Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Environment

Amid Transition to Clean Energy, Utilities Tackle Water Conservation

Mar 13, 2018 11:05 AM ET

Last month, Jackson-based Consumers Energy pledged to save another billion gallons of water over the next five years beyond the savings seen by closing seven coal plants in 2016. While the goal is part of the company’s broader clean energy and environmental pledge over the next two decades, it also highlights an overlooked aspect of the energy sector: The industry is a major consumer of water.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

NBCUniversal Leads Sustainable Production at the 2017 EMA Awards

Mar 13, 2018 11:00 AM ET

NBCUniversal was awarded the most Environmental Media Award (EMA) Green Seals of any other producing studio.

NBCUniversal kept its lead in sustainable production by being awarded the most Environmental Media Award (EMA) Green Seals of any other producing studio.

Environment

Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council Begins Mixed Flexibles Recyclability Assessment

Mar 13, 2018 11:00 AM ET

HPRC commences a project to determine viable strategies for recycling mixed flexible plastic packaging currently discarded as hospital waste.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

When Disaster Strikes: Companies Plan for Employee Catastrophic Assistance

Mar 13, 2018 10:55 AM ET

Innovation & Technology

Share INNOVATION 6 Super Sustainable Johnson & Johnson Sites Around the World

Mar 13, 2018 10:50 AM ET

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: Come on Down!

Mar 13, 2018 10:30 AM ET

I want to ask the exact same question of all of us, whether a gameshow contestant or just a normal person – why do so many people want a car? For anyone reading out there, and I’m serious about this, I want to know if you have the same childhood memory. I mean, I can’t be the only one. So please, sound off in the comments if this rings a bell or two.

Media & Communications

Environmental and Engineering Solutions Expands Sustainability Consulting Services

Mar 13, 2018 10:00 AM ET

Environmental and Engineering Solutions, Inc. (EES) announced today that it is expanding its service offerings to include the CurrentState™ Sustainability Audit. EES currently offers sustainable facilities management with environmental, health, and safety consulting. The addition of the audit will deepen their ability to address the strategic sustainability performance of clients.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

INFOGRAPHIC | Domtar's The Paper Trail: Meeting the Market’s Evolving Needs for Supply Chain Transparency

Mar 13, 2018 10:00 AM ET

As global supply chains continue to grow in complexity, it’s getting harder for consumers to know where the products they use every day actually come from, much less the deeper details associated with their manufacture. Domtar’s supply chain transparency tool, The Paper Trail®, presents the environmental, social and economic impacts of its pulp and paper products, providing customer the transparency they deserve.

Energy

Report: Cities of All Sizes Can Achieve Sustainable Energy Solutions

Mar 13, 2018 9:45 AM ET

The U.S. is one of the biggest nations facing climate disparity right now, since the Trump administration chose to pull the country out of the global Paris Agreement last summer. As the federal government's support for climate issues lags, however, U.S. cities have vowed to uphold the charter's principles — and commitment to climate hasn't stopped there.

Diversity & Inclusion

VIDEO | Advice from Alliance Data's Female Leaders on International Women's Day, Part 2

Mar 13, 2018 9:30 AM ET

Alliance Data has been recognized for our commitment to diversity at all levels. We asked a few of our female leaders to share some of the advice they'd give their younger selves, in honor of International Women's Day.

Health & Healthcare

Meet the Scientist: Julie M. Lade, Scientist in the Pharmacokinetics & Drug Metabolism Department

Mar 13, 2018 9:25 AM ET

I am a junior scientist working in the Pharmacokinetics & Drug Metabolism (PKDM) department at Amgen for just over a year now. On a normal day, I try to best allocate my time between performing experiments in the lab, analyzing data that I or others have generated that may inform the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of a candidate compound and participating in team meetings with other scientists across functions at Amgen to disseminate this knowledge to help move a program forward.

Research, Reports & Publications

How Barclays Uses Inclusive Financial Systems to Promote Economic and Social Progress

Mar 13, 2018 9:20 AM ET

In 2017 Barclays helped empower 205,180 people through a range of financial and digital skills initiatives.

Environment

VIDEO | Introducing a Creative Collaboration Between The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and Globally Renowned Environmental Photographer Andrew Mann

Mar 13, 2018 9:15 AM ET

A new conservation docuseries commissioned by The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation will go live on World Water Day, March 22. The docuseries captures the haunting beauty of America’s most fragile watersheds, under stress from harmful algal blooms, and highlights the bold steps we are taking to solve this crisis.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

2018 King Khalid Responsible Competitiveness Award Applications Now Open

Mar 13, 2018 9:10 AM ET

The King Khalid Foundation has opened the application process for the tenth annual Responsible Competitiveness (RC) Award, which honors and recognizes leading sustainability and corporate responsibility business practices in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The application can be access through the KKF website (http://www.kkf.org.sa/ar/Pages/default.aspx) and will remain open until May 10th, 2018.

