Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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HPRC Impact Report

Health & Healthcare | Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

HPRC Publishes Inaugural Impact Report: Paving the Way for Sustainable Healthcare Plastics

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) is thrilled to announce the publication of its inaugural Impact Report for 2024.
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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Europe Leads the Way on Scope 3 Emissions: What Investors and Companies Need To Know

CSRHub

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Cocoa Market Turmoil: How Hershey Is Innovating Through Unprecedented Challenges

The Hershey Company

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sustainable Strategies for Grocery Growth

Tetra Pak

Energy

Stop Buying Energy Infrastructure. Start Buying Results.

Veolia North America

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Why Sustainability Is the Smartest Investment in an Uncertain Trade Landscape

DP World

Energy

Energy for a Better Future: Entergy’s Growth and Resiliency Strategy

Entergy Corporation

Energy

AllianceBernstein: Power Play: How To Invest Smarter in the Race for Electrification

AllianceBernstein

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sysco 2024 Sustainability Report: At the Heart of One Planet One Table

Sysco Corporation

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Aflac Survey Shows the Growing Importance of Corporate Social Responsibility for Consumers and Investors

Billionaire Warren Buffet famously said that “It takes 20 years to build a reputation, and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.” As we begin approach the promise of a new year, Mr. Buffet’s words provide a reminder for businesses and consumers about the importance of a strong reputation.

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Events, Media & Communications

10, 9, 8…. Countdown the Top 10 Blog Posts of 2016!

A year can seem like a long time, especially when you’re in the ever-evolving world of corporate social responsibility and volunteerism.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: Let's Play Another Game

Here’s the game. I will give you a quote, and then I will challenge you with the impossible task of guessing who said it. It could be Justin Bieber. It could be Kim Jong-un. Who knows?!?!

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

On The Ground In Africa

As a long-term investor and responsible steward of the assets it manages on behalf of its customers, Old Mutual Africa is on course to becoming the leading responsible investor on the continent, where it has offices in Kenya, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Namibia. Old Mutual Africa’s Responsible Investment Committee spearheads this initiative, ensuring that we continue to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in the assets in which we invest. Marjorie Mayida shares some of the learnings along her ESG journey into the African investment landscape.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Employee Giving is Alive and Thriving

Employee giving and engagement programs are changing -- not dying.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Agricultural Innovator Jim Knutzon Joins SCS Global Services in Senior Position

SCS Global Services is pleased to announce that Jim Knutzon has joined its corporate management team as the new Vice President for Special Projects.

Social Impact & Volunteering

‘Mobile Eyes’ Clinics Provide Free Eye Exams to Those in Need

While making general health care accessible to all has been a focal point for the most recent federal administration, bringing specialty health services like optometry to underserved communities has not been the priority.

Health & Healthcare

Healthy Office, Healthy Life

According to a CBRE Research report on Wellness in the Workplace, 79 percent of employee respondents said balancing private and professional commitments was a cause of stress, while 80 percent of employees said wellness programs would be crucial to attracting and keeping them at their jobs for the next 10 years.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

MPs from 34 Countries Write to Stock Exchanges Asking Them to Make Firms Reveal Climate Change Risks

An international alliance of over 100 MPs from 34 different countries have written to the world’s stock exchanges calling on them to factor in the financial risks of climate change.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Your Kitchen, A Year Older: 4 Ways Food Companies Will Evolve in 2017

Some things about food never change―it can bring people together to share a meal, satisfy cravings and nourish our bodies and souls. Other things, like the enormous popularity of gelatin salads in the 1930s, have their moment at the table and depart into culinary obscurity.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Technology Companies, China Pledge to Stop Human Rights Abuses in Cobalt Mining

Human rights and news organizations have recently revealed the extent of human rights abuses associated with artisanal cobalt mining. As a result, electronics and automotive companies around the globe have announced various commitments to stop the use of forced labor and child labor for cobalt mining.

Health & Healthcare

The Hospital Of The Future May Be A Tiny, High-Tech Medical Kit

In so many ways, the gadgets seen in Star Trek remind us that the show is science fiction—a fantasy world inspired by the one we live in. And at times, the show can act as a glimpse into the future. The medical tricorder—that all-in-one portable device that can accurately diagnose anything—sits somewhere in the middle of that spectrum. Medical tech has gotten smaller and more accurate, but we've yet to design a handheld diagnostic panacea. That could change soon.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Reducing Empty Miles Through Coyote

An empty mile is distance traveled by a vehicle with no cargo on board. In 2015, UPS acquired a Chicago based logistics company, Coyote Logistics, that specializes in filling empty miles.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Scotiabank Recognized as an Outstanding Corporate Philanthropist

Scotiabank was honoured to have been recognized at the Association of Fundraising Professionals Ottawa Philanthropy Awards as an Outstanding Corporate Philanthropist on November 17.

