Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Research, Reports & Publications

Abbott Releases 2016 Sustainability Report

Jun 15, 2017 3:00 PM ET

Today, Abbott released its 2016 Global Sustainability Report, reinforcing its dedication to helping people live fuller, healthier lives around the world. The report details the company's global sustainability efforts and results, including its work to protect the environment, as more than 130 environmental projects in 2016 alone improved waste, water and energy efficiencies globally.

Diversity & Inclusion

Timberland Commits to Help Advance the Active-Outdoor Industry Through Women’s Leadership

Jun 15, 2017 3:00 PM ET

Timberland Global President Jim Pisani recently signed the Camber Outdoors CEO Pledge, committing to innovate and transform the active-outdoor industry by accelerating women’s participation and leadership. Camber Outdoors, formerly the Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition (OIWC), is the only national organization dedicated to achieving equality for women in the active-outdoor industries.

Research, Reports & Publications

Scotiabank Young People in the Community Index

Jun 15, 2017 2:30 PM ET

To help us understand some of the key challenges facing young people across our geographies, Scotiabank has developed the Young People in the Community (YPC) Index jointly with the strategy consultancy GlobeScan and an international Advisory Council of leading external experts on youth issues.

Environment

Practitioner Spotlight - Richard Crowther

Jun 15, 2017 2:30 PM ET

Antea Group spotlights its Atlanta practitioner- Operational Performance and Assurance & Sustainability consultant, Richard Crowther.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

VMware Ranks No. 6 on List of 100 Best Places to Work in IT

Jun 15, 2017 2:05 PM ET

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Financial Solutions Lab Announces Winners of $3 Million Fintech Competition to Improve Financial Health of Overlooked Populations in America

Jun 15, 2017 2:00 PM ET

Today the Financial Solutions Lab (FinLab) at the Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI) with founding Lab partner JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) announced eight financial services innovators as the winners of its third competition, aimed at identifying solutions that can help Americans improve their financial health.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

WFTV and The Trust for Public Land Seeking Nominations for Central Florida’s 2017 Cox Conserves Heroes Program

Jun 15, 2017 1:00 PM ET

Nominations for volunteers who are creating, preserving or enhancing outdoor spaces are being accepted at CoxConservesHeroes.com through 5 p.m. EST on July 10.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Key 'Endorsement' for Limerick as Northern Trust Confirms 400 New Jobs

Jun 15, 2017 12:40 PM ET

THE financial services company Northern Trust is set to announce another 400 new jobs for Limerick today, which will be phased in over the next five years.

Environment

7 Major Water Stewardship Milestones in the Beverage Industry | BIER Decade in Review

Jun 15, 2017 12:30 PM ET

Water is absolutely vital to the beverage industry. Beverage companies not only rely on water as an essential ingredient, but also as a primary resource for growing agricultural ingredients. As a result, protecting this critical resource is a business imperative—not to mention the right thing to do.

Energy

Piedmont Natural Gas Hosts Spartanburg Stop on Cross-Country Natural Gas Vehicle Road Rally

Jun 15, 2017 12:10 PM ET

Piedmont Natural Gas today will host the only South Carolina stop on a coast-to-coast tour of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) when the 2017 “From Sea to Shining Sea” NGV Road Rally passes through Spartanburg.

Energy

The Solar Highway of the Future

Jun 15, 2017 12:00 PM ET

As many of America’s asphalt and concrete roads crumble, solar pavement may offer a brighter future.

Research, Reports & Publications

Cargill Announces Progress on Aqua Nutrition Sustainability

Jun 15, 2017 11:55 AM ET

Cargill continues to make measureable progress in its aqua nutrition business against its key sustainability indicators, according to its annual sustainability report issued today. The Cargill Aqua Nutrition sustainability report is an integrated report prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards’ core option and captures important performance measures on environmental and social indicators.

Diversity & Inclusion

Sanofi – Good Morning Sanofi – Meet Joya

Jun 15, 2017 11:40 AM ET

Meet Joya, a student entrepreneur in apprenticeship @Sanofi.

