Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Social Impact & Volunteering

UN 2030 - Jump In and Help… It’ll Be Fun and So Worth It!

Sep 17, 2015 12:00 PM ET

The UN recently announced its 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. See how corporate philanthropy programs are uniquely positioned to help through their expertise, volunteering programs, matching gifts and more. Jump in, get involved, make a lasting difference!

Social Impact & Volunteering

Aramark and Casa Central Help Chicago Residents Gain Job Skills

Sep 17, 2015 11:30 AM ET

The unemployment rate in Chicago fell this year, but many youth and adults remain unemployed and in need of basic skills training, such as resume writing, interview techniques or life skills. These basic skills can help them find – and keep – good jobs.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CITGO Fuels a Win with Red Sox Foundation

Sep 17, 2015 11:20 AM ET

Red Sox fans have something else to cheer about now that the Red Sox Foundation and CITGO, along with its local branded Marketers and Retailers, are joining forces to further help underserved youth in the Boston area. With a $2,500 donation of CITGO Gift Cards, the foundation can now provide transportation for youth involved in its two key efforts - the Red Sox Scholars Program, which has awarded 250 students with college scholarships since inception in 2003, and the Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) program aimed toward teaching at-risk children about non-violent conflict resolution, resistance to drugs and alcohol, health and fitness, and educational achievement through the game of baseball.

Environment

5 of the Coolest Bike-Friendly Infrastructure Projects in the World

Sep 17, 2015 11:05 AM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

TWC Raises Environmental Awareness With Invasive Species Search

Sep 17, 2015 11:00 AM ET

Time Warner Cable is committed to raising environmental awareness, using fewer natural resources and generating less waste in our business through initiatives that we collectively call "Go Green".

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Service - Just works!

Sep 17, 2015 10:15 AM ET

Today, online platforms like Taproot+, NPower, and Public Architecture’s 1% Program are simplifying the user experience, making pro bono projects “just work” in ways they didn’t before.

Events, Media & Communications

Is Your Company Community Minded? See How it Can Be Part of The Civic 50

Sep 17, 2015 10:15 AM ET

Does your company care about the communities where it does business? Join us Sept. 22, 2015 for a free webinar about participating in The Civic 50, which honors the 50 most community-minded companies in the nation each year as determined by an annual survey.

Environment

How Green is Your City? New Global Analysis Reveals Extent of Trend to Cleaner Energy

Sep 17, 2015 10:05 AM ET

Latin American and European cities are the least reliant on fossil fuels to power their electricity, finds new analysis of major cities around the world, released today by CDP and AECOM. Asia Pacific cities continue to exhibit a high dependency on fossil fuels, while North American and African cities sit somewhere in the middle.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Aramark and Congreso Improve Health and Wellness of Philadelphia Families

Sep 17, 2015 10:00 AM ET

Throughout Philadelphia, adults and children face many challenges to eating nutritious foods and living healthy lives. Many of the preventable diseases plaguing this community, like diabetes, are associated with obesity. In the area served by Congreso, one of the city’s largest multi-service organizations for the Hispanic community, 37.1% of adults and 39.8% of children six and older were reported as overweight or obese in a 2012 survey by Public Health Management Corporation.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

JPMorgan Chase Celebrates Opening of the Latest Community Development Project Financed by $100 Million Commitment to Detroit’s Recovery

Sep 17, 2015 10:00 AM ET

Health & Healthcare

Novo Nordisk Discusses Link Between Diabetes and Sustainable Development

Sep 17, 2015 10:00 AM ET

Next week, world leaders will launch a new round of goals, targets and indicators to pick up where the Millennium Development Goals left off. In the new issue of Novo Nordisk’s sustainability magazine – TBL Quarterly – the company shows how improving the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes plays a key role in achieving many of the 17 new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

JetBlue’s Sustainable Tourism Grant Seeks to Change the Tide of Climate Change in the Caribbean

Sep 17, 2015 10:00 AM ET

For all the good-natured and well-meaning conversations about sustainable travel, there is often a fundamental problem. Sustainable travel conversations happen at conventions, think-tanks and events in exclusive locations, command high-fees, and are just plain hard to get to.

Education

Microsoft Expands Global YouthSpark Initiative to Focus on Computer Science

Sep 17, 2015 9:30 AM ET

Microsoft Corp. announced on Wednesday a new commitment of $75 million in community investments over the next three years to increase access to computer science education for all youth, and especially for those from under-represented backgrounds. Through the company’s global YouthSpark initiative, scores of nonprofit organizations around the world will receive cash donations and other resources to provide computer science education to diverse populations of young people in their communities and prepare them with the computational-thinking and problem-solving skills necessary for success in an increasingly digital world.