Environment

Program Incentivizes Recycling with Free Coffee and Yoga

Although the concept of recycling is nothing new to Americans, the U.S. recycling rate still hovers around 34 percent. And even with numerous campaigns to encourage Americans to recycle – from clearer labels to efforts to make recycling hip – the issue still plagues companies and consumers alike. Yet, according to the 2014 Cone Communications Recycling in the Home Survey, the top motivator to get people to the bin is through earning rewards, money or incentives. Now, one initiative in the Netherlands does just that – incentivizing individuals to recycle by providing free cups of coffee or discounts on yoga classes.

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Health & Healthcare

Tork Xpressnap® Comparison Video: Better Hygiene for Customers

Tork Xpressnap® is North America’s best-selling line of napkin dispensing systems because it reduces napkin usage by at least 25%—Guaranteed!* That means fewer refills and lower labor costs. Better hygiene for customers.

Education

Ten to Watch: Joy Wolfram, Ph.D.

Joy Wolfram is a postdoctoral fellow at the Houston Methodist Research Institute where she is working on drug delivery systems to directly target cancers.

Events, Media & Communications

Using the Power of Communications for Social Impact

Dentsu Aegis directs its employees’ skills toward community-based charities. Adam Woodhall reports . . .

[crosshed] “Over the past five years, the agency has helped more than 2,500 small charities to increase their communications capabilities.”

On an average day in the Western world, people see between 250 and 270 pieces of advertising. Globally, approximately $600 billion was spent on advertising in 2015, with the UK spending nearly 1% of its GDP on marketing. The power and reach of marketing and advertising in our society is unquestionable.

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Environment

#SeizeTheSnowDays: Subaru WinterFest Lifestyle Tour Celebrates Winter Adventure

Subaru of America, Inc. has announced the start of Subaru WinterFest 2017, a one-of-a-kind, multi-city mountain destination and lifestyle tour for passionate winter warriors. Featuring fifteen stops across twelve resorts, skiers, snowboarders, winter enthusiasts and Subaru owners can enjoy live music, food and beverage, daily giveaways, gear demonstrations and more.

Events, Media & Communications

Atlas Copco Business Services Turkey Breathes New Life into a Year End Meeting

ACBS Turkey gathered for a year end meeting in Antalya and the team proved once again that sustainability in an organizational spirit is provided by choosing the right people and it is what keeps people loyal and committed.

Diversity & Inclusion

Norfolk Southern Goes Grassroots with Diversity and Inclusion

Recognizing the benefits of a diverse workforce, Norfolk Southern has established employee Diversity and Inclusion Councils in each of its 10 operating divisions. These grassroots councils promote a respectful workplace, contribute to business goals, and maximize employee potential. By the end of 2015, more than 200 employees were serving on the councils.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

G20 Task Force Wants Companies to Come Clean on Climate Risk

A global task force set up to try to prevent market shocks from the warming of the planet will ask companies to disclose how they manage risks to their business from climate change and greenhouse gas emission cuts.

HEINEKEN USA

Events, Media & Communications

HEINEKEN USA Announces Its 13th Annual “New Year. Safe Ride.” New Year’s Eve Program

HEINEKEN USA (headquartered in White Plains, NY) has announced that for the 13th year in a row, it is partnering with The City of White Plains and the White Plains Business Improvement District on its New Year. Safe Ride. program, created to help local residents get home safely on New Year’s Eve.

Innovation & Technology

How the Digital Ceiling Could Change Commercial Real Estate

Two decades ago, technology firm Cisco moved voice calling from conventional phone lines to data lines, enabling capabilities like Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communication. Some five years after that, the company moved closed-circuit cameras onto the same lines, allowing commercial property owners, for instance, to combine data, voice and camera functions into a single network.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Companies Need to Disclose More on Climate Risks, Panel Says

Investors need more information about the risks companies face from global warming so they can fund development of the new technologies that are needed to control climate change and mitigate its effects, a task force said Wednesday.

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