Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Education

Ode to Living on Campus by a Member of Generation Z

Sep 8, 2016 2:00 PM ET

I represent Generation Z, a generation that spent our childhood taking care of virtual pets on Neopets and playing Pokémon Yellow on a Gameboy. We made Facebook accounts in middle school, as Facebook Memories likes to continuously remind us. We watched our parents cry during the terror attacks on the World Trade Center. We experienced “The Great Recession” firsthand. We saw millions of gallons of oil pour into the Gulf of Mexico. We witnessed our siblings terrified to go to school the day after the Columbine Shooting.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Champions for Social Good Podcast: A New Resource for the Social Good Movement

Sep 8, 2016 1:40 PM ET

Today, the new resource for the social good movement, the Champions for Social Good Podcast hosted by Jamie Serino, Director of Marketing at MicroEdge + Blackbaud, launched and is available online and for download on mobile devices. Through the Champions for Social Good Podcast, Jamie brings together thought leaders and practitioners to share key learnings and inspire change to further the social good movement.

Environment

Driving Sustainable Business Practices

Sep 8, 2016 1:30 PM ET

Charlotte Gregory’s role with Kohler Mira has evolved greatly in the four years since she joined the team. A design engineer by trade, Charlotte said she has always had a vision for the work she wanted to do.

“I’ve always had a strong moral compass around what I want to do with my life,” Charlotte remarked. “I want to help make the world a better place –– and I believe I can do that.”

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index World

Sep 8, 2016 1:15 PM ET

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has once again been included in the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World. This result places FCA’s economic, environmental and social performance among the world’s leading companies and reflects the Company’s efforts to participate in the transition to a circular economy.

Green Infrastructure

Biophilic Design: An Opportunity to Regenerate Life

Sep 8, 2016 1:00 PM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Getting More from Less

Sep 8, 2016 12:30 PM ET

More and more companies are realizing that sustainable packaging can translate into cost savings while increasing brand equity and driving greater sales and associated profits. Efforts to make packaging more sustainable are wide-ranging, and a primary motivation behind these efforts is reducing costs.

Health & Healthcare

Yum! Brands Recognized as a 2016 Healthiest 100 Workplace In America®

Sep 8, 2016 12:05 PM ET

Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) has been recognized as a 2016 Healthiest 100 Workplace in America, an awards program presented by Springbuk®.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bèl Rèv is Finally in Sight

Sep 8, 2016 11:30 AM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Baxter Recognized for 17th Consecutive Year by Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) as Responsible and Sustainable Business

Sep 8, 2016 11:30 AM ET

For the 17th year, Baxter is included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index as a leading company for its stewardship in natural resource consumption, ethical business conduct, energy use and access to healthcare and educational opportunities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CVS to Host Third Annual In-Store Campaign to Support Innovative Cancer Research

Sep 8, 2016 11:10 AM ET

CVS Health, the nation's largest pharmacy innovation company, launched an in-store fundraising campaign today at CVS Pharmacy locations nationwide to benefit Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, that supports innovative cancer research that gets new therapies to patients quickly to save more lives.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Liberty University Students Return to Campus with New Dining Options from Sodexo

Sep 8, 2016 11:10 AM ET

Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life Services, welcomed Liberty University students back to campus with a completely new dining experience awaiting them. In response to student surveys, the new options include more diverse, healthy eating locations on campus along with the fulfillment of special requests to bring Asian and Mediterranean flavors to campus. It all comes together under the roof of the new Montview Student Union.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

UPS Named To Dow Jones Sustainability World Index For Fourth Consecutive Year

Sep 8, 2016 11:10 AM ET

UPS (NYSE: UPS) was named to the Dow Jones SustainabilityTM World Index (DJSI World) for the fourth consecutive year and the Dow Jones SustainabilityTM North America Index for the 12th straight year. These indices are among the most highly-regarded metrics that evaluate global companies on their sustainability performance and positions UPS in the top 10 percent of sustainability performers among the 2,500 largest companies tracked in the S&PTMGlobal Broad Market Index.

Environment

Four Approaches for a Customized EHS Auditing Program

Sep 8, 2016 10:25 AM ET

Based on internal capabilities and the reality of EHS budgets, companies need to decide whether external consultants can play a beneficial role in executing their audit programs. By considering your corporate culture and time, money, and resource availability, you can determine which approach to environmental auditing might work best for your needs. To help, Antea Group has developed a matrix of audit team concepts for use in determining the best approach for your organization.

