Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Last Year’s Sustainability Winners Unwrapped

Mar 23, 2017 11:00 AM ET

Last year’s 7th Annual Ethical Corporation Responsible Business Awards showcased the crème de la crème of companies across the world who are setting the bar for sustainability.

Education

Do I Help My Students or Do I Help My Family? A Reality Many Teachers Face

Mar 23, 2017 11:00 AM ET

Imagine that you’re a fourth grade teacher at a public school in Orange County, Florida, the tenth largest school district in the United States. You have twenty-one students in your class and resources are tight.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Young Lamario Fourney Shares What Life is Like now that his Family Lives in a Habitat Home

Mar 23, 2017 11:00 AM ET

Young Lamario Fourney shares what life is like now that his family lives in a Habitat for Humanity home.

Education

Arrow Helps Students Learn Innovation through Technology Education, Competitions

Mar 23, 2017 11:00 AM ET

Health & Healthcare

Access to Medicines Index

Mar 23, 2017 11:00 AM ET

In 2016, we topped the Access to Medicine Index for the fifth consecutive time since it began in 2008. The index is an independent measure of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies’ efforts to improve access to healthcare in developing countries.

Environment

Musicians Go “Live” in Global Rally to Fight Climate Change

Mar 23, 2017 10:35 AM ET

This Saturday, World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour will sweep across the globe as skylines from Sydney to San Francisco go dark as a symbolic call for urgent action in the fight against climate change.

Environment

#WorldWaterDay: Cox Conserves Heroes Program Celebrates Water Stewardship

Mar 23, 2017 10:35 AM ET

Yesterday, many people celebrated World Water Day with various movements and activities. The international event highlights the importance of fresh water, while celebrating the strides of water stewards around the globe. Cox Conserves Heroes are individuals recognized for dedicating their time and resources as environmental volunteers.

Health & Healthcare

Giving Midwives a Voice in Ghana

Mar 23, 2017 10:10 AM ET

Formed in 1935, the Ghana Registered Midwives Association (GRMA) aims to promote and protect the interest and welfare of midwives across the country. Midwives play an integral role in improving access to healthcare in Ghana where they provide more than 60 percent of all maternal and child healthcare services and deliver more than half of all babies.

“Midwives are often the first point of contact for pregnant women in Ghana, especially in rural and deprived communities,” said Fredrica Hanson, Senior Program Manager, GRMA. “Midwives can be found at almost every level of the healthcare system.”

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Water Infrastructure Investments to Result in $220 Billion in Economic Growth

Mar 23, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Closing the water infrastructure funding gap in the U.S. could result in a $220 billion boost in economic activity, as well as create 1.3 million jobs annually. These findings, and more, were recently released in a new Value of Water Campaign, “The Economic Benefits of Investing in Water Infrastructure.”

Research, Reports & Publications

Shire Issues 2016 Annual Responsibility Review

Mar 23, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPG) today announced the launch of the Company’s 2016 Annual Responsibility Review. The Review, available at shire.com, highlights how Shire’s growth has strengthened its approach to Responsibility and allows the Company to better meet the needs of people around the world with rare diseases and their families.

Environment

Barclays Insight: Rising to the Water Challenge

Mar 23, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Water is undoubtedly one of the most precious natural resources for life on earth. Without access to good quality freshwater, human, animal and plant survival is impossible, while many industries are also highly dependent on reliable sources of water for their day-to-day operations and long-term viability.

Diversity & Inclusion

eBay Releases 2016 Diversity & Inclusion Report

Mar 23, 2017 9:50 AM ET

This is the first Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Report that we’ve issued since spinning off PayPal in 2015. Given the impact we knew this organizational change would have on our culture, size and business strategy, we made a deliberate decision to wait until we had at least a full year as a standalone company behind us before issuing this report.

Diversity & Inclusion

Barclays CEO, Jes Staley, Tells MPs Why Inclusion is a “Huge” Issue

Mar 23, 2017 9:35 AM ET

Timed to coincide with the build-up to International Women’s Day, Staley, along with Labour peer Baroness McDonagh, hosted a breakfast at the Palace of Westminster for 100 people, before taking questions from the audience and being interviewed by Barclays’ Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion Mark McLane.

Diversity & Inclusion

Scotiabank Supports #HeForShe Movement

Mar 23, 2017 9:30 AM ET

At Scotiabank, we know that Inclusion makes us stronger. This week we are coming together in support of the #HeForShe movement.

