Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Boys & Girls Club Employee Wins 2015 Maytag Dependable Leader Award

Aug 20, 2015 12:45 PM ET

The Boys & Girls Club is teaming up with Maytag to host an event in celebration of Chris Molina, one of 11 winners to receive a 2015 Maytag Dependable Leader Award

Innovation & Technology

Boeing Engineers Design In Environmental Performance

Aug 20, 2015 12:45 PM ET

When the pilot of a Boeing aircraft changes course to avoid bad weather or an airport approach to save fuel, the airplane may be following a flight strategy designed by engineer Bill Peterson and his team in Commercial Airplanes Environmental Performance.

“Our focus is on operational efficiency. When an aircraft enters into service with a Boeing customer, we want to make sure it operates at peak efficiency on every flight, from takeoff to landing,” Peterson said.

Social Impact & Volunteering

BJ's Wholesale Club Recognizes Team Members that Get InVOLved

Aug 20, 2015 12:45 PM ET

BJ’s Wholesale Club established its Get InVOLved Program in 2009 to recognize its dedicated Team Members that bring to life the company’s core value of Community.

Environment

Western Recycling: Repurposing Can Mean More Jobs, Smaller Landfill

Aug 20, 2015 12:45 PM ET

To many, it’s just an empty soda or beer can that needs to be thrown away or a dirty paper plate from taco night. Sometimes it’s just a bunch of empty boxes from the big move or old newspapers someone forgot to read. To many people in the Canyon County area, these items are just junk taking up space and needing to be thrown away. But to anyone working in the recycling centers in Nampa, Caldwell and Boise, that junk is a valuable resource.

Health & Healthcare

Building a Healthier, Happier Future for Children Through Corporate Giving Programs

Aug 20, 2015 12:05 PM ET

One in four Texans lives at or below the poverty level; for children, it's nearly one in three. More than 6.3 million Texans - including 1.2 million children - lack health insurance. The uninsured are up to four times less likely to have a regular source of health care and are more likely to die from health-related problems. Related to communicable diseases, it is estimated that 1 in 4 children living in Texas go without all the necessary immunizations to lead healthy, happy lives due to a lack of affordability and access to medical care. Finally, lacking a medical home, most often uninsured people tend to look for health care in the emergency room, the most expensive setting they could possibly choose.

Environment

We Need to Empower Everyone to Tackle Water Issues

Aug 20, 2015 12:00 PM ET

As we enjoy the last of summer, I find myself reflecting on the last few months with bittersweet memories. While swimming in the Pacific Ocean and sailing on Lake Champlain, Vermont, I have enjoyed the best our water resources have to offer. News reports across the U.S., however, have been a reminder that our water systems are increasingly at risk of nutrient pollution.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

ClearBridge Investments Launches Sustainability Leaders Fund

Aug 20, 2015 11:00 AM ET

ClearBridge Investments, Legg Mason's largest affiliate focused on equities, is a leader in Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") investments.

Environment

The Fight Against Poaching

Aug 20, 2015 10:30 AM ET

To track down rhinoceros and kill them is illegal, yet unfortunately a lucrative business model in South Africa. Sporting helicopters, silenced weapons and night vision scopes, the poachers come well equipped to claim their brutal prize. Just a single horn nets thousands of dollars on the black market. Ground into powder the horn allegedly is a miracle remedy for fever or even cancer and is said to increase male potency. Especially in Asia the horn of a rhino is also a treasured status symbol.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Global Benefits of Stakeholder Engagement

Aug 20, 2015 10:00 AM ET

Effective corporate citizenship programs look not only at the social issues they seek to address, but also at the root causes of those issues, assessing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues both at the macro and micro levels simultaneously.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Key to Making Clients Successful

Aug 20, 2015 10:00 AM ET

Health & Healthcare

The Adult Coloring Book Phenomenon

Aug 20, 2015 9:30 AM ET

Adult coloring books are the rage. In the last few months the American Art Therapy Association has received many media inquires about the value of coloring books for adults as a self-care hobby for stress management. Some consumers and media have asked us about the difference between at-home coloring or for that matter any engagement with art on a private basis, and the art therapy profession. They are indeed separate topics with one commonality, that art making in and of itself is personally rewarding and potentially therapeutic. The American Art Therapy Association supports the use of coloring books for pleasure and self-care, however these uses should not be confused with the delivery of professional art therapy services, during which a client engages with a credentialed art therapist.

Energy

Trying to Reduce Overall Energy Use? We Have One Area That Can’t Be Ignored.

