Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Environment

Ghoulishly Green Halloween Entertaining Ideas

Oct 30, 2015 1:20 PM ET

Planning a last-minute Halloween house party and need a lot of ideas with minimum environmental impact? TerraPass got you covered with easy tips and tricks to keep your guests on their toes and your carbon footprint in check. Read our blog for food, decor and eerie-tainment ideas!

Events, Media & Communications

Are You an Emerging Leader Under 35? Don’t Miss Out on the Chance to Attend #SDGForum!

Oct 30, 2015 12:45 PM ET

On November 10-12, more than 200 leaders and innovators will come together in Washington DC for the Global Engagement Forum. The event will engage leading voices from the public, private, and social sectors to explore the potential for partnership and collaboration to advance the Sustainable Development Goals.

Right now, we’re offering 35 emerging leaders under the age of 35 the chance to attend the Forum for 40% off, a savings of $260! You can register right now: http://bit.ly/GEF2015-35under35, or if you know someone under 35 who you think is a fit, I’d be grateful if you could forward them this message.

Social Impact & Volunteering

The Increasing Role of Security in Workplace Giving Programs

Oct 30, 2015 12:00 PM ET

Earlier this month, on Oct. 19, The Wall Street Journal carried a shocking news headline: “CIA Director’s Personal Email Allegedly Hacked”… news that, ironically, is not so shocking to cyber security experts who know that data breaches are a severe and growing nemesis - with skillful hackers working individually, in groups collaborating on the “dark web” or as organized hacker cells with full support from their governments - cracking into America’s most secure personal, corporate and government databases and systems, to steal everything from personal information to corporate, business and government secrets, as Sony, Target and Home Depot learned the hard way. This can impact your corporate giving and CSR programs during the holiday season. Here’s how to avoid it.

Energy

Soft Serve Ice Cream and Energy Savings

Oct 30, 2015 12:00 PM ET

Clad in white lab coats and blue latex gloves, the three engineers and two assistants run the test with military precision.

Events, Media & Communications

Symposium on Integrated Thinking, Drivers and Evolving Best Practices

Oct 30, 2015 11:10 AM ET

Company executives, institutional investors and practice leaders engage on shifting shareholder expectations and how Integrated Thinking improves company resilience and net performance.

Health & Healthcare

Could Cervical Cancer Be the Next Polio?

Oct 30, 2015 11:00 AM ET

According to the World Health Organization, cancer of the cervix is the second-most common cancer among women worldwide. Nearly 500,000 women are diagnosed and over 250,000 die from the disease every year because they lack access to timely screening and prevention services. In Peru, cervical cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related deaths among women.

Research, Reports & Publications

CN Releases 2015 Sustainability Report

Oct 30, 2015 10:50 AM ET

CN today issued its fifth sustainability report, Delivering Responsibly, outlining the company’s programs and achievements in safety, corporate governance, community involvement, human resources and environmental sustainability.

Education

Jobs, Education and Health Lead to Better Quality of Life

Oct 30, 2015 10:30 AM ET

The mission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being and quality of life of people around the world. The OECD works with governments, labor and business to share experiences and seek solutions to common problems.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Announcing the 2015-2016 RSF Social Impact Fellows

Oct 30, 2015 10:20 AM ET

RSF Social Finance is pleased to announce the 2015-2016 Social Impact Fellows. This cohort marks RSF’s sixth year of the fellowship program. The fellowship is designed to support the development of the next generation of inspiring leaders in the social finance field. RSF also seeks to bring a fresh perspective to the organization’s business development activities.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Power Within, A Quest To Be The Best At National Grid

Oct 30, 2015 10:15 AM ET

Research, Reports & Publications

Domtar's Evaporation Trains Increase Efficiency

Oct 30, 2015 10:05 AM ET

Environment

“Housing at the Center”: What the UN’s Sustainability Goals Mean for Real Estate

Oct 30, 2015 9:35 AM ET

Environment

Jan Rabe, Siemens' Sustainability Director, Makes Business Case for Going Climate Neutral by 2030

Oct 30, 2015 9:15 AM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Tetra Tech Participates in Lockheed Martin STEM Careers Event

Oct 30, 2015 9:00 AM ET

Teaching children about the water cycle and water conservation and sparking interest in future science careers

Environment

Thought Leaders from PMI, NASA, Bloomberg, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Present at IIL's International Project Management Day 2015: Ensuring a Sustainable Future

Oct 29, 2015 7:00 PM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Growth In Pro Bono Services

Oct 29, 2015 6:30 PM ET

It’s Pro bono week! A growing way companies go deeper in what they deliver through employee engagement programs is Pro Bono Service, which CECP has been tracking since 2008.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Journal Science Says Abbott is a Top Employer

Oct 29, 2015 5:30 PM ET

The journal Science today recognized Abbott as a Top 20 Employer.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Guide Helps Foodservice Operators in Fight to End Littering in America

Oct 29, 2015 4:30 PM ET

In an effort to help foodservice operators address litter and littering behavior in and around restaurants and other foodservice establishments, the Foodservice Packaging Institute, Keep America Beautiful and the National Restaurant Association have partnered to produce “Being a Good Neighbor: A Guide to Reducing and Managing Litter.”

Environment

UPS Deploys 18 New Zero Emission Electric Trucks in Texas

Oct 29, 2015 4:30 PM ET

Energy

ENERGY STAR: Changing the Energy Conservation Conversation

Oct 29, 2015 3:05 PM ET

Health & Healthcare

Sodexo and Global Technology Partner SureWash Join Forces to Combat Health Care Acquired Infections

Oct 29, 2015 3:00 PM ET

Education

AT&T Invests $4.5 Million in the Future of Education For At-Risk Students

Oct 29, 2015 2:35 PM ET

Communities In Schools (CIS), the nation’s largest and most effective dropout prevention organization, today announced a substantial contribution from AT&T to support its efforts to help students achieve in school, graduate and go on to college and career success.

Health & Healthcare

A Better Breast Cancer Detection Tool Than Mammograms?

Oct 29, 2015 2:15 PM ET

Health & Healthcare

The Real Gamechanger for Women’s Empowerment Initiatives – Family Planning

Oct 29, 2015 1:30 PM ET

The makeup of the workforce has changed worldwide. Increasingly, women have become a driving force in our global economy particularly in developing economies. Many institutions, including multinational companies – from Nike to Walmart to KPMG – have recognized the need to proactively expand economic opportunities for women by fostering entrepreneurship, strengthening financial literacy, and promoting women into management positions. Yet, for all the emphasis on empowering women in business, there is a danger of undermining these vital efforts by ignoring a key enabling factor for women to take advantage of these opportunities – access to safe, voluntary family planning and reproductive health education and services. Such services remain largely ignored when business designs women’s empowe

Social Impact & Volunteering

Lockheed Martin Volunteers Assemble USO Holiday Care Packages for Nearly 5,000 Service Members

Oct 29, 2015 1:20 PM ET