green Infrastructure

Vehicle-to-Everything and Connected Car Technology in Georgia

Aug 29, 2019 11:00 AM ET

The newest and coolest (and safest) car on the market, the autonomous and connected car, is driving the future of advanced automobiles.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Operating for Sustainable Impact

Aug 29, 2019 10:05 AM ET

Climate change is one of the most significant and urgent issues facing business and society today

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A Boy With Autism Wouldn't Sit Still on a United Airlines Flight. So Crew and Passengers Stepped in to Help.

Aug 29, 2019 10:00 AM ET

Just before leaving, the off-duty flight attendant who was sitting across from them gave Gabriel a hug and a handwritten note in which she commended her for her strength. "You and your family are loved and supported," reads the note.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Essity's 2018 Sustainability Report: Circular Economy and UN Sustainable Development Goals

Aug 29, 2019 10:00 AM ET

We believe that the work to fulfill the sustainability goals will make the world a better place while offering favorable business opportunities for companies around the world, not least in the areas of health, hygiene and sanitation.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

ON Semiconductor Employees Show Commitment to Diversity in AI Education with STEM UP

Aug 29, 2019 9:25 AM ET

This employee-led team also focuses on service leadership and this summer, the STEM UP committee in Phoenix was a sponsor of the AI4ALL residential camp held at Arizona State University (ASU) over a three-week period.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Trane Unveils Expanded Columbia Facility, Delivering Environmental, Workforce and Community Benefits

Aug 29, 2019 9:00 AM ET

Trane®, a brand of Ingersoll Rand, held a celebration marking significant expansion to its Columbia, South Carolina facility, and ongoing efforts in environmental, social and business sustainability.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Changing How We Grow Rice Today, Can Save Us Water Tomorrow

Aug 29, 2019 5:00 AM ET

Rice farming uses 40% of the world’s irrigation water & accounts for half of Mars’ unsustainable water use. That’s why we’re promoting water stewardship with rice farmers - with programs in India & Pakistan seeing a 30% reduction in water use so far.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Giving on PayPal Has Bucked the Recent Downward Trends for Philanthropy

Aug 28, 2019 4:40 PM ET

Energy

Schneider Electric Commits to Tackling Inequality by Joining G7 Business for Inclusive Growth (B4IG) Coalition Powered by the OECD

Aug 28, 2019 4:20 PM ET

Schneider Electric among 34 leading international companies committed to stepping up business action to advance human rights throughout their value chains, build inclusive workplaces and strengthen inclusion in their business ecosystems.

Green Infrastructure

AIDA Cruises: Start of Construction for the Second LNG Cruise Ship at the Meyer Werft Shipyard in Papenburg

Aug 28, 2019 4:00 PM ET

On August 15, 2019, the first steel cut took place at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg for the sister ship of AIDAnova, the world’s first cruise ship that is fully powered with low-emission liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Green Infrastructure

10 Years on: 74 Walk Friendly Communities Recognized through Road Safety Program Sponsored by FedEx

Aug 28, 2019 3:55 PM ET

“FedEx is very proud to sponsor the Walk Friendly Communities program. As part of our FedEx Cares commitment, this program has had a far-reaching impact across the United States in making communities safer for pedestrians,”