Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Innovation & Technology

HPE's Approach to the Circular Economy

Dec 18, 2018 10:40 AM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Zinnia’s #GardenStory: Sharing Her Love of Fresh Food With Those in Need

Dec 18, 2018 10:35 AM ET

At The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation, we want more kids outside—with their hands in the dirt and their smiles bursting with joy. We want more kids to have the opportunity like Zinnia to experience the wonder of gardens. That’s why we’re partnering with KidsGardening to support more youth garden programs nationwide.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Four Ways RBC Capital Markets Is Engaging Its Employees in Its Corporate Philanthropy

Dec 18, 2018 10:30 AM ET

At RBC Capital Markets, we’re passionate about being a values-oriented, purpose-driven and principles-led organization. We call this our “Collective Ambition” and the word collective is critical. We want our employees aligned with our purpose: to help our clients thrive and communities prosper and we want to ensure employees are 100% engaged in the philanthropic initiatives we support.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: Let’s Get Alliterative

Dec 18, 2018 10:15 AM ET

Though the issue has become politicized, the changing climate is primarily a scientific concern with economic and social implications. A dedicated team of professionals are developing sound climate policy for Georgia based on these factors, without letting partisanship muddy the waters. The Georgia Climate Project is playing a leading role in that work.

Education

Arrow Electronics Encourages STEM Learning This Holiday Season

Dec 18, 2018 10:05 AM ET

Arrow Electronics is making it easy for young innovators to build their science, technology, math and engineering (STEM) skills this holiday season. The company is offering a collection of toys designed to teach key STEM-related concepts, including coding, physics and robotics.

Research, Reports & Publications

VIDEO: Cisco CSR in FY18 | Between Inspiration and Action

Dec 18, 2018 10:05 AM ET

These are exciting times, when technology is creating a new platform for innovation. There's a bridge between every barrier and breakthrough, every challenge and its solution.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Subaru of America Shares the Love With Homebound Seniors!

Dec 18, 2018 10:05 AM ET

Through the 2018 Subaru Share the Love® Event, from November 15, 2018, to January 2, 2019, Subaru of America will donate $250 for every new Subaru vehicle purchased or leased to the customer's choice of the four national charities, including Meals on Wheels, with a minimum guarantee of $250,000. In addition to these partners, local Subaru retailers have selected hundreds of hometown charities for their customers to support as well.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Timberland Revisits Philadelphia’s Rail Park One Year After Transformational Service Event

Dec 18, 2018 9:30 AM ET

While community service is a core part of Timberland’s DNA, and employees around the globe volunteer at many events each year, we don’t always have the chance to return to the partners we serve and see the lasting impact of our work. I recently was able to revisit the Philadelphia Rail Park, which was the focus of Timberland’s 2017 urban greening effort and the site of a large-scale volunteer event to bring the park to life.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Follow the Money: How Sands Cares Assists Clean the World

Dec 18, 2018 9:05 AM ET

Through Sands Cares, the corporate giving and community engagement program of Las Vegas Sands, Clean the World and Las Vegas Sands have collaborated on two key projects that have benefited the homeless community and made a significant impact globally. The Global Hygiene Kit Builds held at all Las Vegas Sands properties in the U.S. and Asia provides hygiene supplies to those who don’t have access to them and the Sands Cares Fresh Start Mobile Showers Powered by Clean the World, serves the Las Vegas community by providing showers to those who are living on the streets.

Events, Media & Communications

Upcoming Event: Training on the FSC® Standards and Auditing Principles

Dec 18, 2018 9:00 AM ET

Interested in attending a training on the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) Standards and auditing principles? SCS Global Services’ next training is January 28 - February 1, 2019 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Spaces are limited.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

AEG Community Foundation Awards Playworks an Additional $25,000 Grant

Dec 18, 2018 9:00 AM ET

AEG, the world’s leading sports and live entertainment company, today announced that Playworks, a national nonprofit that supports learning and physical health by providing safe and inclusive play to low-income students in urban schools, has been granted an additional $25,000 from the AEG Community Foundation as the winner of the #SpreadCheer Challenge.

Energy

Scaling the Heights to Ensure Reliability

Dec 18, 2018 8:45 AM ET

Varun Shah goes to great lengths – and heights – to ensure reliability and safety at the wind farm he manages: More than 74 meters above the ground, to be precise, to the very pinnacle of a wind turbine in rural India.

