Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Education

University Leaders Discuss Ways to Recruit and Retain First-Generation Students on Campus

Mar 21, 2017 10:10 AM ET

In the latest chapter of the President to President series published today, Dr. F. Javier Cevallos, Ph.D., president of Framingham State University in Framingham, Mass., sheds light on the national decline in college enrollment and suggests universities integrate key initiatives to entice and retain students of families typically underserved by universities.

Environment

#WorldWaterDay: 5 Fun Facts About Bodies of Water #TeamCox Has Cleaned Up

Mar 21, 2017 10:05 AM ET

Tomorrow is World Water Day. Through national partnerships with American Rivers and Ocean Conservancy, Cox Enterprises’ #TeamCox volunteer program has removed more than 26 tons of waste from rivers and shorelines since 2010. The cleanups are a part of the company’s national Cox Conserves sustainability program that is celebrating its 10th anniversary with hopes to encourage more people to embrace sustainability and get involved in their local communities.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Xylem Watermark Demonstrates the Power of Water

Mar 21, 2017 10:05 AM ET

Responsible Production & Consumption

Avoiding the Slings and Arrows of the Food Chain

Mar 21, 2017 10:05 AM ET

Across the agricultural landscape, critical crop yield interventions like fertilizers, bio-pesticides, drought resistant seeds, and better farming practices have been the predominate methods of improving food security. But what about the basket of tomatoes that falls off the back of a truck on a bumpy road? Or the crate of produce that spoils in the heat before ever reaching its destination? Or the fields of fruit that rot on the vine due to a seasonal glut? While these situations may seem inconsequential, individual moments of food loss add up over time.

Innovation & Technology

Barclays Leading Questions: Karren Brady

Mar 21, 2017 9:35 AM ET

Baroness Karren Brady has spent more than two decades in Premier League football. At Birmingham City, she was the youngest-ever managing director of a UK limited company and the first woman in top-flight football, growing the club from receivership to an £81m business.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Habitat for Humanity and The Blue Book Building and Construction Network Partner to Build Relationships and Homes

Mar 21, 2017 9:15 AM ET

Joining forces to create access to affordable housing, The Blue Book Building and Construction Network has signed on as a national partner with Habitat for Humanity to help families build strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Reflections from the Big Game to Big Giving

Mar 21, 2017 9:15 AM ET

After hosting the most viewed and arguably most amazing Big Game ever played, and with Houstonians now saddling up for the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, it’s easy to forget the hard work so many folks put into creating such a successful citywide event.

Innovation & Technology

#BusinessCase: Championing Female Role Models Across the Cocoa Value Chain

Mar 21, 2017 9:05 AM ET

Women’s economic empowerment is critical to a sustainable cocoa sector, and a cornerstone of the Cargill Cocoa Promise. Women’s economic wellbeing builds the capacity of the farms, and is directly linked to a more productive crop, increased household income, better-educated children, and enhanced health and nutrition.

Responsible Production & Consumption

FCA Creatively Reuses Fabric and Seat Belt Remnants

Mar 21, 2017 9:00 AM ET

FCA is contributing daily to the circular economy transition. One example is the over three tons of fabric and seat belt remnants that FCA donates to Cooperárvore in Betim, Brazil every year. The cooperative uses these remnants to make fashion accessories and other items. Over the past 10 years, Cooperárvore has contributed to improving the quality of life of more than 70 households in the area surrounding FCA’s Betim Assembly Plant.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Handbook Helps Texas Homeless Youth Understand Legal Rights

Mar 21, 2017 8:05 AM ET

On March 2, 2017, The Texas Appleseed Board of Directors hosted a reception to honor Weatherford for the Company’s partnership in creating the Texas Homeless Youth Handbook. In a joint pro bono effort, Weatherford, Texas Appleseed and Baker & McKenzie partnered to create a guide to help homeless youth better understand their legal rights, responsibilities and resources.

Environment

Sustainability Leadership in Sports is Needed More Than Ever

Mar 20, 2017 5:15 PM ET

AEG receives recognition for its carbon accounting leadership, as well as its science-based goal for GHG emissions reduction.

Events, Media & Communications

Biophilic Leadership Summit

Mar 20, 2017 5:00 PM ET

National leaders share their expertise, form new partnerships and discuss future directions in the field of biophilic urbanism and design.

Diversity & Inclusion

Bringing Local to a Global Scale

Mar 20, 2017 5:00 PM ET

From her start as a Communications Advisor in one of our manufacturing plants in Honduras, Astrid relocated to Montreal, Quebec in 2013 to become the Manager of Internal Communications at Gildan’s Headquarters.

