Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Environment

Forest Carbon Offsets are Helping to Change the GHG Landscape

Jul 17, 2018 9:00 AM ET

Stepped up efforts by environmental non-governmental organizations, private project developers, and municipalities to maintain and enhance healthy forests are delivering direct climate benefits, and in many cases, financial returns as well. Projects have been implemented to reduce deforestation and forest degradation (REDD), improve forest management, and reforest degraded lands. These projects are generating documentable greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions that can be sold as carbon offset credits. This blog explores some of the factors that can contribute to the success or failure of carbon offset validation and verifications.

Responsible Production & Consumption

SC Johnson Expands Fragrance Ingredient Disclosure, Continues to Lead Industry in Ingredient Transparency

Jul 17, 2018 9:00 AM ET

SC Johnson today announced that it is the first major consumer packaged goods (CPG) company to globally disclose fragrance ingredients down to .01 percent of the product formula across its portfolio of brands. This action, which goes beyond what is required, continues the company’s decade-long journey to transform industry efforts when it comes to ingredient transparency.

Responsible Production & Consumption

SC Johnson amplía la divulgación de los ingredientes de las fragancias y sigue liderando en cuanto a transparencia de los ingredientes

Jul 17, 2018 9:00 AM ET

SC Johnson anunció que es la primera gran compañía de bienes de consumo envasados (Consumer Packaged Goods, CPG) en divulgar a nivel mundial los ingredientes de sus fragancias hasta el 0,01 % de la fórmula de los productos de toda su cartera de marcas. Esta medida, que va mucho más allá de lo exigido, sigue el camino que la empresa adoptó hace una década para transformar los esfuerzos de la industria respecto de la transparencia de los ingredientes.

Responsible Production & Consumption

SC Johnson expande a divulgação de ingredientes nas fragrâncias e continua liderando o setor em relação à transparência dos ingredientes

Jul 17, 2018 9:00 AM ET

A SC Johnson anunciou hoje que é a primeira grande empresa de bens de consumo a divulgar globalmente até 0,01% dos ingredientes na fórmula de suas fragrâncias em todo seu portfólio de marcas. Essa ação, que vai além do que é obrigatório, continua a jornada de uma década de trabalho da empresa para a transformação dos esforços do setor quando se trata de transparência de ingredientes.

Research, Reports & Publications

Sanofi Publishes Its 2017 Integrated Report

Jul 17, 2018 5:00 AM ET

On June 28th, Sanofi, a global healthcare leader, released its 2017 Integrated Report. This report is a reflection of the company’s vision, linking sustainability performance to business results, showing Sanofi’s contribution to the major challenges and key issues that must be addressed today. It is a communication channel for a wide range of stakeholders.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

It's Time to Re-humanize Philanthropy

Jul 16, 2018 5:25 PM ET

We should be investing in disadvantaged communities in the same way we invest in our own families.

Environment

Training California’s Future Wildland Firefighters

Jul 16, 2018 4:40 PM ET

As the Airline Fire raged along Coalinga Hernandez Road and Airline Highway in San Benito County in early June, Paige Adam, 24, was part of the Camarillo 22 fire crew. For one week, she worked the fire, line-cutting, doing hose lays and conducting mop-up procedures in 24-hour shifts.

Innovation & Technology

America’s Charities’ Simply Giving Workplace Giving Solution Unveils New Technology Features Enhancing Corporate Engagement

Jul 16, 2018 4:30 PM ET

For almost forty years, America’s Charities has been at the forefront of workplace giving innovation, helping companies and employee donors bring more resources to nonprofits that are changing our world. As we continuously growing and innovating our portfolio of employee giving and engagement solutions, we are pleased to share the latest list of enhancements to our Simply Giving solution, all of which improve donor engagement and support campaign management capabilities and functionality.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

City Year Partners With Aramark to Redesign Uniform Worn by 3,000 AmeriCorps Members Serving in High-Need Schools

Jul 16, 2018 4:15 PM ET

City Year, an education organization committed to the success of students and schools, announced today its partnership with Aramark (NYSE: ARMK), a global leader in food, facilities and uniforms, to redesign City Year’s uniform to better reflect City Year AmeriCorps members' critical role as Student Success Coaches in high-need schools. With this new investment, Aramark is recognized as a National Partner and continues to serve as City Year’s official Apparel Partner, providing significant in-kind support valued at $1.2 million to outfit 3,000 AmeriCorps members with the new uniform, including City Year’s signature red jacket.

Education

Empowering Community Youth at Cerro Negro

Jul 16, 2018 4:00 PM ET

Goldcorp is committed to creating sustainable and lasting value in all communities where we operate. In Perito Moreno, Argentina, near our Cerro Negro mine, we are working to enhance the skills of local youth. Together with the local municipality, we facilitate various skills-building programs for youth in the area.