Health & Healthcare

Empowering Cancer Warriors Everywhere

Dec 18, 2018 8:45 AM ET

“With cancer survivorship expected to increase more than 35% over the next decade, the need for LIVESTRONG is greater now more than ever. Keep helping us fight the fight, the fight that impacts millions of lives each year. Together, we can and will change the way the world fights cancer.” – Greg Lee, LIVESTRONG President & CEO

Media & Communications

Abbott Launches New Digital Site to Share Updates on Sustainability and Social Impact

Dec 18, 2018 8:30 AM ET

Abbott recently launched a new digital site – Abbott.com/Responsibility – to better communicate its work to deliver positive social and environmental impact through sustainable business.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CBRE India Walk For A Wish

Dec 18, 2018 8:30 AM ET

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

ESG Investing Outlook for 2019

Dec 18, 2018 8:15 AM ET

Evidence of the rise of systems thinking is all around us, though it is not usually labeled as such. When Silicon Valley leaders talk about having “growth mindsets,” that’s systems thinking. When companies link their operations to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, that’s systems thinking that incorporates ESG factors

Sustainable Development Goals

UN Global Compact Bulletin (December 2018)

Dec 18, 2018 8:15 AM ET

The UN Global Compact Bulletin is designed to keep participants up to date on news, actions you can take, resources and events. Participants are encouraged to look to this monthly communication for important information. Please note that actions and events are intended for Global Compact stakeholders, unless otherwise indicated. The Bulletin is published in English, French, Spanish and Chinese.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Jack Daniel’s and the Armed Services YMCA Kick Off Eighth Year of “Operation Ride Home”

Dec 18, 2018 8:10 AM ET

For the eighth year, Jack Daniel’s and the Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA) have kicked off their “Operation Ride Home” campaign that provides financial assistance to active duty junior-enlisted military and their families to travel from their place of military service to back home for the holidays.

Social Impact & Volunteering

CNH Industrial Brings A Christmas Cargo to Children in Brazil

Dec 18, 2018 8:05 AM ET

The children of Palestine do Pará, a remote town located in the state of Pará in northern Brazil usually only get to see Christmas celebrations on television.

Events, Media & Communications

Brown-Forman Donates $2 Million to Fund YMCA in West Louisville

Dec 17, 2018 4:10 PM ET

For over 90 years, Brown-Forman has called the same neighborhood its home. Last month we announced a $2 million gift to the YMCA being built in our backyard. Learn more about how this gift will impact our local community.

Education

Arconic Foundation and Discovery Education Announce 2018 ‘Manufacture Your Future Teacher Challenge’ Winners

Dec 17, 2018 3:45 PM ET

Arconic Foundation, the independently endowed philanthropic arm of Arconic and Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, today announced Mansfield Junior-Senior High School in Mansfield, Pa. as the first-ever grand prize winner of the Manufacture Your Future Teacher Challenge. Mansfield Junior-Senior High School were awarded a $5,000 grant, in-school winner celebration and the opportunity to send a distinguished STEM educator to Discovery’s 2019 Educator Network (DEN) Summer Institute.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Why TD Executives are Banking on Sustainability

Dec 17, 2018 3:00 PM ET

Nicole Vadori remembers being in grade school and watching the news about a fire at a tire warehouse with big plumes of black smoke that would inevitably cause environmental damage and thinking at that moment, “how can adults let this happen?”

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Let's Stand up for Equality, Justice and Human Dignity

Dec 17, 2018 2:30 PM ET

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights turned 70 last week. This milestone document proclaimed the inalienable rights which everyone is inherently entitled to as a human being -- regardless of race, color, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.

The principles enshrined in the Declaration are as relevant today as they were in 1948 and at Symantec we believe in standing up for our own rights and those of others.

Research, Reports & Publications

Legg Mason Celebrates a Decade of Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting

Dec 17, 2018 2:00 PM ET

Legg Mason celebrates 10 years of connecting employees, communities and stakeholders with the publication of its annual corporate social responsibility (CSR) report.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Arranged Financing for the New Construction of Affordable Housing Apartments in Oklahoma City

Dec 17, 2018 2:00 PM ET

KeyBank Real Estate Capital arranged a $3.9 million Fannie Mae, 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) forward commitment permanent loan for Four Corners Development to finance the new construction of Council Trails Apartments. Council Trails Apartments is a 72-unit affordable housing property in Oklahoma City, OK comprised of four, three-story residential buildings. The Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) provided the 9% LIHTC equity allocation.