Health & Healthcare

Let There Be Light? Light Pollution’s Impact on the Built Environment

Mar 23, 2017 9:05 AM ET

Light pollution, the excess production of artificial light, is perhaps most commonly associated with reduced visibility of the night sky, making it difficult for stargazers and astronomers to observe various celestial bodies. In fact, according to a study published last year in the scientific journal Science Advances, nearly 80 percent of North Americans and 60 percent of Europeans are unable to see the Milky Way from where they live due to light pollution.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Stephen McCaffrey, Trailblazer in International Water Law, Wins 2017 Stockholm Water Prize

Mar 23, 2017 9:05 AM ET

Bacardi congratulates Professor Stephen McCaffrey for winning the 2017 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate for his unparalleled contribution to the evolution and progressive realization of international water law.

Research, Reports & Publications

Centrica Launches Responsible Business Update 2016

Mar 23, 2017 9:00 AM ET

In the Update, Centrica demonstrates how they are responding to the rapidly changing world of energy to give customers what they want – more choice, more control, more affordable energy and increasingly, lower carbon.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Marina Bay Sands' Executive Chefs Mentor Participants of the Inaugural Culinary Olympics

Mar 23, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Food & Beverage Team Members had the opportunity to showcase sustainable, new and exciting epicurean creations during the prestigious, inaugural Culinary Olympics held at Marina Bay Sands.

Diversity & Inclusion

Women of Color are Working Against the Odds

Mar 23, 2017 8:40 AM ET

After earning her MBA from the University of Michigan, Pilar Cruz joined Cargill in 2002 instead of returning to a banking position in her native Colombia. She has risen through the management ranks at Cargill and held leadership positions for the company in Canada, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and England.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Crowds Gather for De Beers’ Community Fairs

Mar 23, 2017 7:00 AM ET

An estimated 2,000 people attended three community fairs hosted by De Beers’ Venetia mine in South Africa.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

In Partnership with Ghetto Film School and Bold Tendencies, 21st Century Fox Supports and Celebrates Aspiring Young Filmmakers at London’s BAFTA

Mar 22, 2017 8:30 PM ET

On Tuesday, March 21, students from 21st Century Fox partner Ghetto Film School and South London creative non-profit Bold Tendencies held a special screening in London for Ghetto Film School’s 2016 Thesis Films, Ghost of a Chance and Genesis. The short films are the product of almost a year of cross-country and international collaboration between students in Los Angeles, New York, and London. The event brought out the good and the great from London’s film industry, including Academy Award-winning actress Emma Thompson, The Darjeeling Limited actress Amara Karan, actor Babou Ceesay, model and actress Lily Cole, and filmmakers Matthew Vaughn and Ol Parker. The night was hosted by Twentieth Century Fox Film Chairman and CEO, Stacey Snider, and producer Barbara Broccoli, best known for her wor

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Supported by Volkswagen Group of America, The Museum of Modern Art Expands its Online Course Offerings

Mar 22, 2017 5:00 PM ET

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) further expands its range of online courses, offering a new course focusing on the materials and techniques of postwar abstract painting. As the Lead Sponsor of MoMA’s education program, Volkswagen Group of America has supported the creation of course content, and is enabling free access to the online courses, available on the Coursera platform.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Celebrating World Water Day: Companies Making Waves in Water Stewardship

Mar 22, 2017 4:15 PM ET

As World Water Day approaches this Wednesday, March 22, it is an important moment in time for both individuals and businesses alike to take a step back and reexamine water’s interconnectedness with broader environmental and human rights challenges. Thankfully, more companies are making strides in offering real solutions to many of the planet’s most challenging water issues, partly in response to the water-related Sustainable Development Goal (Goal #6).

Diversity & Inclusion

The Importance of Global LGBT Inclusive Initiatives

Mar 22, 2017 3:50 PM ET

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) employees constitute a sizeable global workforce population, and more than ever, leading companies are acknowledging their contributions.

Environment

World Water Day: Lessons from A Water Expert

Mar 22, 2017 3:30 PM ET

Whether at the General Motors’ headquarters in the Great Lakes State or an assembly plant in a water-stressed area of Brazil, GM is consistently looking for ways to conserve water. In honor of World Water Day, here are five tips for industrial water conservation from Todd Williams, GM’s senior project engineer for water and wastewater treatment.