Innovation & Technology

Beyond Green, the Skyscraper Moves Toward Intelligence

Sep 8, 2016 10:20 AM ET

Back in 2011, TAIPEI 101 became the first building of its size to receive LEED Platinum certification in the category Existing Buildings: Operation and Maintenance (EBOM). Its operators have been making improvements ever since. The next step is the implementation of a platform that uses data to enhance energy efficiency.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Results Announced for 2016 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices Review

Sep 8, 2016 10:00 AM ET

Results Announced for 2016 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices Review

LONDON, NEW YORK, ZURICH, SEPTEMBER 8, 2016: Today, S&P Dow Jones Indices (“S&P DJI”), one of the world’s leading index providers, and RobecoSAM, the investment specialist focused exclusively on Sustainability Investing (SI), announced the results of the annual Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (“DJSI”) review.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

HealRWorld, Sustainable Brands, Geometry Global & PVBLIC Foundation Unite to Rally Global Businesses and Consumers in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals Adopted at the United Nations Last September

Sep 8, 2016 10:00 AM ET

SustainRWorld Day, which launches September 8th at the United Nations, is an initiative intended to rally the private sector to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by inspiring a movement to make every day SustainRWorld Day and celebrate our measurable progress each year.

Energy

Join National Grid to Celebrate National Drive Electric Week

Sep 8, 2016 9:05 AM ET

Responsible Production & Consumption

Untangling the Supply Chain

Sep 8, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Although industries like to imagine their supply chains as neat and orderly organization charts, the reality is that more often they are tangled, fluid, and full of potential for the unexpected. One way FCA US, a member of the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA) family of companies, addresses this uncertainty is through our Supplier Sustainability Panel.

Environment

SCS Global Services Joins Consortium Promoting Product Environmental Transparency

Sep 8, 2016 9:00 AM ET

SCS Global Services (SCS), a leading third-party certifier of environmental, social, and quality performance claims, is pleased to announce that it has joined the Program Operator Consortium (POC). The Consortium is comprised of standards developers and certifiers specializing in the development of Product Category Rules (PCRs) and the certification of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), working together to advance environmental product transparency in the marketplace.

Innovation & Technology

IAA Preview Mercedes-Benz Trucks

Sep 8, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Rebuilding Together and Lowe’s to Host Annual Building a Healthy Neighborhood Event in Cleveland, Ohio

Sep 8, 2016 7:00 AM ET

Rebuilding Together, a leading national nonprofit in safe and healthy housing that provides low-income homeowners with critical home repairs, will join together with its affiliate, Rebuilding Together Northeast Ohio, to lead its sixth annual Building a Healthy Neighborhood community revitalization project in Cleveland, Ohio. The effort will be held Sept. 23-24, 2016 in Slavic Village, a historic neighborhood on the southeast side of Cleveland. The effort is expected to provide nearly $700,000 in market value back to the community.

Research, Reports & Publications

Calor Publishes 2015 Sustainability Review

Sep 8, 2016 5:00 AM ET

Calor Gas Ltd – Britain’s leading supplier of bulk and bottled LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) – has today published its 2015 Sustainability Review.

Environment

As Seen on The Guardian: Turning Trash into Energy Makes Good Business Sense

Sep 7, 2016 4:55 PM ET

Methane can cause smog, global warming and health problems. But there’s a silver lining: generating energy from the greenhouse gas improves air quality and reduces expenses and waste.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Q&A with Alice Korngold, Author, A Better World, Inc.: How Companies Profit by Solving Global Problems...Where Governments Cannot

Sep 7, 2016 4:50 PM ET

Alice Korngold, President & CEO, Korngold Consulting LLC, provides strategy advisory services and facilitates leadership strategy retreats for board members and executives from multinational corporations and NGOs.

Health & Healthcare

Red Cross and Disney Help Half a Million Kids and Families Prepare for Disasters

Sep 7, 2016 4:35 PM ET

During National Preparedness Month in September, the American Red Cross is celebrating the significant impact of its signature disaster preparedness program for youth –The Pillowcase Project – which has reached more than 500,000 students nationwide, resulting in six lives saved.