Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

MGM Resorts International Named Among Nation's Top Companies for Diversity by DiversityInc

Apr 27, 2016 1:00 PM ET

MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) is ranked 5th on the “Top 10 Regional Companies” list for diversity best practices, according to DiversityInc, one of the nation’s leading sources on workplace diversity management.

Energy

LG Electronics And Best Buy Launch EPA’S ‘Flip Your Fridge’ Promotion With Rachael Ray Show

Apr 27, 2016 12:30 PM ET

LG Electronics USA and Best Buy are wrapping up Earth Month by encouraging consumers to “Flip Your Fridge” with a nationwide awareness campaign and sweepstakes in cooperation with The Rachael Ray Show and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Environment

Talk with Green Guy Show - Ray C. Anderson Foundation and The Ray

Apr 27, 2016 12:15 PM ET

Riding The Ray. Sustainable Highway of the Future. An interview with Allie Kelly, executive director.

Education

Experience Builds Better Emergency Response

Apr 27, 2016 12:00 PM ET

Former Arkansas County judge shares pipeline-incident experience with first responders across the U.S. as part of a regional town hall program hosted by the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and TransCanada.

Events, Media & Communications

CSRHub COO and Cofounder Cynthia Figge Joins Impact Conference at Sustainatopia

Apr 27, 2016 11:35 AM ET

CSRHub COO and Cofounder Cynthia Figge will be speaking at the Annual Impact Conference at Sustainatopia on Monday, May 2nd in San Francisco, California.

Innovation & Technology

Innovation in the Fast Lane

Apr 27, 2016 11:05 AM ET

Talk about acceleration and exhilaration. It’s not every day you see innovation come to life right in front of you—at 140 mph!

Social Impact & Volunteering

2016 Sodexo Future Chefs Competition - Featured Chef Madysun Christensen

Apr 27, 2016 11:00 AM ET

As part of the Sodexo 2016 Future Chefs competition, today we are featuring Madysun Christensen. Madysun comes to us from Elk Run Elementary school in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is currently a 4th grader. For her healthy breakfast, Madysun is going to show us how to make what she likes to call a “Boil-in-a-bag Omelet.”

Innovation & Technology

TexProtects Launches First Statewide ZipRisk Map to Help Direct Resources in Fight to Prevent and End Child Abuse

Apr 27, 2016 11:00 AM ET

TexProtects, the Texas Association for the Protection of Children – in partnership with Plano-based Alliance Data and its Epsilon business and the University of Texas at Dallas School of Engineering and Computer Sciences UT Design program – today unveiled the ZipRisk Map, a groundbreaking, interactive data tool that will help advocates and policy-makers across Texas identify the highest-risk areas in the fight to prevent and end child abuse.

Environment

Timberland Announces Robust Environmental Targets Across All Product Categories

Apr 27, 2016 11:00 AM ET

As a global outdoor lifestyle brand, Timberland has always been driven by a commitment to innovate and operate in an accountable and responsible manner – in terms of its products, the outdoors and the communities around the globe where it operates. As part of this commitment, the company today announced the establishment of rigorous environmental standards – Timberland Environmental Product Standards (TEPS) – across all Timberland product categories. The company also unveiled its 2015 CSR results, as well as new five-year performance targets against its core CSR pillars – product, outdoors and community.

Environment

Gary Nabhan: Seeds of Change

Apr 27, 2016 10:25 AM ET

Our guest this week on Sea Change Radio, Gary Nabhan, has taken the fight to the corporate seed merchants through the local food movement and seed saving community. The Director of the Center for Regional Food Studies at the University of Arizona, Nabhan believes that a healthy food system is a biodiverse food system.

Events, Media & Communications

Transforming Emerging Trends into EHS & Sustainability Programs

Apr 27, 2016 10:15 AM ET

Last week, NAEM announced the topics for the 2016 EHS & Sustainability Management Forum, the largest annual gathering for corporate decision-makers. Developed in cooperation with a committee of peers, the agenda is a showcase of how individual leaders are translating emerging trends into new practices and proven programs. To understand the trends that are driving this year's conference, we spoke with NAEM Deputy Director Virginia Hoekenga, who directs the annual program.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Setting a $100 Price on Carbon

Apr 27, 2016 10:05 AM ET

Based on work with over 70 companies that have already internalized a price on carbon, the UN Global Compact believes that $100 is the minimum price needed to spur innovation, unlock investment, and shift market signals to ultimately reduce global greenhouse gas emissions in line with the 1.5 to 2-degree Celsius target.

