Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

For many, “sustainability” evokes images of solar panels, windmills, and electric vehicles. When we at Green Charge use the word, we are indeed talking about reducing carbon emissions by using energy storage to bank renewable energy, thus reducing reliance on power from oil and coal.

Environment

First Glass Partnership at Kronenbourg

Feb 20, 2017 2:10 PM ET

Environment

Kronenbourg Runs ''Recycle and Win'' Campaign at Music Festivals to Change Consumer Behavior

Feb 20, 2017 2:00 PM ET

Environment

HVO Trucks in Sweden

Feb 20, 2017 1:55 PM ET

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Yum! Brands Recognized on Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies List

Feb 20, 2017 1:20 PM ET

Research, Reports & Publications

Republic Services: Organics

Feb 20, 2017 1:00 PM ET

Organics represents another sustainable solution for an evolving waste stream. According to the EPA, food waste is the second largest category of municipal solid waste sent to the nation’s landfills, accounting for approximately 18% of the overall waste stream.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Wendy’s Isn’t Chicken When It Comes to Quality

Feb 20, 2017 11:25 AM ET

“Quality is Our Recipe” is more than a slogan hanging on the wall of our restaurants. It’s a constant commitment to improve the quality of our menu and make our customers really happy and crave the food we craft.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Cargill Employees Dedicate Time and Skills to Promote Access to Safe, Nutritious Food

Feb 20, 2017 11:05 AM ET

A growing trend for the global employees of companies like Cargill is called “skills-based volunteering,” which allows professionals to use their on-the-job expertise to harness their unique talents and develop their careers while making a measurable difference in the world.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Ingersoll Rand Earns Spot on the Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies List

Feb 20, 2017 10:30 AM ET

Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR), a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable and efficient environments, was recognized for the fifth consecutive year as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies according to Fortune Magazine. Ingersoll Rand ranked second in its category of Industrial Machinery.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Amway Japan Receives Prestigious National Philanthropy Award

Feb 20, 2017 10:10 AM ET

In March 2011, Japan was rocked to the core when the Great Eastern Earthquake destroyed entire communities – leaving many dead and others with nowhere to go. In 2012, Amway Japan established “Remember HOPE” a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) effort aimed at supporting the reconstruction of the disaster-affected communities and delivering hope to residents.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Data Shows Business Outperforms With Women

Feb 20, 2017 9:55 AM ET

The World Economic Forum recently released the most comprehensive report to date on global gender equality. It showed that women will get equal pay – in 170 years.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CBRE Group, Inc. Named a World’s Most Admired Company by Fortune Magazine for Fifth Consecutive Year

Feb 20, 2017 9:55 AM ET

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) announced that Fortune magazine has named the company a World’s Most Admired Company in the real estate industry for the fifth consecutive year.

Innovation & Technology

A Life-Changing Challenge for Barclays Eagle Lab

Feb 20, 2017 9:45 AM ET

When Adrian Parker took his daughter to the Barclays Eagle Lab near their home in Brighton for a half-term project, he posed the team with an unusual challenge.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Compliance, Safety and Phase I Audits at 21 Locations at a Petroleum Marketer

Feb 20, 2017 9:35 AM ET

The client was engaged in a large portfolio asset transaction and required Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and regulatory compliance audits conducted at 21 facilities to evaluate the condition of each facility related to regulatory compliance and potential Recognized Environmental Conditions. These facilities consisted of petroleum bulk plants, industrial facilities, fueling/transfer stations, and warehouse facilities in California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CITGO Innovation Academy Underwater Robotics Team Wins at International Competition

Feb 20, 2017 9:30 AM ET

Students from the CITGO Innovation Academy for Engineering, Environmental & Marine Science at Foy H. Moody High School took home two awards at the 2016 Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) International Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Competition, held at the state-of-the-art NASA Johnson Space Center’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab in Houston.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

HPE Earns Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality; Earning Top Marks in 2017 Corporate Equality Index

Feb 20, 2017 9:25 AM ET

HPE received a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2017 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. This is our 15th year on the “Best Place to Work” list.

Innovation & Technology

National #EntrepreneurWeek: Three Programs Cox Supports to Boost Atlanta's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

Feb 20, 2017 9:00 AM ET

It’s National Entrepreneur Week. In 2016, DataFox named Atlanta as one of the best cities to launch a startup, positioning the city as an innovation scene to watch.

Health & Healthcare

The Evolving Science Behind Weight Loss: 3 New Learnings from Scientific Research

Feb 20, 2017 8:30 AM ET

Events, Media & Communications

Technology, Disruption, and the Future of Food & Beverage

Feb 20, 2017 8:00 AM ET

We all see the way technology and innovative disruption are changing industries all around us, but what do they mean for food & beverage? And what are the EHS implications of these changes? The 2017 Inogen Worldview conference will tackle these very issues on April 19 in NYC. See the top 4 reasons why you should be there at the Antea Group website.

Research, Reports & Publications

Twinings Demonstrates How It Is Improving the Quality of Life in Tea Communities in Its 2016 Social Impact Report

Feb 20, 2017 8:00 AM ET

UK-based international tea brand Twinings publishes its 2016 Social Impact Report which brings to life the stories of the people behind a cup of tea, from Chrissy, a smallholder tea farmer in Malawi, and Khiyoli, a young girl living on a tea estate in Assam, to Shankar, who works in a factory in Delhi.

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