Responsible Production & Consumption

SCS Certifies Manuelita, First Producer of Biodiesel Palm in Latin America to ISCC

Mar 13, 2018 9:00 AM ET

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Investing for Good: Embracing the Long Journey

Mar 13, 2018 8:55 AM ET

It’s not every day that a CEO and CFO talk about investing millions of dollars into a part of the business that doesn’tgenerate direct profits. But that’s exactly what we did when we took advantage of the recent U.S. tax reform to make a focused investment – half a billion dollars – into our Center for Inclusive Growth.

Environment

UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment to Deliver Keynote at RBS EU 2018

Mar 13, 2018 7:00 AM ET

Thérèse Coffey MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment for the UK government has been confirmed to speak on the Government Keynote at Ethical Corporation’s upcoming Responsible Business Summit Europe.

Research, Reports & Publications

CLP Tightens Emissions Cut Targets Towards 2050 to Fight Climate Change

Mar 12, 2018 10:00 PM ET

The CLP Group has tightened the carbon intensity reduction target of its Asia-Pacific power business for 2050, the company unveiled in its latest Sustainability Report and Annual Report. Over a decade ago, CLP voluntarily introduced the Climate Vision 2050, where it committed to lower the carbon intensity of its generating portfolio by approximately 75% of its 2007 position by 2050. After a review of the energy transition underway in each of the key markets the Group operates, the company has set an even more ambitious target of reducing the carbon intensity by 82% by 2050, while increasing the share of renewable energy capacity to 30% and non-carbon emitting generating capacity to 40% by 2030.

Education

University and College Students Across Central Canada Help Young People Reach Their Infinite Potential

Mar 12, 2018 5:25 PM ET

Diversity & Inclusion

The Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index: Transparency for a New Norm

Mar 12, 2018 5:25 PM ET

Anyone who watched this year’s Academy Awards knows that the real leading lady of the evening was gender equality. There were a lot of strong statements on Sunday, but one that has stuck with me was Jane Fonda’s confident declaration that “what was once considered groundbreaking is now the norm.” She’s right. There is a new norm for gender equality and it’s based on transparency.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

El World Environment Center (WEC) lanza “El Poder de Crecer: Concurso Impulsado por La Red de Innovación e Impacto”, una iniciativa del Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos para apoyar microemprendimientos en Centroamérica.

Mar 12, 2018 5:00 PM ET

El Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos, el World Environment Center (WEC), Le Groupe-conseil baastel Itée (Baastel), y RioSlum Studio están orgullosos en anunciar el lanzamiento de “El Poder de Crecer: Concurso Impulsado por La Red de Innovación e Impacto” (El Poder de Crecer). El Poder de Crecer busca identificar y premiar a organizaciones que están empoderando a microemprendimientos en Centroamérica.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

World Environment Center Launches “Power to Grow: The Innovation Challenge Fueled by La Red de Innovación e Impacto,” a U.S. Department of State Program to Support Micro-Enterprises in Central America

Mar 12, 2018 5:00 PM ET

The U.S. Department of State, World Environment Center (WEC), Le Groupe-conseil baastel Itée (Baastel), and RioSlum Studio are proud to announce the opening of applications for “Power to Grow: The Innovation Challenge Fueled by La Red de Innovación e Impacto” (Power to Grow). Power to Grow is a search to discover and reward organizations that are empowering micro-enterprises in Central America.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

GRI Standards Report Registration System Now Available

Mar 12, 2018 4:00 PM ET

Launching the online GRI Standards Report Registration System: It allows users to notify GRI of the use of the GRI Standards, fulfilling the requirement to inform about reports that are prepared in accordance with, or referencing, the GRI Standards.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CBRE and Rebuilding Together Work to Renovate Ada S. McKinley Program in Chicago, IL

Mar 12, 2018 3:15 PM ET

CBRE, through its corporate philanthropy program, CBRE Cares, will partner with national community revitalization nonprofit organization Rebuilding Together to renovate one of Ada S. McKinley’s program locations in Chicago, Illinois, during its CBRE Women’s Networking Forum.

On Wednesday, March 14, 2018, more than 200 CBRE Women’s Network members and Chicago-area CBRE employees will work alongside the local Rebuilding Together affiliate, Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago, to provide important upgrades to Ada S. McKinley’s South Side location at 1112 E. 87th Street where people with developmental and intellectual disabilities are provided with job readiness and community day services.

Sustainable Development Goals

Caterpillar Foundation Launches Value of Water Campaign to Help Its Partners Address Poverty

Mar 12, 2018 2:05 PM ET

To raise awareness of the value of water and the impact of the global water crisis on community health, education and economics, the Caterpillar Foundation, together with its global partners, today launched the Value of Water campaign.