Health & Healthcare

4 Important Reasons Ergonomics Should be a Priority in Lower-Risk Workplaces

Jun 15, 2017 11:15 AM ET

Ergonomics can be easily overlooked as a top safety opportunity in lower-risk environments such as offices, warehouses and data centers. However, ergonomics can be one of the most beneficial EHS opportunities to tackle from a safety, workplace culture and business perspective.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Subaru of America Announces Commitment to Camden via New ‘Subaru Camden Works’ Community Initiative

Jun 15, 2017 11:15 AM ET

Subaru of America, Inc. is proud to announce a major new support initiative to help Camden, NJ residents. Entitled 'Subaru Camden Works,’ the initiative is part of Subaru’s Love Promise charitable platform which supports local communities across the U.S.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Common Impact Expands Board of Directors to Lead New Stage of Growth

Jun 15, 2017 11:00 AM ET

NEW YORK, NY June, 2017 — Common Impact, a nonprofit organization that pioneered corporate skills-based volunteering, has appointed two new members to its Board of Directors: Kevin Cavanaugh, vice president at Smarter Workforce, IBM and Jihye Gyde, a senior associate at Nonprofit Finance Fund.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

GRI Focuses on Three Key Areas to Promote Sustainable Development in Emerging Markets

Jun 15, 2017 11:00 AM ET

Keeping an eye on the future, GRI’s second annual donors meeting in Amsterdam focused on the challenges and opportunities for sustainable development in emerging markets. In a day-long exchange of experiential knowledge and insights, GRI’s country managers and directors located in Africa, South America and Asia, interacted directly with our government funders from Australia, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom (UK) on the potential of reporting as a driver for transparent and sustainable value chains.

Innovation & Technology

Qualcomm Wireless Reach: Celebrating 10 Years and 11 Million Lives Changed

Jun 15, 2017 11:00 AM ET

Qualcomm® Wireless Reach™ demonstrates how transformative technologies change people’s lives.

Environment

Biomimicry with Janine Benyus

Jun 15, 2017 10:30 AM ET

A 20-minute film featuring Janine Benyus introducing biomimicry and explaining how mimicking nature can solve some of our most pressing problems.

Health & Healthcare

How to Initiate a Local Foodshed Resilience Program

Jun 15, 2017 10:15 AM ET

Imagine you are seated on a patio in the Tuscan countryside. The fresh mozzarella coupled with sweet tomatoes, ripe from the warm sun, pairs beautifully with the garlic sourdough bread and crisp local wine. The setting opens the heart and soothes the soul. The vineyard you overlook is in its crucial stage of ripening, that last conversion of acid to sugar, and the company of friends and family couldn’t be better. Why are we drawn to such a scene? What distinguishes the Italian gestalt is that the essential character of the place grows out of community relationships fostered around a shared meal. But we don’t have to go miles across the sea to find this synergy. It can, & in fact, does exist in our own communities if we take the time to recognize and cultivate our foodshed’s infrastructure.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KFC South Africa's Add Hope Program Sees Record Donations

Jun 15, 2017 10:05 AM ET

KFC’s global Add Hope initiative began in South Africa, and since its inception, the inaugural program has raised over R387 million through KFC contributions and customer donations. Every cent of customers’ R2 donations goes toward feeding children in local communities. With this generosity, the Add Hope program is able to feed over 120,000 South African children nutritious meals every day.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Michael Bloomberg: Automakers, Developing Nations Must Commit to Auto Safety

Jun 15, 2017 10:05 AM ET

Many developing countries have lax vehicle safety standards. Around the world, road crashes kill an estimated 1.3 million people each year and injure up to 50 million. There, automakers — including U.S. and European companies — routinely sell cars without many of the basic safety protections that are standard here at home. Often, they are sold without airbags or electronic stability systems, and they are not capable of protecting passengers in crashes above 35 m.p.h. The result: An awful lot of people are being killed in crashes that, in the U.S. and Europe, they would likely survive.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Surprise! What LCA Reveals about the Built Environment and the Circular Economy

Jun 15, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Life cycle assessment (LCA) has gained significant traction in the green building sector as a tool for evaluating the environmental performance of building materials and products, especially since USGBC LEED began recognizing LCA-based Environmental Product Declarations. As manufacturers and stakeholders have learned, LCA supports transparency by providing a holistic, systems-oriented perspective on the environmental and human health impacts associated with resource extraction, production, product use, and product disposal or recycling. Moreover, it is an invaluable tool for assessing the benefits and tradeoffs associated with various “design for environment” solutions aimed at building a more circular economy. However, LCA is full of surprises. This article explains why.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Customer-Driven World Class Water Utility

Jun 15, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Utilities need to chart an integrated path to service excellence, financial resilience and proactive customer engagement to obtain “world-class” standing. As this year’s Black & Veatch Strategic Directions: Water Industry Report indicates, challenges such as aging infrastructure, loss of talented workforce and financial constraints continue to influence business decisions and utility performance.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

2017 Voya Scholars Winner Jenny Lee

Jun 15, 2017 9:50 AM ET

Congratulations to Jenny Lee, who is one of five students to receive a $10,000 scholarship from Voya Scholars – a collaborative program launched by Voya Financial, in collaboration with its nonprofit partner, Scholarship America.