Education

Meet Melissa Lurie, Amgen Biotech Experience Alumni

Sep 17, 2015 9:20 AM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Prudential Supports NEXT Awards to Fund Leading-Edge Consumer Finance Strategies

Sep 17, 2015 9:00 AM ET

The Wells Fargo NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance today awarded nearly $6 million to improve financial product offerings and services to consumers. Through investments in six community development financial institutions (CDFIs) the NEXT Awards aim to transform how the underbanked and unbanked in Native, immigrant, rural, and urban communities get responsible personal financial products and services.

Environment

Food Retailers, Agriculture Industry, and Charitable Organizations Support First National Goal to Reduce Food Waste by 50 Percent by 2030

Sep 17, 2015 9:00 AM ET

The USDA and EPA announced the United States' first-ever national food waste reduction goal, calling for a 50 percent reduction by 2030. A wide array of voices from across the food chain applauded the announcement.

Research, Reports & Publications

Symantec's 2015 Corporate Responsibility Report: Infographic

Sep 17, 2015 9:00 AM ET

In 2015, Symantec released its corporate responsibility report focused on three pillars: Our People, Your Information and The World. This infographic provides a brief overview of the themes of the report.

Events, Media & Communications

Ghetto Film School Will Screen Student Films at LACMA

Sep 17, 2015 8:00 AM ET

On Friday, September 18, Ghetto Film School Los Angeles and the nonprofit Film Independent will present the second annual GFS LA Screening Showcase, where GFS students' 11-minute short films will screen at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the largest art museum in the western United States. GFS, which offers hands-on training and film education to young people from low-income communities, is now in its second year in Los Angeles. 21st Century Fox is the funding sponsor of GFS LA.

Events, Media & Communications

3BL Media Webinar: Behind Time Warner Cable’s Papal Visit Channel

Sep 17, 2015 1:05 AM ET

Communications professionals understand that trending topics in mainstream and social media can have a profound impact on their ability to successfully convey key messages to target audiences.

Education

Marlin Mine partners with CanEducate to multiply youth opportunities

Sep 16, 2015 7:30 PM ET

September in North America means back to school for most students. Goldcorp believes education is one of the best ways to create lasting positive benefits in the communities where we live and work. In this second of a series of stories highlighting some of our recent educational initiatives, learn about a unique elementary school program for children living near Goldcorp’s Marlin Mine in Guatemala.

Education

Los socios de la Mina Marlin se asocian con CanEducate para multiplicar las oportunidades de los jóvenes

Sep 16, 2015 7:30 PM ET

Para la mayoría de los estudiantes en Norteamérica, septiembre marca el regreso a clases. En Goldcorp estamos convencidos que la educación es una de las mejores formas de crear beneficios positivos a largo plazo con las comunidades donde vivimos y trabajamos. Esta historia que contaremos a continuación es la segunda de una serie de relatos que tienen como propósito dar a conocer nuestras recientes iniciativas relacionadas con la educación. Aquí descubrirás sobre el programa peculiar de enseñanza básica para los niños que viven cerca de la Mina Marlin en Guatemala.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Legg Mason Employees Show Community Pride on September 11th, National Day of Service

Sep 16, 2015 6:00 PM ET

Legg Mason employees in two of our U.S. offices participated in the National Day of Service to honor the 14th anniversary of September 11th.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Thousands of Aramark Employees Join Global Effort to Empower Families to Lead Healthier Lives and Gain Job Skills

Sep 16, 2015 5:30 PM ET

Employees from Aramark, the $15 billion global provider of award-winning services in food, facilities management and uniforms, are volunteering across the globe to help families in underserved communities succeed by inspiring them to lead healthy lives and empowering them to obtain valuable job skills.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CSX Named Sustainability Leader by Dow Jones Sustainability Index for North America

Sep 16, 2015 4:55 PM ET

Building on its record of leading sustainability performance in the transportation sector, CSX was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for North America for the fifth consecutive year.

Education

La mine Marlin devient partenaire avec CanEducate pour multiplier les chances aux jeunes de réussir

Sep 16, 2015 4:30 PM ET

En Amérique du Nord, septembre signifie la rentrée pour la plupart des étudiants. Chez Goldcorp, nous croyons que l’éducation est l’une des meilleures façons de créer des bienfaits positifs à long terme dans les collectivités où nous vivons et travaillons. Dans ce deuxième article faisant partie d’une série d’histoires concernant nos récentes initiatives d’éducation, vous découvrirez un programme unique mis en place dans une école primaire pour les enfants vivant près de la mine Marlin de Goldcorp au Guatemala.