Aug 20, 2015 9:30 AM ET

W. Scott Tew, executive director, Center for Energy Efficiency & Sustainability (CEES) at Ingersoll Rand, shares insights on energy trends and the process of moving air in big buildings, in EnergyCentral article.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Turner Broadcasting: Switched on to Volunteering

Aug 20, 2015 9:00 AM ET

Since 2009 employee volunteers at Turner Broadcasting, have helped build schools and school buildings in Mali, Rwanda, Malawi, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Mozambique.

Environment

What Does Climate Change Mean to China's Security?

Aug 20, 2015 9:00 AM ET

A recent report by Zheng Haibin, a professor at Peking University highlights the potential impact of climate change China’s national security. Haibin claims that climate change will endanger China’s defense and damage critical strategic infrastructure. Specifically, he called out several vulnerabilities:

Research, Reports & Publications

Upgrading Citizenship to a Whole New Level

Aug 20, 2015 8:05 AM ET

In order to build a truly sustainable organisation, global companies these days acknowledge that the umbrella of their stakeholders extends further than ever before.

Research, Reports & Publications

Upgrading Citizenship to a Whole New Level

Aug 20, 2015 8:05 AM ET

In order to build a truly sustainable organisation, global companies these days acknowledge that the umbrella of their stakeholders extends further than ever before.

Events, Media & Communications

FOX and EMPIRE to Build Free Music Studios for Youth Across the U.S.

Aug 20, 2015 8:00 AM ET

As FOX prepares for the September 23 premiere of Empire's second season, the network is partnering with the nonprofit Notes for Notes for a new initiative entitled "FOX PRESENTS EMPIRE Behind the Beat." The campaign will raise money to build fully equipped music studios across the country for young people to have free access to instruments and audio equipment, as well as professional mentors to help them hone their talent. The program will inspire the next generation to create its own musical voice.

Responsible Production & Consumption

US Court of Appeals Decision on US SEC Conflict Minerals Regulation

Aug 19, 2015 9:15 PM ET

Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit reaffirmed its April 2014 decision regarding the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Conflict Minerals Rule: the requirement to describe products as having “not been found to be DRC conflict Free” violates the First Amendment.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Giving Back and Going Back...Prepping for School in NC

Aug 19, 2015 7:00 PM ET

Today in Durham NC, over 150 GSK volunteers handed out backpacks filled with school supplies to children at the Durham Rescue Mission’s 16th annual Back to School Party. GSK donates the supplies (over 3000 backpacks!) and helps at the event as a contribution to the health of the community where we are proud to live and work. The goal is to get kids excited about going back to school and getting a good start on the new school year. View the photos for more info or check out GSK's More than Medicine blog for other ways that we are helping in our communities.

Energy

National Grid Submits Grid Modernization Plan to Mass. DPU

Aug 19, 2015 5:45 PM ET

WALTHAM, MA. August 19, 2015 ​– National Grid today submitted its grid modernization proposal to the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities that represents the start of a conversation about how Massachusetts customers would benefit from a modern and more resilient electric grid.

Social Impact & Volunteering

The CSR Scoop - 8/19/15

Aug 19, 2015 5:45 PM ET

This week, we’re talking about purpose. What is it? How do we channel and leverage it? Why bother? Read on to find out!

Energy

Freight and Transport Companies Rapidly Investing in Biofuels

Aug 19, 2015 5:00 PM ET

Biofuels are emerging as a credible alternative that can help reduce the dependence on fossil fuels. Biofuels are an important key to decelerating climate change and improving global fuel security. The U.S. currently leads the world in biofuel investments. More than 13.3 billion gallons of ethanol was produced in the U.S. in 2013, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Five Upstate South Carolina Businesses to Grow with Support from Michelin Development

Aug 19, 2015 3:30 PM ET

Five upstate businesses will be growing and creating new jobs with financial help from Michelin Development, a subsidiary of Michelin North America.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Why Being Customer-Centric is a Supply Side Strategy

Aug 19, 2015 3:10 PM ET

In recent years Human Centred Design (HCD) became a buzzword in the financial inclusion world. It focused financial service providers on the design of products and services based on customer insights. Design firms became part of the technical provider fraternity, servicing financial service providers in the quest to improve inclusion. At the same time, the network of financial service providers broadened to include mobile network operators and retail chains, in addition to microfinance institutions (MFIs), banks, cooperatives and a myriad of microfinance suppliers. With new entrants come new ideas – and repetition of old ones. One consistent, but underrated idea, is to focus on the customer.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

GM’s Toledo Transmission Goes 3 for E3

Aug 19, 2015 3:05 PM ET

Our Toledo Transmission’s 2,200 employees are busy bees. Not only do they build 5,400 transmissions every day, they’re building them in an environmentally responsible manner. Just ask the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.