Environment

Low Risk, Not No Risk

Apr 27, 2016 10:05 AM ET

It can be an overwhelming job to manage EHS issues, as successful organizations increasingly operate many different types of facilities all over the world. These include what we would call “low-risk” facilities, such as offices, labs, data centers, warehouses, and retail stores.

And while these facilities are obviously lower risk than their manufacturing or industrial counterparts, they are not “no risk” and must be managed accordingly to ensure employee safety and productivity, meet employee and customer expectations, and protect against brand reputation threats.

Environment

Vigilant Global Offsets Business Travel Impact

Apr 27, 2016 10:00 AM ET

Vigilant Global planted 972 trees to offset carbon emissions from the company's 2015 business travel.

Research, Reports & Publications

Q&A with Gail Klintworth, A Responsible Approach

Apr 27, 2016 10:00 AM ET

Environment

Allie Kelly and The Ray Featured on Yale Climate Connections

Apr 27, 2016 10:00 AM ET

How sustainable highways can help address climate change

Environment

Re-Envisioning Earth Day

Apr 27, 2016 10:00 AM ET

Earth Day has an image problem. This venerable holiday bears a patina of tree-hugger and righteous scout, somehow not exactly in step with the times. Part of the problem may be the notion that anything that could be done in one day is woefully inadequate in the face of daunting environmental problems that loom on every front.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CBRE EMEA | Corporate Responsibility 2016

Apr 27, 2016 9:55 AM ET

Our world is changing, and what we do at CBRE can make a difference. This film summarises our responsible business commitments.

Environment

HP, Inc. Congratulates US and World Leaders on Historic Paris Agreement

Apr 27, 2016 9:15 AM ET

Innovation & Technology

First-ever Indigenous Tsou Tribe Science Base Opened in Taiwan, Funded by Amway Hope Maker Charity Foundation

Apr 27, 2016 9:05 AM ET

Shinmei Elementary School, one of Amway Hope Maker Charity Foundation’s “2015 Pursue Your Dream” winners, established and opened Tsou Tribe Science Base on April 14 in Chiayi County, Taiwan.

Education

A New Way to Support Cancer Education in Schools

Apr 27, 2016 8:00 AM ET

At Hotels for Hope, we are honored to not only call LIVESTRONG a nonprofit partner…but also our friends.

Innovation & Technology

Celebrating the Organizations Dedicated to Saving Pets’ Lives

Apr 27, 2016 8:00 AM ET

April is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month -- a month dedicated to raising awareness of the issues facing animals, from dog fighting to puppy mills, and more. With this in mind, we at NetSuite.org, wanted to highlight and celebrate a handful of nonprofit organizations who go above and beyond to protect and save animals – not just in April, but 365 days a year. Luckily for us, they’ve also chosen to use NetSuite to help them run their programs-- whether that program be distributing microchips or making handmade dog leashes and donating part of the proceeds to rescue animals.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Drew Butera and Chris Young Present New Baseball Gloves to Miracle League of Kansas City Participants

Apr 26, 2016 6:00 PM ET

Drew Butera and Chris Young of the Kansas City Royals presented new baseball gloves to Miracle League of Kansas City participants. The event was held on April 23 as part of the Players Trust’s City Clinics program.

Events, Media & Communications

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon at the 2016 Sustainability Showcase

Apr 26, 2016 6:00 PM ET

During Walmart’s recent Sustainability Showcase meeting, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon was joined by John Bryant, chairman and CEO of Kellogg Company; Dr. Mehmood Khan, vice chairman and chief scientific officer of PepsiCo; and David MacLennan, chairman and CEO of Cargill.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

JPMorgan Chase to Donate $50,000 to Aid Greater Houston Flood Relief Efforts

Apr 26, 2016 5:30 PM ET

JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced today that it will donate $50,000 from its foundation to support flood relief efforts in the Houston area. The grant will go toward The Greater Houston Storm Relief Fund, which is managed by the Greater Houston Community Foundation, to help flood victims in Harris, Fort Bend and Montgomery Counties.