Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Environment

BIER Member Spotlight: Carolina García Arbeláez

Oct 22, 2020 1:10 PM ET

Welcome to our series aimed at spotlighting the individual leaders within BIER member companies and stakeholder organizations.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Republic Services, Rebuilding Together Select $1 Million in Small Business Revitalization Projects

Oct 22, 2020 1:05 PM ET

Nine local affiliates of Rebuilding Together will receive a total of $1 million in grants from the Republic Services Charitable Foundation to help revitalize locally owned small businesses that have been disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Research, Reports & Publications

Vistra Releases Comprehensive Review of Company Climate Strategy

Oct 22, 2020 1:05 PM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Verizon and Generation Partner to Close the Opportunity Gap and Reskill Workers

Oct 22, 2020 1:00 PM ET

Verizon and Generation partner to close the opportunity gap and reskill workers

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Merck Donates $500,000 to Support River Blindness and Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Efforts

Oct 22, 2020 1:00 PM ET

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and the MECTIZAN® Donation Program (MDP), announced today a $500,000 cash donation to support non-governmental organization (NGO) partners working to eliminate river blindness...

Sustainable Development Goals

Developing a Market-Based Approach to Sanitation in Uganda

Oct 22, 2020 1:00 PM ET

Uganda is off-track to meet the "universal access to sanitation" Sustainability Development Goal by 2030. This blog describes the drivers and barriers to basic sanitation and provides detailed recommendations on how market-based sanitation can help.

Education

Qualcomm Wireless Reach: Qualcomm 21st Century Classroom

Oct 22, 2020 1:00 PM ET

Mobile technology has fundamentally changed access to educational materials and this collaboration enables even greater opportunities to enrich teaching and learning, and address learning disparities by decreasing the digital divide.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

International Paper Fiber Supply Manager Accepts Diversity Leadership Award

Oct 22, 2020 12:30 PM ET

Congratulations to Alex Singleton, fiber supply manager, Industrial Packaging’s Rome Containerboard Mill, for being recognized with the Diversity Leadership Award for the Society of American Foresters (SAF).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Comerica Makes Grant to LISC to Fuel Lending for Minority-Owned Small Businesses in Detroit, LA and Phoenix

Oct 22, 2020 12:15 PM ET

Comerica Bank is teaming up with the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) to expand access to capital for small businesses and nonprofits led by people of color—especially organizations without the size or track record to attract conventional financing on their own.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

4 Strategies to Support Designing for Distance in the Workplace

Oct 22, 2020 12:00 PM ET

As businesses across the country contemplate the logistics of a post-pandemic workplace, both emotional and physical safety will likely be their guiding principle.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bank of America, Comcast NBCUniversal and Lenfest Foundation Help Launch Pilot of Coded By Kids' OnE Philadelphia

Oct 22, 2020 12:00 PM ET

This provides the foundation for Coded By Kids to address diversity & inclusion in tech & innovation with long term solutions that are designed to deliver high-quality, sustainable career opportunities for communities of color in Philadelphia.

Research, Reports & Publications

Department of Defense Study Finds Risk of Exposure To COVID-19 Is Almost Non-Existent on United Flights

Oct 22, 2020 11:35 AM ET

The results are in: Your risk of exposure to COVID-19 is almost non-existent on our flights (yes, even on a full flight).

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Forbes Just 100: Hershey Recognized for Doing Well by Doing Good

Oct 22, 2020 11:30 AM ET

The Hershey Company’s legacy is rooted in doing well by doing good. This was the mission of our founder, Milton Hershey, who built a company on the values of integrity, excellence, togetherness and making a difference.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Building the Business Case for Technology

Oct 22, 2020 11:20 AM ET

Join Benevity on Oct. 29 to hear how purpose-driven companies RBC and Toyota North America successfully built the business case to adopt corporate purpose technology, proving that it’s a need-to-have, not a nice-to-have.

Health & Healthcare

Gear Up to VoteSafe Receives Support From the W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Oct 22, 2020 11:05 AM ET

Gear Up to VoteSafe Receives Support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Additional funds urgently needed to help protect more election officials, poll workers, volunteers, and voters.

Education

Connecting Students to the Real-World of Healthcare

Oct 22, 2020 11:05 AM ET

As kids continue to navigate the new school year, whether in-person or virtually, being aware of overlapping diseases and social realities has become more important than ever.

Events, Media & Communications

'Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy' Broadcast Special to Air on CBS on October 29, Hosted by Alicia Keys, America Ferrera and Kerry Washington

Oct 22, 2020 11:05 AM ET

Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy, a nationally televised and streamed event, will air on the CBS Television Network and will be streamed via CBS All Access on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT.

Media & Communications

The United Nations at 75 Years - A Wide Range of Corporate CEOs Around the Globe Pledge Their Support of the UN Missions

Oct 22, 2020 11:00 AM ET

The United Nations members states -- the global family of sovereign nations collaborating peacefully for seven-plus decades to address common challenges -- got good news on its 75th anniversary.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Election 2020: A Test for American Democracy, and a Test for American Business

Oct 22, 2020 11:00 AM ET

Many companies have already taken steps to enable voting and to promote free and fair elections as Election Day approaches in the U.S. Here are five additional things that business can do to sustain a healthy democracy.

Health & Healthcare

Leading HSE In The Ongoing Crisis Response

Oct 22, 2020 10:30 AM ET

It is our hope that by sharing these insights, we can carry these conversations further afield and support the profession to continue demonstrating the value that HSE adds to your organisations in a crisis and beyond.

Diversity & Inclusion

Cooke and Moody's Release New Report, Roadmap for Inclusion: a Collaborative Digital Skills Training Model for Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities, during Disability Awareness Month

Oct 22, 2020 10:30 AM ET

The Cooke School and Institute and Moody’s Foundation today released the report, “Roadmap for Inclusion: a Collaborative Digital Skills Training Model for Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities” outlining new employment trends and approaches to developing or improving digital skills training programs for young adults with disabilities.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Pandemic Presents Both a Challenge and Opportunity for Start-Ups: Tangerine CEO

Oct 22, 2020 10:05 AM ET

The accelerated digital transformation brought on by the pandemic means that startups must in turn quickly pivot their business models to the new normal, but these challenges also open up opportunities for entrepreneurs to respond.

Events, Media & Communications

How to Balance Sustainability With an Urgent Present and Uncertain Future

Oct 22, 2020 9:00 AM ET

Business leaders walk a tightrope trying to balance their response to what’s happening today with their long-term ambitions to play an active role in shaping a better world for tomorrow.

Diversity & Inclusion

UPS Longitudes | Recognizing Business Dreams: Better Times on the Horizon?

Oct 22, 2020 8:50 AM ET

For almost all business owners, COVID-19 changed everything. Certain industries shut down for months or had to pivot operations to meet evolving consumer demands. Customers stayed home, either shifting their purchases online or not making them at all

Social Impact & Volunteering

ON Semiconductor Shows Support for Longtime Partner, United Way of Southeastern Idaho's Grand Opening

Oct 21, 2020 7:55 PM ET

The United Way of Southeastern Idaho held a ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony at their new office at 101 N. Main St. on Thursday, October 1.