Research, Reports & Publications

Teck Releases 2017 Economic Contribution Report

Jul 16, 2018 3:00 PM ET

Teck has released its second annual Economic Contribution Report, providing information about the economic benefits generated by its activities, including payments to suppliers, employee wages and benefits, and payments to governments. The report builds on Teck’s commitment to transparency and voluntary disclosure.

Innovation & Technology

VIDEO | Arrow Electronics 2018 Innovation in Electronics Award Winner

Jul 16, 2018 2:30 PM ET

Research, Reports & Publications

A Data Company Making the World Better

Jul 16, 2018 1:30 PM ET

Changing technology, societal, and environmental conditions are disrupting and subsequently influencing how organizations – from FORTUNE 500 corporations to local food pantries – operate. As Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock, Inc., described earlier this year in his annual letter to CEOs, organizations must explicitly convey their strategy for long-term growth and value creation, as financial performance is no longer the only measurement of a company’s strength, but instead the overall societal impact of an organization is paramount.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wendy’s Annual Frosty 5K Raises Critical Funds for Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

Jul 16, 2018 11:45 AM ET

This year, The Wendy’s Company Annual Frosty 5K raised $110,000 for the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. The event was held on July 15 in Columbus, Ohio and had more than 800 participants. The race started and ended downtown at Huntington Park, home of the Columbus Clippers. Runners and walkers took the course through downtown, across the Scioto Mile and finished in the outfield of the minor-league stadium.

Education

Scotiabank Launches 5th Leadership Academy

Jul 16, 2018 11:40 AM ET

THE Scotiabank Leadership Academy is in its fifth year working with Families in Action (FA) with a programme to help young people develop leadership skills. During the five-day programme they would learn to network with each other, learn to handle conflict and hone their leadership skills.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Starbucks Combats Single Use Straws

Jul 16, 2018 11:05 AM ET

According to the National Park Service, Americans use 500 million plastic straws every day – this small but plentiful waste adds up and is one of the most common items found on beaches. Now, one beverage icon is joining a handful of brands in the fight against single use straws, with plans to phase out the item from its stores by 2020.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Sands Partners with Clean the World to Assemble 100,00 Hygiene Kits in 2017

Jul 16, 2018 10:50 AM ET

More than 1,900 Las Vegas Sands Team Members and community volunteers participated in the Sands Cares Global Hygiene Kit Build with Clean the World to assemble recycled hygiene supplies from hotel properties around the world for distribution to service organizations that aid vulnerable populations.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Televisa Tunes in to Investor Needs

Jul 16, 2018 10:25 AM ET

Televisa tapped BNY Mellon’s Depositary Receipts to learn more about ESG disclosure and best practices and improve its ESG performance ratings.

Health & Healthcare

Saving Mothers, Giving Life: Reflecting on Five Years of Partnership

Jul 16, 2018 10:15 AM ET

Five years ago, Saving Mothers, Giving Life (SMGL) – a major public-private partnership – set the ambitious goal of reducing maternal mortality by half in target districts in Uganda and Zambia, and later Nigeria.

Health & Healthcare

The Power of Connection Among Parents of Medically Complex Children

Jul 16, 2018 10:05 AM ET

Imagine if your child were having severe seizures and not walking or talking. Now imagine you had no idea why this was happening—and would need to wait 10 years to discover the answer.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Milk Matters

Jul 16, 2018 10:00 AM ET

Agriculture has achieved a lot over the past century, but there’s still a long way to go to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2 and ensure sustainable food production systems, increase the incomes of smallholder farmers and end hunger.

Environment

Driving Decisions With Data Dashboards: Cleaning up the Core of the Big Apple

Jul 16, 2018 9:00 AM ET

Across Tetra Tech’s markets, nearly all clients share the need for actionable information that can drive decision making. Big data began bursting onto the scene some 25 years ago, inundating our information-hungry clients with megabytes and gigabytes of facts and figures that soon became a flood of petabytes and zettabytes. Managers thirsty for relevant intelligence were drowning in oceans of data, wondering what was important, what was essential, and what was urgent information.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Save Water Locally, Grow Your Business Globally

Jul 16, 2018 8:00 AM ET

Water is on executives’ minds these days. More and more, business people realize that water scarcity is the new normal, and if they want to put their companies in a position to keep growing, they have to adapt. I can confirm that much after living out of suitcases for most of the month of June and, at conference after conference, meeting numerous business leaders who expressed their sense of urgency about the topic.

Research, Reports & Publications

ALDI SOUTH Group Publishes Second International Corporate Responsibility Report (CR Report)

Jul 16, 2018 5:00 AM ET

By publishing its second CR Report, the ALDI SOUTH Group continues its efforts to transparently communicate about sustainability-related topics and allows insight into its activities within the five CR-related core fields of action (Customers, Supply chain, People, Community, and Environment).

Sustainable Development Goals

Monsanto Advances Key Sustainability Initiatives

Jul 13, 2018 2:00 PM ET

Monsanto Company today reported substantial progress on a host of sustainability commitments and programs in the areas of climate-smart agriculture practices, water quality, biodiversity, food security and operational efficiencies.