Events, Media & Communications

Charities@Work and ACCP Announce Joint Initiative to Drive Employee Engagement Strategies

Mar 20, 2017 4:45 PM ET

Charities@Work and ACCP announced a joint initiative today, building on one of the premier employee engagement events, the annual Charities@Work Summit. The Charities@Work principals—America’s Charities, Community Health Charities, EarthShare and Global Impact—in collaboration with ACCP, unveiled the 2017 Summit on Employee Engagement in Corporate Citizenship, which will take place on June 29, 2017, at the Guardian Life Insurance Company headquarters in New York City. This joint initiative between Charities@Work, a network of organizations that bridges the corporate and nonprofit sectors in order to achieve greater social impact, and ACCP, the sole membership-based organization chartered to champion the Corporate Citizenship professional, brings their collective expertise on cross-sector c

Events, Media & Communications

Comcast's Next Step Toward Innovation

Mar 20, 2017 3:35 PM ET

The media industry is in a transformative phase, as streaming media and live videos on social media take center stage, threatening the traditional cable TV industry.

Diversity & Inclusion

Three Quality of Lifehacks for Supporting Single Parents at the Office

Mar 20, 2017 3:15 PM ET

Have you ever thought about how many single parents work at your company? There may be more than you think. According to the Census Bureau, there were approximately 12 million single-parent families in the U.S. in 2016.

Events, Media & Communications

In 2017 the G&A Institute Team Celebrates the Company's 10th Anniversary -- and Editor-in-Chief Ken Cynar's Continuing Efforts to Keep You Well Informed

Mar 20, 2017 3:15 PM ET

In 2017, the G&A Institute team is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the founding of our corporate sustainability consulting, counseling, advice and research firm. Many of us at G&A worked together in a prominent issues and crisis management consulting practice serving the Fortune 100 companies and many prominent multi-national businesses.

Environment

Mike Bloomberg and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo Call on Mayors to Deliver on the Paris Agreement

Mar 20, 2017 3:15 PM ET

Statements by Michael R. Bloomberg, C40 President of the Board, Co-Chair of the Global Covenant of Mayors, and U.N. Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change and Mayor Anne Hidalgo, C40 Chair, Global Covenant of Mayors Board Member and Mayor of Paris

Events, Media & Communications

Join Amway for a Facebook LIVE Chat from Southern Africa

Mar 20, 2017 3:05 PM ET

Join Amway's Global Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Jeff Terry, on Facebook LIVE from southern Africa at 12 Noon ET on Monday, March 27, 2017. Discover how the NutriliteTM Power of 5 Campaign is addressing the critical issue of childhood malnutrition in southern Africa.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Service Learning Pi: A Recipe for Giving from the VMware Foundation

Mar 20, 2017 2:20 PM ET

The VMware Foundation takes a unique approach to philanthropy. Instead of choosing to support a discrete set of issues through traditional grantmaking, it focuses on inspiring VMware employees to take action. The VMware Foundation empowers employees to identify and serve the causes they are passionate about through a variety of ways, including pro bono work, skills-based projects, and other service learning opportunities.

Diversity & Inclusion

Meet Jessica Hamm, Technology Development Manager

Mar 20, 2017 1:00 PM ET

We’re celebrating Women’s History Month this March by introducing you to 10 women who help power your life at Duke Energy and Piedmont Natural Gas. They advance our company with their vision, talent, hard work and creativity. These trailblazing women – including a nuclear engineer, astrophysicist and lineman – reveal inspiring stories of persistence, pluck and achievement in largely male-dominated fields. A diverse workplace isn’t just a nice idea, it’s a competitive necessity. Today, meet Jessica Hamm, a Technology Development Manager based in Charlotte, N.C.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How Having a Heart is Good for Business

Mar 20, 2017 12:20 PM ET

Companies that balance their economic goals with societal goals will find that they are able to achieve greater success than if they were focused on profit alone. AkzoNobel has a long history of giving back to the community – it’s just in our DNA – and it’s what gives us momentum to do great things as a company.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Cargill Donates $50,000 of Fencing Materials to Fire-Stricken Western Kansas Ranchers

Mar 20, 2017 12:15 PM ET

In response to the fast-moving wildfires that consumed more than 1,000 square miles (650,000 acres) of rural Kansas, Cargill’s Wichita-based North America protein business is donating $50,000 in new fencing materials to ranchers in the Ashland area of Western Kansas.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Astellas USA Foundation Continues Partnership with Shot@Life, Renews Commitment to Childhood Vaccines

Mar 20, 2017 11:00 AM ET

For the third consecutive year, Astellas USA Foundation will continue to help support the delivery of measles vaccines to children in Latin America. To date, funding provided by the Astellas USA Foundation to the Shot@Life campaign of the United Nations Foundation has been used to help immunize more than 200,000 children in Latin America against measles as well as provide disease monitoring and surveillance that are essential to ensure that hardest to reach and most vulnerable children are vaccinated.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Baxter Employee and Patient Advocate Recognized for Improving Access to Care for Individuals with Kidney Disease

Mar 20, 2017 10:30 AM ET

James A. Sloand, MD, FACP, FASN, senior medical director and global therapeutic lead for peritoneal dialysis at Baxter, was recently awarded The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) John V. Heher Humanitarian Award, which recognizes an individual that has exemplified the NKF’s mission through outstanding dedication to the kidney community.